COLLEGE BASEBALL: CSUN BOUNCES BACK MATADORS REMOVE BAD TASTE, WHIP SAN DIEGO STATE CSUN 13, SDSU 1.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer The bitter aftermath of a lost weekend was evident in everything the Cal State Northridge baseball team did Tuesday, serving as both a reminder and catalyst in the Matadors' 13-1 victory over visiting San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State in a nonconference game. From the way Northridge coach Mike Batesole filled out his lineup card, using an abnormal amount of starters for a midweek nonconference game, to the way he used his pitching staff, it was obvious Northridge was stinging from dropping two of three Big West Conference games to Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
SLO San Luis Obispo (California) SLO Service Level Objectives (information technology services) over the weekend, the first series the Matadors have lost in conference play this year. ``That didn't sit well with us at all,'' Northridge right fielder right fielder n. Baseball The player who defends right field. Noun 1. right fielder - the person who plays right field outfielder - (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield Eric Verbryke said. ``We didn't like how we played, so no doubt we wanted to come out here (Tuesday) and get back on track.'' Whether they did or not remains to be seen. Northridge (26-13, 6-3) opens a key three-game Big West series at home against Sacramento State on Friday and it hopes some of the good things that happened Tuesday carries over. ``We sure hope so,'' Batesole said. ``But we'll have to see.'' For one game at least, the Matadors were back in the groove. Batesole, intent on getting Northridge off to a good start, used weekend pitchers Kameron Lowe and Andy Davidson Andy Davidson may refer to:
The plan worked. By the time Lowe (one inning, no runs, one hit) and Davidson (one inning, no hits, two strikeouts) handed things over to Tim Dorn, Northridge was ahead 5-0. Northridge stretched the lead to 8-0 in the third inning, giving Dorn, who gave up one run and one hit in three innings, plenty of cushion. Scott Robertson Scott Robertson may be:
Verbryke, continuing his torrid hitting, was 2 for 4 with two RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in and smacked his team-leading 13th home run with a solo shot to lead off the third inning. ``I'm just seeing the ball really well right now and things are working out,'' Verbryke said. ``Everything is just clicking.'' Dorn, who started the game at designated hitter designated hitter n. Baseball Abbr. DH A player designated at the start of a game to bat instead of the pitcher in the lineup. Noun 1. , had a home run and two RBI, and Rudy Simpson finished with two hits and an RBI. More important, Northridge didn't commit an error and when the pitchers did get in trouble - as Dorn did when he walked two batters in the third - the defense came up with a double play to get him out of it. ``We talked earlier in the day about how we walked 12 guys when we played (San Diego State) at their place and they hammered us,'' Batesole said. ``Today we have the one inning where we walked two, and the defense turned the double play to get us out of the inning. That's what we need the rest of the way, guys playing together and picking one another up.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Northridge's Shaun Larkin, left, and Eric Verbryke score in the first inning Tuesday. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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