COLLEGE ROUNDUP : CSUN DISCOVERS OFFENSE.Byline: Daily News Cal State Northridge exploded for five runs in the sixth inning to break open a scoreless tie, then made the lead stick, holding off host Loyola Marymount 5-4 Thursday afternoon. Reliever Jason Cole struck out Mark Veranda with the tying run on third to preserve the dramatic win - coming on the heels of the Matadors' worst loss of the season, an 11-0 drubbing by University of 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. the previous day. Northridge starter Benny Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the (5-1) went 7-2/3 innings, scattering nine hits and striking out seven to notch the win. ``I thought Benny was outstanding,'' Northridge coach Mike Batesole said. ``We really needed this win.'' Red-hot Adam Kennedy got Northridge rolling with his 15th home run of the season to open the sixth. Chris MacMillan, declared eligible the day of the game, drilled a two-run double off the wall to increase the lead to 4-0. Brain Wagner then added another run-scoring double. ``I was just notified that my appeal went through, so I wasn't even sure if I was going to be able to play,'' MacMillan said. ``It was a 3-2 curveball and I just turned on it.'' Loyola (7-13) totaled seven of its 12 hits in the last two innings. Northridge is now 16-8-1. Flores worked his way out of a jam in the third. Ed Marquez got aboard on an infield single and stole second. After leadoff hitter Matt Riordan walked, Marquez took third on Flores' errant pickoff pick·off n. 1. Baseball A play in which a runner is caught off base and is put out by a quick throw, as from the pitcher or catcher. 2. Sports An interception, as in football. throw, putting runners on the corners with one out. Flores got Mark Veronda to ground into a 6-4-3 double play to keep the game scoreless. Flores again found himself in serious trouble in the fifth inning. John Cassanego singled, followed one out later by Kevin Gustart's shot single up the middle, advancing Cassanego to third, as Gustart took second on the throw. Flores escaped unharmed when Marquez struck out trying to bunt, and Cassanego was caught in a pickle for another rally-killing double play. Northridge put runners in scoring position in the third, fourth and fifth innings but came up empty each time. The Matadors had their best chance in the fifth when Adrian Mendoza doubled and took third on a balk balk the action of a horse when it refuses to obey a command to which it usually responds. See also jibbing. , but MacMillan and Brian Wagner each swung at high pitches for strikeouts, then leadoff hitter Andy Wilson took a called third strike to end the inning. Flores tired in the eighth, yielding three earned runs on three singles, a walk, and a wild pitch. Curt Fiore's two-run single to right chased Flores. ``They just started hitting the ball to the right spots,'' Flores said. ``There was nothing I could really do about that.'' Canyons 9, Mission 8: Kasey Canale's one-out, two-run double tied the score at 8 and two throwing errors by Mission fielders allowed him to score from second and give Canyons (13-5, 3-1) the Western State Conference victory. Hiram Damwijk hit two solo home runs and finished 4 for 5 for Canyons, which scored six runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Eli Albertson had four doubles and three 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 for Mission. Glendale 5, Pierce 4: Brett Niles hit a game-winning, two-run home run in the seventh inning as the Vaqueros (14-6, 3-1) defeated the Brahmas (6-12, 0-4) in a Western State Conference game. Glendale pitcher Jared Sandler improved to 5-0. Moorpark 2, Santa Barbara 1: Nate Janowicz, Jarrod Penwarden and Tim Nykoluk each had two hits and Casey Vermette fires a four-hitter for the host Raiders in a Western State Conference game. Bakersfield 15, Valley 13: Ray Montenegro was 3 for 4 with three RBI and Steve Guerrero was 2 for 5 with three RBI for the host Monarchs (1-14-3, 0-4) in a Western State Conference loss. WOMEN'S SOFTBALL Pierce 7, Cuesta cuesta (kwĕs`tə), asymmetric ridge characterized by a short, steep escarpment on one side, and a long, gentle slope on the other. The steep side exposes the edge of erosion-resistant rock layers that form the cuestas. 3: Jenaye Brown had two home runs as the host Brahmas (8-8, 2-0) won a Western State Conference game. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Midwestern State 59, The Master's 47: Kasey Downer down·er n. A depressant or sedative drug, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. scored 14 points and Elizabeth Hansell added 13 for the Mustangs, who fell in the NAIA NAIA abbr. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes tournament at Texas Wesleyan University History The university opened in 1890. The college became a woman's university in 1914 but was forced to become coeducational in 1934 due to financial problems from the Great Depression. in Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. . CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Former Norte Dame and Pierce College star Cesar Martinez gets a close look at a bad hop for CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge . Tom Mendoza / Daily News |
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