CSUN HOMER HAPPY MATADORS BLAST 8, THANKS TO THE WIND CSUN 24, SAN DIEGO 14.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer The strong wind blowing out to right field can't be ignored when considering the eight home runs hit by the Cal State Northridge baseball team Saturday. The Matadors just want to make sure the wind doesn't get too much credit. In what CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge believes is indicative of its never-say-die attitude and offensive potential this season, the Matadors overcame an early seven-run deficit to defeat 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. 24-14 in their nonconference home opener. ``We've got some great hitters on this team,'' said 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 John Voita, who hit two home runs in a 3-for-4, six-RBI performance. ``(Friday) we didn't feel like we did what we're capable of. We went home and thought about what we wanted to do.'' A day after being held to one run on five hits, CSUN (1-1) pounded 21 hits against the nationally ranked Toreros (3-2). Quinn Ciccarelli and Mark McCauley both homered and had four hits apiece a·piece adv. To or for each one; each: There is enough bread for everyone to have two slices apiece. [Middle English a pece : a, a; see a , with McCauley driving in five runs and falling a double shy of the cycle. Jesse Perez went 3 for 4 with two home runs and Michael Paulk and Alberto Quintana each went deep in a game that featured 10 home runs. ``A lot of players were looking at the flag poles when we got out here,'' Voita said. ``We knew if we got under it and went that way, we'd have a good chance. ... But it wasn't just the wind.'' The Matadors scored in a variety of ways after falling behind 7-0 in the second inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. . They capitalized on seven hit batters BATTeRS (バッターズ) stands for Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Survey. It is a Japanese project to find asteroids. It is associated with the Japanese Spaceguard Association. Members include Takeshi Urata. and ignited ig·nite v. ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing, ig·nites v.tr. 1. a. To cause to burn. b. To set fire to. 2. To subject to great heat, especially to make luminous by heat. their seven-run fourth-inning rally with a hit-and-run play. San Diego starter Justin Blaine (1-1) aided CSUN's comeback when he threw the ball into center field on a potential inning-ending, double-play comebacker that instead brought the Matadors within one. Voita singled in the tying run, and Paulk walked with the bases loaded to give CSUN the lead for good at 8-7. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com |
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