CSUN ON THE UPSWING; VICTORY OVER UCLA EXTENDS STREAK TO 3 : CSUN 10, UCLA 4.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer A three-game win streak and being two games above .500 might not sound like much, but it tells the Cal State Northridge baseball team it's starting to do things right. By beating UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX 10-4 Wednesday at Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. Field, Northridge (11-9) moved to higher ground than before. ``Three in a row,'' second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Kevin Patrick said. ``And we took two of three from Washington, and now we beat UCLA, so that's three out of four against the Pac-10.'' Again, that might not seem major, but wins now against major Division I teams are crucial. Northridge is an independent and needs a solid record against top-level teams to earn a postseason berth. Not only that, a win like Wednesday's, in which the Matadors put together as balanced an effort as they have had all season, is critical now because of the schedule. After Friday's home game with Loyola Marymount, Northridge has just 10 more home games out of 35. It started the season with 18 of 21 home games. ``You had better have it together once you go on the road,'' Northridge coach Mike Batesole said. ``There's not an easy Division I win on the road. You'd better come together as a club.'' Northridge isn't completely there yet, but Wednesday showed it was closer. Seven batters got hits, led by Chatsworth graduate Dan Phillips' 4-for-5 day with a double and a three-run home run in the seventh 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. that turned a 6-4 lead into a rout. Patrick followed Phillips with his own home run. Northridge also came through with the bases loaded. Eric Horvat hit a sacrifice fly and Jason Gorman hit a two-run single in the fifth, and Matt Synhorst drove in two in the seventh. His hit, against Chaminade graduate Tyler Derson, gave the Matadors the lead for good. Also, four pitchers held UCLA (8-11) to eight hits. Garrett Atkins Garrett Bernard Atkins (born December 12, 1979 in Orange, California) has been the third baseman for the Major League Baseball team the Colorado Rockies since 2003. He bats and throws right-handed. and Chase Utley Chase Cameron Utley (born December 17, 1978) is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. Utley bats left-handed, but fields right-handed. Minor Leagues combined for five hits and scored two runs apiece, but two players don't usually make an offense win. Andrew Sanchez (3-1), the team's third pitcher, got the win with one scoreless inning. Ryan Carter Ryan Carter (Born August 3, 1983 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota) is an American professional ice hockey centre for the Portland Pirates of the NHL. Playing career From 2001-04 Ryan Carter played for the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. (0-4) took the loss. ``This is huge,'' Phillips said. ``We need the momentum. We're going on the road a lot. The more momentum, the better. We're starting to work together. The pitching is complementing the hitting.'' UCLA took the loss hard. For an hour after the final out, the Bruins met, then ran in the outfield (coach Gary Adams included), performed diving and baserunning drills, sprinted and met some more. The Bruins have battled inconsistency throughout the season. They often fall behind and then come back, sometimes winning and sometimes falling short. There was no comeback this time. ``I told them I don't like surprises,'' Adams said. ``We put together a great game against 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, then an off game against Texas Tech. Then a great game against Loyola and now this.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO UCLA's Aldo Pinto pinto Spotted horse, also called paint, piebald, skewbald, and other terms to describe variations in colour and markings. The American Indian ponies of the western U.S. were often pintos. Most pure-breed associations refuse to register horses with pinto colouring. stretches to keep the ball in the infield and CSUN's Jason Wadkins (8) on third base in Northridge's 10-4 win. David Crane/Daily News |
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