NCAA REGIONAL: BATESOLE LEAVES CSUN IN FINE SHAPE.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer Satisfying? Not for Mike Batesole, who leaves for a head-coaching job at Fresno State after resuscitating baseball at Cal State Northridge. ``It'd be satisfying for me if we were getting on a plane to Omaha in two weeks,'' Batesole said Saturday after the Matadors' College World Series hopes fizzled in a second loss, 7-2 to Brigham Young, at the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Regional. CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge lost 7-5 to USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. earlier in the day in the double-elimination tournament A double-elimination tournament is a competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two games or matches. . USC and BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding , the teams that bounced the Matadors from the regional, will play for a berth in this weekend's super regionals today at noon. If the Cougars beat USC, a second game would follow at about 4 p.m. But Northridge players, especially the seniors, had plenty of memories to reflect on at USC's Dedeaux Field Dedeaux Field is a college baseball stadium in Los Angeles, California, and the home field of the University of Southern California Trojans baseball team. The stadium holds 2,500 people and was built in 1974, the year USC won its record fifth consecutive College World Series title. : a 41-victory season, a Big West Conference championship, an NCAA appearance for the first time since 1996 and a good feeling about leaving a healthy program once on life support. ``We made a great run at it, I made a lot of new great friendships that I'll have forever, and that's the main thing here. It's got to end sometime. You can't play college baseball College baseball is baseball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. Compared to American football and basketball in the United States, college competition plays a less significant contribution to cultivating forever,'' said Shaun Larkin, a senior who transferred from Texas Tech. Other departing seniors, like senior first baseman Tim Arroyo, joined Batesole's rebuilding project four years ago and finally saw their hard work give something back in return. ``We're Big West champs, and they can't take that away "They Can’t Take That Away" is a single by New Zealand Idol season one winner, Benjamin Lummis, released in 2004. It went to number one in its first week, where it remained for seven weeks. from us,'' Arroyo said. ``It feels good to watch (the Matadors' underclassmen) look up to me and want to win. They're hurting just as bad as we are. They're not going to want to hurt in the future. And maybe a national championship is in the future.'' Batesole accepted the job at Fresno State on Tuesday but was allowed to coach the Matadors through the postseason. Though the College World Series wasn't CSUN's destiny, Batesole can take solace in passing on a program that can make a national splash again after the sport was cut in 1997. ``It's always good to leave something better than when you got there, and they can hold their heads high,'' Batesole said of a senior class and several juniors who probably played their final college games Saturday. CSUN loses four-year seniors Arroyo, Jason Gorman and Andy Davidson Andy Davidson may refer to:
Murphy attended Arlington High School in Riverside, California. and Kameron Loe Kameron David Loe (born September 10, 1981 in Simi Valley, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Texas Rangers. At 6'7" tall, Loe is one of the tallest players in the game and also has a 7 foot boa constrictor named Angel which he keeps in the Rangers clubhouse. and 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 - probably will sign pro contracts. The Matadors also need a head coach, but assistant Steve Rousey appears to be the logical choice for the job. He becomes the interim head coach, and athletic director Dick Dull said he'll accept applications. But sources expect Rousey to get the job. --Just another manic Monday: BYU's preference not to play games Sundays probably benefits USC more than the Cougars, who are on a roll after two convincing victories in elimination games Saturday. And they had the top-seeded Trojans reeling in Friday's opening round before USC pulled out a 5-4 victory in 12 innings. USC hasn't played its best baseball yet, especially offensively. So the extra day of rest gives the Trojans more available pitching if their bats aren't stroking today as they did in the regular season. On Sunday, coach Mike Gillespie didn't name a starting pitcher for the first game. But freshman Matt Chico (6-4, 5.45 ERA), USC's opening-day starter and in the weekend rotation all year, should get some work, if not start. The day off should allow Brett Bannister (six innings Friday) to be a bullpen probable. Gillespie said Friday's starter Anthony Reyes probably won't pitch in the first game, but he expects the junior, a likely first-round pick Tuesday, to make himself available for duty if the Cougars force a decisive game. ``Given the extra day makes it a tough call where (Reyes) is concerned. He did throw 113 pitches (Friday),'' Gillespie said. ``I think everyone's going to make himself ready. It remains to be seen how that plays out and to whose advantage it is.'' --Cardinal rules: Stanford finished off Long Beach State 8-4 on Sunday to win its regional and will face the BYU-USC winner. The Cardinal, the No. 8 national seed in the 64-team tournament, should be awarded home-field advantage for the super regional that begins Friday. The eight super regional hosts will be announced today. The Trojans and Cardinal met in the inaugural super regionals in 1999. Stanford won the best-of-three series 2-0. TODAY'S SCHEDULE --BYU vs. USC, noon, Dedeaux Field --Second game, if necessary, 4 p.m. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: CSUN's Jason Allec (7) tags out USC's Matt Chico after Chico was caught in a rundown between third and home Saturday. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Box: TODAY'S SCHEDULE (see text) |
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