POWER A WELCOME ADDITION AT CSUN CSUN 9, ALUMNI 3.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Big hits were a rarity for the alumni, but newcomers helped indicate this year's version of the Cal State Northridge baseball team should have a lot more power than in recent years. Senior transfers Robert Smith Robert Smith, Bob Smith or Bobby Smith may refer to: Business
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. Also among the Matadors' 13 hits was a double by junior Eric Ballew, a transfer from College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. . ``I think offensively we're going to be pretty good,'' said Northridge coach Mike Batesole, whose team opens its season Thursday at home against Washington State. ``We're definitely going to be more physical. ``Playing six or seven freshmen a game is not going to happen anymore. And those guys have all gotten bigger and stronger. We went through that for a reason - so when we got to this year and beyond, we could be what we wanted to be. What you saw today was that coming true.'' The Matadors hit just 53 home runs en route to a 23-33 finish in 2000. No player on last year's team hit more than eight home runs and co-leader Adrian Mendoza - who won the pregame home run contest with three - left Northridge for the Dodgers' minor-league system. Among the possible leaders this year is Smith. The infielder had just 10 at-bats last year in his lone season at Oklahoma State but said he has been known as a power hitter throughout his career. He had a two-run homer in the Matadors' four-run sixth inning and finished with 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 . ``That's exactly what I want to do,'' Smith said. ``Hopefully, I keep hitting the ball the way I have been lately. I've always been a power guy, lots of home runs and doubles. Hopefully, I'll do my job this year.'' Hanson, an outfielder from Golden West junior college, entered the game as a pinch hitter pinch-hit intr.v. pinch-hit, pinch-hit·ting, pinch-hits 1. Baseball To bat in place of a player scheduled to bat, especially when a hit is badly needed. 2. to lead off the sixth inning. His home run gave the Matadors a 7-0 lead and his RBI single in the eighth provided the final margin of victory. Craig Mosher A mosher is a person who is crossed between goth/punk/skater they have long hair and listen to music like slipknot and metal music. Some people call them headbangers. At certain music shows they have something called a mosh pit, basically its a fight pit with loads of people bashing each other. was another newcomer who showed he could make an impact this season. The senior left-hander, who transferred from Florida, pitched 7 1/3 innings and didn't have much trouble keeping the alumni off the bases. Until the eighth inning, the alumni had as many errors as hits - four of each. Robbie Crabtree drove in the alumni's first run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and Scott Sharts' two-run single in the eighth off reliever Ryan McDermott provided the alumni's only other runs. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: CSUN's J.T. Stotts slides safely into home plate as CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge alum alum (ăl`əm), any one of a series of isomorphous double salts that are hydrated sulfates of a univalent cation (e.g., potassium, sodium, ammonium, cesium, or thallium) and a trivalent cation (e.g. Josh Smaler applies a late tag Sunday during the annual alumni game. John Kennedy/Special to the Daily News |
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