Northridge Swings Back Into CCAA Play

By GARY KLEIN

March 26, 1988 12 AM PT

The Cal State Northridge baseball team, which has piled up 40 hits in its past two games, resumes play in the California Collegiate Athletic Assn. today when the Matadors travel to UC Riverside.

Northridge (11-19 overall, 2-3 in conference play) is coming off an 11-7 CCAA win over Cal State Dominguez Hills on Tuesday and a 19-15 win over Metropolitan State (Colo.) on Thursday.

Northridge outfielder Lenn Gilmore has a 17-game hitting streak, is batting .333, and has a conference-leading 10 home runs and 37 runs batted in.

Riverside second baseman Ty Murphy (.389) leads the Highlanders with a 28-game hitting streak. Shortstop Matt Beltran has a team-high seven home runs and third baseman Mike Eatinger has 29 RBIs.

The Matadors play host to Riverside (16-13, 6-3) on Sunday.

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Gary Klein

Gary Klein covers the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered USC’s football program and athletic department. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. He grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge.

Northridge Swings Back Into CCAA Play

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