COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Northridge Shut Out for 9th Time

All the numbers weighed in Cal State Northridge’s favor Wednesday. All but the final score, that is.

Despite playing error-free softball and outhitting Minnesota, the Lady Matadors lost, 1-0, in Pony tournament pool play at Fullerton.

Northridge (14-12), which was shut out for the ninth time this season, stranded seven baserunners, including four at third. Jeanne Mixon collected two of CSUN’s six hits.

Senior Debbie Dickmann struck out 10 and walked one for Northridge, which plays Arizona and Toledo today. Minnesota, which improved to 8-12, had four hits.

In another softball game:

Moorpark 9, Pierce 0--Robin Thomas (11-2), a freshman right-hander from Newbury Park High, allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked none, leading the Raiders to their 43rd consecutive Western State Conference home victory.

Jamie Heggan went three for three and scored four runs for Moorpark (11-4, 4-0 in conference play). Raider Melissa Maples had two hits as did teammate Missy Cress, the 1989 WSC Most Valuable Player.

BASEBALL

Wisconsin-Superior 11-3, The Master’s 10-12--The Mustangs fell behind early in both games but erupted late in the second to salvage a nonconference split at home.

In the first game, Wisconsin-Superior scored five runs in the first inning and one in each of the succeeding innings. The Mustangs (11-13) used five hits, three walks and two errors to bat around in the nine-run fifth.

Jeff Cole, Mark MacArthur and Kevin Backes had two hits each in the nightcap, called after 4 1/2 innings because of darkness.

Chapman 8, Cal Lutheran 1--Chapman’s Steve Halweg (1-0) struck out five and held the Kingsmen to five hits in a nonconference game at Chapman.

VOLLEYBALL

Golden West d. Canyons 15-3, 15-8, 15-9--Eric Henkels, a freshman from St. Francis High, led the Cougars (1-13) with seven kills in a South Coast Conference match at Canyons.