Senior right-hander Sarah Farnworth of Northridge has...

Senior right-hander Sarah Farnworth of Northridge has been selected Big West Conference softball pitcher of the week after recording three complete-game victories over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that moved the Matadors into a second-place tie with Pacific.

Farnworth (16-10) allowed 15 hits and two runs in 21 innings, posting an 0.33 earned-run average against the Mustangs.

Farnworth, from Upland High, had 13 strikeouts in the series.

Northridge (25-19, 9-3 in conference play) is two games behind first-place Cal State Fullerton entering a three-game series Saturday at Long Beach State.

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The Northridge baseball team plays a nonconference game today at Pepperdine, the second half of a two-game series scheduled to replace games canceled because of rain early this season.

Northridge (24-15) defeated Pepperdine, 11-9, in February at Northridge.

The Matadors, 2-4 in Big West play, host first-place Fullerton in a three-game series that begins Friday. Northridge has dropped two of three games in Big West series against San Luis Obispo and UC Santa Barbara.

Fullerton (26-10, 6-0) has swept Pacific and Cal State Sacramento and entered last week ranked No. 9 by Collegiate Baseball. The Titans outscored Pacific, 37-2, in three games.