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CSUN Baseball Downs Pepperdine 8-3
Kenji Pallares tossed five shutout innings while California State University, Northridge (9-3) scored six runs over its first four innings en route to an 8-3 win over Pepperdine at Eddy D. Field Stadium on Monday afternoon. Jacob Simons finished 2-for-4 with three RBI and a home run. Ryan Wentz made his return to the mound, tossing three shutout innings for a save. -- SCV News
Local roundup: Gebhardt has career day for Aggies
UC Davis will open Big West Conference action at Dobbins Stadium on Friday, when CSU Northridge makes the trek for a three-game series. First pitch is scheduled at 2 p.m. -- Davis Enterprise
Former Cougs Hannah, Kane Named to State’s Athletic Honor Roll
In the classroom, Lauren Hannah posted a perfect 4.0 GPA while majoring in journalism and taking part in the college’s Canyons News broadcast production team. She graduated from the college with valedictorian honors in spring 2022 and has since transferred to California State University, Northridge to continue her journalism studies. -- SCV News
NCAA volleyball: AVCA polls, POWs; men’s recaps; two women’s programs make hires
Thursday, there are two Big West matches when No. 6 UC Irvine goes to UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego is at No. 12 CSUN. Ninth-ranked Loyola Chicago of the MIVA is home for No. 14 Charleston of the EIVA, and there’s an NEC match when LIU goes to St. Francis Brooklyn. Also, the NEC’s St. Francis (PA) plays at independent Queens and the NEC’s Fairleigh Dickinson goes to Belmont Abbey of Conference Carolinas. -- Volleyball Magazine
Looking back at the first women’s champions in NCAA history
Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
Division I, March 18-20, 1982: Florida.
Division II, March 11-13, 1982: California State University, Northridge.
Division III, March 11-13, 1982: Williams.
Fun Fact: As a team Florida won 13 events, led by freshman Tracy Caulkins, who took home five individual titles. -- NCAA
Aaron Judge’s free agency: How a small inner circle and a 3 a.m. phone call kept him a Yankee
Matranga, 46, also became part of the circle, though in a different way. A former infielder at Pepperdine, Matranga tortured Batesole’s teams at Cal-State Northridge before the coach moved on to Fresno. “Every time I looked up,” said Batesole, who retired after 27 years as a collegiate head coach last December, “that SOB was on second base.” -- The Athletic
CSUB Basketball teams advance past Northridge in the Big West
Both the men's and women's teams beat Cal State Northridge at the Big West Tournament to advance up the ranks. Both teams face off next against top seed UC Irvine. -- KERO
Big West Women’s Tournament: CSUN can’t hold on in first-round loss
Ninth-seeded Cal State Bakersfield outscores the eighth-seeded Matadors 13-3 down the stretch for a 55-52 victory -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSUN falls to Cal State Bakersfield in Big West Tournament opener
Atin Wright is injured late and the ninth-seeded Matadors fall to the eighth-seeded Roadrunners, 51-47, extending a conference tourney winless drought that dates to 2014 -- Los Angeles Daily News
Changing the Game: H&R Block Unites with Fabletics and Jambys, Plus 50 Female College Athletes for Second Year of its “A Fair Shot” Program
Since the NCAA began allowing college athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness in 2021, female athletes continue to receive fewer sponsorships and lower compensation than their male peers, especially those outside of the Power 5 conferences and mainstream sports. While women’s basketball, volleyball, and softball are among the top five sports for earnings, many women’s sports are still underrepresented and total compensation for female sponsorships pales in comparison to football. That’s why H&R Block has expanded A Fair Shot to include more female athletes, including Zia Cooke (basketball, University of South Carolina), Aniya Hoggatt (track & field, Florida A&M University), Anessa Campos (soccer, Cal State University, Northridge) and Jordy Bahl (softball, University of Oklahoma), who are this year’s athlete spokeswomen. You can see the full list of 2023 A Fair Shot athletes below and at hrblock.com/afairshot. -- Canadian Insider