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Matador Field, with a seating capacity of 1,200 is the home of Cal State Northridge baseball. The field is located on Lindley Avenue between Halsted and Lassen Streets. Cal State Northridge began playing baseball at Matador Field in 1961. In the first collegiate game at the facility, the Matadors suffered a 10-8 setback to Claremont-Mudd on March 4, 1961. Northridge claimed its first victory at Matador Field with a 9-3 triumph in the second game of a doubleheader against Long Beach State on March 25, 1961. Thirty one years later, the Matadors celebrated their 500th win at Matador Field, defeating Nevada by a score of 9-4 on April 5, 1992. Northridge posted its 600th Matador Field win with an 11-9 win over Loyola Marymount on March 7, 1997. Since its introduction in 1961, Matador Field has undergone many improvements. Renovations to the field began in 1975 and in three years, the facility had a redesigned infield, an electronic scoreboard donated by Sam Leeper and Fred Yates, a batting cage (the first covered batting cage on any college campus on the west coast at the time), a protective chain link fence around the field, a snack bar, concrete walkways and bleachers with a press box. In 1981, a clubhouse equipped with lockers for the players and coaches was built and attached to the Matadors dugout. Cal State Northridge renovated the infield at Matador Field at a cost of $26,000 in the fall of 1993. The project was completed by Mike Wilson Landscape Services of Yorba Linda and included an excavation of the existing turf and the installation of sod in the infield area and along the perimeter of the baselines. The infield was graded and leveled and a timed irrigation system was installed. The new infield surface features bermuda grass and a dirt warning track encircles the outfield. The dirt portion of the infield is Dodger Mix, which is crushed brick and clay. In 1996, Cal State Northridge unveiled its newest addition to the ballpark, a state-of-the-art scoreboard, complete with animated graphics. The scoreboard, which also features inning-by-inning run totals, is located just behind the right field wall. Stadium dimensions are 325 feet down the left field line, 330 feet down the right field line, 375 feet to the power alleys and 400 fee to straightaway center field.
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