Matador Field (Baseball)

Matador Field, located on Lindley Avenue between Halsted and Lassen Streets, is the site for all CSUN baseball home games. With a current capacity of more than 1,000 fans, and dimensions of 325 feet down the left and right field lines, 360 feet to the power alleys and 390 feet to straightaway center field, Matador Field has been a staple of the campus since the first game played in 1961.

The CSUN infield surface features Bermuda natural grass, with a dirt warning track encircling the outfield. The dirt portion of the infield is a Dodger Mix that is a mixture of crushed brick and clay.

The Matadors played their first game at Matador Field on On March 4, 1961, a setback to Claremont-Mudd, and claimed their first victory there on March 25, a 9-3 triumph in the second game of a doubleheader against Long Beach State. 13526

Thirty-one years later, the Matadors celebrated their 500th win at Matador Field, defeating Southern Utah, 30-1, on April 18, 1992. Almost five years later to the day on April 22, 1997, CSUN outslugged Southern California, 18-17, to achieve win No. 600, with victory No. 700 at Matador Field taking place five years later on May 14, 2002 in a 9-6 triumph over Loyola Marymount. On April 11, 2010, the Matadors captured their 800th win over a 3-2 verdict over CSU Bakersfield.

Since its introduction in 1961, Matador Field has undergone many improvements. Most recently, the First Base Club VIP area and new graphics were added in 2015. In 2008, a brand new panoramic backstop was installed, following the addition of new bleachers and an enclosed, two-room press box in 2005. The dugouts and Matador clubhouse were redesigned in fall of 2002 and a new scoreboard was added in 1996.

Among many other renovations over the years, Matador Field boasted the first covered batting cage on any college campus on the West Coast at the time due to additions in 1975.

Telephone lines for working media and visiting staff members are available in addition to wireless Internet access at the press box during all games.
Parking passes can be purchased for $8 at any booth or self-serve kiosk. Spectators can park along Lindley Avenue next to the field or in Lot E6.