List of Cal State Northridge Matadors softball seasons

This is a list of Cal State Northridge Matadors softball seasons. The Cal State Northridge Matadors softball program is a college softball team that represents California State University, Northridge in the Big West Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[1]

The Matadors played in Division II, first as part of the AIAW and then the NCAA. In NCAA Division II, they won four National Championships and placed second two other times before moving up to Division I. Upon reaching the top level, Cal State Northridge reached the Women's College World Series in their third season and finished as national runner-up in their fourth season of 1994. In total at the Division I level, the Matadors have won six conference regular season championships and have appeared in the NCAA Division I softball tournament 13 times.[2]

Season results

National Champions Women's College World Series berth NCAA Tournament berth Conference Regular Season Champions
Season Head coach Conference Season results Tournament results
Overall Conference Postseason
Wins Losses Ties % Wins Losses Ties % Finish
Cal State Northridge Matadors
AIAW
1977 Tony Venditto SCAA Records incomplete —
1978 4 19 0 .174 Records incomplete —
1979 17 14 0 .548 5 7 0 .417 3rd AIAW Regional
1980 30 22 0 .577 4 6 0 .400 3rd AIAW Regional
1981 32 25 0 .561 9 6 0 .600 5th WCWS
NCAA Division II
1982 Gary Torgeson CCAA 34 17 1 .663 12 4 0 .663 1st WCWS runner-up
1983 35 20 2 .632 10 6 0 .625 T-1st WCWS champions
1984 51 12 2 .800 13 3 0 .813 1st WCWS champions
1985 62 19 0 .765 17 3 0 .850 1st WCWS champions
1986 51 12 1 .805 16 4 0 .800 1st WCWS runner-up
1987 58 7 0 .892 18 2 0 .900 1st WCWS champions
1988 53 13 0 .803 18 2 0 .900 1st WCWS
1989 62 19 0 .765 16 4 0 .800 1st NCAA Regional
1990 51 21 0 .708 18 2 0 .900 1st WCWS runner-up
NCAA Division I
1991 Independent 34 32 0 .515 N/A —
1992 45 25 1 .641 —
1993 WAC 48 9 1 .836 20 2 0 .909 1st WCWS
1994 52 10 0 .839 21 3 0 .875 1st WCWS runner-up
1995 Janet Sherman 43 17 0 .717 22 5 0 .815 1st NCAA Regional
1996 43 16 0 .729 21 7 0 .750 2nd NCAA Regional
1997 Big West 34 22 2 .603 21 11 0 .656 T-2nd NCAA Regional
1998 37 19 0 .661 22 9 0 .710 1st NCAA Regional
1999 30 24 0 .556 15 9 0 .625 3rd NCAA Regional
2000 26 26 1 .500 16 8 0 .667 3rd NCAA Regional
2001 32 24 0 .571 15 6 0 .714 3rd NCAA Regional
2002 Barbara Jordan 27 24 0 .529 12 12 0 .500 T-4th —
2003 27 23 0 .540 12 8 0 .600 3rd NCAA Regional
2004 35 19 0 .648 14 7 0 .667 T-2nd NCAA Regional
2005 16 23 0 .410 5 16 0 .238 7th —
2006 22 20 .524 8 10 0 .444 T-4th —
2007 23 23 1 .500 9 9 0 .500 4th NCAA Regional
2008 23 24 0 .489 12 9 0 .571 T-3rd —
2009 29 21 0 .580 9 12 0 .429 T-4th —
2010 Roni Sperrey 31 22 0 .585 15 6 0 .714 T-1st —
2011 Tairia Flowers 22 31 0 .415 10 11 0 .476 5th —
2012 10 42 0 .192 5 16 0 .238 T-8th —
2013 25 31 0 .446 11 13 0 .458 T-6th —
2014 31 26 0 .544 8 13 0 .381 6th —
2015 41 27 0 .603 16 5 0 .762 1st NCAA Regional
2016 34 22 0 .607 14 7 0 .667 2nd —
2017 31 22 0 .585 11 10 0 .524 T-2nd —
2018 23 36 0 .390 8 13 0 .381 6th —
2019 26 28 0 .481 10 11 0 .476 5th —
2020 16 8 0 .667 Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Charlotte Morgan 6 20 0 .231 4 20 0 .167 9th —
2022 24 30 0 .444 14 13 0 .519 T-6th —
2023 28 24 0 .538 19 8 0 .704 3rd —
2024 25 26 0 .490 9 18 0 .333 9th —
2025 26 26 0 .500 17 10 0 .630 2nd
2026 Jodie Cox Upcoming

References

  1. ^ "Cal State-Northridge". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  2. ^ 2024 Record Book (PDF). Cal State Northridge Matadors. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
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