Matador Field is a baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 venue

Baseball field

A baseball field, also called a ball field or a baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played. The terms "baseball field" and "ball field" are also often used as synonyms for ballpark.-Specifications:...

 located on the campus of Cal State Northridge in Northridge, California

California

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, USA. It is home to the Cal State Northridge Matadors baseball

College baseball

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 team, a member of the Division I Big West Conference

Big West Conference

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. The venue was opened on March 4, 1961, with the Matadors losing 10-8 to Claremont-Mudd

Claremont Colleges

The Claremont Colleges are a prestigious American consortium of five undergraduate and two graduate schools of higher education located in Claremont, California, a city east of downtown Los Angeles...

. The facility has a capacity of 1,000 people.

Renovations

In 1975, a three-year renovation process began which saw a new infield

Infield

Infield is a widely used term in sports terminology, its meaning depends on the sport in which it is used.- In baseball :In baseball the baseball diamond plus a region beyond it , has both grass and dirt, in contrast to the more distant, usually grass-covered outfield...

, scoreboard

Scoreboard

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, batting cage

Batting cage

A batting cage is an enclosed cage for baseball players to practice the skill of batting.It is usually made of netting or a chain-link fence and rectangular in shape. A batter stands at one end of the cage, with a pitching machine at the opposing end...

s, fencing, bleacher

Bleacher

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s, and press box

Press box

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 installed. A clubhouse adjoining the Matador dugout was constructed in 1981. A new infield

Infield

Infield is a widely used term in sports terminology, its meaning depends on the sport in which it is used.- In baseball :In baseball the baseball diamond plus a region beyond it , has both grass and dirt, in contrast to the more distant, usually grass-covered outfield...

 was installed in 1993, followed by a new scoreboard

Scoreboard

A scoreboard is a large board for publicly displaying the score in a game or match. Most levels of sport from high school and above use at least one scoreboard for keeping score, measuring time, and displaying statistics. Scoreboards in the past used a mechanical clock and numeral cards to...

 and video replay

Replay

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 screen over the right field fence in 1996.