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3/9/2026 10:31:00 AM

STOCKTON, Calif. – Baseball and softball will both play on campus this weekend as the baseball team welcomes Sacramento State, while softball hosts Northern Colorado. It comes after the softball team brings in Cal for a 4 p.m. Tuesday game at Bill Simoni Field. The women's water polo program continues its conference season with an 11 a.m. home match Sunday against LMU.

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Home Event Summary:
Tuesday, March 10 - Softball hosts Cal, 4 p.m. 

Saturday, March 14 - No. 24 Women's Water Polo hosts No. 7 LMU, 11 a.m.

Saturday, March 14 - Softball hosts Northern Colorado, 1 p.m. 

Saturday, March 14 - Baseball hosts Sacramento State, 3 p.m. 

Saturday, March 14 - Softball hosts Northern Colorado, 3:30 p.m. 

Sunday, March 15 - Softball hosts Northern Colorado, 12 p.m. 

Sunday, March 15 - Baseball hosts Sacramento State, 1 p.m. 
Monday, March 9 - Women's Tennis (3-9) at Middle Tennessee State (3-7), 3 p.m. - The first ever meeting with the Blue Raiders, Pacific has not lost to a team from the C-USA since 2015 against Liberty. Junior Indiya McLeod leads the team with eight singles wins this season and has won four matches in a row.

Monday, March 9 - Tuesday, March 10 - Men's Golf at the Lamkin Invitational (San Diego) - Fresh off a team runner-up finish last week, the Tigers turn their attention to the Lamkin Invitational, co-hosted by San Diego State and San Diego. Pacific has been led by redshirt junior Deitrek Gill's performance throughout the season, including a fourth-place individual finish last time out at The Watney Invitational. 

Tuesday, March 10 - Women's Tennis (3-9) vs. Chicago State (0-14), 8 a.m. - Pacific's final non-conference match of the season, Pacific is 1-0 against teams from Chicago State's conference dating back to 2006. Graduate Cindy Ung has found her footing of late, winning both of her doubles matches and both singles matches in the last two contests.

Tuesday, March 10 - Softball (8-16) hosts Cal (8-17, 0-3 ACC), 4 p.m. - Searching for the first series win over Cal since 2011, Pacific welcomes the Golden Bears to Bill Simoni Field for the first time since 2021. Redshirt senior Olivia Silvestre tied the nation's leader in doubles during Sunday's contest, hitting her 12th double of the season. Currently she is projected to hit 30 doubles this season, which would set a new single season program record. 

Wednesday, March 11 - Men's Tennis (5-7) at Oral Roberts (6-12) -
The first matchup between the two schools, Pacific has a chance to end a four-game skid and extend ORU's losing streak. Oral Roberts has not defeated a D-I team since January. On the doubles court, freshman Reuben De Klerk and junior Christof Schaertling Coffey are 5-2 as a pair this season.

Wednesday, March 11 - Baseball (6-9) at Sacramento State (5-10), 6 p.m. - The Pacific baseball program will begin a four-game set against Sacramento State, starting with the first two in the state capital at John Smith Field. The Tigers won against the Hornets earlier this season in walk-off fashion, thanks to senior Rylan Evans' heroics that secured an 8-7 win during a midweek clash.

Thursday, March 12 - Men's Tennis (5-7) at Tulsa (10-8) - When Pacific last faced Tulsa, it was on a neutral court at the NIT Championship Match. Schaertlin Coffey and graduate Terence Das were both on the court for that match, with the former leading in his doubles match when play was suspended. 

Thursday, March 12 - Saturday, March 14 - Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving at National Invitational Championship (Ocala, Fla.) - The Tigers will send a majority of their men's swimming program to the National Invitational Championships in Ocala, Florida. Last year, senior Mattia Giurgevich earned a first-place and third-place finish at the event.

Friday, March 13 - Beach Volleyball (0-8) vs. College of the Siskiyous (3-8), 9 a.m. - The first matchup against the Eagles, Pacific took two matches during last weekend's action as senior Josephine Kinlan and freshman Zara Crawford picked up a win over USF on court three.

Friday, March 13 - Beach Volleyball (0-8) vs. Saint Mary's (10-4), 2 p.m. - Seniors Kelea Saxton Vaka and Abby Miller notched a win over Sac State last Saturday. The team is searching for the first win since 2015 over the Gaels. 

Friday, March 13 - Baseball (6-9) at Sacramento State (5-10) 6 p.m. -
The Tigers close out a nine-game road swing with the second game of the set against Sacramento State from John Smith Field. Redshirt sophomore Robert Orr was on a tear last week, hitting .625 across four games that featured a pair of home runs.

Saturday, March 14 - No. 24 Women's Water Polo (9-6, 1-1 GCC) hosts No. 7 LMU (16-3, 2-0 GCC), 11 a.m. - Coming off a big weekend, the Tigers will look to keep rolling when they host No. 7 LMU. Pacific knocked off No. 14 UC Davis and No. 17 San Jose State and has won six of its last seven games. The Tigers will look to take down a higher ranked opponent for the third consecutive time. Pacific is 2-0 at home this season. The Tigers are 16-13 all-time against LMU and 5-3 at home.

Saturday, March 14 - Beach Volleyball (0-8) vs. College of the Siskiyous (3-8), 12:30 p.m. - The third match of four played in San Jose, Pacific is 0-3 on a neutral court this season.

Saturday, March 14 - Softball (8-16) hosts Northern Colorado (12-14), 1 p.m. - Pacific hosts Northern Colorado in the first half of the WCC/Big Sky Challenge. Junior Zaedi Tagalog is a player to watch for Pacific after hitting 6-for-15 last week with five runs batted in. Currently she is second on the team in batting average and has a four-game hitting streak.

Saturday, March 14 - Baseball (6-9) hosts Sacramento State (5-10), 3 p.m. - Pacific finally returns home after its lengthy time away from Klein Family Field, facing Sacramento State in the third game of the week. The Hornets are coming off a series win at No. 2 LSU over the weekend, and will have played UMass Lowell at home on Tuesday before taking on Pacific.

Saturday, March 14 - Softball (8-16) hosts Northern Colorado (12-14), 3:30 p.m. - The last time the Bears and Tigers met was in Stockton in 2022 when UNC took two of three. Sophomore Alexa Lewis leads the team in both wins (4) and ERA (2.79) pitching this season. In her last outing she defeated Utah Valley and struck out nine batters. On the season she's punched out 34 batters. 

Saturday, March 14 - Beach Volleyball (0-8) vs. San Jose State (6-6), 4 p.m. - The Tigers are trying to avenge a loss suffered to the Spartans in February. A win would be the first over SJSU since 2018.

Sunday, March 15 - Softball (8-16) hosts Northern Colorado (12-14), 12 p.m. - Another arm to watch for the Tigers is junior Justice Alcaraz, who defeated UC Davis last week with a complete game shutout - she's second on the team with three wins in the circle. Junior Bailey Boetjer and senior Allie Capello are the team's two best run producers with 16 and 11 RBIs batting respectively this season.

Sunday, March 15 - Baseball (6-9) hosts Sacramento State (5-10), 1 p.m. - The Tigers wrap up the four-game series against the Hornets, closing it out with a Sunday matinee from Klein Family Field. Pacific is 13-8 over Sacramento State at home since 2006, including a win in 2026.

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