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[email protected] • Twitter: @BigWestSports FOR IMMEDIATEFor RELEASE Immediate Release - Wednesday, February 26, 2020March 10, 2003 Big West Announces ESPN Spring Television, Digital Schedule IRVINE, CA – Twenty-two Big West sporting events will be showcased across ESPN television and digital networks to highlight the spring schedule, announced Big West Conference Commissioner Dennis Farrell Wednesday. Seven baseball and 10 softball games will be featured in the package, as well as the entirety of the Big West Men’s Volleyball Tournament. The television slate will include two baseball and two softball games on ESPNU. Baseball preseason favorite Cal State Fullerton hosts Cal Poly at Goodwin Field on Friday, May 1 and UC Irvine welcomes UC Santa Barbara to Anteater Ballpark on Saturday, May 23 – the final day of the regular season. ESPNU softball matchups feature four-time reigning conference champion Cal State Fullerton hosting UC Riverside on Friday, April 10 and UC Davis on Friday, May 8. ESPN3 coverage includes 18 games, beginning on Saturday, March 28 with a softball doubleheader between rivals Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton at Anderson Family Field. Three additional ESPN3 doubleheaders will comprise the remaining six softball offerings – UC Riverside at Long Beach State on April 4, Long Beach State at CSUN on April 11 and UC Santa Barbara at CSUN on May 9. The first ESPN3 baseball game will take place on Friday, April 17 when Hawai‘i visits Cal State Fullerton.