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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 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 on Friday, May 1 and UC Irvine welcomes UC Santa Barbara to 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. UC Riverside hosts UC Davis on Saturday, April 18. UH makes a second appearance on the schedule with a Sunday, April 26 date at UC Irvine. Long Beach State welcomes UC Santa Barbara to on Friday, May 1 and Cal State Fullerton entertains Cal Poly on Saturday, May 2. UC Irvine is the host of the six-team men’s volleyball tournament April 23-25 at the . Two first round matches featuring the No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5 seeds will kick off coverage on Thursday, April 23. The top two seeds will take on the first round winners in semifinal action Friday, and the championship match will be played on Saturday. Long Beach State is the two-time defending NCAA national champion. Hawai‘i is currently undefeated (14- 0) and has been ranked No. 1 nationally every week in 2020.

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About ESPN3 ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible on ESPN.com and the ESPN app across computers, smartphones, tablets and connected streaming devices. The network is available at no additional cost to fans who receive pay TV subscription from an affiliated provider. The network is also available at no cost to U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi- Fi networks. 2020 ESPN BIG WEST SPRING SCHEDULE

BASEBALL DAY/DATE CONTEST TIME (PDT) NETWORK Friday, April 17 Hawai‘i at Cal State Fullerton 7:00 pm ESPN3 Saturday, April 18 UC Davis at UC Riverside 6:00 pm ESPN3 Sunday, April 26 Hawai‘i at UC Irvine 1:00 pm ESPN3 Friday, May 1 UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State 6:00 pm ESPN3 Friday, May 1 Cal Poly at Cal State Fullerton 7:30 pm ESPNU Saturday, May 2 Cal Poly at Cal State Fullerton 2:00 pm ESPN3 Saturday, May 23 UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine 5:00 pm ESPNU

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL DAY/DATE CONTEST TIME (PDT) NETWORK BIG WEST TOURNAMENT • UC IRVINE • BREN EVENTS CENTER Thursday, April 23 First Round No. 6 seed vs. No. 3 seed 5:00 pm ESPN3 No. 5 seed vs. No. 4 seed 7:30 pm ESPN3 Friday, April 24 Semifinals Winner No. 4/No. 5 vs. No. 1 seed 5:00 pm ESPN3 Winner No. 3/No. 6 vs. No. 2 seed 7:30 pm ESPN3 Saturday, April 25 Championship 7:00 pm ESPN3

SOFTBALL DAY/DATE CONTEST TIME (PDT) NETWORK Saturday, March 28 Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton 1:00 pm ESPN3 Saturday, March 28 Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton 3:30 pm ESPN3 Saturday, April 4 UC Riverside at Long Beach State 1:00 pm ESPN3 Saturday, April 4 UC Riverside at Long Beach State 3:30 pm ESPN3 Friday, April 10 UC Riverside at Cal State Fullerton 2:00 pm ESPNU Saturday, April 11 Long Beach State at CSUN 1:00 pm ESPN3 Saturday, April 11 Long Beach State at CSUN 3:30 pm ESPN3 Friday, May 8 UC Davis at Cal State Fullerton 1:30 pm ESPNU Saturday, May 9 UC Santa Barbara at CSUN 1:00 pm ESPN3 Saturday, May 9 UC Santa Barbara at CSUN 3:30 pm ESPN3

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