The Big West should be the foremost baseball conference in a baseball hotbed. “I think it’s teed up for that,” Checketts said. “Now, in order to do that, you have to have leadership.

The Big West Conference announced Monday the addition of its baseball and softball postseason tournaments, both of which will begin with the 2025 seasons on the campus of Cal State Fullerton.

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The Big West looks like it should produce multiple NCAA Tournament teams in 2024. UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara both are talented and ready to contend this spring.

“It’s been a good year for the Big West,” UC Irvine coach Ben Orloff said Thursday as the Anteaters (19-10, 5-7) head north to play preseason favorite UC Santa Barbara (21-9, 6-3) this weekend.

Getting nationwide respect is never easy for the Big West Conference, but UC Irvine has a chance to represent in a big way in the upcoming NCAA baseball tournament. The conference champion ...

The Mustangs (34-16, 20-7 Big West) are heading to Fullerton’s Goodwin Field as the No. 2 seed, with a real chance to fight for a postseason berth in the NCAA tournament and a shot at the ...

The Big West Conference announced Monday the addition of its baseball and softball postseason tournaments, both of which will begin with the 2025 seasons on the campus of Cal State Fullerton. CSF’s ...