BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – In the middle of his seventh year as Head Coach of the CSU Bakersfield baseball team, Jeremy Beard is preparing his team to tackle the 2023 season. On Friday, Beard released the Roadrunners' schedule for the season ahead, which is set to kick off at home on Feb. 17 and will feature Pac-12 programs like Stanford and USC, other Power 5 schools in Baylor and Ohio State, and a full Big West slate.
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"We push to put together the most competitive schedule we can for our student-athletes and the baseball community of Kern County," Beard said. "Our goal is to win the Big West Championship. We feel playing high caliber competition will prepare us best to reach that goal in an elite baseball conference. We will be challenged, but our players are preparing for it."
Non-Conference Schedule
Before the `Runners can make another run at a Big West title, Beard will navigate his squad through a challenging non-conference slate. `Runner fans will have their first opportunity to see the 2023 squad in action when CSUB opens the season at home with a four-game set against The Summit League's St. Thomas (Feb. 17-19). Bakersfield will also play host to non-league series against Manhattan (Feb. 24-26) and Ohio State (Mar. 10-12). Hardt Field will also welcome a few West Coast Conference schools for mid-week games: Pacific (Mar. 20), Pepperdine (Mar. 28), and Saint Mary's (Apr. 25).
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Beard's `Runners will hit the road for the first time on Feb. 21 for a mid-week clash with Saint Mary's before heading to Stanford for a three-game road set, Mar. 3-4. CSUB will also sprinkle in a mid-week game at USC on May 9 and the `Runners will spend their Big West Bye Week, May 18-20, in Waco, Texas for a three-game series against Baylor.
The Big West
CSUB will open Big West play on the road, Mar. 17-19, against defending league Champion UC Santa Barbara. The `Runners will host UC Davis (Mar. 31-Apr. 2), Cal Poly (Apr. 14-16), UC Irvine (Apr. 28-30), UC Riverside (May 12-14), and CSUN (May 26-28) at Hardt Field in 2023.
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Including UCSB, Bakersfield will play five Big West road series, also making stops at UC San Diego (Mar. 24-26), Hawai'i (Apr. 7-9), Cal State Fullerton (Apr. 21-23), and Long Beach State (May 5-7).
The Big West regular season Champion will earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament this season. As was recently announced, a Big West Baseball Championship will be coming as soon as the 2025 season.
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Ticket Information
Along with the schedule release, CSUB has gone live with ticket sales for all home games. Three different ticket packages are available, our full season ticket (27 games), two different half season plans (Big Game & Weekend) (13 games each), and our flex plan (7+ games). Individuals interested in becoming plan-holders for the first time are invited to purchase directly off those links.
Potential returning season ticket holders, those who had full season tickets during the 2022 season, may contact the CSUB Athletics Ticket Office at (661) 654-BLUE, (661) 654-GOLD or tickets@csub.edu to inquire about renewal. CSUB will be launching the official renewal period soon - an email notification will be sent out. Account holders will have first right of refusal on renewing their same seats or upgrading.
Single-game tickets, including discounted group tickets, are also on sale. Group ticket information can be found here for purchases of 12+ tickets to games (flyer coming soon, check with us directly for rates). Single-game ticket purchases can be made by through the "Tickets" link listed for each game on the baseball schedule page.
For all options above, three different seating areas are available - the Inner Grandstand, Outer Grandstand, and Berm/Grass.
If you have interest in or questions about tickets and would like the CSUB Athletics Ticket Office to reach out to you directly, please fill out this form.
~GoRunners.com~
