A historic event is right around the corner for the Cal State Bakersfield Athletics Department, which is preparing to host its 50th CSUB BBQ on Thursday, May 1, at the Icardo Center. A Bakersfield tradition, the Roadrunners continue to host one of the biggest local events of the year. More than 2,000 members of the community came to campus last Spring for an evening full of delicious BBQ, drinks and live music from two different bands.

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Join us on Thursday, May 1, with doors planned to open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 for the general public with discounts available for CSUB Staff, Faculty, Alumni, and Students. The funds raised will support CSUB Athletics.

• The Cal State Bakersfield baseball team continues conference play with a three-game home series against Cal Poly.
• Following a recent conference road win over Hawai’i, Head Coach Jordon Banfield has the Roadrunners pushing toward postseason contention.
  • With 9 games remaining, Bakersfield is just 3 games out of a spot in the first-ever Big West Championship.
• Nick Mascaro remains a dominant presence on the mound and at the plate, leading the team with a .308 batting average. That places him in the top 30% of the entire Big West.
• Mascaro, along with Elijah Pelayo, is one of only two `Runners to start every game this season.
• Pelayo leads the team with 16 stolen bases—as well as the highest number of attempts on the squad (22). His aggressive base running places him second in the Big West for stolen bases.

CSUB vs. Cal Poly (28-14, 15-6 Big West)

• As Bakersfield prepares for Cal Poly, the Mustangs will play a midweek game before heading to Hardt Field for the series.
• In last season's matchup, Cal Poly edged Bakersfield, taking the series 2-1.
• This year's series will be a tough challenge for the `Runners, as Cal Poly holds a 15-6 conference record and sits second in the Big West standings.
• Cal Poly is coming off a hard-fought battle against No. 12 UC Irvine, the conference leader, and have already secured four conference sweeps and several series wins this season.
• The series will also be a personal one for Evan Cloyd, who transferred back to his hometown of Bakersfield after spending two years at Cal Poly. He’ll be facing some familiar faces on the opposing side.
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• Cal State Bakersfield heads out on the road to close out the 2025 regular season
• The Roadrunners rank 3rd in the Big West for home runs (23)
• Freshman Maalia Cherry is tied for first all-time in CSUB history for single season home runs (12)
  • She ranks Top 100 in the nation and 1st in the Big West this season
• Redshirt senior Kaia Johnson has 21 stolen bases on the year, good for 2nd in the conference and 57th in the country
  • As a team, CSUB is 2nd in the conference and Top 100 in the country with 55 total stolen bases

CSUB at Cal State Bakersfield (34-14, 19-5 Big West)

• May 2-3 at Anderson Family Field
• The Titans are the #1 team in the Big West, with a three-game lead over UC Santa Barbara
• Fullerton is on a 14-game winning streak entering this week where they will play at UCLA this Wednesday before hosting the Roadrunners
• Fullerton is batting .337 as a team, the best in the conference, and they boast the third best pitching staff in the Big West with an ERA of 3.53
• Maalia Cherry looks to build on her strong Freshman campaign, needing just one home run to be the program's outright single-season home run leader
• The `Runners are aiming to earn their first win against the Titans since 2012
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• The Cal State Bakersfield track and field team prepares for their final regular season meet with the full squad.
• The Roadrunners travel back up the 99 for the Bulldog Invitational hosted by Fresno State. Two athletes will compete at Oxy Invitational on Saturday.
• The women's program had a historic indoor season, during which multiple school records were broken and various top-five marks were achieved. 
• Makiah Parker, Skye Odom, and Julie Johnson broke school records in their indoor events.
• 21 athletes have broken into the CSUB all-time list for their events this season. 
• Bakersfield native Jacob Yagers has broken the 1,500m school record this season. The once 33 year old record is now Yager’s with a time of 3:44.40.
• Jacob Yagers and Javier Toro have received Big West Athlete of the Week honors this season.
• Freshman Makiah Parker ran a 100m in 11.57 and a 200 m in 23.95, the fastest times for a CSUB runner in over 40 years. Parker is just 0.01 seconds away from the 100m school record, which ranks her second in the Big West.
• Javier Toro had a successful season last year in which he qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries Meet. He currently ranks 25th in the NCAA West Region for the hammer throw and holds the third-best mark in program history.

Bulldog Invitational – Friday-Saturday, May 2-3

• The Roadrunners are back on the 99 for the Bulldog Invitational.
• The trio throwers consisting of Javier Toro, Tom Richardson, and Tyler Balgeman will compete in the men’s hammer throw on Friday.
• On the women’s side, Grace Padron joins the trio for Friday action as she will compete in the hammer throw as well.
• Saturday will be an action-packed day with the rest of the events on deck.
• Makiah Parker aims to break the school record in the women’s 100m. She is just 0.01 second off the record that was set in 1983.
• Amiera Hollis has shown success as well in the short sprints. She will toe the line for the 100m and 200m.
• Senior Julie Johnson is ready to compete in the 400m.
• Jaztyn Greer, Ivy Miller, and Emilia Mandela are ready to toe the line together in the 100mH. Greer and Miller will also compete in the 400mH.
• Sky Odom will double in the triple and long jump for CSUB. Odom is currently third on the CSUB all-time list for the triple jump.
• For the men, Jaden Cutliff is coming off a personal best in the 400mH. He looks to continue his momentum as he takes on both hurdle races.
• Skyblue Gonzales and Anthony Rios will line up for the 400m.
• Meshach Davis, Jacob Mounmanivong, Dylan Thompson, Kenny Rugnao, and Matthew Karapetyan will all double in both the 100m and 200m for Bakersfield.

Oxy Invitational – Saturday, May 3

• Jacob Yagers, the school record holder in the 1,500m will look to run fast in a loaded men’s 1,500 meter race at the Oxy Invitational. Yagers and company will have their final test before post-season competition. 
• Rain Gomez will look to run a fast time as well in the 1,500m. Her personal best time of 4:45.43 ranks her tenth on the all-time list for CSUB.
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