This Week in the Big West - April 23-29, 2012

4/24/2012

The Big West Women's Golf Championship continues through Tuesday, April 24 in San Luis Obispo, with women's & men's tennis as well as women's water polo continuing the Spring Championships season this weekend.

Baseball

Archrivals Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State are still tied for first in the conference standings with 9-3 records at the midway point of the season.  In case you're wondering, they'll play each other May 25-27 at Blair Field.

Once again, select home contests will be broadcast by institutions on BigWest.TV, the conference's video streaming initiative in partnership with CBS College Sports.

Baseball Weekly Release #11


Softball

With 8-4 records, defending champs Pacific, Long Beach State, UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara sit in a four-way tie atop the conference standings.

Once again, select home contests will be broadcast by institutions on BigWest.TV, the conference's video streaming initiative in partnership with CBS College Sports.

Softball Weekly Release #12


Golf

The 2012 Big West Women's Championship continues Monday and Tuesday at San Luis Obispo Country Club.  UC Davis is looking to capture their third-straight title, while UC Irvine is looking to win their first championship since 2008.

UC Davis is also the defending men's champion, and will begin their title defense on Sunday, April 29 at the La Quinta Resort Mountain Course.

Women's Golf Championship Preview

Men's Golf Championship Preview

Big West Women's Golf Championship Central

Big West Men's Golf Championship Central



Men's & Women's Tennis

The Big West Women's Tennis Championship opens on Thursday, April 26 while the Big West Men's Tennis Championship begins on Friday, April 27.  Finals for both are slated for Sunday, April 29.

Long Beach State are the defending champs on the women's side, and seek their eighth title in nine years.  On the men's side, UC Irvine hopes to become three-peat champions.

Big West Tennis Championship Preview

Big West Women's Tennis Championship Central

Big West Men's Tennis Championship Central


Track & Field

Just two weeks remain until the 2012 Big West Track & Field Championships kick off with the multi-event championships, May 4-5 at UC Irvine.  The team and individual championships will be held May 11-12.

Track & Field Weekly Release #9


Women's Water Polo

Back-to-back Big West regular-season champs UC Irvine, is the top seed at the Big West Women's Water Polo Tournament, set for this weekend, April 27-30 in Davis.  The Anteaters will be looking for their fourth-straight Big West Tournament title.

UC Davis has other ideas as the two seed, but will have to break an unlucky streak as the tournament host.  In each of the previous Big West Tournaments, the host team has failed to win a single match. 

Big West Women's Water Polo Tournament Preview

Big West Women's Water Polo Tournament Central