Pacific at San Francisco — Baseball Game

Pacific opens a three-game West Coast Conference baseball series at San Francisco on Friday, April 24, with first pitch set for 2 p.m. at Benedetti Diamond. (pacifictigers.com) The Tigers bring a 15-23 overall record and a 7-8 conference mark into the trip, while San Francisco enters at 19-18 overall and 10-5 in West Coast Conference play on its official 2026 schedule page. (pacifictigers.com, usfdons.com) Pacific heads to the Hilltop after sweeping Santa Clara last weekend, its first conference sweep since 2022, and the school said the Tigers have won five of their last six West Coast Conference games. (pacifictigers.com, pacifictigers.com) San Francisco dropped its last conference series at Portland, splitting the first two games before losing 11-0 on April 19. (usfdons.com, usfdons.com) The standings make the weekend consequential for both teams. San Francisco sits near the top of the league race, while Pacific is trying to climb from the lower half after its recent push. (wccsports.com, pacifictigers.com) Pacific’s recent surge has been driven in part by left-hander Garret Plata, who earned West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week after his start against Santa Clara. The school said his 5.89 hits allowed per nine innings ranked 23rd nationally at the time of the award. (pacifictigers.com) At the plate, Pacific’s cumulative stats list Robert Orr batting.308 with six home runs in 38 games, while San Francisco’s official schedule page shows the Dons have been stronger at home than on the road, with a 15-9 home record entering the series. (pacifictigers.com, usfdons.com) The series continues Saturday, April 25, at 1 p.m., according to Pacific’s weekly schedule post. Friday’s opener is the first test in a Bay Area weekend that could reshape both teams’ conference position before the calendar turns to May. (pacifictigers.com, wccsports.com)