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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – With the 2026 fall season approaching, the Cal State Bakersfield Athletics Department is preparing to provide Roadrunner fans with extensive live coverage from the Main Soccer Field and Icardo Center. CSUB will produce and stream 26 men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball home contests live on ESPN+, accounting for more than 96 percent of the three programs’ 27 regular-season home dates.
This year’s slate features every men’s soccer and volleyball home match, along with seven of women’s soccer’s eight home contests. In total, ESPN+ will carry eight men’s soccer matches, seven women’s soccer matches and 11 volleyball matches from Bakersfield.
Cal State Bakersfield has produced ESPN broadcasts for more than a decade, including as part of The Big West’s long-standing relationship with the network. Fans unable to attend home contests will once again be able to follow the `Runners live, with CSUB Director of Creative Services Kyle LePere overseeing Roadrunner broadcast operations.
Roadrunner broadcasts have showcased countless exciting moments over the years, including multiple plays featured on SportsCenter. That tradition will continue this fall with 26 opportunities for fans across the country to watch the `Runners compete at home.
Tickets for all home contests are available through the CSUB Athletics ticketing page. The most up-to-date streaming information and links to each broadcast will be available on the live events page at GoRunners.com.
CSUB’s first fall broadcast will take place Thursday, Aug. 20, when men’s soccer welcomes Utah Tech to the Main Soccer Field for its 2026 home opener.
2026 FALL ESPN+ HOME BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Men’s Soccer
Aug. 20, 7 p.m. – Utah Tech — Home Opener
Aug. 29, 7 p.m. – UNLV
Sept. 12, 7 p.m. – Gonzaga
Sept. 20, 7 p.m. – San Francisco
Oct. 7, 7 p.m. – UC Santa Barbara — Big West Home Opener
Oct. 10, 7 p.m. – UC Irvine
Oct. 21, 7 p.m. – UC Riverside
Oct. 31, 7 p.m. – Utah Valley — Senior Night
All eight regular-season men’s soccer home matches will be streamed on ESPN+.
Women’s Soccer
Aug. 23, 11 a.m. – Idaho State — Home Opener
Sept. 3, 7 p.m. – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi — Rowdy Run
Sept. 10, 7 p.m. – Boise State
Sept. 30, 7 p.m. – UC Santa Barbara
Oct. 14, 7 p.m. – UC Riverside
Oct. 17, 7 p.m. – Cal Poly
Oct. 28, 7 p.m. – UC San Diego — Senior Night
In addition to the seven ESPN+ broadcasts, fans will have another opportunity to support women’s soccer in person when the `Runners host CSUN on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Main Soccer Field.
Volleyball
Sept. 4, 6 p.m. – Weber State — Home Opener
Sept. 5, 6 p.m. – Weber State
Oct. 2, 6 p.m. – Cal State Fullerton — Big West Home Opener
Oct. 3, 6 p.m. – Long Beach State
Oct. 16, 6 p.m. – UC Irvine
Oct. 17, 6 p.m. – UC San Diego
Oct. 24, 6 p.m. – CSUN
Nov. 6, 6 p.m. – UC Riverside
Nov. 7, 6 p.m. – California Baptist
Nov. 19, 11 a.m. – Utah Valley — Education Day
Nov. 20, 6 p.m. – Sacramento State — Senior Night
All 11 regular-season volleyball home matches will be streamed on ESPN+.
Dates and times are subject to change.
~GoRunners.com~