Recordnet · Feb 9, 2018
Tigers to meet No. 1 Sooners on opening weekend
Hide caption Pitcher Marissa Young, a second-team All-WCC selection in 2017, returns this season for the Pacific Tigers. [CLIFFORD OTO/RECORD FILE 2017]STOCKTON — Brian Kolze doesn’t believe in a soft opening.
The Pacific softball team will open the 2018 season today at the highly competitive Grand Canyon Kickoff Tournament, which includes four teams which either won or were runner-ups in their conferences last year and No. 1 Oklahoma, which plays the Tigers at 9 a.m. Sunday.
Pacific begins the tournament in Phoenix at 8:30 a.m. today against Weber State.
Kolze, entering his 26th season as Pacific’s coach, said he likes to play a tough schedule for a couple of reasons.