By Tim Clinton

Sports Editor

The sports calendar for early May features a high volume of professional athletics, highlighted by home matches for the Seattle Sounders and Seattle Reign at Lumen Field and the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena.

The Sounders host San Diego and San Jose, while the Storm take on Golden State at home before heading on a road trip to Connecticut and Toronto. Meanwhile, the Seattle Mariners spend this period on the road with critical series against the Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros.

Other professional local action includes the Tacoma Rainiers playing a series in El Paso before returning to Cheney Stadium to face Sugar Land, as well as matches for the Seawolves, Rhodies, and Junction.

On the collegiate and high school levels, baseball dominates the schedule. The University of Washington (UW) travels to face Penn State for a three-game series, while Washington State University (WSU) visits Air Force before returning to Pullman to host Seattle University. Local high school competition includes several baseball matchups such as Lindbergh at Chief Sealth and Evergreen at Nathan Hale, along with a notable fastpitch softball game between Kennedy Catholic and Auburn-Riverside.

Professional Sports

• Mariners (Baseball):
  • May 8: at White Sox, 4:40 p.m.
  • May 9: at White Sox, 4:10 p.m.
  • May 10: at White Sox, 11:10 a.m.
  • May 11: at Houston, 5:10 p.m.
  • May 12: at Houston, 5:10 p.m.
  • May 13: at Houston, 5:10 p.m.
• Sounders (Soccer):
  • May 9: San Diego at Seattle (Lumen Field), 7:30 p.m.
  • May 13: San Jose at Seattle (Lumen Field), 6:30 p.m.
• Storm (Basketball):
  • May 8: Golden State at Seattle (Climate Pledge Arena), 7 p.m.
  • May 10: Seattle at Connecticut, 1 p.m.
  • May 13: Seattle at Toronto, 4 p.m.
• Reign (Soccer):
  • May 10: Washington at Seattle (Lumen Field), 4 p.m.
• Seawolves (Rugby):
  • May 10: Seattle at Washington, 1 p.m.
• Rainiers (Minor League Baseball):
  • May 7–9: Tacoma at El Paso, 5:35 p.m.
  • May 10: Tacoma at El Paso, 11:05 a.m.
  • May 12: Sugar Land at Tacoma (Cheney Stadium), 11:35 a.m.
  • May 13: Sugar Land at Tacoma (Cheney Stadium), 6:05 p.m.
• Rhodies (Soccer):
  • May 10: Tacoma at West Seattle (Southwest Athletic Complex), 2 p.m.
• Junction (Soccer):
  • May 10: Tacoma at West Seattle (Southwest Athletic Complex), 5:15 p.m.

Colleges

• Husky Baseball (UW):
  • May 8: at Penn State, 2:30 p.m.
  • May 9: at Penn State, 11 a.m.
  • May 10: at Penn State, 9 a.m.
• Cougar Baseball (WSU):
  • May 8: at Air Force, 2 p.m.
  • May 9: at Air Force, noon
  • May 10: at Air Force, 11 a.m.
  • May 12: Seattle University at WSU (Bailey-Brayton Field), 4:05 p.m.

High Schools

• Baseball:
  • May 7: Lindbergh at Chief Sealth, 4 p.m.
  • May 7: Evergreen at Nathan Hale, 7 p.m.
  • May 8: Vashon at Mt. Rainier, 5 p.m.
• Fastpitch Softball:
  • May 7: Kennedy Catholic at Auburn-Riverside, 7 p.m.