San Rafael Pacifics Ready For Opener Under New Skipper

SAN RAFAEL, CA — The San Rafael Pacifics will hold their home opener next weekend, a week after opening their season on the road.

The Pacifics’ first home game is scheduled for 6 p.m. March 29 at Albert’s Field. The team plays its season opener on the road at 2 p.m. Sunday against Martinez.

The Pacifics last season won the Bay Area championship in their inaugural season in the Pecos League.

The Pacifics previously won four Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs championships from 2014 to 2019. The 2020 season was canceled amid the pandemic.

The Pacifics will be managed by Kyle Ulanday, a former infielder who played for San Rafael last season.

Ulanday replaces Stephen Leonetti, who will manage the Kokomo Jackrabbits, an Indiana-based college summer league team.

“Kyle will be great,” Leonetti told Patch, noting that he views his successor as someone “invested in the community I see being there long-term.”

“He was a really big part of why we were successful both on and off the field,” Leonetti said.

Ulanday last season helped recruit players to San Rafael and assisted with field maintenance, Leonetti said.

“Reliable and versatile, a true utility player,” Leonetti said.