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CAL BASEBALL GOLDEN BEARS FRISCO CLASSIC 5-2 0-0 OVERALL PAC-12 VS -- Mike Neu 3-3 5-4 9-0 RANK HEAD COACH OVERALL OVERALL OVERALL DR. PEPPER BALLPARK LIVE STREAM MARCH 2-4 LIVE STATS Frisco, Texas Facebook.com/FriscoClassic CalBears.com SCHEDULE NEED TO KNOW Overall: 5-2 • Pac-12: 0-0 Home: 4-0 • Away: 1-1 • Neutral: 0-1 With a four-game sweep of Cal State Bakersfield providing plenty of forward momentum, the Cal baseball team hits the road for the second time in three weeks as the Bears head to Texas to compete in the Frisco DATE OPPONENT TIME Baseball Classic. The three-game round-robin tournament, which will be hosted by the Double-A Frisco Feb. 16 at San Diego W 6-1 RoughRiders at Dr. Pepper Ballpark, begins Friday with a 1 p.m. (Pacific) contest against Baylor. Action Feb. 17 at San Diego L 11-8 Feb. 17 vs. Cincinnati^ L 3-1 continues Saturday at noon against Louisiana Tech and the final game of the weekend is set for Sunday Feb. 23 Cal St. Bakersfield W 17-6 at 9 a.m. against nationally ranked Texas A&M. All three games will be streamed live through the Frisco Feb. 24 Cal St. Bakersfield W 5-3 Classic Facebook page (Facebook.com/FriscoClassic) and fans can access player bios, schedules and a Feb. 24 Cal St. Bakersfield W 23-2 host of other content through both the Frisco Classic website (FriscoClassic.com) and the Frisco Classic Feb. 25 Cal St. Bakersfield W 13-2 mobile app. March 2 vs. Baylor@ 1 pm March 3 vs. Louisiana Tech@ Noon March 4 vs. Texas A&M@ 9 am Cal makes the trek to Texas with momentum in its corner after a highly productive first weekend at Evans March 6 Xavier 7:05 pm Diamond. Three blowout victories highlighted the first homestand of the year and junior outfielder Jonah March 9 Brown 7:05 pm Davis was named Pac-12 Player of the Week thanks to a four-game stretch in which he went 8 for 14 with March 10 Brown 2:05 pm four extra-base hits (two home runs) and 12 RBIs. By the time the weekend was complete, the Bears ranked March 10 Brown 6:05 pm March 11 Brown 1:05 pm fifth in the country in team batting average (.361), sixth in on-base percentage (.450) and seventh in runs March 13 at San Francisco 2 pm scored (73). Sophomore Andrew Vaughn leads the Pac-12 in home runs with five while Davis leads the March 16 Oregon State* 7:05 pm Pac-12 in RBIs with 15. March 17 Oregon State* 3:05 pm March 18 Oregon State* 1:05 pm March 23 at Oregon* 6 pm March 24 at Oregon* 2 pm BY THE NUMBERS March 25 at Oregon* Noon March 27 UC Davis 7:05 pm March 29 UCLA* 7:05 pm Cal’s ranking nationally when it comes to team batting average after two weeks of the 2018 season. March 30 UCLA* 6:05 pm Andrew Vaughn leads the charge with a .542 mark while catcher Tyrus Greene has also been an early March 31 UCLA* 2:05 pm 5 season standout with a .520 average in seven games played. April 5 Utah*# 6:05 pm April 6 Utah*# 7:05 pm April 7 Utah*# 2:05 pm Andrew Vaughn hit 12 home runs as a true freshman in 2017 to tie teammate Denis Karas for April 10 San Francisco 7:05 pm the Pac-12 lead in the category. Vaughn’s powerful first season also yielded a team-high 50 RBI April 13 at Washington State* 5 pm 12 and led to him being named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. April 14 at Washington State* 2 pm April 15 at Washington State* 1 pm April 17 Santa Clara 7:05 pm The last time Mike Neu was in charge of the Cal pitching staff, the Bears compiled April 20 Washington*# 7:05 pm April 21 Washington*# 4:05 pm a team ERA of 3.03 that stands second-best among all Cal staffs since 1976. Three April 22 Washington*# 12:05 pm 3.03 pitchers on that staff - Daulton Jefferies, Ryan Mason and Alex Schick - went on to be April 24 Sacramento State 7:05 pm selected in the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. April 26 at Stanford*# 7 pm April 27 at Stanford*# 7 pm April 28 at Stanford*# 7 pm Senior Erik Martinez returns for his final season in Berkeley with 15 career saves, a mark May 1 BYU# 7:05 pm 15 that ties him with Drew Fischer for sixth on Cal’s all-time list. May 4 at USC* 6 pm May 5 at USC* 2 pm May 6 at USC* 1 pm May 11 Arizona* 7:05 pm Junior Tanner Dodson enjoyed a standout summer in the Cape Cod League as the native May 12 Arizona* 6:05 pm .365 of West Sacramento, Calif. earned the league’s batting title with a .365 average. Dodson May 13 Arizona* 1:05 pm also contributed on the mound as a member of the Wareham Gatemen. May 17 at Creighton 4:30 pm May 18 at Creighton 4:30 pm May 19 at Creighton 10 am May 24 at Arizona State*# 7 pm May 25 at Arizona State*# 6 pm PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS May 26 at Arizona State*# Noon Friday, March 2 Saturday, March 3 Sunday, March 4 Cal: RHP Jared Horn (2-0, Cal: RHP Joey Matulovich Cal: LHP Matt Ladrech * Pac-12 Conference game; ^at University of San 3.60 ERA) (0-0, 4.66) (1-1, 3.27) Diego; @at Frisco, Texas; #Pac-12 Networks Baylor: LHP Cody Bradford La. Tech: LHP Logan Home games in BOLD Texas A&M: RHP Mitchell (1-0, 0.00) Robbins (2-0, 0.82) All times listed PT and subject to change Kilkenny (2-0, 1.42) Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Baseball contact): Ben Enos Office: 510-643-1741 // Email: [email protected] // 353 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720 2 WEEK 2: CAL VS. CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD QUICK FACTS BEAR NECESSITIES: CAL'S STORYLINES GENERAL INFORMATION SCOUTING THE BEARS com poll. Location: Berkeley, CA Last Meeting: Cal and Baylor last met for a pair of • Offense hasn’t been hard to find for the Aggies Founded: 1868 games in 2014 with the Golden Bears picking up in the early stages of 2018 and they carried a .356 Enrollment: 40,173 two wins in San Diego. Cal got started with an 8-5 team batting average into Wednesday’s game Colors: Blue (282) & Gold (116) win over the Bears thanks in part to a five-RBI day against Incarnate Word. Zach DeLoach sat atop the list when it comes to average with a .484 mark Nickname: Golden Bears from Derek Campbell. Two days later, Ryan Mason worked two innings in relief to earn the win while while Logan Foster came next with a .480 average Mascot: Oski Trevor Hildenberger earned save No. 3 in a 5-3 Cal and team-high 10 RBIs. victory. • Texas A&M has also been strong on the mound UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL Series Record: Cal leads 5-2 so far this season with a team ERA of 1.38 Chancellor: Carol Christ Baylor’s 2018 Record: 3-3 entering Wednesday’s game. Projected Sunday Director of Athletics: H. Michael Williams • Head coach Steve Rodriguez’s crew will face starter Mitchell Kilkenny enters the weekend with a 2-0 record and 1.42 ERA in two starts. Senior Women’s Administrator: Jenny Si- Pac-12 competition for the second week in a row after a trip to UCLA last week yielded just one win mon-O’Neill in three tries. The Bears picked up an 8-6 victory LAST TIME OUT Conference: Pac-12 on Saturday but fell 5-2 on Friday and 3-0 on Cal sweeps four-game series vs. CSU Bakersfield Sunday. • The Bears enjoyed their first home series of the COACHING STAFF • A pair of sophomores has emerged to lead 2018 season as runs were plentiful in a four-game Head Coach: Mike Neu (1st season as HC) Baylor offensively as Andy Thomas entered the sweep of CSU Bakersfield. Scoring a combined week with a .429 average and Davis Wendzel total of 58 runs over four games, the Bears earned BA Univ. of Phoenix 2008 wasn’t far behind at .409. Another freshman, C/1B wins of 17-6, 5-3, 23-2 and 13-2 against the MA Ball State 2011 Shea Langeliers, has earned plenty of preseason Roadrunners. Assistant Coach: Noah Jackson (1st season) buzz and joined Cal’s Tanner Dodson and Andrew • Junior left fielder Jonah Davis earned his first Assistant Coach: Pat Shine (1st season) Vaughn on several preseason All-America lists. Pac-12 Player of the Week nod for his work against Assistant Coach: Damon Lessler (1st season) • On the mound, sophomore left-hander Cody CSU Bakersfield. The La Jolla, Calif. native went 8 Bradford leads the way with a 1-0 record and 0.00 for 14 with one double, one triple, two home runs TEAM INFORMATION ERA in two starts so far this season. Senior Troy and 12 RBIs over the four-game series. He ended Montemayor is Baylor’s top option at the back end the weekend as the Pac-12 leader in RBIs with 15. Starters Returning/Lost: 7/2 (incl.