APRIL 1-3 • EVANS DIAMOND • BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA LIVE STATS: CALBEARS.COM • STREAM: CAL LIVE STREAM 2 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 14-9 2-1 MIKE NEU -- OVERALL PAC-12 HEAD COACH RANKING SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) USC TROJANS FEB. 19 PACIFIC W, 4-3 FEB. 20 PACIFIC L, 3-6 11-9 4-2 JASON GILL -- Feb. 21 at Pacific L, 2-5 OVERALL PAC-12 HEAD COACH RANKING Feb. 22 at Pacific L, 6-7 FEB. 25 SAN FRANCISCO W, 4-2 FEB. 26 SAN FRANCISCO W, 4-3 Feb. 27 at San Francisco L, 6-10 Feb. 28 at San Francisco W, 5-1 BATTING PRACTICE BY THE NUMBERS MARCH 4 SAINT MARY’S W, 16-3 » Cal has won five consecutive series dating back to MARCH 5 SAINT MARY’S W, 2-1 (11) late February, including its first Pac-12 series at Utah March 6 at Saint Mary’s W, 4-2 last weekend. The Bears won two of three in SLC. March 7 at Saint Mary’s L, 3-8 » Cal has hammered a Pac-12-leading 26 home runs, led by Dylan Beavers (8), who leads the conference’s 12-0 MARCH 12 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT L, 3-4 player rankings. Strike early, and often. Cal is 12-0 when it scores first MARCH 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (GAME 1) W, 11-5 » Cal is 10-3 at home this season and has four and 7-2 when scoring at least once in the first inning this MARCH 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (GAME 2) W, 6-4 walk-off wins at Evans Diamond. season. The Bears have scored 55 of their 139 total runs » The Bears are 2-4 against USC under Mike Neu. in the first three innings this season, including 14 in the MARCH 14 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 7-1 Cal’s most recent meeting with USC was March MARCH 19 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST L, 7-0 15-17, 2019 in Berkeley. opening frame, 21 in the second and 20 in the third. MARCH 20 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST W, 15-1 » Cal’s 2.71 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks fourth among MARCH 21 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST W, 9-8 Pac-12 pitching staffs. Josh White (6.67, 40-to-6) is third in the conference. March 26 at Utah *^ W, 9-0 » Staff ace Grant Holman is projected to make his March 27 at Utah *^ W, 9-5 second start of the season on Friday. 20 March 28 at Utah *^ L, 4-11 Roll it! The Bears lead the Pac-12 and rank eighth March 30 at San José State L, 7-10 WEEKEND OUTLOOK nationally with 20 double plays defensively. Cal has APRIL 1 USC * 6 P.M. turned at least one double play in 17 of 23 games so far APRIL 2 USC * 3 P.M. GAME 1 this season. Darren Baker and Keshawn Ogans have both APRIL 3 USC * 1 P.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 1 • 6 P.M. (PDT) had a hand in 14 of the 20 double plays. April 6 at Stanford 6 p.m. Berkeley, Calif. | Evans Diamond April 9 at Arizona * 6 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS April 10 at Arizona * 6 p.m. CAL: 4 R-Fr. RHP Aaron Roberts 1-0 0.00 April 11 at Arizona * 1 p.m. USC: 29 R-Jr. LHP Isaac Esqueda 2-1 2.52 April 13 at Saint Mary’s 3 p.m. 3.24 April 16 at Oregon State * 5:30 p.m. No free passes. Despite an uncharacteristic 10 walks GAME 2 April 17 at Oregon State * 1:30 p.m. issued in its most recent Pac-12 game at Utah (March 28), April 18 at Oregon State * 12:05 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 2 • 3 P.M. (PDT) Cal’s pitching staff is third in the Pac-12 and ranks 28th nationally by allowing 3.24 walks per nine innings. The APRIL 21 SAINT MARY’S 6 P.M. Berkeley, Calif. | Evans Diamond PROJECTED STARTERS Bears own a collective 198-to-73 strikeout-to-walk ratio. APRIL 23 WASHINGTON STATE * 6 P.M. CAL: 21 Jr. RHP Grant Holman 0-0 0.00 APRIL 24 WASHINGTON STATE * 3 P.M. USC: 55 R-So. RHP Chandler Champlain 1-2 5.02 APRIL 25 WASHINGTON STATE * 1 P.M. April 30 at Washington * 5 p.m. May 1 at Washington * 2 p.m. GAME 3 28 May 2 at Washington * 1 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 3 • 1 P.M. (PDT) Darren Baker has reached base safely in 28 consecutive MAY 4 SAN JOSE STATE * TBD Berkeley, Calif. | Evans Diamond games, a streak dating back to the 2020 season. The MAY 7 ARIZONA STATE * 6 P.M. PROJECTED STARTERS senior lead-off man carries an on-base percentage of MAY 8 ARIZONA STATE * 3 P.M. CAL: 35 Jr. RHP Sean Sullivan 2-1 4.45 .385 and is always a threat on the basepaths with 11 MAY 9 ARIZONA STATE * 1 P.M. USC: 30 R-So. LHP Alex Cornwell 3-2 4.99 stolen bases and 19 runs scored. MAY 14 STANFORD * 6 P.M. MAY 15 STANFORD * 3 P.M. MAY 16 STANFORD * 1 P.M. PROJECTED STARTERS May 17 at Stanford 6 p.m. May 21 at UCLA * 6 p.m. BY POSITION 17 May 22 at UCLA * 2 p.m. Pos. No. Name AVG. AB R H HR RBI OB% 40 8 May 23 at UCLA * 1 p.m. C 6 Cole Elvis .224 67 8 15 3 15 .257 3 2 MAY 27 OREGON * 6 P.M. 1B 25 Nathan Martorella .253 87 11 22 3 18 .347 26 25 MAY 28 OREGON * 3 P.M. 2B 2 Darren Baker .313 96 19 30 0 7 .385 3B 26 Quentin Selma .315 89 18 28 4 19 .385 MAY 29 OREGON * 12 P.M. SS 3 Keshawn Ogans .190 63 7 12 0 10 .278 LF 40 Nathan Manning .552 29 11 16 0 7 .606 * Pac-12 contest 6 CF 17 Dylan Beavers .321 84 18 27 8 23 .413 ^ Televised on the Pac-12 Network RF 8 John Lagattuta .302 53 11 16 2 9 .377 All times PT & subject to change DH 10 Hance Smith .292 24 8 7 3 5 .308 2 CALIFORNIA BASEBALL GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS WHAT TO KNOW HERE COME THE TROJANS A PITCHER’S BEST FRIEND INSTITUTION INFORMATION » The Bears welcome USC to Evans Diamond for their second Pac-12 series » Cal leads the Pac-12 and ranks eighth nationally with 20 double plays Institution University of California, Berkeley of the season this weekend (April 1-3). The series will be played Thursday defensively. The Bears have turned at least one in 17 of 23 games. Location Berkeley, Calif. through Saturday due to Easter Sunday. » Senior second baseman Darren Baker and sophomore shortstop Keshawn Enrollment 42,519 » Cal is seeking its first series win against the Trojans under head coach Ogans have both had a hand in 14 of those 20 double plays. Mike Neu. The Bears have lost two of three games in both series clashes » Baker, a 2019 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team selection, leads the conference Founded 1868 with USC since 2018. with 78 assists and owns a .982 fielding percentage, having committed just Colors Berkeley Blue, California Gold » USC is 4-2 in Pac-12 action, having swept Washington on the road before two errors in 114 total chances. Nickname Golden Bears losing two of three to UCLA at home last weekend. The Trojans most recently Chancellor Carol T. Christ picked up a midweek 4-3 win at Loyola Marymount Tuesday. PULLING THE DOUBLE SHIFT Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton » USC leads the Pac-12 in walks allowed per nine innings (3.09). » Steven Zobac’s effectiveness as a two-way player has been a highlight of Website www.CalBears.com » The Trojans were picked to finish sixth in the Pac-12 preseason coaches poll. the early season. In addition to making 20 defensive starts in the corner Affiliation NCAA Division I outfield positions Zobac has excelled in the closer role on the mound. Conference Pac-12 BOMBS AWAY » Zobac has yet to allow a run in 10.0 innings on the mound and owns an » Cal has slugged a Pac-12-leading 26 home runs and ranks 34th nationally. 12-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He leads Cal with three saves. Stadium (Capacity) Evans Diamond (2,500) » The Bears have homered in five straight games with multiple long balls in » Zobac took a 15-game reached-base streak into the CBU series finale Field Dimensions 320 (LF, RF); 365 (LC, RC); 395 (CF) four of those five contests. Cal has homered in 15 total games. is batting .208 with two home runs and seven RBI across 77 at bats. Athletics Department Office Phone (510) 642-0580 » Eight Bears have left the yard at least once, led by Pac-12 leader Dylan Baseball Office Phone (510) 643 6006 Beavers (8). Quentin Selma (4), Cole Elvis (3), Nathan Martorella (3) and TWINNING! Baseball Office Fax (510) 642-9591 Hance Smith (3) all have three or more. » Sophomore two-way player Steven Zobac and his twin sister, Kacey, have played key roles in the success of Cal’s baseball and softball programs this spring. COACHING STAFF THOROUGHBRED IS OFF TO THE RACES » Kacey, a catcher, is batting .294 with one home run and eight RBI in 13 Head Coach Mike Neu » Junior right-handed pitcher Grant Holman made his season debut last Friday games played (11 starts) for the Bears’ softball squad.