MAY 27-29 • EVANS DIAMOND • BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA WATCH: PAC-12 NETWORK • LIVE STATS: CALBEARS.COM CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 28-24 14-13 MIKE NEU -- OVERALL PAC-12 HEAD COACH RANKING (D1) SCHEDULE OREGON DUCKS RECORD 28-24 35-13 18-9 MARK WASIKOWSKI 10 PAC-12 14-13 OVERALL PAC-12 HEAD COACH RANKING (D1) NON-CONFERENCE 14-11 HOME 17-10 AWAY 11-14 NEUTRAL 0-0 STREAK L1 BATTING PRACTICE WEEKEND OUTLOOK DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) » Cal continues to make a late-season push for GAME 1 FEB. 19 PACIFIC W, 4-3 the postseason, strengthening its argument with nine FEB. 20 PACIFIC L, 3-6 wins in its past 14 games along with back-to-back THURSDAY, MAY 27 • 6 P.M. (PDT) Feb. 21 at Pacific L, 2-5 series victories against then-#12 Stanford & then- Evans Diamond | Berkeley, California Feb. 22 at Pacific L, 6-7 #18 UCLA. Five of those nine wins have been against PROJECTED STARTERS FEB. 25 SAN FRANCISCO W, 4-2 teams ranked 35th or better in RPI. CAL: 34 So. RHP Josh White 5-2 2.04 FEB. 26 SAN FRANCISCO W, 4-3 » The Bears are 83rd in RPI & seventh in Pac-12 UO: 16 Jr. LHP Robert Ahlstrom 7-3 2.10 Feb. 27 at San Francisco L, 6-10 standings, but can make jumps in both with a series Feb. 28 at San Francisco W, 5-1 win against the Ducks. MARCH 4 SAINT MARY’S W, 16-3 » There is plenty to play for on both sides of the series, GAME 2 MARCH 5 SAINT MARY’S W, 2-1 (11) as Oregon can still earn a share of the Pac-12 FRIDAY, MAY 28 • 6 P.M. (PDT) regular-season title with a sweep of Cal. March 6 at Saint Mary’s W, 4-2 Evans Diamond | Berkeley, California March 7 at Saint Mary’s L, 3-8 » Cal won the most recent head-to-head series against Oregon in 2019, taking two of three games in PROJECTED STARTERS MARCH 12 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT L, 3-4 CAL: 35 Jr. RHP Sean Sullivan 3-5 3.61 MARCH 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (GAME 1) W, 11-5 Berkeley. The Bears are 3-3 vs. UO under Mike Neu. » Josh White continues to lead the Pac-12 in ERA UO: 33 Jr. RHP Cullen Kafka 5-3 2.56 MARCH 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (GAME 2) W, 6-4 (2.04) and is among the conference’s best in MARCH 14 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 7-1 strikeouts per nine innings (12.09) and WHIP (1.10). GAME 3 MARCH 19 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST L, 7-0 » Cole Elvis was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week MARCH 20 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST W, 15-1 on Monday after batting .529 (9-for-17) with seven SATURDAY, MAY 29 • 1 P.M. (PDT) MARCH 21 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST W, 9-8 RBI & four XBH throughout a four-game week against Evans Diamond | Berkeley, California March 26 at Utah *^ W, 9-0 #15 Stanford & #18 UCLA. PROJECTED STARTERS March 27 at Utah *^ W, 9-5 » Darren Baker is three hits shy of 200 for his CAL: 21 Jr. RHP Grant Holman 1-3 3.61 March 28 at Utah *^ L, 4-11 career. The do-it-all senior has reached base in 56 of UO: 3 Jr. RHP Brett Walker 6-2 3.84 March 30 at San José State L, 7-10 57 games dating back to 2020 and is among APRIL 1 USC * L, 1-6 Pac-12 leaders in hits (69), stolen bases (27), APRIL 2 USC * W, 4-3 batting average (.330), runs (39), OBP (.408) and BY THE NUMBERS APRIL 3 USC * W, 5-1 defensive assists (150). April 6 at Stanford L, 3-4 » Cal is 17-10 at Evans Diamond so far this season. April 9 at #22 Arizona * L, 1-5 April 10 at #22 Arizona * L, 3-4 SERIES HISTORY April 11 at #22 Arizona * W, 9-1 9 April 13 at Saint Mary’s W, 3-2 CAL vs. OREGON Nine Golden Bear seniors – Darren Baker, Rueben Drogin, John April 16 at Oregon State * L, 8-15 Lagattuta, Connor Mack, Carson Olson, Connor Oswalt, Quentin Selma, April 17 at Oregon State * L, 1-2 LAST 10 MEETINGS (4-6) Hance Smith & Jack Wolger – will be honored for their contributions April 18 at Oregon State * L, 3-5 DATE RESULT LOCATION to the Cal baseball program during a pregame ceremony Saturday. APRIL 21 SAINT MARY’S L, 3-6 04/10/16 L, 5-11 Eugene APRIL 23 WASHINGTON STATE *^ W, 3-2 03/17/17 L, 1-7 Berkeley APRIL 24 WASHINGTON STATE *^ L, 2-4 03/18/17 L, 2-13 Berkeley APRIL 25 WASHINGTON STATE *^ L, 3-4 03/18/17 W, 4-1 Berkeley April 30 at Washington * W, 9-0 03/24/18 L, 5-8 Eugene 22-10 03/24/18 L, 2-7 Eugene May 1 at Washington * W, 5-1 03/25/18 W, 5-3 Eugene Home runs have played a big role in Cal’s late-season surge toward May 2 at Washington * W, 3-2 04/26/19 W, 8-7 Berkeley a potential postseason berth. Cal has hit 24 dingers in the past 15 MAY 4 SAN JOSE STATE W, 18-10 04/27/19 W, 10-5 Berkeley games, including 8 multi-HR games. The Bears are 22-10 this season MAY 7 ARIZONA STATE * W, 7-2 04/28/19 L, 4-12 Berkeley when they hit a home run but just 6-14 when held homerless. MAY 8 ARIZONA STATE * L, 3-6 MAY 9 ARIZONA STATE * L, 2-7 MAY 14 #12 STANFORD * L, 2-9 PROJECTED STARTERS MAY 15 #12 STANFORD * W, 5-4 MAY 16 #12 STANFORD * W, 9-5 May 17 at #15 Stanford L, 6-7 (12) BY POSITION (BASED ON LAST GAME PLAYED) 40 May 21 at #18 UCLA * W, 14-2 Pos. No. Name AVG. AB R H HR RBI OB% 19 17 May 22 at #18 UCLA * W, 4-2 C 6 Cole Elvis .238 160 21 38 8 33 .293 3 2 May 23 at #18 UCLA * L, 4-7 1B 25 Nathan Martorella .222 185 21 41 5 29 .327 MAY 27 #10 OREGON *^ 6 P.M. 2B 2 Darren Baker .330 209 39 69 0 15 .408 26 25 MAY 28 #10 OREGON *^ 6 P.M. 3B 26 Quentin Selma .287 195 40 56 12 42 .357 MAY 29 #10 OREGON *^ 1 P.M. SS 3 Keshawn Ogans .219 155 23 34 2 22 .299 * Pac-12 contest LF 19 Steven Zobac .245 155 30 38 5 19 .348 6 ^ Televised on the Pac-12 Network CF 40 Nathan Manning .277 137 23 38 1 21 .355 All times PT & subject to change RF 17 Dylan Beavers .305 197 38 60 15 43 .405 DH 39 Jag Burden .207 58 7 12 0 1 .270 2 CALIFORNIA BASEBALL GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS STORYLINES POSTSEASON PUSH BOMBS AWAY INSTITUTION INFORMATION » Cal can bolster its case for an at-large bid to the 64-team NCAA Regional » Bears dig the long ball. Cal’s ability to hit the ball out of the park has played Institution University of California, Berkeley field with a strong finish against Oregon this week. The Ducks are Cal’s a role in its strong play down the stretch this spring. Location Berkeley, Calif. highest-ranked opponent faced all season. » Cal has hit 24 home runs in its past 15 games, including eight multi-home Enrollment 42,519 » The Bears are seventh in the Pac-12 standings and 84th in the latest RPI run games, dating back to April 25. The Bears homered seven times in four rankings, but have hit their stride at the right time by winning nine of their games against rival #12 Stanford on May 14-17 and smacked four in their Founded 1868 past 13 games, including five against teams ranked 35th or better in RPI. series-opening 14-2 win at #18 UCLA on May 21. Colors Berkeley Blue, California Gold » Cal has won two straight Pac-12 series against ranked opponents in #12 » Cal’s 56 home runs rank second in the Pac-12 behind Stanford (62). Nickname Golden Bears Stanford and at #18 UCLA. » The Bears are 22-10 when hitting at least one home run, but 6-14 without one. Chancellor Carol T. Christ » Cal reached the 2019 NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed with an at-large » Dylan Beavers owns 15 of Cal’s 56 home runs, ranking second in the Pac-12. Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton bid, marking the first time the Bears played in the postseason since 2015. » 10 Bears have hit at least one home run, and nine of those 10 have homered Website www.CalBears.com at least twice. Dylan Beavers (15), Quentin Selma (12), Cole Elvis (8), Steven Affiliation NCAA Division I HOME SUCCESSES Zobac (5), Nathan Martorella (5), John Lagattuta (3) and Hance Smith (3) have 3-plus. Conference Pac-12 » Cal looks to finish strong at home with three games left at Evans Diamond. » The Bears are 17-10 at home, including a 6-6 mark in Pac-12 play. THE NAME’S BAKER, DARREN BAKER Stadium (Capacity) Evans Diamond (2,500) » The success at home isn’t unexpected. Cal is 57-30 in 87 total home games » Darren Baker is doing it all for Cal in his senior season in Berkeley.