MARCH 30 • EXCITE BALLPARK • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA LIVE STATS: CALBEARS.COM • TV: MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 14-8 2-1 MIKE NEU -- OVERALL PAC-12 HEAD COACH RANKING SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS FEB. 19 PACIFIC W, 4-3 FEB. 20 PACIFIC L, 3-6 1-2 1-2 BRAD SANFILIPPO -- Feb. 21 at Pacific L, 2-5 OVERALL MOUNTAIN WEST 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 » Tuesday is Cal’s first midweek game of the season. MARCH 5 SAINT MARY’S W, 2-1 (11) » Cal has won 13 of 18 games since Feb. 25. March 6 at Saint Mary’s W, 4-2 » Cal is 82-40 all-time vs. SJSU and won the most March 7 at Saint Mary’s L, 3-8 recent meeting on March 10, 2020. It was Cal’s final game in 2020 before the season was canceled. 12-0 MARCH 12 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT L, 3-4 » Cal has not played at SJSU since March 20, 2013. Strike early, and often. Cal is 12-0 when it scores first MARCH 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (GAME 1) W, 11-5 and 7-2 when scoring at least once in the first inning this MARCH 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (GAME 2) W, 6-4 season. The Bears have scored 49 of their 132 total runs MARCH 14 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 7-1 WEEKLY OUTLOOK in the first three innings this season, including 14 in the MARCH 19 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST L, 7-0 opening frame. GAME 1 MARCH 20 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST W, 15-1 MARCH 21 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST W, 9-8 TUESDAY, MARCH 30 • 3 P.M. (PDT) March 26 at Utah *^ W, 9-0 San Jose, Calif. | Excite Ballpark PROJECTED STARTERS March 27 at Utah *^ W, 9-5 CAL: TBA 20 March 28 at Utah *^ L, 4-11 SJSU: TBA Roll it! The Bears lead the Pac-12 and rank eighth March 30 at San José State 3 p.m. nationally with 20 double plays defensively. Cal has APRIL 1 USC * 6 P.M. turned at least one double play in 17 of 22 games so far APRIL 2 USC * 3 P.M. GAME 2 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: TBA April 11 at Arizona * 1 p.m. USC: TBA April 13 at Saint Mary’s 3 p.m. 3.23 April 16 at Oregon State * 5:30 p.m. No free passes. Despite an uncharacteristic 10 walks GAME 3 April 17 at Oregon State * 1:30 p.m. allowed in their most recent loss 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 29th nationally by allowing 3.23 walks per nine innings. The APRIL 21 SAINT MARY’S 6 P.M. Berkeley, Calif. | Evans Diamond PROJECTED STARTERS Bears own a collective 191-to-70 strikeout-to-walk ratio. APRIL 23 WASHINGTON STATE * 6 P.M. CAL: TBA APRIL 24 WASHINGTON STATE * 3 P.M. USC: TBA APRIL 25 WASHINGTON STATE * 1 P.M. April 30 at Washington * 5 p.m. May 1 at Washington * 2 p.m. GAME 4 21+ May 2 at Washington * 1 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 3 • 1 P.M. (PDT) Darren Baker (27 games) and Quentin Selma (21) have MAY 4 SAN JOSE STATE * TBD Berkeley, Calif. | Evans Diamond pieced together impressive reached-base streaks so MAY 7 ARIZONA STATE * 6 P.M. PROJECTED STARTERS far this season. Baker’s streak dates back to the 2020 MAY 8 ARIZONA STATE * 3 P.M. CAL: TBA season. Five Bears have had reached-base streaks of 10 MAY 9 ARIZONA STATE * 1 P.M. USC: TBA games or more so far this season. 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 19 May 23 at UCLA * 1 p.m. C 6 Cole Elvis .206 63 7 13 2 12 .242 3 2 MAY 27 OREGON * 6 P.M. 1B 25 Nathan Martorella .241 83 10 20 3 18 .340 26 25 MAY 28 OREGON * 3 P.M. 2B 2 Darren Baker .319 91 18 29 0 7 .394 3B 26 Quentin Selma .329 85 18 28 4 19 .400 MAY 29 OREGON * 12 P.M. SS 3 Keshawn Ogans .190 63 7 12 0 10 .278 LF 40 Nathan Manning .600 25 10 15 0 6 .655 * Pac-12 contest 6 CF 17 Dylan Beavers .333 81 17 27 8 23 .420 ^ Televised on the Pac-12 Network RF 19 Steven Zobac .208 77 14 16 2 7 .295 All times PT & subject to change DH 8 John Lagattuta .300 50 10 15 1 6 .386 2 CALIFORNIA BASEBALL GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS WHAT TO KNOW WE’RE OFF TO SAN JOSE A PITCHER’S BEST FRIEND INSTITUTION INFORMATION » Cal will play at San José State for the first time since 2013 on Tuesday. The » Cal leads the Pac-12 and ranks eighth nationally with 20 double plays Institution University of California, Berkeley last time the two teams played in San Jose, Cal lost 3-1. defensively. The Bears have turned at least one in 17 of 22 games. Location Berkeley, Calif. » The Bears were slated to host Cal Poly on Tuesday before a schedule change » Senior second baseman Darren Baker and sophomore shortstop Keshawn Enrollment 42,519 was made. Cal and SJSU will play once more in Berkeley on May 4. Ogans have both had a hand in 14 of those 20 double plays. » Three Cal players list San Jose as their hometown, including Joe Ammirato, » Baker, a 2019 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team selection, leads the conference Founded 1868 Connor Mack and Steven Zobac. with 74 assists and owns a .982 fielding percentage, having committed just Colors Berkeley Blue, California Gold » Included on the SJSU roster is graduate transfer Max Flower, a four-year two errors in 109 total chances. Nickname Golden Bears member of the Cal baseball program. Flower played in 160 games Chancellor Carol T. Christ (138 starts) at Cal and owned a .272 average, 7 home runs and 77 RBI. PULLING THE DOUBLE SHIFT Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton » SJSU played its first three games of the season this past weekend, losing » Steven Zobac’s effectiveness as a two-way player has been a highlight of Website www.CalBears.com two of three to San Diego State at home. The Spartans suspended all the early season. In addition to making 20 defensive starts in the corner Affiliation NCAA Division I baseball activities due to COVID-19 protocols in late January. outfield positions Zobac has excelled in the closer role on the mound. Conference Pac-12 » Zobac has yet to allow a run in 10.0 innings on the mound and owns an BOMBS AWAY 12-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He leads Cal with three saves. Stadium (Capacity) Evans Diamond (2,500) » The Bears have slugged 24 home runs, ranking 41st nationally and third in » Zobac took a 15-game reached-base streak into the CBU series finale Field Dimensions 320 (LF, RF); 365 (LC, RC); 395 (CF) the Pac-12, just one behind co-leaders Arizona & Stanford (25). is batting .208 with two home runs and seven RBI across 77 at bats. Athletics Department Office Phone (510) 642-0580 » Cal has hit at least one home run in 14 games, including four straight. The Baseball Office Phone (510) 643 6006 Bears have six games with two or more home runs. TWINNING! Baseball Office Fax (510) 642-9591 » Eight Bears have left the yard at least once, led by Pac-12 leader Dylan » Sophomore two-way player Steven Zobac and his twin sister, Kacey, have Beavers (8). Quentin Selma (4), Nathan Martorella (3) and Hance Smith all played key roles in the success of Cal’s baseball and softball programs this spring. COACHING STAFF have three or more. Martorella and Smith both have a two-HR game. » Kacey, a catcher, is batting .294 with one home run and eight RBI in 13 Head Coach Mike Neu games played (11 starts) for the Bears’ softball squad. HIT ‘EM WHERE THEY AIN’T » The twins starred at Valley Christian HS in San Jose before arriving in Berkeley. Assistant Coach (Recruiting Coordinator) Noah Jackson » The world’s hottest bat might belong to Cal sophomore Nathan Manning. Assistant Coach Matt Flemer » Since cracking the starting lineup on March 20, Manning is batting .667 LUCKY LEFTIES Volunteer Assistant Coach Chad Highberger (14-for-21) with six RBI, two doubles and eight runs scored. » Mike Neu’s lineup card has been lefty-heavy this season. The Bears have » The torrid streak started with Manning going 5-for-5 with four RBI in stacked the lineup with at least five left-handed batters in all 22 games.