MAY 21-23 • JACKIE ROBINSON STADIUM • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA WATCH: UCLA LIVE STREAM 2 • LIVE STATS: CALBEARS.COM CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 26-23 12-12 MIKE NEU -- OVERALL PAC-12 HEAD COACH RANKING SCHEDULE UCLA BRUINS RECORD 26-23 31-16 14-10 JOHN SAVAGE 18 PAC-12 12-12 OVERALL PAC-12 HEAD COACH RANKING NON-CONFERENCE 14-11 HOME 17-10 AWAY 9-13 NEUTRAL 0-0 STREAK L1 BATTING PRACTICE WEEKEND OUTLOOK DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) » Cal continues to make a late push for a postseason GAME 1 FEB. 19 PACIFIC W, 4-3 berth with six regular-season games remaining. The FEB. 20 PACIFIC L, 3-6 Bears are 98th in RPI but can make a case for an at- FRIDAY, MAY 21 • 6 P.M. (PDT) Feb. 21 at Pacific L, 2-5 large bid with a strong finish against #18 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium | Los Angeles, California Feb. 22 at Pacific L, 6-7 (25th in RPI) and #6 Oregon (13th in RPI). PROJECTED STARTERS FEB. 25 SAN FRANCISCO W, 4-2 » Cal is seeking its first series win at Jackie CAL: 34 So. RHP Josh White 4-2 1.93 FEB. 26 SAN FRANCISCO W, 4-3 Robinson Stadium since 2009. Cal’s last overall UCLA: 24 Sr. RHP Zach Pettway 1-4 4.45 Feb. 27 at San Francisco L, 6-10 series win against UCLA came in 2018 in Berkeley. Feb. 28 at San Francisco W, 5-1 » The Bears won the Big Series vs. #12 Stanford last MARCH 4 SAINT MARY’S W, 16-3 weekend, earning their first series win against a GAME 2 MARCH 5 SAINT MARY’S W, 2-1 (11) nationally-ranked opponent since taking two of three SATURDAY, MAY 22 • 2 P.M. (PDT) vs. then-#15 UCLA on March 29-31, 2018 in Berkeley. March 6 at Saint Mary’s W, 4-2 Jackie Robinson Stadium | Los Angeles, California March 7 at Saint Mary’s L, 3-8 » Friday starter Josh White leads the Pac-12 and ranks 19th nationally in ERA (1.93). PROJECTED STARTERS MARCH 12 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT L, 3-4 CAL: 35 Jr. RHP Sean Sullivan 3-5 3.57 MARCH 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (GAME 1) W, 11-5 » Dylan Beavers ranks second in the Pac-12 in home runs (14) and is closely followed by teammate UCLA: 3 Jr. RHP Sean Mullen 9-1 2.77 MARCH 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (GAME 2) W, 6-4 Quentin Selma (11), who homered in three MARCH 14 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 7-1 consecutive games last weekend. Cal’s 51 home GAME 3 MARCH 19 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST L, 7-0 runs as a team are the fourth-most in the conference. MARCH 20 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST W, 15-1 » Darren Baker is just eight hits shy of 200 for his SUNDAY, MAY 23 • 1 P.M. (PDT) MARCH 21 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST W, 9-8 career with six regular-season games remaining. The Jackie Robinson Stadium | Los Angeles, California March 26 at Utah *^ W, 9-0 do-it-all senior continues to lead the Pac-12 in PROJECTED STARTERS March 27 at Utah *^ W, 9-5 defensive assists (144) and is seventh nationally in CAL: 21 Jr. RHP Grant Holman 1-2 3.00 March 28 at Utah *^ L, 4-11 stolen bases (26). UCLA: 55 Jr. RHP Jesse Bergin 4-3 4.76 March 30 at San José State L, 7-10 » The Bears’ pitching staff ranks fifth in the Pac-12 in APRIL 1 USC * L, 1-6 walks allowed per nine innings (3.55). In conference APRIL 2 USC * W, 4-3 play, Cal has issued four walks or less in 18 of 24 BY THE NUMBERS APRIL 3 USC * W, 5-1 games played. April 6 at Stanford L, 3-4 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 21-9 April 13 at Saint Mary’s W, 3-2 CAL vs. UCLA Cal’s win-loss results have often lived and died by the home run April 16 at Oregon State * L, 8-15 this season; the Bears are 21-9 when homering at least once, but April 17 at Oregon State * L, 1-2 LAST TEN MEETINGS (4-6) 5-14 when going homerless. Cal has homered in 10 of the past April 18 at Oregon State * L, 3-5 DATE RESULT LOCATION 12 games, including twice in 3 games vs. Stanford last weekend. APRIL 21 SAINT MARY’S L, 3-6 04/03/16 W, 5-3 Berkeley APRIL 23 WASHINGTON STATE *^ W, 3-2 03/24/17 L, 5-9 Los Angeles APRIL 24 WASHINGTON STATE *^ L, 2-4 03/25/17 L, 4-8 Los Angeles APRIL 25 WASHINGTON STATE *^ L, 3-4 03/26/17 L, 0-20 Los Angeles April 30 at Washington * W, 9-0 03/29/18 W, 5-2 Berkeley 9.0 03/30/18 L, 2-4 Berkeley May 1 at Washington * W, 5-1 03/31/18 W, 8-3 Berkeley Right-handed relief pitcher Mitchell Scott has had the hot hand May 2 at Washington * W, 3-2 04/18/19 L, 7-8 Los Angeles of late. In his past seven appearances on the mound, Scott hasn’t MAY 4 SAN JOSE STATE W, 18-10 04/19/19 W, 4-1 Los Angeles allowed a run through 9.0 hitless innings while striking out 11 and MAY 7 ARIZONA STATE * W, 7-2 04/20/19 L, 1-6 Los Angeles issuing just three walks. Opponents are batting .193 against him. 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 40 May 21 at #18 UCLA * 6 p.m. Pos. No. Name AVG. AB R H HR RBI OB% 19 17 May 22 at #18 UCLA * 2 p.m. C 6 Cole Elvis .204 147 20 30 7 27 .267 3 2 May 23 at #18 UCLA * 1 p.m. 1B 25 Nathan Martorella .221 172 18 38 4 26 .330 MAY 27 OREGON *^ 6 P.M. 2B 2 Darren Baker .327 196 36 64 0 15 .404 26 25 MAY 28 OREGON *^ 6 P.M. 3B 26 Quentin Selma .276 185 36 51 11 39 .343 MAY 29 OREGON *^ 1 P.M. SS 3 Keshawn Ogans .214 145 19 31 2 19 .287 * Pac-12 contest LF 19 Steven Zobac .234 141 27 33 4 14 .347 6 ^ Televised on the Pac-12 Network CF 40 Nathan Manning .299 127 23 38 1 20 .378 All times PT & subject to change RF 17 Dylan Beavers .303 185 35 56 14 42 .401 DH 8 John Lagattuta .233 133 15 31 3 20 .293 2 CALIFORNIA BASEBALL GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS WHAT TO KNOW POSTSEASON PUSH BOMBS AWAY INSTITUTION INFORMATION » Cal needs an impressive finish to the regular season if it hopes to earn an » Cal’s success with the long ball has made up for some offensive Institution University of California, Berkeley at-large berth into the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The Bears currently rank inconsistencies throughout the 2021 season. The Bears are 21-9 when Location Berkeley, Calif. 98th in RPI, a slight jump after splitting four games against homering at least once, but just 5-14 when they’re held inside the ballpark. Enrollment 42,519 #12/#15 Stanford on May 14-17 (including a Pac-12 series win). » Cal homered seven times in four games against Stanford from May 14-17 » Though it faces an uphill battle, Cal can quickly climb the RPI ranks with and has hit at least one home run in 10 of 12 games dating back to April 25. Founded 1868 multiple wins against its final two opponents, #18 UCLA (25th in RPI) and » Cal’s 51 home runs rank fourth in the Pac-12. Colors Berkeley Blue, California Gold #6 Oregon (13th in RPI). Cal hosts Oregon on May 27-29 in Berkeley. » Dylan Beavers owns 14 of those 51 home runs, ranking second in the Pac-12. Nickname Golden Bears » Cal reached the 2019 NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed with an at-large » 10 Bears have homered at least once. Dylan Beavers (14), Quentin Selma Chancellor Carol T. Christ bid, marking the first time the Bears played in the postseason since 2015. (11), Cole Elvis (7), Steven Zobac (4), Nathan Martorella (4), John Lagattuta Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton (3) and Hance Smith (3) all have 3-plus. Website www.CalBears.com BIG SERIES SECURED Affiliation NCAA Division I » Cal’s latest jump in the RPI rankings was a result of winning two of three RISING STAR Conference Pac-12 games against rival Stanford in the Big Series last weekend. After dropping » Dylan Beavers has anchored Cal’s lineup all season during an impressive the series opener, 9-2, Cal bested 12th-ranked Stanford 5-4 on a walk-off in sophomore season in Berkeley. He leads Cal in home runs (14), RBI (42), Stadium (Capacity) Evans Diamond (2,500) game two and 9-5 in the series finale. doubles (9), slugging percentage (.600) and triples (2) while batting .303. Field Dimensions 320 (LF, RF); 365 (LC, RC); 395 (CF) » It was Cal’s first Big Series win since 2014 and its first in Berkeley since 2009.