APRIL 6 • SUNKEN DIAMOND • STANFORD, CALIFORNIA LIVE STATS: CALBEARS.COM • STREAM: STANFORD LIVE STREAM CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 16-10 4-2 MIKE NEU -- OVERALL PAC-12 HEAD COACH RANKING SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) STANFORD CARDINAL FEB. 19 PACIFIC W, 4-3 FEB. 20 PACIFIC L, 3-6 16-5 4-2 DAVID ESQUER -- 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 and Stanford will clash five times this season, MARCH 5 SAINT MARY’S W, 2-1 (11) including a pair of non-conference games in Stanford March 6 at Saint Mary’s W, 4-2 and a three-game Pac-12 series in Berkeley. March 7 at Saint Mary’s L, 3-8 » Stanford (31) and Cal (28) rank 1-2 in the Pac-12 in home runs. Cal’s Dylan Beavers ranks second 14-0 MARCH 12 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT L, 3-4 individually with eight. Strike early, and often. Cal is 14-0 when it scores first MARCH 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (GAME 1) W, 11-5 and 9-2 when scoring at least once in the first inning this MARCH 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (GAME 2) W, 6-4 WEEKEND OUTLOOK season. The Bears have scored 63 of their 149 total runs MARCH 14 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 7-1 in the first three innings this season, including 18 in the MARCH 19 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST L, 7-0 opening frame, 21 in the second and 24 in the third. GAME 1 MARCH 20 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST W, 15-1 MARCH 21 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST W, 9-8 TUESDAY, APRIL 6 • 6 P.M. (PDT) March 26 at Utah *^ W, 9-0 Stanford, Calif.| Sunken Diamond PROJECTED STARTERS March 27 at Utah *^ W, 9-5 CAL: 14 Jr. RHP Nick Proctor 2-1 6.35 21 March 28 at Utah *^ L, 4-11 STAN: TBA Roll it! The Bears lead the Pac-12 and rank 21st March 30 at San José State L, 7-10 nationally with 21 double plays defensively. Cal has APRIL 1 USC * L, 1-6 turned at least one double play in 18 of 26 games so far APRIL 2 USC * W, 4-3 GAME 2 this season. Darren Baker and Keshawn Ogans have both APRIL 3 USC * W, 5-1 FRIDAY, APRIL 9 • 5 P.M. (PDT) had a hand in 15 of the 21 double plays. April 6 at Stanford 6 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. | Hi Corbett Field April 9 at Arizona * 5 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS April 10 at Arizona * 5 p.m. CAL: TBA April 11 at Arizona * 12 p.m. ARIZ: TBA April 13 at Saint Mary’s 3 p.m. 3.29 April 16 at Oregon State * 5:30 p.m. Cal’s pitching staff is third in the Pac-12 and ranks 29th GAME 3 April 17 at Oregon State * 1:30 p.m. nationally by allowing 3.29 walks per nine innings. The April 18 at Oregon State * 12:05 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 10 • 5 P.M. (PDT) Bears have issues three walks or less in 17 of 26 games and additionally own a collective 221-to-84 strikeout-to- APRIL 21 SAINT MARY’S 6 P.M. Tucson, Ariz. | Hi Corbett Field PROJECTED STARTERS walk ratio (2.63). APRIL 23 WASHINGTON STATE * 6 P.M. CAL: TBA APRIL 24 WASHINGTON STATE * 3 P.M. ARIZ: TBA APRIL 25 WASHINGTON STATE * 1 P.M. April 30 at Washington * 5 p.m. May 1 at Washington * 2 p.m. GAME 4 31 May 2 at Washington * 1 p.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 11 • 12 P.M. (PDT) Darren Baker has reached base safely in 31 consecutive MAY 4 SAN JOSE STATE * TBD Tucson, Ariz. | Hi Corbett Field 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: TBA .398 and is always a threat on the basepaths with 14 MAY 9 ARIZONA STATE * 1 P.M. ARIZ: TBA stolen bases and 22 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 .205 78 8 16 3 15 .244 3 2 MAY 27 OREGON * 6 P.M. 1B 25 Nathan Martorella .235 98 11 23 3 19 .327 26 25 MAY 28 OREGON * 3 P.M. 2B 2 Darren Baker .311 106 22 33 0 7 .398 3B 26 Quentin Selma .313 99 20 31 6 25 .388 MAY 29 OREGON * 12 P.M. SS 3 Keshawn Ogans .181 72 7 13 0 10 .268 LF 40 Nathan Manning .500 40 15 20 0 7 .565 * Pac-12 contest 6 CF 17 Dylan Beavers .316 95 19 30 8 24 .415 ^ Televised on the Pac-12 Network RF 8 John Lagattuta .274 62 11 17 2 11 .338 All times PT & subject to change DH 10 Hance Smith .313 32 8 10 3 5 .361 2 CALIFORNIA BASEBALL GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS WHAT TO KNOW CAL-STANFORD, ROUND 1 » Selma batted .500 (7-for-14) with five RBI in Cal’s first Pac-12 series at INSTITUTION INFORMATION » Cal will face rival Stanford five times this spring, starting with Tuesday’s Utah (March 26-28) and blasted two home runs with six RBI in the Bears’ Institution University of California, Berkeley non-conference midweek clash at Sunken Diamond. series win vs. USC (April 1-3). Location Berkeley, Calif. » The two rivals will play their three-game Pac-12 series in Berkeley on May » Selma carried a 21-game reached-base streak into March 30’s game at San Jose State, but saw it snapped with an 0-for-4 effort. Selma leads the Enrollment 42,519 14-16 before clashing once more in Stanford on May 17 (non-conference). » Stanford went 2-2 last week, falling at Sacramento State before taking two team in multi-hit games (11) and has anchored the cleanup spot in the lineup. Founded 1868 of three at Washington State in conference play over the weekend. » An All-Pac-12 First Team selection as a sophomore in 2019, Selma owns the Colors Berkeley Blue, California Gold » Cal bested Stanford, 8-4, on Feb. 25, 2020 in their most recent meeting. most career home runs of any active Cal player (17). Nickname Golden Bears » The Cardinal was picked fifth in the Pac-12 Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll. Chancellor Carol T. Christ » Stanford is helmed by David Esquer, who formerly led Cal’s program for 18 A PITCHER’S BEST FRIEND Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton seasons. At Cal, Esquer totaled a 525-467-2 record and led the Bears to the » Cal leads the Pac-12 and ranks 21st nationally with 20 double plays Website www.CalBears.com postseason five times, highlighted by the storybook run to the 2011 CWS. defensively. The Bears have turned at least one in 18 of 26 games. Affiliation NCAA Division I » Current Cal head coach Mike Neu was an assistant coach under Esquer » Senior second baseman Darren Baker and sophomore shortstop Keshawn Ogans have both had a hand in 15 of those 20 double plays. Conference Pac-12 from 2012-15, while Cal assistant coaches Noah Jackson and Matt Flemer both played under Esquer. » Baker, a 2019 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team selection, leads the conference Stadium (Capacity) Evans Diamond (2,500) with 89 assists and owns a .985 fielding percentage, having committed just Field Dimensions 320 (LF, RF); 365 (LC, RC); 395 (CF) BOMBS AWAY two errors in 130 total chances. Athletics Department Office Phone (510) 642-0580 » Cal has slugged 28 home runs, ranking second in the Pac-12 and 40th Baseball Office Phone (510) 643 6006 nationally through 26 games played. LOOKING LIKE A THOROUGHBRED Baseball Office Fax (510) 642-9591 » The Bears have homered in seven of their past eight games, with multiple » Staff ace Grant Holman’s return to the mound has proven to be worth the wait. long balls in four of those contests. Cal has homered in 17 total games. » The junior RHP has made two starts at Utah and vs. USC after missing the COACHING STAFF » Eight Bears have left the yard at least once, led by Pac-12 leader Dylan first five weeks of the 2021 season due to injury (bicep tendonitis). » In the two starts, Holman has 10 strikeouts in 7.2 innings and has allowed Head Coach Mike Neu Beavers (8). Quentin Selma (6), Cole Elvis (3), Nathan Martorella (3) and Hance Smith (3) all have three or more. just one run on two hits. Opposing batters are hitting .083 against him. Both Assistant Coach (Recruiting Coordinator) Noah Jackson starts have been limited on pitch counts. Assistant Coach Matt Flemer EVANS DIAMOND MAGIC » At Utah, Holman tossed 3.0 scoreless frames while striking out four batters. Volunteer Assistant Coach Chad Highberger » Late-inning drama has been a regular theme at Evans Diamond this spring, » Against USC, Holman retired 13 of 14 Trojans before allowing his first hit of as the Bears have tallied five walk-off victories.