Cal Softball headed to Norman, Oklahoma Regional

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Weather delay in the 5th inning. Going to be a late night for the Bears.
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Schroeder71 said:

My Live Stats has been stuck in the T5th with two outs. Cal leads 2-0. I have been watching the Giants game and following the Live Stats to track the Bears. What is the status of the game?


Game is in a weather delay at the point you noted. Appears to be the usual protocol that when lightning is seen in the area, play stops and then resumes 45 minutes after the last lightning sighting.
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Schroeder71 said:

My Live Stats has been stuck in the T5th with two outs. Cal leads 2-0. I have been watching the Giants game and following the Live Stats to track the Bears. What is the status of the game?
Another weather delay due to lightning
BearSD
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TV says game will resume at 8:40 pm Pacific time.
gmunay
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Just finished watching UCSB eliminate ASU in a 10 inning thriller and now that I switch back to the Cal/Omaha broadcast on ESPN+, the teams are back on the field warming up. Says game will restart at 8:40
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De Nava throwing a gem so far. I'm excited to see her evolve into a true #1 next year. She's got phenomenal upward movement.
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Quiroga solo HR in the top of the 6th. Cal up 3-0 going to the bottom half of the 6th.
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De Nava strands a runner after a single in the bottom of the 6th. Top of the 7th now, Cal up 3-0.
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Marshall with a solo HR in the top of the 7th, Cal up 4-0!
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De Nava closes it out 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 7th for the 4-0 shutout win!
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Great response by the bears. One game at a time. Let's
fight tomorrow.
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What an outstanding performance from De Nava! I would like to see Coach Spencer give her the start tomorrow to give the Sooners a different look.
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california golden bears 4
omaha mavericks 0

them 37-20 bears are advancing to sunday's must win doubleheader against them super low gpa oklahoma sooners on their host field at the ncca regionals thx to home run bombs by bad azz catcher lagi quiroga (12 hrs on the season), smooth fielding senior shortstop acacia anders & rookie 3rd baseman nailyn marshall


freshman junkball ace miranda de nava (13-5) tossed the flawless shutout pitching ahead in the count (issuing only 2 walks)

the bears will be able to host ncca regionals (current facility is not ncca sanctioned for hosting ncca tournaments games) once the new stadium is constructed


the field of dreams (if u build it they will come to berkeley)#
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Heads up defense by the Bears catches the Oklahoma leadoff hitter trying to steal third.

De Nava faces the minimum in the 1st.
Schroeder71
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Is it data-streamed? I'm following Live Stats only. I found it on the Oklahoma website so I'm ok. Sam Landry looks better today than she did against the Bears last time.

De Nava is a fly ball pitcher who only got a single ground ball out vs Omaha. The Sooners will kill her with their power. This is a bad matchup for the freshman. Remove De Nava now-it's batting practice for Oklahoma with no outs and they're in control, 4-0. Three extra base hits in 2 innings.

Allyssa Herrera fans again and is hitless. Why play her? I would put Holly Medina (my former nemesis) who has improved quite a bit over the course of the season.

Annabel Teperson brought in relief in the T3rd to get ground balls. Quiroga gave a way an out on a missed suicide sqeeze bunt, but the Bears escape with all of the ground balls vs AT.
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Felt like Da Nava was in her own head in that inning, walked a batter she had down two strikes and then threw a meatball on 3-2 that Agbayani saw coming because she crushed it and she only had three homers, so she knew Da Nava was just trying to throw a strike. That can make all the difference against the No. 2 team, just a few at bats. Now Cal's in a hole.
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A freshman "mistake" on the big stage. Facing powerhouse Oklahoma on their home field is a daunting task. A far cry from Omaha.

Great experience for her.

Go Miranda!! Go Bears!!
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Elon Butler.... come on kid. You've got to pay attention. Just a complete mental lapse runs into a double play.

4-1 Oklahoma
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Bonehead base runner, Elon Butler, doubled off of second base on a fly ball out to LF by Anders. She was at third base when the ball was caught. Btw, it was a high fly ball easy catch.

Pickering belts her 3rd HR in two days vs Cal pitching with 9 RBIs. The game is over, 8-1. Teperson yanked. Reimers yields a monster HR into the parking lot on her initial batter, Parker. Run-rule is in effect, 9-1.

High flyball to right field but RF Butler runs over 2B Phillips and neither catches the ball. Cal makes so many fundamental misplays that they can not be a winner until they clean up "the mess". You could see Mia was ticked off at Elon.

There are no outs with it 10-1. It's embarrassing! Corri Hicks is pinch hitting as a freshman from Archbishop Mitty. She singles infield to make it 11-1. I'm outta here. Bears need major improvements for next season.
gwashburn14
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In order for Cal to even remain competitive against the country's elite, it has to have elite pitching. The Bears can't stop Oklahoma from bombing homers and Cal doesn't have enough offense to get into a shootout. If nothing changes, then this is as far as the Bears will get each season.
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Schroeder71 said:

Bonehead base runner, Elon Butler, doubled off of second base on a fly ball out to LF by Anders. She was at third base when the ball was caught. Btw, it was a high fly ball easy catch.

Pickering belts her 3rd HR in two vs Cal pitching with 9 RBIs. The game is over, 8-1. Teperson yanked. Reimers yields a monster HR into the parking lot on her initial batter, Parker. Run-rule is in effect, 9-1.

High flyball to right field but RF Butler runs over 2B Phillips and neither catches the ball. Cal makes so many fundamental misplays that they can not be a winner until they clean up "the mess". You could see Mia was ticked off at Elon.

There are no outs with it 10-1. It's embarrassing! Corri Hicks is pinch hitting as a freshman from Archbishop Mitty. She singles infield to make it 11-1. I'm outta here. Bears need major improvements for next season.
Elon was running like she thought it was 2 outs instead of just 1. Not to excuse Elon but this is also on 3b coach Cuico for not reminding the player of the situation and she should have been telling Elon to get back to 2b much earlier (if she did at all).
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Oklahoma on their home field is a tough game for all but the very best

We aren't there yet, but had a good season, and came in second in the group
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gwashburn14 said:

Felt like Da Nava was in her own head in that inning, walked a batter she had down two strikes and then threw a meatball on 3-2 that Agbayani saw coming because she crushed it and she only had three homers, so she knew Da Nava was just trying to throw a strike. That can make all the difference against the No. 2 team, just a few at bats. Now Cal's in a hole.
The same Agbayani who I asked why we were not recruiting when she was in high school in Hawaii? Her sister played for Cal for crying out loud. I recalled someone replying back saying she wasn't good enough for Cal. Apparently she was good enough to play for Oklahoma though. Sigh.
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Congrats on making it to the regional final, Bears.

I'd be thrilled to never have to go to Oklahoma again. The good news is that it's crystal clear what we need to improve on to reach the next level. Some of that will be addressed with the incoming recruiting class, but hopefully each player is also making a commitment this offseason to elevate their game.

Excited for the new stadium and hopeful for a Super Regional appearance next year.
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Looking at the Oklahoma lineup full of players from California, it seems like Cal is full of Oklahoma rejects. It would be nice for them to play for their state.
Shocky1
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the softball program gotta opportunity to lead the nation in homeruns next season while they play in a temporary ballpark while the new facility is under construction

the savvy innovative marketing/branding move would be to play the stanford home game at memorial stadium or something in the quest to set the national ncca attendance record for a women's softball game which wuz established this season when the bears beat the cards at the stanford football season...NEW fans to cal softball both young aka students & old could celebrate together the MAGIC OF CAL SOFTBALL with the program retiring a jersey or two!!


yeah shocky would STORM THE FIELD at memorial stadium if coach spencer's squad won (which would require no bears getting thrown out recklessly running the bases) the BIG GAME!!



25,000+ MONSTER fans at memorial stadium#
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2 talented players in the portal with ties to Nor Cal (and current Cal Bears players)

Addison Amaral Notre Dame SS
Peja Goold UTC P

Goold was the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year
BearinOC
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CalFanatic said:

2 talented players in the portal with ties to Nor Cal (and current Cal Bears players)

Addison Amaral Notre Dame SS
Peja Goold UTC P

Goold was the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year
I'd be interested in Addison; Peja not so much.
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Yeah, i'd prioritize Amaral. She's a former teammate of Mia Phillips too...
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#1 seeded t a m lost to Liberty in the regional final.
The first number one seeded softball team in history to not make the super regionals.
Liberty is the only non-power4 in the super regional this year.
Furdss lost their regional in the worst way they're leading winning the first two games and then they lost to Oregon two in a row.

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Ccajon2 said:

#1 seeded t a m lost to Liberty in the regional final.
The first number one seated softball team in history to not make the super regionals.
Liberty is the only non-power4 in the super regional this year.
Furdss lost their regional in the worst way they're leading winning the first two games and then they lost to Oregon two in a row.


For a #1 seed, their pitching didn't seem to be that strong. They relied on their offense to outscore opponents.

LSU lost their regional at home too. Nebraska advances.
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gwashburn14 said:

In order for Cal to even remain competitive against the country's elite, it has to have elite pitching. The Bears can't stop Oklahoma from bombing homers and Cal doesn't have enough offense to get into a shootout. If nothing changes, then this is as far as the Bears will get each season.
Too true. It may be worthy of note that California high schools have not produced the quality of pitching we're accustomed to in the most recent cycles, at least not since Garcia/Faraimo.
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Ccajon2 said:


Furdss lost their regional in the worst way they're leading winning the first two games and then they lost to Oregon two in a row.


Texas Tech with former furd's pitcher Canady makes super regionals. Pulling for all teams except for TTU. Can't even hate on Ore or UCLA.
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OBear073akaSMFan said:

Ccajon2 said:


Furdss lost their regional in the worst way they're leading winning the first two games and then they lost to Oregon two in a row.


Texas Tech with former furd's pitcher Canady makes super regionals. Pulling for all teams except for TTU. Can't even hate on Ore or UCLA.
You are rooting for Oklahoma? Yeah, everyone but Oklahoma and TTU for me.
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Anyone but Oklahoma. Period.
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