Thanks. Good to hear.

I really do hope it's Chelsea Spencer. She played with a fire and HATED losing. You could see it every time she stepped on the field. Defensively the program has never had a better SS. Her focus on fundamentals showed when she was at coaching at Oregon...

"During the 2018 season, Spencer helped the Ducks post a 53-10 overall record while winning the Pac-12 title, earning the No. 1 national seed for the NCAA Tournament and advancing to the WCWS. With her duties primarily including working with the infielders and defense, UO registered an impressive .973 fielding percentage, good enough for 20th in NCAA Division I and second all-time in a single campaign in Oregon softball history (top mark was .974 in 2007). In fact, six of the Ducks top seven single-season fielding percentage marks occurred during Spencer's time with the program."

CalFanatic said:

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I really do hope it's Chelsea Spencer. She played with a fire and HATED losing. You could see it every time she stepped on the field. Defensively the program has never had a better SS. Her focus on fundamentals showed when she was at coaching at Oregon...

"During the 2018 season, Spencer helped the Ducks post a 53-10 overall record while winning the Pac-12 title, earning the No. 1 national seed for the NCAA Tournament and advancing to the WCWS. With her duties primarily including working with the infielders and defense, UO registered an impressive .973 fielding percentage, good enough for 20th in NCAA Division I and second all-time in a single campaign in Oregon softball history (top mark was .974 in 2007). In fact, six of the Ducks top seven single-season fielding percentage marks occurred during Spencer's time with the program."

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Spencer would be a terrific get!! I think a non Bear like Laura Berg would be good get too. She has done wonders for the Beavers & perhaps she wants to come back to California.

OBear073akaSMFan said:

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CalFanatic said:

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I really do hope it's Chelsea Spencer. She played with a fire and HATED losing. You could see it every time she stepped on the field. Defensively the program has never had a better SS. Her focus on fundamentals showed when she was at coaching at Oregon...

"During the 2018 season, Spencer helped the Ducks post a 53-10 overall record while winning the Pac-12 title, earning the No. 1 national seed for the NCAA Tournament and advancing to the WCWS. With her duties primarily including working with the infielders and defense, UO registered an impressive .973 fielding percentage, good enough for 20th in NCAA Division I and second all-time in a single campaign in Oregon softball history (top mark was .974 in 2007). In fact, six of the Ducks top seven single-season fielding percentage marks occurred during Spencer's time with the program."

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Spencer would be a terrific get!! I think a non Bear like Laura Berg would be good get too. She has done wonders for the Beavers & perhaps she wants to come back to California.

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"Wonders" meaning a ceiling of sixth place and nine wins in the Pac-12, as well as the regular loss to a non-P5 program? (This year's Oregon State team lost to Seattle, Nevada, Long Beach State, and New Mexico State.) No thanks. Berg would be just a continuation of post-2012 Cal softball.

I tend to agree with O73 and mostly everything. Will disagree here. Berg would be nowhere near any list of mine.

following...

I think a hire will be announced after the now canceled WCWS. That would be after June 3. Not saying our AD hadn't reached an agreement with a new coach by now, but it just seems like they would wait till then.

Why wait till June? If as you say the WCWS has been cancelled and the season is over why wait to announce once they have an agreement with the new coach.

I agree-the sooner the head coaching situation can be stabilized, the better. Cal had ten freshmen on the team for one half of a season. Hopefully-a new hire can keep them in our softball program for the future. GO BEARS!

I was watching the Arkansas Softball Coached by Courtney Deifel (2003 CWS player) vs Texas A&M. I could not get over the resemblance to Cat Osterman. In this game I had to a double take. Anyhow, someone mentioned her name as a hopeful candidate. I, for one, am not a fan. I saw her record and was not impressed as a 4th year coach. Whomever we hire, I can't wait. The sooner we have this info, sooner we can stabilize the program.

Stay safe out there. I have been in my home since the March 13th.

Stir Crazy