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Bears Host Cougars For Crucial Three-Game Tilt

May 11, 2023
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BERKELEY – The California baseball returns home for its final regular season homestand of 2023 when Washington State comes to Stu Gordon Stadium for a three-game series starting Friday at 6 p.m. The series has major postseason implications for both teams. All three games will be streamed on the Cal Live Stream with Jim Darby calling the action live.

Cal (21-23, 9-15 Pac-12) enters on a high note this weekend after sweeping UCLA on the road for the first time since 1991. The Bears hit .347 as a team during the series against the Bruins, clubbing 21 extra-base hits, including 12 home runs. Washington State (27-19, 8-15 Pac-12) is coming off a series defeat at the hands of Washington last weekend. The Cougars have lost five of their last seven, including six of their last seven Pac-12 contests.

On Saturday, the Golden Bears will host their annual Bark At the Park. A pup parade will take place on the field at 1:40 p.m. with the first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday is Senior Day, and Cal will honor 11 student-athletes during an on-field ceremony scheduled to begin at 12:40 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW

  • Friday, May 12, 6 p.m.:  Cal Live Stream | Live Stats
  • Saturday, May 13, 2 p.m.:  Cal Live Stream | Live Stats
  • Sunday, May 14, 1 p.m.:  Cal Live Stream | Live Stats

PROJECTED STARTERS

  •       Friday: RHP Christian Becerra (2-3, 5.76 ERA) vs. TBD
  •       Saturday: RHP Paulshawn Pasqualotto (3-1, 3.64 ERA) v. TBD
  •       Sunday: TBD vs. TBD

QUICK HITS

  • The Bears are 10-9 at home this season.  
  • Cal’s series sweep at UCLA last weekend was the first time the Bears have swept the Bruins at Jackie Robinson Stadium since April 12-14, 1991.
  • As a team, the Bears hit .347 (41-for-118) in the series against the Bruins, including 21 extra-base hits during the weekend (eight doubles, one triple, and 12 home runs.)
  • Seven Bears hit over .300 against the Bruins but it was Max Handron who had the most impactful weekend. Handron went 6-for-16 against UCLA, and four of his six hits were home runs. In Sunday’s win, Handron hit two home runs, including the go-ahead blast in the sixth inning. 
  • At the friendly confines of Stu Gordon Stadium, the Bears are hitting .236 (143-for-607). Cal averages 6.32 runs per game in home contests.
  • The 12 home runs hit against the Bruins last week gives the Bears 66 on the year, which ranks fourth in the Pac-12 and 63rd nationally. Eleven players have hit at least one home run for the Bears, and nine have hit three or more.
  • Rodney Green Jr. and Kade Kretzschmar lead the team with 12 home runs apiece, which ranks tied for seventh in the Pac-12.
  • On Sunday, Carson Crawford was hit by a pitch for the team-leading 11th time this season. In two seasons, Crawford has been hit by a pitch 15 times. Cal is 10-4 in those contests (he was hit twice against Nevada on April 10.)

SERIES HISTORY

Friday will be the 106th meeting between the Bears and Cougars. The series dates back to 1902 with Cal owning a 61-43-1 advantage in the series. Under Mike Neu, Cal is 8-4 against the Cougars with series wins in 2022, ’19, and ’18. In 2021, WSU came to Stu Gordon Stadium and took two of three from the Bears.

UP NEXT

Cal will play its final home game of the 2023 season on Tuesday when Santa Clara comes to Stu Gordon Stadium. Tuesday’s contest against the Broncos will be streamed on the Cal Live Stream and is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. start time.

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Bears Host Cougars For Crucial Three-Game Tilt

3,649 Views | 8 Replies | Last: 1 yr ago by calbearinamaze
OBear073akaSMFan
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Not looking good for the Bears trailing ,9-4 into the 7th inning. These are critical games for the Bears!
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Baseball vs Washington State on 5/12/2023 - Box Score - California Golden Bears Athletics (calbears.com)

Can't afford 3 errors.....with the pitching being shaky

(Furd beat Arizona 9-8, to there's that.)

Have to take the next two.


GO BEARS!!!
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SFCALBear72
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Bears pounding WSU, 13-4, bottom of the 5th inning!!

Cougars jumped out to a 3-0 lead. All Bears since then.

Go Bears!!!


Bears Win!! 16-10!
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SFCALBear72 said:

Bears pounding WSU, 13-4, bottom of the 5th inning!!

Cougars jumped out to a 3-0 lead. All Bears since then.

Go Bears!!!


Bears Win!! 16-10!
Baseball vs Washington State on 5/13/2023 - Box Score - California Golden Bears Athletics (calbears.com)

4 errors but
decent pitching and
18 hits

(Furd came through by beating Arizona 9-2.)

CAL now in 8th place.

2023 Pac-12 Baseball Standings - Pac-12

GO BEARS!!!

If you believe in forever
Then life is just a one-night stand
If there's a rock and roll heaven
Well you know they've got a hell of a band
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calbearinamaze said:

SFCALBear72 said:

Bears pounding WSU, 13-4, bottom of the 5th inning!!

Cougars jumped out to a 3-0 lead. All Bears since then.

Go Bears!!!


Bears Win!! 16-10!
Baseball vs Washington State on 5/13/2023 - Box Score - California Golden Bears Athletics (calbears.com)

4 errors but
decent pitching and
18 hits

(Furd came through by beating Arizona 9-2.)

CAL now in 8th place.

2023 Pac-12 Baseball Standings - Pac-12

GO BEARS!!!


Sorry that I haven't followed all season, but for some of the losses I have seen (Oregon at home, Furd at home, at Santa Clara), the separation in those games have been due to some pretty ugly errors. Are we sacrificing some defense for offense? I wouldn't expect at P12 level team to be like that. Hope we get hot though and have a nice run in the tournament. Go Bears!
SFCALBear72
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Bears lose 7-1 on Senior Day. 5 hits and another 3 errors.

10 errors for the weekend series. That shouldn't be happening this time of year.
A 9th place finish might be tough with UW on the road next weekend.
eastcoastcal
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brutal, ugly game. sloppy fielding and poor pitching. disappointing watch and simply can't perform like that at this stage of the season. need much better from the boys for the final series
calbearinamaze
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Dismal, but it ain't over.

2023 Pac-12 Baseball Standings - Pac-12

Schedule:

CAL 3 at Udub
Wazzu 3 versus U$C
UCLA 3 at Arizona State
Zona 3 versus Furd***
Utah 3 versus Oregon


Tie Breakers:

CAL over UCLA
CAL over Utah
Wazzu over CAL
Zona over CAL

***lost to Zona 21-20

So, I think, CAL can finish anywhere from 7th to 11th.


GO BEARS!!!


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