When the Cal baseball team made an improbable run at the College World Series two years ago, the young talent that unveiled itself seemed to promise success for years to come. Pitcher Justin Jones was just a sophomore, and freshman Kyle Porter posted a 6-0 record, emerging as one of Read More…
After delivering a hit that will go down in Cal baseball lore in 2011, Devon Rodriguez’s bright future has been tempered by injuries. A balky shoulder has kept the junior out of the field this year, but it hasn’t kept him out of the game. The pain of leaving the game completely would be too much to bear. Read More…
At some point, the Cal baseball team is going to have to cut its losses and move on. Cal coach David Esquer and his Bears are going to have to give up on what this season could have been and look forward to next year. The Bears soon must stop Read More…
Time is running out for the Cal baseball team. The Bears (16-16, 5-7) have hobbled through a season that could be described as mediocre at best. Cal swept Utah on the road to begin conference play, but the Bears have won just two of nine conference games since the Utah Read More…
The Cal baseball team and the Arizona baseball team have a lot in common. After advancing to the College World Series for the first time in 20 years in 2011, the Cal baseball team failed to make the postseason in 2012. The Wildcats have also fallen on hard times; after Read More…
All season long, the Cal baseball team looked forward to this weekend’s series against USC. On Thursday night, the Bears played a night game at home for the first time in program history after installing lights atthe 80-year-old Evans Diamond. But the Trojans spoiled the celebration, beating Cal in both Read More…
Heading into its second weekend of conference play, the Cal baseball team hoped to continue rolling with an eight-game winning streak. But a 3-1 loss to San Jose State on Wednesday night brought the streak to a grinding halt. As the Bears (13-8, 3-0) head to Jackie Robinson Stadium in Read More…
The Cal baseball team has not been a model of consistency this season. But as the Bears (10-7) head to Salt Lake City this weekend to begin Pac-12 conference play against Utah (8-6), they have been riding an offensive surge and performances of stable pitching to a five-game winning streak. Read More…
A return home to Evans Diamond was enough to fuel the Bears (9-7) to a four-game sweep of Fresno State, improving their home record to a perfect 7-0. The sweep also marks the first time in program history that a Cal baseball team has ever swept a four game series. Read More…
For the Cal baseball team, there truly is no place like home. After beginning the season with three consecutive walk off wins over Michigan at Evans Diamond, the Bears have struggled through two rough weeks on the road, winning just two of their nine games on the road since the Read More…