STANFORD, Calif. — In Friday’s series opener, it took the Cal baseball team 18 innings to defeat Stanford, 5-4. In Saturday’s matinee at Sunken Diamond, the Bears needed just the first four frames. Two big innings — a four-run second and a five-run fourth — were enough to propel Cal Read More…
By the time the 17th inning rolled around at Sunken Diamond on Friday, the two best hitters in the game — Tony Renda of the Cal baseball team and Stanford’s Stephen Piscotty — were a combined 0-for-14. Renda picked the perfect time to get his first knock in Stanford, Calif. Read More…
Balls were jumping off the bat of Devon Rodriguez in practice on Wednesday, several falling in places that would be sure-fire hits. But Rodriguez won’t be taking the field against No. 14 Stanford at Sunken Diamond in Stanford, Calif., as the Cal baseball team opens the regular season’s final series Read More…
Underneath the bill of Matt Flemer’s blue baseball cap, three initials are stenciled in bold capital letters: TDM. Those initials belong to the late Tyler De Martini, an El Cerrito High School student who was killed in a skateboarding accident earlier this year. De Martini was the Little League teammate Read More…
Over the course of the three-game series, the Cal baseball team did not lead UCLA until the eighth inning of Sunday’s game. In the Bruins’ one inning of catch-up, UCLA nearly stole the Bears’ advantage right back. After a four-run eighth inning, Cal (27-24, 10-17 in the Pac-12) found itself Read More…
As was the case in Friday’s 7-2 loss, Saturday’s game between the Cal baseball team and UCLA was decided by the third inning. Starter Justin Jones lasted just 2 1/3 innings, but that’s all the Bruins needed to hand Jones his eighth loss of the year. With an 8-5 victory, Read More…
Last Saturday against Arizona, starting pitcher Matt Flemer gave up three runs in the first inning, and the Cal baseball team lost, 4-1. On Friday afternoon, the right-handed senior made it through the first inning against No. 11 UCLA in his final start at Evans Diamond. Unfortunately for the Bears Read More…
It’s desperation time for the Cal baseball team. The Bears have six games remaining in the season, and need to get four wins to hit the 30-mark, which they think should give them a strong case to make the postseason. To get those wins, Cal (26-22, 9-15 in the Pac-12) will Read More…
Here’s what the box score will tell you about the bottom half of the first inning of Cal’s 13-8 win over Washington State on Monday: senior Danny Oh led off the game with a single to left field, advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a Read More…
The Cal baseball team managed just one run in each of its first two games against No. 14 Arizona at Evans Diamond. On Sunday afternoon, the Bears’ offense finally found a spark, putting a three-spot on the board in the second inning. Unfortunately for Cal, the big inning was a Read More…