No matter the opposition, the biggest obstacle for the Cal softball team always remains the same: itself. “We prepare for every weekend the same,” said senior catcher Lindsey Ziegenhirt. “Our biggest opponent is always Cal softball, and we know what we need to do and focus on not beating ourselves.” Read More…
It may have taken longer than Diane Ninemire would have hoped, but the Cal softball team finally won consecutive games for the first time this season. Fresh off a win against Indiana on Sunday, the No. 9 Bears defeated UC Davis 7-0 Wednesday night at La Rue Field in Davis, Read More…
The Cal softball team is accustomed to winning. They aren’t accustomed to playing .500 ball. Kicking off their 2013 season, the third-ranked Cal softball team traveled to Tempe, Ariz., for the Kajikawa Classic last weekend. The Bears went 2-2 overall, dropping games to Kentucky and No. 14 Florida. “We need Read More…
In Cal softball’s first tournament of the year, the Bears look to get back on track after a disappointing final series during which Cal lost the championship to Alabama. In addition, five freshmen will make their debut at the Arizona State Kajikawa Tournament this Friday through Sunday. “Our expectation is Read More…
The Bears breezed through the regular season, took down multiple ranked opponents, and became the first Cal team to host both the Regionals and Super-Regionals in postseason play. Despite one of the best regular seasons in Cal softball history, two losses to ranked opponents in the Women’s College World Series proved the Bears were not immortal. Read More…
“Come on Dad, I don’t need to worry about travel insurance. There’s no way they’ll lose.” The Cal softball team was supposed to win the national championship, and I was supposed to cover them all the way to the finish. After a canceled flight and more than a thousand dollars Read More…
For crew, another top finish in season finale The No. 4 Cal men’s crew team finished fourth at the IRA National Championships this weekend at Copper River in Cherry Hill, N.J., finishing in the top four in five events. The finish breaks a four-year streak of top-three finishes for the Read More…
One Goliath slew another in yesterday’s semifinal of the Women’s College World Series. No. 2 Alabama (58-7) toppled the No. 1 Cal softball team 5-2 Sunday afternoon at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City in a game to decide who would proceed to the final against Oklahoma in the Read More…
Since the first neon-yellow ball left pitcher Jolene Henderson’s palm at the Kajikawa Classic in February, the No. 1 Cal softball team has maintained a singular objective: reach the Women’s College World Series and win the national championship. On Sunday afternoon at Levine-Fricke Field, the Bears completed part one of Read More…
The Cal softball team will rematch conference foe Washington with a trip to the Women’s College World Series on the line. The teams will face off at Levine-Fricke Field in Berkeley, Calif., in a best of three series in this weekend’s Super Regional. The opening game kicks off at 7 Read More…