Valerie Arioto made a stronger case for being named national player of the year this weekend, as she hit a walk-off 2-run homer in Thursday's win. The Bears host NCAA regionals starting Friday.

Bears fall in series finale, but win Pac-12 title

Despite having no stakes on the line, Saturday’s regular season finale between the No. 1 Cal softball team and No. 2 Arizona State featured two of the best pitchers in the Pac-12. After clinching the conference title against the Sun Devils with a 5-0 victory on Friday, the Bears (50-4, Read More…

Senior Valerie Arioto ranks second in the country in on-base percentage (.630) and third in the country in slugging percentage (1.059).

Arioto’s walk-off homer puts Cal one win from Pac-12 title

Valerie Arioto hit a walk-off home run as the Cal softball team completed a come-from-behind 4-2 win over No. 2 Arizona State Thursday afternoon at Levine-Fricke Field, putting Cal one win away from clinching its first outright Pac-12 title since 1987. Down 2-0 in the middle of the sixth inning, Read More…

Bears revel in series sweep of Beavers

The Cal softball team will head into its most intense series of the regular season with a sweep of Oregon State as fuel. The No. 1 Bears will face No. 2 ASU at home for a three-game series starting Friday. But for now, the Bears continue to revel in their Read More…

Cal looks to stay hot against Beavers

The Cal softball team heads into the final two series of the season having maintained the nation’s top ranking through all of conference play. To complete the streak, however, the Bears must overcome two more ranked opponents. As the Bears race toward the College World Series, the first hurdle is Read More…

Infielder Jace Williams was 1-2 in Sunday's win with three RBI, a walk, and a run scored.

Bears use walks to sweep No. 14 Bruins

Cal softball put away the Bruins with an offense driven mainly by walks. The Bears capitalized on lackluster pitching by UCLA’s Jessica Hall to finish off a series sweep of the No. 14 Bruins on Sunday. After snagging the first two wins in the home series on Friday and Saturday Read More…

Freshman utility player Cheyenne Cordes has started 45 games for the Bears this season, hitting .292. The Fairfield, Calif., native has scored 31 runs and driven in 26 runs on 35 hits.

Hot-hitting Bruins square off against Cal

So far, so good. As the No. 1 Bears continue their treacherous road through the nation’s best conference with a matchup with No. 15 UCLA Friday at Levine-Fricke Field in Berkeley, the squad can reflect on their relative dominance through this point in the season. Cal has swept Stanford, Washington, Read More…

Freshman third baseman Danielle Henderson gave Cal a much-needed boost with a two-run double in the third inning.

No. 1 Cal rebounds from loss to destroy Oregon

The Hendersons sure know how to make an appearance. Behind strong performances by Jolene and Danielle Henderson, the No. 1 Cal softball team rebounded after dropping the middle game of its series to Oregon on Saturday, defeating the Ducks 10-0 Sunday at Howe Field in Eugene, Ore. “We came out Read More…

Oregon upsets Cal to even series

Oregon overcame an ominous series opener and retorted with a win of its own. The Ducks blanked the Bears, 1-0, to serve the No. 1 Cal softball team only its third loss of the season at Howe Field in Eugene, Ore. The Bears (41-3, 12-2 in Pac-12) dropped their first Read More…