Arizona thinks of itself as a roadblock. Cal hopes the opponent will be nothing but a speedbump. The Cal softball team will face No. 13 Arizona in a three-game home series that kicks off Friday at 3 p.m. at Levine-Fricke Field. The Wildcats are third in the Pac-12 and have Read More…
Ho, hum. At Cottrell Field in Moraga, Calif., the No. 1 Cal softball team disposed of yet another opponent in dominating fashion, defeating the St. Mary’s Gaels 9-0 on Wednesday. The Bears jumped out to a first inning lead and never relinquished the advantage, taking care of another nonconference opponent Read More…
After another Pac-12 sweep this weekend at the hands of helpless Utah, the No. 1 Cal softball team might be forgiven for resting on its laurels. The Bears’ take a one-game trip to Cottrell Field on Wednesday at 3 p.m. to take on 15-19 St. Mary’s of the Pacific Coast Read More…
After the second game of the Bears’ three-game series against Utah was snowed out, the Bear’s took advantage of the snowcapped scenery. “We had a snowball fight,” said senior Jace Williams. “Some of the girls had never felt snow before!” The next day, however, meant twice the business as Saturday Read More…
On Thursday, the Cal softball team held the Utes mute. The Bears dominated the series opener against Utah with a 10-0 win in five innings at the Ute Softball Field in Salt Lake City, Utah. Senior outfielder Frani Echavarria notched two doubles and a home run to fuel the Bears Read More…
The Cal softball team is once again officially the best in the land. After weeks of swinging between No. 2 and No. 3 in various national polls, the Bears finally asserted their dominance after this weekend’s sweep of No. 3 Washington, solidifying the No. 1 spot in both prominent national Read More…
In college softball’s most anticipated series of the season, the No. 1 Cal softball team demonstrated why both ESPN.com and USA Today rank the Bears as the best in the sport. Cal completed a three-game series sweep against No. 3 Washington Sunday at Levine-Fricke Field. Friday’s tilt marked the first Read More…
In a trio of top-10 trials to open conference play, the Cal softball team narrowly avoided a sophomore slump. The Bears completed a three-game series against No. 9 Stanford on Friday and Sunday after Saturday’s game was rained out. Though they blanked the Cardinal, 9-0, fairly easily in the first Read More…
The gauntlet has been thrown, the siren has sounded. Pac-12, you’ve been warned. Cal softball displayed just how explosive this year’s squad is with a 9-0 victory over Stanford in their first Pac-12 matchup of the year. The victory featured five home runs from four different Bears, as well as Read More…
Make no mistake about it: the Cal softball season starts now. Sure, the Bears’ five regular season tournaments and various nonconference affairs have been a bit of a challenge. The team has faced four top- 25 teams and once played seven games in five days. But the Pac-12 is a Read More…
