Despite the cautious preseason predictions from coach David Esquer, it was impossible to witness the promising signs emerging from the early slate of contests and dismiss them as meaningless. There was a sweep over a quality Big-10 opponent to kick off the 2013 campaign. There was an eight-game winning streak Read More…
Coach David Esquer probably feels like he’s playing whack-a-mole with all of the issues that keep popping up with his Cal baseball team. When the starting pitching struggled, Esquer yanked out his opening day rotation and stuck in underclassmen. The new starters pitched better, but the hitters began to slump. 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…
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…
Softball: It was a rough opening weekend for the Cal softball team. However, in a season that is destined to take it back to the Women’s College World Series, this weekend’s results at the Kajikawa Classic should be regarded as nothing but a minor speed bump. Over at Evans Diamond, Read More…
Cal and USC entered their Easter weekend series nearly identical on paper; USC’s 17-9 records barely edged the Bears’ 16-10 mark. The two teams played this distinction out to a T on Dedeaux Field in Los Angeles this past weekend. The slimmest of margins — one run — separated the Read More…