Most Berkeley students harbor dreams of reaching the pinnacle of their profession. For one former Bear, his moment arrives tonight. Erik Johnson, who most recently pitched for Cal during their miracle run to the College World Series in 2011, is set to make his major league debut for the Chicago Read More…
There was a hell of an elephant in the room. Every question asked in the Cal baseball postgame yesterday seemed to be skirting around the real issue. It took about five minutes but, finally, a reporter asked the Bears how it felt to be one win away from Omaha. Coach Read More…
In the incredible rush of winning the Houston Regional on Monday, this week’s MLB Draft found a way to fade into the background. Nonetheless, through the course of the Draft’s 50 rounds, seven Cal baseball players had their lives changed in another new way. Righty pitcher Erik Johnson led the Read More…
If the Cal baseball team got points for trying, it would have won its first postseason game in 10 years. But there are no sympathy runs in baseball, so the Bears instead fell, 6-4, to Baylor on a 93-degree afternoon at the Houston Regional. The loss leaves them playing for Read More…
The Cal baseball team was silent. They packed their bags wordlessly and quietly tidied the Evans Diamond infield. Vince Bruno slamming together the soles of his cleats was the only thing that broke them out of their reverie, but even that was only momentary. As soon as he was done Read More…
After four straight losses in late April, Cal baseball coach David Esquer started tinkering with his lineup. Change for change’s sake, he said then, desperate to shake things up after the team’s putrid offensive stretch. The runs ticked back up a little, but Esquer wasn’t finished shifting the order. Stability Read More…