VIDEO: Moving Pictures – Softball
Anna Vignet/Senior Staff
Softball is a sport of rituals. Here’s a video that isolates the movements inherent to the sport of softball using animated pictures.
Cal softball wins Pac-12 awards
Number one team in the country. A .926 winning percentage. A conference title in the most competitive Pac-12 conference in years. Now we’ll need to add a couple more lines to that resume. The Cal softball team has been the runaway best team in the country as they entered Friday’s Read More…
The top 10 moments in Cal sports this year: Part two
The last year was a memorable one in Cal athletics for a variety of moments. From softball’s run to the Women’s College World Series to the national titles for both swim teams, there were more great moments than we could fit. Read on to see which ones made our list.
The last year was a memorable one in Cal athletics for a variety of moments. From softball’s run to the Women’s College World Series to the national titles for both swim teams, there were more great moments than we could fit. Read on to see which ones made our list. Read More…
Sports in Brief — June 3, 2012
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…
Two-run homer seals Cal’s berth in Women’s College World Series
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…
On to the next one: Cal softball advances to the Super Regional
The Bears were looking a little vulnerable. Not anymore. After an unexpected upset by lower-tier SEC competitor Arkansas on Saturday, the Cal softball team found itself in a bit of a hole. Banished to the losers bracket after the loss to the Razorbacks, the Bears were in need of three Read More…
Cal falls to Arkansas but survives in elimination game
The Cal softball team picked up a win on Saturday. It just wasn’t the win that would have made things a lot easier. Cal (52-5) couldn’t come back against a feisty Arkansas squad, squandering multiple opportunities in their 3-2 afternoon loss at Levine-Fricke Field. The Bears made it through the Read More…
Biggest series of season comes to Berkeley in clash of college softball titans
It all comes down to this, folks. The final regular season battle for college softball supremacy will take place at Levine-Fricke Field this Thursday, as the No. 1 Cal softball team (48-3, 19-2 in the Pac-12) hosts No. 2 Arizona State in a matchup between the two best teams in Read More…
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…
Cal looks to prove power after Pac-12 stumble
After a slight stumble against Arizona last weekend, the Cal softball team has taken the first steps to getting its season back on its previous track. The upcoming series against Oregon will be an important indicator of whether the Bears have really regained their momentum. Cal will play the No. Read More…