Noah Parker

The Bears got back on track with two resounding midweek victories — 14-2 over Nevada and 9-3 over Saint Mary’s. Cal now boasts an 11-3 non-conference record, a sign of a solid club, if not the nearly completely opposite 3-12 conference record.

Cal fell short in the first of four home games to No. 11 Columbia. In the next five days, the Bears will play SMU, Arizona State and Arizona at home.

Cal rode fantastic pitching and a couple clutch hits to another three wins across Friday and Saturday, before stormy weather on Sunday forced a rain-out after three innings of play.

The first inning grand slam against No. 2 Stanford, courtesy of hot-hitting Carson Crawford, was the highlight of a fantastic opening weekend for Cal. This was just one of numerous plays that went Cal’s way in a nearly perfect start to the 2023 season.

Coach Neu’s pitching staff took a major step back in 2022, but a dominant start to the season from sophomore Ian May and company gives hope that Cal is rediscovering its pitching identity.

Wy, a goalie from Margarita, California, is one of the top players at her position in the entire nation, slotting in as the number four goalie in her class according to Top Drawer Soccer.

Following a consistent theme throughout the season, the Bears played well against high quality opponent Stanford, but were unable to close the door on a win.

Cal will take on No.15 Stanford on Saturday as it hopes for a storybook ending to its Pac-12 slate — one that will keep its season alive a little longer.

The Bears found themselves on the wrong end of two very closely played matches, as they fell 2-0 to USC and 1-0 to UCLA in double overtime.

The 2020 squad was nearly in the same exact position as this year’s team finds itself in, but proceeded to lose its final four games; Cal’s stalwart defense will try to make sure that history does not repeat itself during its trip to Southern California.