Run it back: Despite key departures, Cal baseball eyes 2021 rebound

Last spring, the Bears ended the season with the worst record in the Pac-12. After the introduction of new names in the offseason, next year may well be different.
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Last spring, the Bears ended the season with the worst record in the Pac-12. After the introduction of new names in the offseason, next year may well be different.
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He becomes the first Cal player to turn professional in 2020, just the second year since 1968 in which no Cal players were drafted.
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The Bears recorded their third victory of the season against the archnemesis Cardinal thanks to a complete offensive and defensive effort paired with balanced pitching.
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Cal lost its second series of 2020 but pulled away with a convincing victory over St. John’s that showed potential from both new and returning players.
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McIlwain is currently playing summer baseball with the Florence RedWolves in South Carolina, where he attended college in his freshman year before transferring to Cal in March 2017.
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Welcome to Yuen’s QB Camp. In true Gruden style, here are the midsummer evaluations of Cal’s optimistic quarterback group.
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More than three months into his redshirt sophomore season, he was beginning from scratch as a receiver/tailback just weeks after starting under center.
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In Season 2, Episode 12, Spencer, Max and Justice talk Cal’s performance at regionals, the season as a whole and whether Brandon McIlwain should pursue baseball full-time.
Cal wasn’t expected to be in this position. This team was projected to finish eighth in the conference and miss the playoffs altogether.
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The center fielder only played 20 games for the Bears as a redshirt sophomore, slashing .258/.309/.435 (batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage) with two home runs and eight RBI.
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