After a series sweep in Washington, Cal has its eyes set on a regional bid
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The Bears swept their first series in nearly two years behind key contributions on the mound and inside the batter’s box.
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Heartbreak city: Losses further sink Cal’s postseason hopes
Games two and three saw more of the same for the struggling Bears; the team built up narrow early leads, only to see them slowly falter away as the rallying Beavers showed their finesse time and time again.
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Separated and season-less, Cal baseball searches for the light at the end of the tunnel
Without the ability to practice as a team and with little information about when they might be able to, the Bears have turned to personal workouts and team Zoom calls, the new normal for most Cal sports programs.
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Cal alumnus Daulton Jefferies roughed up in MLB debut
Daulton Jefferies still has some work to do to secure a spot with fellow Cal alumni Marcus Semien and Mark Canha on the A’s, but he showed flashes of potential in his major league debut.
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Cal bear to columnist: An interview with San Francisco Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins
Since graduating from UC Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in journalistic studies in 1971, Jenkins has covered more than 25 World Series and 19 Wimbledons, among many other major sports events. In this interview, Jenkins reflects on his time at Cal and discusses the return of sports amid the pandemic.
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MLB’s draft rounds cancellation hits college programs hard
The shortening of the MLB draft leaves college players who would have been drafted with scant opportunities to pursue their professional aspirations.
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Cal outfielder Brandon McIlwain signs with New York Mets following shortened draft
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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Cal baseball alumnus Marcus Semien finishes 3rd in American League MVP race
Cal baseball alumnus and Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien was one of baseball’s top rising stars this season, producing a .285/.369/.892 slashline while playing all 162 games in 2019. Semien’s breakout campaign landed him a spot amongst the best in baseball, as the former Cal star finished in third place
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Cal baseball head coach Mike Neu signs contract extension through 2024
In 2019, his second season as head coach of the Cal baseball program, Mike Neu led the Bears to their first postseason appearance since 2015.
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Cal baseball’s grit earns it a No. 2 seed to face TCU in Arkansas
Given the unpredictable outcome of a single game, it is crucial that Cal controls any factors possible to win the first two games of the weekend.
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