Cal baseball defies expectations despite season-ending loss

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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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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That disparity played out in the worst way possible for the Bears, who were welcomed to the playoffs with a 13-2 walloping at the hands of the Horned Frogs.
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In their decisive 18-8 victory Thursday, the Bears accumulated 24 hits and every offensive starter reached base at least once.
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Despite a couple hiccups along the way, Cal handled its business and completed a three-game sweep of Utah, moving up to fourth place in the Pac-12.
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Concretely, the Bears’ consistency can be improved by creating more offensive combinations that lead to RBIs, avoiding errors and keeping the opponent’s on-base percentage low.
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As the Bears encroach on their home territory, there’s no doubt that the 9-3 Tigers will be ready to redeem themselves after being swept by No. 12 Texas last weekend.
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The lefty was pulled in the third, and shortly thereafter, all hell broke loose, and the Wildcats found themselves resting comfortably on a 9-2 lead by the time the ninth inning rolled around
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There are a lot of ifs for this Cal team in 2019, but if the Bears can couple solid pitching with their offensive expectations, they have a chance to make a run through the Pac-12 for a potential postseason berth.
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All but one of the Bears’ runs came via the big fly — the decisive go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth.
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