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David Esquer has repeatedly stated that there are not any “cupcakes” in a very competitive Pac-12 conference. While the head coach refused to acknowledge it, the Cal baseball team will welcome the closest thing to a “cupcake” to Evans Diamond this weekend when it squares off against Utah, the league’s
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It lacked the late-inning suspense of recent matches, but the Cal baseball team’s 4-0 win over Santa Clara was its best victory in weeks. Backed by a solid starting debut from freshman Chris Muse-Fisher, the Bears were in full control of the game. For a team that has labored with
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When the Cal baseball team met Santa Clara last Wednesday, the Bears gave the game away in an error-riddled affair, falling 8-5 at Stephen Schott Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Since that crushing defeat extended Cal’s losing streak to four games, coach David Esquer’s club has turned things around. The
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The Cal baseball team didn’t need a win on Sunday to claim its first Pac-12 series victory of the season. Hosting Washington at Evans Diamond, the Bears took the first two games with a timely two-run single by designated hitter Vince Bruno on Friday and a complete-game gem from pitcher
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In the bottom of the seventh inning, with one out and runners on first and second, third baseman Derek Campbell belted a long shot into left-center field. By the time the ball bounced off the wall and left fielder Joe Meggs’ glove, both Darrel Matthews and Chris Paul reached home,
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Having just surrendered a two-run lead in the top of the seventh, the Cal baseball team stormed back in the bottom half of the frame to win Friday’s game, 7-6, against Washington. With designated hitter Vince Bruno standing 90 feet away, second baseman Tony Renda ripped a double off the
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In the top of the fifth, Cal reliever Stephen Pistoresi took not one but two batted balls off his body. The first, a grounder, struck him just above his left knee. The second, a screaming line drive, smacked him square in the backside — a tangible manifestation of the bruising
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Cal and USC entered their Easter weekend series nearly identical on paper; USC’s 17-9 records barely edged the Bears’ 16-10 mark. The two teams played this distinction out to a T on Dedeaux Field in Los Angeles this past weekend. The slimmest of margins — one run — separated the
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For the first five innings on Thursday night in Los Angeles, the Cal baseball team looked like the team that had been struggling for weeks. The Bears had a defense blowing opportunities, an offense that couldn’t buy a hit and a starting pitcher that couldn’t buy a break against USC.
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Going into this season, the bullpen was the Cal baseball team’s biggest question mark. The Bears’ shockingly abysmal defense, which leads the league in errors, deflected attention away from Cal’s relievers during the squad’s recent struggles, but that preseason question reared its ugly head on Sunday. The thin bullpen fell
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