Bears’ former title-winning shortstop takes reins as Cal softball head coach
Cal Athletics/Courtesy
Chelsea Spencer became the Cal softball head coach this week, filling the sizable boots of 32-year veteran skipper Diane Ninemire.
Read More…
Diane Ninemire: champion, mentor, legend
“Once a Bear, always a Bear.” Cal’s all-time wins record-holder and former head coach Diane Ninemire looks back on her career and the program.
Read More…
Diane Ninemire’s blue-and-gold-collar legacy at Cal is far from over
Ninemire has been coaching at Cal for 36 years, but becoming skipper of the sovereignty that is Bears softball started with a much smaller seedling.
Read More…
Cal softball redeems itself after its disappointing 2014 season
The Bears started the season as underdogs, but that’s not how they’re ending it. The Cal softball team’s road to the Women’s College World Series came to an end this past weekend after losing to then-No. 3 Michigan and Pittsburgh in the NCAA Regionals in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Despite the
Read More…
Arioto leads Team USA in World Cup of Softball
A month after the highly-favored Cal softball team failed to win the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Valerie Arioto is redeeming herself in the same venue for a different team: Team USA. With three home runs in two days, Arioto has led the U.S. national softball team to
Read More…
Crimson Tide drowns Cal out of Women’s College World Series
One Goliath slew another in yesterday’s semifinal of the Women’s College World Series. No. 2 Alabama (58-7) toppled the No. 1 Cal softball team 5-2 Sunday afternoon at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City in a game to decide who would proceed to the final against Oklahoma in the
Read More…
Chomp! Florida eliminates Bears from Women’s College World Series
Cal unable to hang on to first inning advantage
The Gators did it again. For the third time in four years, the Cal softball team’s postseason run has ended at the hands of Florida — the latest instance being a 5-2 loss in Saturday’s second game of the Women’s College World Series. After dropping its opening WCWS contest to
Read More…
‘Bama rolls over Bears in 1-0 shutout
Cal musters 1 hit in WCWS opener
Britt Vonk sent the 14th pitch of the game skittering to shortstop for an infield single, connecting on a full count to put Cal softball team on base in a Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2005. It turned out to be the No. 7-seeded Bears’ lone hit
Read More…
Oklahoma!: Cal headed to first Women’s College World Series since 2005
Henderson rebounds from game two defeat, shuts out Wildcats to clinch Super Regional
After her ace suffered her first five-inning mercy rule loss this season on Sunday, Cal softball coach Diane Ninemire had Jolene Henderson go into the locker room. Henderson even redid her hair. For the nation’s ERA leader coming into the weekend, an 8-0 run rule loss to Kentucky in game
Read More…
Henderson blanks Wildcats in Super Regional opener
Echavarria's solo shot provides lone run for Bears
Already a proven road team, the Cal softball team may have found a home away from home in the Bluegrass state. The No. 5 Bears (43-10) took a 1-0 decision over Kentucky at the UK Softball Complex in Lexington, Ky., in the first game of the best of three series.
Read More…
