June 12, 2011

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Dallas Baptist Notes

• Dallas Baptist is now 3-5 in NCAA postseason games all time (3-3 in 2011) and 0-2 in Super Regional games
• Starter RHP Jared Stafford (8-5) threw 70 pitches in his 3.2 innings of work
• Right fielder Jason Krizan ends his season with an NCAA-leading 102 hits

California Notes

• California is now 42-23 in NCAA postseason games all time (6-1 in 2011) and 2-0 in Super Regional games
• This is Cal's sixth trip to the College World Series and their first since 1992
• This is Head Coach David Esquer's seventh post-season win, tying him for second on the Cal all-time list (tied with George Wolfman at seven, Bob Milano tops the list with 20)
• The last time Cal won six postseason games in a row was 1957
• Six postseason wins is the most by a Cal team since 1980
• RF Chad Bunting's double in the fourth inning was his fifth extra-base hit of the postseason
• Bunting's double added to his team-leading postseason slugging percentage (.731) (3HR, 2 doubles)
• 2B Derek Campbell's double in the fourth inning earned him his first RBI of the postseason
• C Chadd Krist's home run in the first inning was Cal's sixth of the post season
• Cal has amassed double-digit hits in six of their seven postseason games
• LF Austin Booker had his fourth multi-hit game of the postseason
• 2B Tony Renda has gotten at least one hit in 12 of his last 13 games
• Starter RHP Erik Johnson (7-4) worked 6.0 innings, his longest appearance in the postseason
• Freshman LHP Kyle Porter has not allowed a run in two postseason games (7.2 innings)