March 14, 2013
3-14-13 Cal Baseball Release 
BERKELEY -
Fri., March 15 at Utah, Spring Mobile Ballpark, Salt Lake City, Utah 6 p.m. MT
Sat., March 16 at Utah, Spring Mobile Ballpark, Salt Lake City, Utah 3 p.m. MT
Sun., March 17 at Utah, Spring Mobile Ballpark, Salt Lake City, Utah 1 p.m. MT
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Cal Visits Utah to Open Pac-12 Conference Play
BEAR NOTES:
Cal (10-7), fresh off a four-game sweep of Fresno State and a 3-1 Tuesday win at Santa Clara, travels to Utah (8-6) for the Pac-12 opener at Spring Mobile Ballpark in Salt Lake City. The Golden Bears are undefeated at home (7-0) this season and of their seven home victories, three have been in extra-innings and five have been by one run. The Bears' four-game sweep of Fresno State (5-4 in 10 innings, 8-1, 4-3, 8-4) is believed to be the first time in school history Cal has swept a four-game series. An outstanding player offensively for the Bears against the Bulldogs was sophomore third baseman Chris Paul. Paul was 6-for-18 (.333) for the week with a double, two home runs and eight RBI. He was 2-for-2 last Monday at No. 19 Rice, and then recorded four hits in the four-game series versus Fresno State, but three of the four hits were for extra-bases as he had a double and two home runs with eight RBI for .688 slugging percentage. On March 8, Paul had a sacrifice bunt RBI and a three-run homer versus the Bulldogs. In the March 10 series final, he was 2-for-5 with a three-run double and snapped a 4-4 tie with a one-out homer to spark a four-run seventh inning, for a career-high four RBI. On the mound, Cal was led by freshman right-hander Ryan Mason. During Cal's 8-1 victory over Fresno State March 8, Mason threw 5.0 innings with three hits, one unearned run, one walk and a season-high seven strikeouts in his first collegiate start. Cal's tall (6-7) right-hander is now 3-0 on the year with a 1.80 ERA and has 13 strikeouts in 10.0 innings. He had won two games in relief for the Bears earlier this season, picking up wins over UC Irvine and Michigan. The Bears continue to be led offensively by junior catcher Andrew Knapp and junior first baseman/designated hitter Devon Rodriguez. Knapp, a first-team Preseason All-American in Baseball America, has five doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI. Rodriguez, batting a team-leading .375 with four doubles and nine RBI, returns this year after sitting out the majority of 2012 with a right knee injury. He was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2011 Houston Regional after hitting the game-winning RBI in Cal's come-from-behind victory over Baylor to advance the Bears to the 2011 Super Regionals. Knapp and Rodriguez are among nine members of the 2013 squad who were part of the Bears' 2011 College World Series team. Cal, under the direction of David Esquer (2011 NCBWA National Coach of the Year), also return two All-American left-handers - Justin Jones, a freshman All-American in 2010, and Kyle Porter, a freshman All-American in 2011 - from a squad looking to return to postseason play after Regional appearances in 2008, 2010 and 2011. The first-ever night game at Evans Diamond is slated for the Bears' Pac-12 opener, Thursday, March 28 at 7 p.m. versus USC.
TENTATIVE CALIFORNIA LINE-UP
No. Pos. Player 2013 Stats
27 CF Devin Pearson, Fr. .313, 4 RBI, 1 HR
37 SS Mike Reuvekamp, Jr. .237, 5 RBI, 0 HR
15 C Andrew Knapp, Jr. .333, 14 RBI, 2 HR
33 DH Devon Rodriguez, Jr. .375, 9 RBI, 0 HR
51 RF Jacob Wark, Jr. .259, 6 RBI, 0 HR
6 3B Chris Paul, So. .238, 15 RBI, 2 HR
21 2B Brenden Farney, So. .375, 3 RBI, 0 HR
10 1B Michael Theofanopoulos, Jr. .188, 3 RBI, 1 HR
25 LF Brian Celsi, Fr. .246, 5 RBI, 0 HR
42 RHP Ryan Mason, Fr. (Fri.) 3-0, 1.80 ERA
23 LHP Justin Jones, Sr. (Sat.) 0-1, 5.12 ERA
TBA (Sun.)
HEAD COACH David Esquer:
Esquer, 47, is in his 14th season with a career record of 393-345-2 (.532). After his team was scheduled to be discontinued following the 2011 season, Esquer led the Bears to the program's first appearance at the College World Series since 1992, and on the eve of Cal's 7-3 CWS victory over Texas A&M June 21, 2011, was named the National Coach of the Year by the National College Baseball Writers Association. Esquer's award, which was voted on by the NCBWA Board of Directors, was selected from a list that included all Division I Conference Coaches of the Year and the coaches of the 16 NCAA Super Regional teams. The Bears' program was reinstated through fund-raising efforts and made its sixth all-time appearance in the CWS. Esquer led Cal out of the loser's bracket in the Houston Regional and defeated Dallas Baptist in the Super Regional to advance to Omaha. Cal entered the 2011 NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid out of the Pac-10. After a 6-4 loss to Baylor in the opening game, Esquer's team got past Alcorn State, 10-6, and No. 13 Rice, 6-3, to face Baylor for the regional championship. Cal forced the if-necessary game with an 8-0 shutout behind the strong pitching performance of freshman left-hander Kyle Porter (three hits, no runs, no walks and a career-high nine strikeouts). First baseman Devon Rodriguez earned Most Outstanding Player of the Houston Regional honors with a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth to lead Cal's dramatic come-from-behind 9-8 victory over Baylor to advance to the Super Regional against Dallas Baptist. The Bears, led by Pac-10 Player of the Year Tony Renda, swept Dallas Baptist, 7-0 and 6-2, in Santa Clara to advance to the CWS. It was the fourth appearance by Cal in the NCAA Tournament in Esquer's tenure, including three NCAA regionals in the last four years (the first time in school history). He was the 2001 Pac-10 Coach of the Year after the Bears went 34-25 and played in the Baton Rouge Regional (1-2). In 2008, Cal was 33-21-2 and competed in the Long Beach Regional, and in 2010 the Bears were 29-25 and played in the Norman, Okla. Regional (0-2). Sixty four Bears have signed pro contracts under Esquer, including first round picks Brett Jackson (CF, Chicago Cubs, 31st overall) in 2009, David Cooper (1B, Toronto, 17th overall) in 2008, Brandon Morrow (RHP, Seattle, fifth overall) in 2006 and Conor Jackson (INF., Arizona, 19th overall) in 2003. Esquer came to Cal after serving as top assistant at Pepperdine (1996-99), and No. 2 assistant at Stanford (1991-96). A shortstop at Stanford (1984-87), he started on the 1987 College World Series championship team, earning All-Tournament honors. Esquer played professionally for four seasons with Baltimore, California and Milwaukee.
ESQUER'S CAREER RECORD AT CAL
2000 25-28
2001 34-25 (NCAA Regional, Pac-10 Coach of the Year)
2002 29-27
2003 28-27
2004 25-31
2005 34-23
2006 26-28
2007 29-26
2008 33-21-2 (NCAA Regional)
2009 24-29
2010 29-25 (NCAA Regional)
2011 38-23 (College World Series, National Coach of the Year)
2012 29-25
Total (10-7 in 2013) 393-345-2 (.532)
NOTING UTAH:
Utah, coached by Bill Kenneberg (9th year at Utah, 237-279, .459), are 8-6, last winning three-of-four over Saint Mary's (W 3-1, L 2-1, W 14-4, W 3-1) March 8-11 in Moraga. Top hitters for the Utes are freshman catcher AJ Young (.333, 2 HR, 6 RBI), junior left fielder Tyler Yagi (.267, 0 HR, 8 RBI) and junior center fielder Braden Anderson (.256, 0 HR, 2 RBI). Utah's tentative rotation is sophomore right-hander Mitch Watrous (1-0, 2.65 ERA), senior right-hander Joe Pond (2-1, 5.91 ERA) and TBA. In 2012, the Utes were 14-42 overall and 7-23 in the Pac-12 (11th).
SERIES RECORD:
Cal has a 6-0 all-time record versus Utah, last sweeping the Utes (9-4, 9-0, 5-2), April 20-22, 2012 at Evans Diamond. The Bears also hosted Utah to open the 2011 season, sweeping the Utes in a doubleheader (7-0, 6-5), Feb. 20, 2011 in Berkeley.
2013 PAC-12 STANDINGS (3-14-13)
Conference Overall
W L PCT W L T .PCT
OSU 0 0 .000 16 1 0 .941
ASU 0 0 .000 11 2 1 .821
UCLA 0 0 .000 12 3 0 .800
Ariz* 0 0 .000 15 5 0 .750
Oregon 0 0 .000 13 5 0 .722
Stan 0 0 .000 10 5 0 .667
WSU 0 0 .000 9 6 0 .600
Cal 0 0 .000 10 7 0 .588
Utah 0 0 .000 8 6 0 .571
USC 0 0 .000 7 9 0 .438
Wash 0 0 .000 4 11 0 .267
*2012 National Champions
KNAPP SELECTED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN:
Andrew Knapp, Cal's talented switch-hitting junior catcher, has been selected a 2013 first-team Preseason All-American by Baseball America. Knapp was outstanding this past summer in the Cape Cod League for Chatham, batting .293 with 13 doubles, eight home runs and 29 RBI in 40 games. He joins Tony Renda (2012) and Brett Jackson of the Chicago Cubs (2009) as the Bears' recent first-team Preseason All-Americans. Knapp's performance in the Cape Cod League was his second straight outstanding summer. He had led the Northwoods League in hitting in 2011, batting .500 with five home runs and 33 RBI. Knapp has Golden Bear baseball heritage, his father, Mike Knapp, was a standout catcher for the Bears in 1985 and 1986. In addition, Andrew Knapp's younger brother, Aaron, is a left-handed hitting outfielder from Granite Bay High School who will be joining David Esquer's program in the fall of 2013 as a member of Cal baseball's 2012 signing class. Last season, Andrew Knapp was a valuable utility player for Esquer, seeing action at first base, catcher and in the outfield. He batted .265 in 54 games with 16 doubles, five home runs and 26 RBI. As a freshman in 2011, he had the game-winning pinch hit in a 6-5 come-from-behind win over Utah in the second game of a doubleheader during his first collegiate day at Evans Diamond.
CAL NOTED BY BASEBALL AMERICA:
Besides Andrew Knapp being selected a first-team preseason All-American by Baseball America, the Bears were mentioned several times in the magazine's 2013 Pac-12 Conference Preview. Baseball America predicts Cal to make the postseason for the fourth time in the past six years. They list Knapp as the league's eighth-best pro prospect for the 2013 draft and mentions senior left-hander Justin Jones as a wily veteran who has been part of the Bears' rotation ever since his freshman year. The magazine also mentions junior left-hander Michael Theofanopolous' sharp breaking ball and the athleticism of sophomore shortstop Chris Paul and junior centerfielder Derek Campbell. As a freshman, Campbell filled in for an injured Tony Renda (pulled right quad) in the field for the 2011 Super Regional and CWS, hitting .389 (7-for-18, 2B, 3 RBI) and playing solid defensively.
LIGHTS AND NEW SCOREBOARD AT EVANS DIAMOND:
Evans Diamond, which has served as the home of Cal baseball since 1933, will receive a major upgrade with the installation of a new lighting system and scoreboard scheduled for later this spring. Eight 90-foot light poles will be erected around the field that will support nighttime television broadcasts, team practice and training. A modern electronic scoreboard, measuring 38 feet wide by 31 feet high, will also be installed in left-center field. The new scoreboard will offer scoring, game information, as well as fixed advertising and a full color video board measuring 24 feet wide by 14 feet high. Entering the 2013 season, Cal stands as the only Pac-12 school without permanent lighting at its baseball facility. With the recent launch of the Pac-12 Networks, the ability to play night games will give Cal maximum opportunity to be televised by the Networks. In addition, the upgrades will allow the Bears to be eligible to host NCAA Regional contests at Evans. The project has a budget of $2.25 million will be funded by a combination of donations and increased ticket and sponsorship revenue as a result of the upgrade. The project team is targeting completion of the lighting portion of the upgrade for the first-ever night-time competition at Evans Diamond on Thursday, March 28 for the Bears' 2013 Pac-12 opener against USC. The project is being designed by Brereton Architects of San Francisco and will be constructed under the direction of Overaa Construction of Richmond.
PORTER'S PERFORMANCES:
In what would have to be considered one of the best freshman pitching performances in Cal baseball history, left-hander Kyle Porter was 6-0 with a 1.89 ERA and two saves (four starts and 25 appearances) in 2011. Porter also had 57 strikeouts and only 15 walks in 57.0 innings and was named a Freshman All-American by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers. He had one of the biggest wins in school history when on June 21, 2011 he pitched 6.0 innings (seven hits, three runs, one walk, four strikeouts) versus Texas A&M to help give the Bears their first victory (7-3) in the College World Series since 1980. Porter was a member of the 2011 Houston Regional All-Tournament Team as well after throwing a career-high 6.2 innings with three hits, no runs, two walks and a career-high nine strikeouts June 5 versus Baylor in the Houston Regional.
RODRIGUEZ'S FAMOUS HIT:
Junior Devon Rodriguez will forever be known in Cal baseball lore for his clutch game-winning hit versus Baylor as he helped bring back the Bears from a 7-1 deficit by going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI, including the game-winning RBI single with two outs and two strikes in Cal's 9-8 victory to clinch the 2011 Houston Regional. Rodriguez was named the Houston Regional Most Outstanding Player after going 8-18 (.444) with a six RBI during the Bears' five regional contests. His fame also coincides with KALX announcer Danny Friesinger's enthusiastic call of the winning hit that sent Cal to the Santa Clara Super Regional (Rodriguez's Postgame Highlight Video).
JONES' GEM OF A CAREER:
Senior left-hander Justin Jones has had a spectacular career for the Bears. As a freshman in 2010, Jones earned Freshman All-America and All-Pac-10 honors, picking up 10 wins and throwing two shutouts and two complete games. In 2011, he was honorable mention All-Pac-10 after finishing 9-6 with a 2.93 ERA, and 81 strikeouts in a team-high 119.2 innings with three complete games. Last season, Jones picked up four wins, including a complete game shutout at Washington State. He earned one of the biggest wins in school history in a June 11, 2011 start versus Dallas Baptist at the Santa Clara Super Regional, throwing 6.0 innings with one hit, no runs, one walk and three strikeouts in a 7-0 shutout. Jones left prior to the seventh inning due to injuring in his left bicep, but still earned the win as the Bears won their first-ever Super Regional contest. He now stands tied for fifth on the Cal all-time career win list (23) and seventh on the Bears' career innings pitched list (317.2). Jones' 10 wins as a freshman are tied for sixth on Cal's all-time single-season list, and his 119.2 innings in 2011 are fifth on the Bears' single-season innings pitched list. For his career he has also thrown six complete games
SCOTT ON STOPPER LIST:
Senior right-hander Logan Scott has been selected as a member of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Preseason List for the Stopper of the Year Award. Last season, Scott was 4-2 with seven saves in 24 appearances. His seven saves were sixth in the Pac-12. A highlight for Scott in 2012 was throwing a career-high 5.1 innings and picking up the win in Cal's 5-4, 18-inning victory May 25 at Stanford - the longest game in Cal baseball history. In 2011, Scott was instrumental in the Bears winning their first-ever NCAA Super Regional game, coming in relief of an injured Justin Jones and shutting down Dallas Baptist, earning the save (3.0 innings, two hits, no runs).
WARK'S WORKINGS:
Junior right fielder Jacob Wark has had an impressive beginning to the 2013 season, tying a school record with two triples in the Feb, 22 game at UC Irvine. Wark, who also is a tight end on the Cal football team, is doing double duty this spring as he is involved in spring football practice as well. After seeing limited action in his first two baseball seasons (14 games), he has started all 12 games this year, batting .302 (13-for-43) with two doubles, two triples and six RBI.
CAL BASEBALL CAMPS:
Registration is now open for the 2013 Nike Baseball Camps at Cal. This year Cal baseball is proudly sponsoring with Nike Camps. These are the same great camps as in past years, with the same coaching staff. Run by head coach David Esquer, this year's coaching staff bring both collegiate and professional playing and coaching experience to the plate. Cal is offering three different camps: Baseball School, Baseball Games Camp, and the Advanced Camp. Check out the website at Nike Cal Baseball Camps and sign up now as sessions are filling quickly.
BEAR POSTSEASON NOTES:
Cal is now 43-25 (.632) in NCAA postseason games all-time, including 7-3 in 2011 (1-2 in the CWS, 2-0 in first-ever NCAA Super Regional and 4-1 in the NCAA Houston Regional). Head coach David Esquer has eight postseason wins, passing George Wolfman for second on the school's all-time list behind Bob Milano's 20 postseason wins. The last time the Bears won six postseason games in a row was 1957, and the seven postseason wins is the most for a Cal squad since the 1980 team had eight. Cal's 38 victories in 2011 were the most wins since the Bears' 1988 CWS squad won 40 games.
CAL IN THE WORLD SERIES:
With the 7-3 victory over Texas A&M on June 21, 2011, the Bears won their first College World Series game since defeating Miami, 4-3, on June 12, 1980. When Cal played Virginia in front of a crowd of 25,833 on June 23 at TD Ameritrade Park, it was the largest crowd to ever watch the Golden Bears play baseball. Cal won the inaugural College World Series title in 1947 under head coach Clint Evans, defeating former President George Bush's Yale team, 8-7, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Evans was instrumental in establishing the CWS. The Bears won the national title again in 1957 under head coach George Wolfman with a 1-0 victory over Penn State. Cal also placed third in the 1980 World Series under head coach Bob Milano, and was seventh in the CWS in 1988 and 1992 under Milano. 2011 senior left fielder Austin Booker's father, Rod, was the starting shortstop on the Bears' 1980 squad, while Major League star Jeff Kent was a member of Cal's 1988 College World Series team. Similar to the 2011 season in which they faced the tournament's No. 1 seed (Virginia), the Bears played the top seed in 1992, Miami, losing to the Hurricanes, 4-3, in 13 innings.
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CAL FACTS:
Cal won the inaugural College World Series title in 1947, defeating former President George H.W. Bush's Yale team, 8-7, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Bears' program began in 1892 and is now in its 121st season. George Bush, Sr., sent a letter of congratulations to David Esquer following Cal's 2011 College World Series appearance.
The Golden Bears have had two players go on to become league MVPs in professional baseball - Jackie Jensen was the American League MVP in 1958 and Jeff Kent was the National League MVP in 2001.
Cal is one of only 20 schools that have won NCAA Baseball titles and only one of 14 schools that have won more than one national championship (1947, 1957). The Bears have competed in six College World Series (1947, 1957, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2011).
Geoff Blum, Cal's starting shortstop as a freshman on the Bears' 1992 College World Series team, had a game-winning homer for the Chicago White Sox in the 2005 Major League World Series.
Cal has had three coaches selected to the ABCA Hall of Fame - Clint Evans (1930-54), who led the Bears to the first College World Series title in 1947; George Wolfman (1955-73), who led Cal to the 1957 CWS title; and Bob Milano (1978-99), who led the Bears to three CWS appearances (1980, 1988, 1992) , including a third-place finish in 1980.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES:
25 Brian Celsi, Fr., OF
* Batting .246 (14-for-57) with five RBI
* Was 2-for-4 with a two-run double Tuesday at Santa Clara
* Went 3-for-5 in first collegiate game, including scoring the winning run Feb. 15 vs. Michigan
* Had the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the ninth in Cal's 2-1 win Feb. 17 over Michigan
* Has started 15 of 16 games in left field
21 Brenden Farney, So., INF
* Batting .375 (12-for-32) with two doubles and three RBI
* Was 5-for-13 in the Fresno State series with a double and RBI, including the game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning March 7
* Went a career-high 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI March 3 at Houston
* Was named to the all-tournament team at the Astros Foundation College Classic
* Has three starts at first base and six starts at second base
* Is batting .300 (3-for-10) with runners in scoring position
26 Trevor Hildenberger, Jr., RHP
* 3-1 with a 2.81 ERA in nine appearances (4th in Pac-12)
* Has 12 strikeouts in 16.0 innings
* Picked up two wins in relief last weekend (March 7 and March 10) vs. Fresno State, pitching 5.1 innings with one hit, no runs, two walks and four strikeouts
* Had two strikeouts in 0.2 innings March 4 at Rice
* Picked up first collegiate win in relief Feb. 16 vs. Michigan, throwing 2.2 innings
23 Justin Jones, Sr., LHP
* 0-1 with a 5.12 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 19.1 innings
* Got no decision March 7 vs. Fresno State (season-high 7.0 innings, seven hits, three earned runs, three walks, season-high five strikeouts)
* Lost March 1 vs. Baylor (4.0 innings, seven hits, two runs, three walks, one strikeout)
* Got no decision Feb. 22 at UC Irvine (4.0 innings, six hits, two earned runs, no walks, four strikeouts)
* Got no decision Feb. 15 vs. Michigan (3.1 innings, six hits, four runs, three walks)
* Has 23 career victories, tied for fifth on Cal's all-time list
* Is seventh on Cal's all-time innings pitched (317.2) list
* Was a 2010 Freshman All-American
* Slated to start Saturday at Utah
5 Andrew Knapp, Jr., C
* Batting .333 (23-for-69) with a team-high five doubles (7th in Pac-12), two home runs (7th in Pac-12) and 14 RBI (9th in Pac-12)
* Is ninth in the Pac-12 with 34 total bases and 23 hits
* Is a first-team Preseason All-American in Baseball America and is on the Golden Spikes Award Watch List
* Is on a seven-game hitting streak from March 3 (13-for-30, .433, 3-2B, HR, 8 RBI)
* Went 7-for-18 (.389) vs. Fresno State with two doubles and five RBI
* Was a career-high 4-for-5 with a double, home run and three RBI March 3 at Houston
* Was 2-for-5 with a home run and a career-high three RBI Feb. 16 vs. Michigan
* In the Feb. 15 season-opener vs. Michigan was 3-for-5 with the game-winning RBI in the 11th inning
42 Ryan Mason, Fr., RHP
* 3-0 (2nd in Pac-12) with a 1.80 ERA
* Has 13 strikeouts in 10.0 innings in four appearances and one start
* In first collegiate start March 8 vs. Fresno State, threw 5.0 innings with three hits, no earned runs, one walk and a career-high seven strikeouts
* Had two strikeouts in 2.1 innings and picked up the win Feb. 23 at UC Irvine
* In first collegiate game picked up the win, giving up no hits with four strikeouts in 1.2 innings Feb. 15 vs. Michigan
* Opponents are batting .189 against him
* Slated to start Friday at Utah
39 Collin Monsour, Fr., RHP
* Is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA and has 11 strikeouts in 15.0 innings
* Got no decision in March 9 start vs. Fresno State (4.2 innings, two hits, two runs, two walks, three strikeouts)
* Won first collegiate game in first collegiate start March 3 at Houston (5.1 innings, five hits, one run, one walk, season-high four strikeouts)
* Had three strikeouts in 3.1 innings of shutout relief Feb. 23 at UC Irvine
49 Dylan Nelson, So., RHP
* Is 0-0 with a 1.76 ERA in six appearances and two starts
* Has nine strikeouts in 15.1 innings
* Is a junior college transfer from the College of San Mateo
* Got no decision March 10 start vs. Fresno State (2.0 innings, four hits, two runs, one walk)
* Got no decision in first collegiate start March 4 at Rice (season-high 6.0 innings, six hits, no runs, one walk, two strikeouts)
* Had two strikeouts in 1.1 innings of shutout relief Feb. 24 at at UC Irvine at UC Irvine
* In first collegiate game for Cal had three strikeouts in 3.2 innings Feb. 15 vs. Michigan
6 Chris Paul, So., INF
* Batting .238 (15-for-63) with three doubles, two home runs and a team-high 15 RBI (8th in Pac-12)
* Was outstanding vs. Fresno State, hitting a three-run homer March 8 and hitting a three-run double and a homer March 10
* Was 2-for-2 March 4 at Rice
* Was a career-best 3-for-4 with three RBI March 3 at Houston
* Had a clutch two-run double in the top of the ninth inning in an 8-6 win Feb. 23 at UC Irvine
27 Devin Pearson, Fr., OF
* Batting .313 (10-for-32) with three doubles, a home run and four RBI
* Went 2-for-3 and hit his first collegiate home run March 9 vs. Fresno State
* Was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI March 3 at Houston
* In first collegiate start Feb. 23 at UC Irvine went 2-for-3 with a double
* Is 2-for-5 (.400) with runners in scoring position
16 Kyle Porter, Jr., LHP
* Is 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA in five appearances and two starts
*Has five strikeouts in 8.0 innings
*Was a 2011 Freshman All-American and enters his junior year with an 8-1 career record and two saves
* Won eight straight games without a loss to start his college career including earning the win in Cal's 2011 CWS victory over Texas A&M
37 Mike Reuvekamp, Jr., INF
* Batting .237 (14-for-59) with five RBI
* Was 5-for-12 (.417) with four RBI in the Fresno State series, including hitting the game-winning sacrifice fly March 9 and going 3-for-3 with an RBI March 10
* Went 2-for-5 and had the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the 10th inning Feb. 16 vs. Michigan
* Had a five-game hitting streak from Feb. 23-March 2
* Reached base in13-straight games to start the season
33 Devon Rodriguez, Jr., DH
* Batting team-leading .375 (24-for-64, 8th in Pac-12) with four doubles and nine RBI
* Started the season on a career-high seven-game hitting streak Feb. 15-23 (12-for-26, .461, 3-2B, six RBI)
* Went 8-for-15 (.533) with a double and three RBI in Fresno State series
* Was 3-for-4 March 2 vs. No. 1 ranked North Carolina
* Was 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI Feb. 16 vs. Michigan
* In Feb. 15 season-opener vs. Michigan was 2-for-4 with two RBI
* Is batting .353 (6-for-17) with runners in scoring position
* 2011 NCAA Houston Regional MVP after getting the game-winning hit vs. Baylor to advance Cal to the Super Regional
20 Logan Scott, Sr., RHP
* 1-1 with 2.38 ERA in five appearances with nine strikeouts in 11.1 innings
* Is on the Stopper of the Year Award Watch List after recording seven saves (6th in Pac-12) last season
* Earned win in relief Feb. 17 vs. Michigan (1.0 inning, one strikeout)
* Suffered the loss, but had a career-high five strikeouts in 5.0 innings Feb. 23 at UC Irvine
51 Jacob Wark, Jr., OF
* Batting .259 (15-for-58) with two doubles, two triples and six RBI
* Went a career-best 3-for-4 with a double March 3 vs. Houston
* Was 1-for-5 with a double and a career-high three RBI Feb. 23 at UC Irvine
* Tied a school record with two triples in a game Feb. 22 at UC Irvine
* Started the season on career-high seven-game hitting streak from Feb. 15-23 (9-for-25, .360, 2B, 2-3B, 5 RBI)
* Is also a tight end on the Cal football team
