May 17, 2012

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Sat., May 19 UCLA, Evans Diamond, Berkeley, Calif. 1 p.m.

Sun., May 20 UCLA, Evans Diamond, Berkeley, Calif. 1 p.m.

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Cal Hosts No. 11 UCLA in Final Pac-12 Home Series

BEAR NOTES
California (26-22, 9-15 in Pac-12) hosts No. 11-ranked (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball) UCLA (36-13, 15-9) this weekend in a three-game Pac-12 series at Evans Diamond. It will be the final home series for seven Golden Bear seniors - right-hander Matt Flemer, catcher Chadd Krist, outfielder Chad Bunting, right-hander Joey Donofrio, outfielder Danny Oh, right-hander Steven Pistoresi and outfielder/infielder Paul Toboni. Flemer, Krist and Bunting were instrumental in Cal advancing to the College World Series last season. Flemer picked up his seventh win May 5 at WSU (6.0 innings, four earned runs, three walks, four strikeouts), had a season-high eight strikeouts in a 9-0 win over Utah April 21 and on April 14 had a complete game versus Washington. He was the Bears' closer last season (drafted in the 19th round by Kansas City), but has been outstanding as a starter, going 7-4 with a 2.37 ERA and is fourth in the Pac-12 with 95.0 innings pitched and has a .227 opponent batting average. Flemer has thrown 7.0 innings or more in 11 of his 13 starts. At the plate, the Bears' junior second baseman Tony Renda, a first-team preseason All-American (Baseball America) and the 2011 Pac-10 Player of the Year, is batting .370 (15 doubles, five home runs, 25 RBI). Renda leads the Bears with 13 stolen bases, including stealing third base three times, and his 71 hits are third in the Pac-12. Another impressive hitter is junior first baseman Mitch Delfino, who is batting a team-leading .374 (11 doubles, four home runs, 34 RBI, impressive .481 with runners in scoring position). Cal also features Krist, a two-time All-Pac-10 selection drafted in the 13th round by the Chicago White Sox in 2011. He is hitting .276 with a team-high 15 doubles (three home runs, 31 RBI). Krist led the Pac-10 with 27 doubles last season and currently has 61 career doubles, tied for first on the Cal all-time career doubles list. Bunting leads the Bears with nine home runs and 36 RBI. He had a two home run day April 20 versus Utah, finishing 3-for-4 with five RBI. On the mound, closer Donofrio is 5-1 with a 2.32 ERA and two saves, and has 33 strikeouts in 31.0 innings. Fellow reliever, junior right-hander Logan Scott, is 3-2 and is sixth in the conference with seven saves. Junior left-hander Justin Jones was stellar May 6 at WSU with a complete-game, two-hit, 8-0 shutout (one walk, six strikeouts, 23rd career win, tying David Cash [1999-01] for fifth on the school's all-time career win list.

TENTATIVE CAL LINE-UP
No.	Pos.	Player	2012 stats
22	DH	Vince Bruno, Jr.	.322, 22 RBI, 1 HR
15	RF	Andrew Knapp, So.	.270, 23 RBI, 5 HR
44	1B	Mitch Delfino, Jr.	.374, 34 RBI, 4 HR
14	2B	Tony Renda, Jr.	        .370, 25 RBI, 5 HR
27	C	Chadd Krist, Sr.	.276, 31 RBI, 3 HR
45	CF	Chad Bunting, Sr.	.247, 36 RBI, 9 HR
2	LF	Darrel Matthews, Jr.	.287, 18 RBI, 0 HR
1	SS	Brenden Farney, Fr.	.189, 5 RBI, 0 HR
37	3B	Mike Reuvekamp, So.  	.286, 5 RBI, 0 HR
49	RHP	Matt Flemer, Sr. (Fri.)	 7-4, 2.37 ERA
23	LHP	Justin Jones, Jr. (Sat.) 4-7, 3.94 ERA
		TBA (Sun.)

HEAD COACH David Esquer Esquer, 47, is in his 13th season with a career record of 380-335-2 (.531). 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). Fifty seven 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 (Entering 2012)
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 (NCAA Regional, NCAA Super Regional, College World Series, National Coach of the Year)
Total 354-313-2 (.531)

NOTING UCLA
The UCLA Bruins, coached by John Savage (8th year at UCLA, 299-217, .579), are 36-13 (15-9, 3rd in Pac-12), last winning, 6-3, Tuesday at Cal State Fullerton and sweeping Washington (2-0, 11-3, 4-2) last weekend in Seattle. Top hitters for the Bruins are junior right fielder Jeff Gelalich (.388, 9 HR, 35 RBI), junior catcher Tyler Heineman (.359, 1 HR, 24 RBI) and junior left fielder Cody Keefer (.346, 0 HR, 30 RBI). UCLA's tentative rotation for the Cal series is sophomore right-hander Adam Plutko (7-3, 3.09 ERA), sophomore right-hander Nick Vander Tuig (7-3, 4.96 ERA) and sophomore right-hander Zack Weiss (2-2, 4.17 ERA). Last season, the Bruins were 35-24 overall, 18-9 (1st) in the Pac-10 and 2-2 at the NCAA Los Angeles Regional.

SERIES RECORD
Cal has a 171-167 all-time record versus UCLA, last winning one-of-three (W 4-0, L 2-1, L 5-2) May 20-22, 2011 in Los Angeles. In the last series in Berkeley, the Bears were swept by the Bruins (8-7, 12-4, 11-2) May 21-23, 2010 at Evans Diamond.

2012 PAC-12 STANDINGS (5/17)
	Conference	        Overall
	W	L	PCT	W	L 	T	.PCT
Oregon	19	8	.704	38	14	0	.731
Ariz*	16	8	.667	34	15	0	.694
UCLA*	15	9	.625	36	13	0	.735
Stan**	14	10	.583	33	14	0	.702
ASU**	14	10	.583	32	18	0	.640
OSU**	13	11	.542	33	17	0	.660
Wash 	11	13	.458	27	21	0	.562
WSU	10	14	.417	25	24	0	.510
CAL***	9	15	.375	26	22	0	.542
USC	7	17	.292	22	25	0	.468
Utah	7	20	.259	14	35	0	.286
***2011 College World Series participant
** 2011 NCAA Super Regional participants
*2011 NCAA Tournament participants

RENDA AND JONES SELECTED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS
California junior second baseman Tony Renda and junior left-hander Justin Jones have been selected 2012 Preseason All-Americans. Renda was tabbed as a first-team preseason All-American by Baseball America, and second-team All-American by NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game. Jones was a third-team pick of the NCBWA. Renda was named 2011 Pac-10 Player of the Year, only the fourth player in Cal history to earn the honor, and was a member of the Houston Regional All-Tournament Team. He finished last season batting .332 and a team-best .348 versus Pac-10 competition, with 14 doubles, two triples, three home runs and a team-leading 44 RBI. Renda also led the Pac-10 with 88 hits and was third in the conference with 115 total bases. Jones was a 2011 honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection after earning Freshman All-America honors in 2010 along with Renda. In 2011, Jones was 9-6 with a 2.93 ERA, and had 81 strikeouts in a team-high 119.2 innings with three complete games. He earned one of the biggest wins in school history in a June 11 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 cramping in his left bicep, but still earned the win as the Bears won their first-ever Super Regional contest.

DELFINO DELIEVERS
California first baseman/third baseman Mitch Delfino is having an outstanding junior season, hitting a team-leading .374 with 11 doubles, four home runs, 34 RBI, and an impressive .481 (25-for-52) average with runners in scoring position. Delfino's .374 average is second in the Pac-12 and he has had 20 multiple hit games this season, including two, four-hit games. He hit doubles in three straight games, Feb. 25-28, and reached base in 18 straight games from Feb. 17-March 23. Delfino leads the Bears with eight multiple RBI games as well. For his career, he has a .314 average (137-for-436) with 28 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 66 RBI.

CAL NOTED BY BASEBALL AMERICA
Besides Tony Renda being selected a first-team preseason All-American by Baseball America, the Bears were mentioned several times in the magazine's Regional Report. Baseball America predicts Cal to make the postseason for the fourth time in the past five years. They list Renda as the league's Best Pure Hitter and Best Defensive Second Baseball. Baseball America also lists senior catcher Chadd Krist as the Pac-12's Best Defensive Catcher. Renda is picked as the league's seventh-best pro prospect and junior left-hander Justin Jones as the 10th-best prospect. For the 2013 draft, Baseball America has sophomore catcher/designated hitter/outfielder Andrew Knapp as the conference's eighth-best pro prospect. In CollegeBaseballInsider.com, they list Jones as the Pac-12's fourth-best starter, Krist as the best defensive catcher with the best arm and Renda as the best pure hitter and the hitter you would least like to face.

RENDA NAMED PAC-10'S TOP PLAYER
As a sophomore Cal second baseman Tony Renda was selected as the 2011 Pac-10 Player of the Year. Renda, who has helped the Bears to a regional berth in each of his first two years with the program, batted .332 and was in the Top 10 in the Pac-10 in three different offensive categories. He became only the fourth Bear in school history to garner Pac-10 Player of the Year honors, joining Jon Zuber and Troy Penix, who were the Co-Pac-10 Southern Division Players of the Year in 1992, and Rod Booker, who was Co-Pac-10 Southern Division Player of the Year in 1980. Besides hitting .332, which was ninth in the league, Renda was first in the conference with 88 hits and third with 115 total bases. He was also named first-team All-Pac-10 for the second year in a row. After earning all-conference honors last season as a freshman, Renda went on to bat .373 and was named to the NCAA Norman (Okla.) Regional All-Tournament team and was a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American. Besides Renda's Player of the Year honor, the Bears had five other players honored by the Pac-10. Junior right-hander Erik Johnson and junior catcher Chadd Krist were selected first-team All-Pac-10, while junior right-hander Matt Flemer, sophomore outfielder Vince Bruno and sophomore left-hander Justin Jones were tabbed Pac-10 honorable mention. Bruno, a transfer from Los Medanos College, batted .299 in his first year with the Bears.

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). 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 game-winning hit and postgame interview).

BUNTING'S BLASTS
Senior center fielder Chad Bunting had an impressive 2011 campaign leading the team with seven home runs (5th in the Pac-10), despite being out March 13-May 7 with a sprained right thumb. Bunting was a member of the 2011 Houston Regional All-Tournament Team after going 6-for-18 with a double, two home runs and a team-high seven RBI, including 3-for-3 with a solo home run and a three-run homer June 5 versus Baylor. Bunting started the year on a 11-game hitting streak and was named March 1 Pac-10 Player of the Week after an outstanding performance at the Caravelle Resorts Tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C where he was 3-for-5 with two, three-run homers and a career-high seven RBI Feb. 25 versus Coastal Carolina and 7-for-12 (.583) with four runs, a double and two home runs for the tournament. He went 11-for-37 (.297) in the postseason with two doubles, three home runs and a team-high 13 RBI. Bunting hit a three-run homer in game one of Santa Clara Super Regional and had a hit in each of the Bears' three College World Series games.

FLEMER'S FINESSE
Senior right-hander Matt Flemer was outstanding in 2011 as the Bears' closer and is slated to be one of Cal's starters in 2012. Flemer was 4-2 with a 1.83 ERA and six saves (8th in Pac-10) in 30 relief appearances (6th in Pac-10) last season. He also had 41 strikeouts with only eight walks in 39.1 innings, earning 2011 honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors. Flemer was drafted in the 19th round by the Kansas City Royals, but decided to return for his senior campaign. For the 2011 postseason, he was 2-0 with a save, making eight appearances with eight strikeouts in 9.1 innings. Flemer earned the save versus Texas A&M June 21 in the College World Series, throwing 3.0 innings with three hits, no runs, no walks and five strikeouts, and threw the final inning in Cal's 6-2 win over Dallas Baptist in the June 12 clinching game of Santa Clara Super Regional. He made four appearances at the Houston Regional as well, picking up wins in relief June 5 versus Rice and June 6 versus Baylor (2-0, 3.2 innings, two hits, no runs, two walks, three strikeouts. Flemer is now ninth on the Cal all-time career save list with 11 saves. For a preseason Q&A on Matt Flemer click (Flemer interview on Calbears.com)

KRIST'S CONTRIBUTIONS
A key to the Bears' success has been senior catcher Chadd Krist, who nearly broke Cal's single-season doubles record in 2011. Last year, Krist batted .297 with 27 doubles - which was first in the Pac-10 and second on Cal's single-season doubles list - with a triple, two home runs and 43 RBI. He was also ninth in the Pac-10 with 29 walks and 105 total bases, had 23 multiple hit games and a team-leading 12 multiple RBI games. Krist went 12-for-41 (.293) in the postseason with five doubles, a triple, a home run and eight RBI. He was a member of the 2011 Houston Regional All-Tournament Team, first-team All-Pac-10, and was drafted in the 13th round by the Chicago White Sox, but decided to return for his senior campaign. His 61 career doubles is now tied for first on the all-time Cal career doubles list.

NEU ADDITION
Mike Neu, former standout at Miami and a Major Leaguer with the Oakland A's, was hired as Cal's pitching coach in August of 2011, replacing Dan Hubbs. Hubbs, after 12 years working with the Bear hurlers, returned to his alma mater, USC, to become Associate Head Coach for the Trojans. Neu, 33, was the head coach at Diablo Valley College from 2009-11, leading his team to an 87-41 mark (.680) with two Big 8 Conference titles. His pro baseball career included playing in the Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, Oakland Athletics and Cincinnati Reds organizations. Neu was called up to the Major Leagues with the A's on April 9, 2003 and posted a 3.64 ERA in 32.0 relief appearances (42.0 innings) that season. At Miami he had a stellar 1999 campaign and helped the Hurricanes capture the College World Series title with a 6-5 victory over Florida State in the championship game. Neu finished the year 3-1 with a 2.94 ERA and tallied 110 strikeouts in 67.0 innings, earning Collegiate Baseball All-America honors. He led the nation in strikeouts per nine innings (14.8) and was selected to the All-CWS team with three saves and appearances in all four of Miami's games. Neu joins David Esquer (starting shortstop on Stanford's 1987 NCAA champions) as members of the Cal coaching staff who have won national titles.

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.

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. Junior right fielder Chad Bunting had five extra-base hits in the postseason (two doubles and three home runs) for a .618 slugging percentage. Besides Bunting's three home runs, three other players hit roundtrippers in the postseason - junior shortstop Marcus Semien, junior catcher Chadd Krist and sophomore first baseman Devon Rodriguez. The Bears amassed double-digit hits in six of their 10 postseason games, while Tony Renda got at least one hit in 14 of his last 16 games of the 2011 season.

QUICK HIGHLIGHT NOTES ON 2011 CAL BASEBALL
Besides winning the Santa Clara Super Regional and the come-from-behind victory over Baylor in the title game of the Houston Regional (Cal had trailed 7-1 at one point and scored six runs in the last two innings), additional highlights for Cal in 2011 included a ninth inning comeback to sweep Utah in a season-opening doubleheader Feb. 20, a dominating performance at the Caravelle Tournament in South Carolina Feb. 25-27, an undefeated (3-0) record at the Cal Baseball Classic at AT&T Park March 11-13, Pac-10 sweeps over Washington State and Washington, a 6-2 victory at then No. 3-ranked Oregon State May 7 and a 4-0 shutout at Pac-10 champion UCLA May 20. Cal had six walk-off wins during the 2011 season (Feb. 20 vs. Utah, March 20 vs. Rice, March 27 vs. WSU, April 29 and May 1 vs. Oregon, June 6 vs. Baylor).

CRAIG SHINES IN MLB WORLD SERIES
The same year Cal made it to the College World Series, a former Golden Bear made it to the MLB World Series and is a World Champion. Allen Craig was instrumental in St. Louis' series clinching 6-2 win over Texas Oct. 28. Craig hit his third home run of the series, robbed Nelson Cruz of a home run over the left field fence and had the honor of catching the final out of the game to give St. Louis its 11th World Series title. Craig concluded the Fall Classic 5-for-19 with three home runs and five RBI. He was a hero in the Cardinals' 3-2 victory over the Rangers Oct. 19 in Game One. Craig, a shortstop/outfielder at Cal from 2003-06, had a pinch-hit RBI single down the right field line off of reliever Alexi Ogando in the sixth inning to give the Cardinals their one-run advantage. His single was the first go-ahead pinch-hit RBI in the World Series since Wade Boggs' in 1996 for the New York Yankees. Craig was one of 10 former Bears who have played in the Major Leagues this past summer, nine of whom played under Cal coach David Esquer.

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 120th season. George Bush, Sr., sent a letter of congratulations to David Esquer following last year's College World Series appearance.

The Golden Bears have had two players 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, including a third-place finish in 1980.

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CAL INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES

22 Vince Bruno, Jr., DH/OF
* Batting .322 (57-for-177, .319 vs. Pac-12) with five doubles, two triples, a home run and 22 RBI
* Has 16 multiple hit games and a nine-game hitting streak March 25-April 9 (19-for-43, .442, 3B, 3 RBI)
* Went 7-for-13 May 4-6 at WSU, including two, three-hit games and a career-high three RBI May 6
* Was 3-for-5 with an RBI April 5 at USC and 3-for-6 April 9 vs. Stanford
* Went 3-for-5 with a triple March 31 at Texas
* Hit first career homer (two-run) March 20 at San Francisco
* Had game-winning hit March 6 vs. Creighton
* Led off 10th inning with a triple and scored winning run Feb. 25 at Long Beach State
* Honorable mention All-Pac-10 in 2011

45 Chad Bunting, Sr., OF
* Batting .247 (42-for-170, .231 vs. Pac-12) with 10 doubles, a triple, team-leading nine home runs (5th in Pac-12) and 36 RBI
* Went 2-for-3 with a double Tuesday vs. WSU
* Had a three-run homer May 5 at WSU
* Was 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI April 20 vs. Utah
* Went 3-for-4 with a double April 7 at USC
* Was 2-for-5 with home run March 31 at Texas
* Has 11 multiple hit and seven multiple RBI games
* Had back-to-back games with home runs, March 6-9, March 18-20
* Hit a three-run homer March 9 at Nebraska
* Hit game-winning sacrifice fly in 10th inning Feb. 25 at Long Beach State
* 2011 NCAA Houston Regional All-Tournament

5 Derek Campbell, So., INF/OF
* Batting .231 (25-for-108, .286 vs. Pac-12) with a double, home run and nine RBI
* Had a key two-run double April 14 vs. Washington
* Was 3-for-5 with two RBI March 9 at Nebraska
* Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and first college home run March 3 vs. Lehigh
* Has six multiple hit games

44 Mitch Delfino, Jr., INF
* Batting a team-leading .374 (64-for-171, 2nd in Pac-12, .378 vs. Pac-12) with 11 doubles, four home runs and 34 RBI
* Has 20 multiple hit games and is ninth in the Pac-12 with a .432 on-base percentage
* Went 2-for-6 with two RBI Monday vs. WSU and was 3-for-4 vs. Arizona May 13
* Was 7-for-10 with two doubles and two RBI in the last two WSU games May 5-6
* Went 4-for-5 with two RBI April 28 at Oregon
* Went 8-for-12 (.667) with two doubles and three RBI in the Utah series April 20-22
* Was 2-for-5 with home run and two RBI April 1 at Texas
* Went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBI March 27 at Fresno State
* Was 8-for-14 (.571) with two doubles, two home runs and four RBI March 9-12 at Nebraska
* Hit doubles in three straight games, Feb. 25-28
* Reached base in 18 straight games from Feb. 17-March 23
* Hitting a team-best .481 (25-for-52) with runners in scoring position

43 Joey Donofrio, Sr., RHP
* 5-1 with a 2.32 ERA in 21 appearances
* Has 33 strikeouts in 31.0 innings with a .216 opponent batting average
* Earned win Monday vs. WSU, striking out three batters in 1.2 innings
* Struck out three batters in 1.1 innings May 5 at WSU
* Won in relief April 13 vs. Washington and earned save April 5 at USC (struck out side in 9th)
* Won in relief April 1 at Texas (2.1 innings, one hit, three strikeouts)
* Won in relief Feb. 28 vs. USF and March 6 vs. Creighton

49 Matt Flemer, Sr., RHP
* 7-4 (seven wins 7th in Pac-12) with a 2.37 ERA (7th in Pac-12)
* Has 60 strikeouts (10th in Pac-12) and 13 walks in 95.0 innings (4th in Pac-12)
* Has a .222 opponent batting average (4th in Pac-12) and 23 batters struck out looking (4th in Pac-12)
* Lost May 12 vs. Arizona (7.0 innings, eight hits, three runs, one walk, four strikeouts)
* Won May 5 at WSU (6.0 innings, eight hits, four runs, three walks, four strikeouts)
* Lost April 28 at Oregon (7.0 innings, nine hits, two earned runs, no walks, five strikeouts)
* Won April 21 vs. Utah (8.0 innings, five hits, no runs, one walk, season-high eight strikeouts)
* Won April 14 vs. Washington (first complete game, four hits, one earned run, one walk, six strikeouts)
* No decision April 6 at USC (7.2 innings, four hits, two walks, six strikeouts)
* Won March 31 at Texas (8.0 innings, eight hits, two runs, one walk, two strikeouts)
* Won March 24 at Arizona State (6.1 innings, five hits, two runs, one walk, four strikeouts)
* Lost March 17 vs. Oregon State (7.0 innings, three hits, one earned run, no walks, six strikeouts)
* Lost March 10 at Nebraska (12 hits, seven earned runs, one strikeout)
* Won March 4 vs. Lehigh (7.0 shutout innings, one walk, season-high seven strikeouts)
* No decision Feb. 25 at Long Beach State (7.0 innings, two hits, one unearned run, two walks, four strikeouts)
* Won Feb. 18 at Pacific (8.0 innings, eight hits, three runs, no walks, three strikeouts)
* Honorable mention All-Pac-10 in 2011
* Drafted 19th round by Kansas City in 2011
* Slated to start Friday vs. UCLA

23 Justin Jones, Jr., LHP
* 4-7 with a 3.94 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 75.1 innings
* Lost May 13 vs. Arizona (4.0 innings, six hits, three earned runs, four walks, three strikeouts)
* Won May 6 at WSU (complete-game shutout, 9.0 innings, two hits, one walk, six strikeouts)
* Lost April 29 at Oregon (5.0 innings, eight hits, three earned runs, two walks, four strikeouts)
* Won April 22 vs. Utah (7.0 innings, three hits, one run, four walks, five strikeouts)
* Lost April 15 vs. Washington (8.2 innings, nine hits, three earned runs, one walk, four strikeouts)
* No decision April 7 at USC (7.0 innings, five hits, two runs, two walks, four strikeouts)
* Lost March 30 at Texas (2.2 innings, eight hits, six earned runs, two walks, one strikeout)
* Lost March 23 at Arizona State (7.0 innings, nine hits, five runs, two earned runs, three walks, one strikeout)
* Lost March 17 vs. Oregon State (5.0 innings, seven hits, four earned runs, two walks, three strikeouts)
* Got no decision March 9 at Nebraska (5.0 innings, seven hits, four runs, three walks, four strikeouts)
* Won March 3 vs. Lehigh (7.0 innings, four hits, no runs, no walks, three strikeouts)
* Won Feb. 17 vs. Pacific (5.0 innings, four hits, one run, one walk, six strikeouts)
* Has 23 career victories, tied for fifth on Cal's all-time list
* Is a 2012 third-team Preseason All-American by the NCBWA
* Slated to start Saturday vs. UCLA

15 Andrew Knapp, So., OF/1B
* Batting .270 (50-for-185, .239 vs. Pac-12) with 14 doubles, five home runs and 23 RBI
* Hit a home run May 4 at WSU
* Hit home runs in three straight games, April 17-21
* Hit home runs April 20 and 21 vs. Utah and was 2-for-4 with a home run April 17 vs. Santa Clara
* Had career-high 11 game hitting streak from Feb. 28-March 17 (15-for-43, .349, eight doubles, nine RBI)
* Had two doubles and an RBI March 9 at Nebraska
* Has 11 multiple hit games
* Had doubles in four-straight games Feb. 28-March 4
* Hit team's first home run of season Feb. 18 at Pacific

27 Chadd Krist, Sr., C
* Batting .276 (54-for-196, .170 vs. Pac-12) with 15 doubles (7th in Pac-12), three home runs and 31 RBI
* Got a hit in 13 of the first 15 games
* Hit doubles in each of the first three games of the season
* Went 3-for-4 April 17 vs. Santa Clara
* Was 3-for-5 with a double, home run and a career-high five RBI March 31 at Texas
* Has seven, three-hit games, including two, three-hit games at Nebraska
* Has 61 career doubles, tied for first on the Cal all-time list
* Has 13 multiple hit and seven multiple RBI games
* Was 3-for-5 with two RBI March 6 vs. Creighton
* Went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI March 3 vs. Lehigh
* Was 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI Feb. 19 vs. Pacific
* Two-time first-team All-Pac-10
* 2011 NCAA Houston Regional All-Tournament
* Drafted in 13th round by Chicago White Sox in 2011

2 Darrel Matthews, Jr., OF
* Batting .287 (39-for-136, .255 vs. Pac-12) with four doubles, a triple and 18 RBI
* Has 12 multiple hit and four multiple RBI games
* Went 4-for-7 with a double in first two Washington games April 13-14
* Was career-best 4-for-4 with two RBI March 31 at Texas
* Had multiple hits in three of four games at Nebraska
* Went 3-for-5 with a double and RBI March 4 vs. Lehigh
* Was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI Feb. 19 vs. Pacific

19 Danny Oh, Sr., OF
* Batting .297 (30-for-101, .214 vs. Pac-12) with four doubles, a triple, a home run and eight RBI
* Had seven-game hitting streak from March 3-12 (11-for-23, .478, 2-2B, six RBI)
* Was a career-best 5-for-5 with four runs scored Monday vs. WSU
* Hit a triple May 5 at WSU
* Went 4-for-7 in the last two games of the Oregon series April 28-29
* Had two hits in three of the four games at Nebraska
* Was 1-for-1 with a double, RBI and a career-high four runs March 4 vs. Lehigh
* Hit a two-run homer Feb. 24 at Long Beach State

6 Chris Paul, Fr., SS/3B
* Batting .244 (21-for-86, .250 vs. Pac-12) with six doubles, a home run and 15 RBI
* Had an eight-game hitting streak from April 13-27 (11-for-29, .379, 2-2B, 6 RBI)
* Was a career-best 3-for-4 with two RBI April 21 vs. Utah
* Hit first college homer April 7 at USC
* Had an RBI double April 1 at Texas
* Had an RBI double March 25 at Arizona State
* Had game-winning two-run pinch hit single in 11th inning March 9 at Nebraska

16 Kyle Porter, So., LHP
* 2-1 with a 5.00 ERA
* Threw 1.0 inning with no hits and two strikeouts April 28 at Oregon
* Got no decision April 1 at Texas (1.1 innings, four hits, two runs, one walk, one strikeout)
* Got no decision March 25 at Arizona State (3.0 innings, three hits, two earned runs, three walks)
* Suffered first college loss March 18 vs. Oregon State (2.0 innings, five hits, four earned runs, two walks, one strikeout)
* Won March 11 at Nebraska (4.0 innings, no hits, no runs, one walk, one strikeout)
* Finished 6.0 with a 1.89 ERA and two saves in 2011 (four starts and 25 appearances)
* Was named a 2011 Freshman All-American by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers
* 2011 Houston Regional All-Tournament

14 Tony Renda, Jr., 2B
* Batting .370 (71-for-192, 4th in Pac-12, .356 vs. Pac-12) with 15 doubles (7th in Pac-12), five home runs and 25 RBI
* Went 3-for-4 with three RBI Monday vs. WSU
* Has 23 multiple hit games, including getting two hits or more in seven of the last 13 games and three hits with two doubles May 5 at WSU
* Has gotten a hit in 15 of the last 19 games and 40 of 48 games total this season
* Had a 12-game hitting streak from March 17-April 6 (17-for-52, .327, 3-2B, HR, 3 RBI)
* 71 hits are third in the Pac-12
* Has 13 stolen bases (4th in Pac-12), including stealing third base three times
* Went 3-for-3 with a double and home run April 14 vs. Washington
* Was 3-for-5 with a double and RBI March 25 at Arizona State
* Went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer March 12 at Nebraska
* Was 3-for-5 March 6 vs. Creighton
* Went 3-for-5 with two doubles March 3 vs. Lehigh
* Was 3-for-5 Feb. 18 at Pacific
* Named 2012 first-team preseason All-American by Baseball America and second-team by Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA
* On USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award Watch list
* 2011 Pac-10 Player of the Year
* 2011 NCAA Houston Regional All-Tournament
* Is batting .419 (18-for-43) with runners in scoring position

20 Logan Scott, Jr., RHP
* 3-2 with 5.10 ERA and seven saves (6th in Pac-12) in 21 appearances
* Earned save April 20 vs. Utah (3.0 innings, one strikeout)
* Earned save April 1 at Texas (2.0 innings, two hits, one run, one walk, three strikeouts)
* Earned save March 27 at Fresno State and March 24 at Arizona State (1.1 innings, two hits, no runs, one walk)
* Won in relief March 9 at Nebraska (season-high 3.1 innings, five hits, two runs, no earned runs, one walk)
* Won Feb. 19 vs. Pacific and Feb. 25 at Long Beach State (3.0 innings, one hit, no runs, no walks, two strikeouts)
* Earned saves Feb. 18 at Pacific and March 6 vs. Creighton (1.0 inning, two hits, no runs, one strikeout)

10 Michael Theofanopoulos, So., LHP/OF
* 3-5 with a 5.10 ERA, and 44 strikeouts in 65.1 innings
* Lost May 11 vs. Arizona (4.1 innings, three hits, two runs, three walks, two strikeouts)
* Lost May 4 at WSU (3.2 innings, eight hits, nine runs, two walks, four strikeouts) * No decision April 27 at Oregon (5.1 innings, three hits, no earned runs, three walks, four strikeouts)
* Won April 20 vs. Utah (5.1 innings, 10 hits, three runs, four walks, six strikeouts)
* No decision April 13 vs. Washington (6.2 innings, 10 hits, three runs, four walks, four strikeouts)
* No decision April 5 at USC (5.0 innings, nine hits, three earned runs)
* Won March 27 start at Fresno State (6.1 innings, six hits, one earned run, three walks, three strikeouts)
* Won March 20 start at USF (6.0 innings, seven hits, three runs, two walks, five strikeouts)
* Lost March 12 start at Nebraska (4.1 innings, four hits, five earned runs, three walks, three strikeouts)
* No decision March 6 vs. Creighton (5.1 innings, six hits, three earned runs, three walks, five strikeouts)
* Lost, but only gave up two hits in 7.0 innings (two runs, two walks, three strikeouts) Feb. 26 at Long Beach State