March 21, 1998

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- No. 21 California stayed unbeaten in the Capital Classic early Saturday, running its winning streak to 12 games.

The Bears (20-9) completed pool play in the 16-team tournament with a 3-0 record, defeating Arkansas 7-0 on Thursday and Kansas (5-4) and seventh-ranked Hawaii (3-1) on Friday. In championship bracket competition, Cal beat Texas A&M (9-0) Friday night then came back to upend Baylor (6-2) Saturday afternoon.

In the Kansas game, the Bears smacked four doubles and were led by a 2-for-3, 2 RBI performance by freshman left fielder Paige Bowie. Kansas rallied for a run in the top of the seventh inning to close the score to 5-4, but freshman right-hander Nicole DiSalvio came in for starter Whitney Floyd and induced a double play to end the game.

Cal then faced No. 7 Hawaii and took a 1-0 lead on a home run by Holly Yost. After the Rainbow Wahine tied the score in the fifth inning, the Bears scored twice in the bottom of the fifth to move ahead for good. DiSalvio tossed a five-hitter for the victory.

Teams were then seeded into championship and consolation brackets, and Cal continued its hot streak with a 9-0 blanking of Texas A&M on the championship side. Floyd pitched a three-hit shutout, and second baseman Lisa Iancin led the offensive charge with two homers and three RBI.

Saturday morning, the Bears spotted Baylor a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but came back with six runs in the bottom half to claim a 6-2 win. Third baseman Carlyn Rojas and right fielder Pauline Duenas each had two RBI.

Capital Classic, Sacramento, CA

Friday, March 20
Kansas      201 000 1 -- 4  5  1
California  001 031 X -- 5  9  1

Kowal, McPhail (6) and Johnson. Floyd, DiSalvio (7) and Duenas. W -- Floyd (9-5). S -- DiSalvio (1). L -- Kowal (6-7).

Hawaii      000 010 0 -- 1  5  4
California  010 020 X -- 3  4  0

Duran (7-1) and Dagen. DiSalvio (7-4) and Takasaki. HR -- Yost (C).

California  310 104 -- 9  11  0
Texas A&M   000 000 -- 0   3  3

Floyd (10-5) and Takasaki. Vining, Solesbee (3) and McGuire. L -- Vining (7-2). HR -- Iancin (C) 2.

Saturday, March 21
Baylor      200 000 0 -- 2  6  0
California  600 000 X -- 6  7  1

Arn, Allison (1) and Chambliss. DiSalvio, Floyd (6) and Takasaki. W -- DiSalvio (8-4). L -- Arn (4-8). HR -- Duenas (C).

Records:
California  20-9
Kansas      12-14
Hawaii      30-4
Texas A&M   20-13-1
Baylor      11-15