Friday, May 5
Corvallis, Ore.
7:00 PM
California
at
Oregon State
Preston Grand Pre collected three more hits Tuesday against San Francisco (Sue Tenerowicz)
Photo by: Sue Tenerowicz
5/4/2017 5:37 PM | Baseball
BERKELEY - The Cal baseball team makes its second trip to the Pacific Northwest in as many weeks as the Bears head this time to Corvallis, Ore. for a three-game series against No. 1-ranked Oregon State. All three games will be broadcast live by Pac-12 Networks with Daron Sutton and Kevin Stocker on the call.
Cal gets back into Pac-12 play after pulling out a pitcher's duel in Tuesday's 1-0 victory over San Francisco. Six different Golden Bears combined to stifle the Dons and junior Matt Ruff delivered the game-winning RBI single in the seventh inning. The last time Cal took on Pac-12 competition, the Bears took one win in three tries at Washington.
PROJECTED STARTERS
Friday, May 5, 7:05 p.m.
Cal: RHP Jared Horn (3-4, 3.77 ERA)
Oregon State: LHP Luke Heimlich (6-1, 0.78 ERA)
Saturday, May 6, 1:35 p.m.
Cal: RHP Joey Matulovich (4-1, 4.89 ERA)
Oregon State: RHP Bryce Fehmel (4-2, 3.92 ERA)
Sunday, May 7, 12:05 p.m.
Cal: LHP Matt Ladrech (2-1, 2.83 ERA)
Oregon State: RHP Jake Thompson (9-0, 1.07 ERA)
LAST TIME OUT
Arman Sabouri, Aaron Shortridge, Zayne Patino, Andrew Buckley, Tanner Dodson and Erik Martinez combined for Cal's most impressive mid-week pitching performance of the year as they held San Francisco to just three hits in a 1-0 Golden Bear victory at Evans Diamond. Junior Matt Ruff drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the seventh inning and Martinez closed the door in the ninth for his sixth save.
A Saturday win saw Cal tie its series against host Washington but the Huskies rebounded on Sunday to pick up a 4-1 win and take the series at Husky Ballpark. Washington earned a 5-2 win on Friday as the series, combined with a 7-2 loss at San Francisco on Tuesday, left Cal 1-3 on the week.
The Bears' one win during the trip to Seattle featured a big day at the plate from Jonah Davis and a memorable relief performance by Erik Martinez. Davis drove in four runs with a pair of doubles and Martinez worked 4 2/3 innings of quality relief to pick up his third win of the season.
Cal had chances to stay right with the Huskies on both Friday and Sunday. The first game of the series hinged on a three-run eighth inning for Washington while Sunday's action saw the Bears strand nine runners and hit into three double plays in a 4-1 decision.
SCOUTING REPORT: OREGON STATE
Preston Grand Pre returns for his junior season as Cal's most experienced field player and, after a hand injury delayed the start of his year, he has contributed consistent production with a .436 batting average (17 for 39) over his first 13 games. The native of Laguna Beach, Calif. hit .290 as a sophomore in 2016 and brings a career .276 average into the 2017 season. He has appeared in 120 games with 118 starts as a Golden Bear entering the USF game.
CLOSING TIME
Cal possesses one of the nation's top options in the bullpen in junior RHP Erik Martinez. The West Covina, Calif. native saved eight games in 2016 and, after notching six saves so far in 2017, enters the OSU series tied for 6th all-time (Drew Fischer) at Cal with 15. Martinez was named to both the NCBWA Stopper of the Year preseason and midseason watch lists.
ON DECK
After this weekend's series in Corvallis, Cal returns to Evans Diamond for six straight to wrap up the home portion of the 2017 season. A three-game series against Stanford starts Saturday, May 13 and runs through Monday, May 15. TCU pays a visit to Berkeley from May 18-20 in a Thursday to Saturday set. The regular season comes to a close for the Bears from May 26-28 at Arizona.
Cal gets back into Pac-12 play after pulling out a pitcher's duel in Tuesday's 1-0 victory over San Francisco. Six different Golden Bears combined to stifle the Dons and junior Matt Ruff delivered the game-winning RBI single in the seventh inning. The last time Cal took on Pac-12 competition, the Bears took one win in three tries at Washington.
PROJECTED STARTERS
Friday, May 5, 7:05 p.m.
Cal: RHP Jared Horn (3-4, 3.77 ERA)
Oregon State: LHP Luke Heimlich (6-1, 0.78 ERA)
Saturday, May 6, 1:35 p.m.
Cal: RHP Joey Matulovich (4-1, 4.89 ERA)
Oregon State: RHP Bryce Fehmel (4-2, 3.92 ERA)
Sunday, May 7, 12:05 p.m.
Cal: LHP Matt Ladrech (2-1, 2.83 ERA)
Oregon State: RHP Jake Thompson (9-0, 1.07 ERA)
LAST TIME OUT
Arman Sabouri, Aaron Shortridge, Zayne Patino, Andrew Buckley, Tanner Dodson and Erik Martinez combined for Cal's most impressive mid-week pitching performance of the year as they held San Francisco to just three hits in a 1-0 Golden Bear victory at Evans Diamond. Junior Matt Ruff drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the seventh inning and Martinez closed the door in the ninth for his sixth save.
A Saturday win saw Cal tie its series against host Washington but the Huskies rebounded on Sunday to pick up a 4-1 win and take the series at Husky Ballpark. Washington earned a 5-2 win on Friday as the series, combined with a 7-2 loss at San Francisco on Tuesday, left Cal 1-3 on the week.
The Bears' one win during the trip to Seattle featured a big day at the plate from Jonah Davis and a memorable relief performance by Erik Martinez. Davis drove in four runs with a pair of doubles and Martinez worked 4 2/3 innings of quality relief to pick up his third win of the season.
Cal had chances to stay right with the Huskies on both Friday and Sunday. The first game of the series hinged on a three-run eighth inning for Washington while Sunday's action saw the Bears strand nine runners and hit into three double plays in a 4-1 decision.
SCOUTING REPORT: OREGON STATE
- The Beavers have spent much of the season as the top-ranked team in the nation and a 4-1 win over Oregon on Tuesday pushed their overall record to 35-4.
- Head coach Pat Casey's crew ranks third in the Pac-12 in team batting average at .287 and infielder Nick Madrigal ranks fourth individually at .373.
- OSU ranks among the nation's leaders in most pitching categories and the Beavers own a 1.89 staff ERA entering the weekend. Friday starter Luke Heimlich leads the conference with a 0.78 mark and fellow weekend starter Jake Thompson is right behind him at 1.07.
- Cal trails the all-time series, 41-40.
- Last meeting: One of Cal's signature series in 2016 came against then-No. 3 Oregon State as the Bears swept a three-game series in Berkeley. Daulton Jefferies got the Bears started with a complete-game win on Friday, Ryan Mason followed with a shutout victory on Saturday and Matt Ladrech tossed 7.2 innings of hitless relief on Sunday to help Cal finish the sweep.
Preston Grand Pre returns for his junior season as Cal's most experienced field player and, after a hand injury delayed the start of his year, he has contributed consistent production with a .436 batting average (17 for 39) over his first 13 games. The native of Laguna Beach, Calif. hit .290 as a sophomore in 2016 and brings a career .276 average into the 2017 season. He has appeared in 120 games with 118 starts as a Golden Bear entering the USF game.
CLOSING TIME
Cal possesses one of the nation's top options in the bullpen in junior RHP Erik Martinez. The West Covina, Calif. native saved eight games in 2016 and, after notching six saves so far in 2017, enters the OSU series tied for 6th all-time (Drew Fischer) at Cal with 15. Martinez was named to both the NCBWA Stopper of the Year preseason and midseason watch lists.
ON DECK
After this weekend's series in Corvallis, Cal returns to Evans Diamond for six straight to wrap up the home portion of the 2017 season. A three-game series against Stanford starts Saturday, May 13 and runs through Monday, May 15. TCU pays a visit to Berkeley from May 18-20 in a Thursday to Saturday set. The regular season comes to a close for the Bears from May 26-28 at Arizona.
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