BERKELEY – A historic season by sophomore Andrew Vaughn brought the Pac-12's top individual award to Berkeley for the second time in three years and the Cal baseball team earned plenty of recognition when it came to all-conference awards as five Golden Bears have been selected in a vote of conference coaches.
 
Vaughn leads the list as he becomes the sixth Cal baseball player to be named Pac-12 Player of the Year after a season that solidified him as one of the nation's top talents. He is joined on the Pac-12 All-Conference team by juniors Jonah Davis and Tanner Dodson while fellow juniors Tyrus Greene and Aaron Shortridge received honorable mention. Dodson and Vaughn were also named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team.
 
With a .402 average, 23 home runs, 63 RBIs, an .819 slugging percentage and .531 on-base percentage, Vaughn added to a Cal career that already ranks among the best in program history. His home run total tied Xavier Nady for the most by a Cal hitter in a single season and his slugging percentage is the best ever by a Cal hitter in one season.
 
He also ended the year as the Pac-12 batting champion, Cal's first since John Baker hit .383 in 2002, and he is only the eighth Golden Bear ever to earn that distinction. Vaughn, who earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors in 2017, is also a semifinalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy on the national level.
 
Though he didn't pitch as much as he did during his freshman campaign, Vaughn did find a way to impact the game when the Bears weren't at the plate. He finished the year with a .992 fielding percentage to earn a spot on the Pac-12 All-Defensive team.
 
Vaughn becomes the sixth Cal player to earn Pac-10/12 Player of the Year honors and the first since Brett Cumberland in 2016. Rod Booker won the award in 1980, Troy Penix and Jon Zuber were both named Pac-12 Southern Division Player of the Year in 1992 and Tony Renda took home the award in 2011.
 
Dodson earned a spot on the All-Conference team in 2018 after landing honorable mention in 2017. One of the nation's top two-way stars, the native of West Sacramento, Calif. found a way to impact every game, beginning with a .320 average, 12 doubles, 40 runs scored and 27 RBIs. On the mound, he set the school's single-season saves record with 11 and compiled a 2-1 record and 2.47 ERA. And, he earned a spot on the All-Defensive team thanks to his work in center field as he made just one error to go with 10 assists.
 
Davis enjoyed a breakout junior season, earning his first all-conference honor as Cal's everyday left fielder. The native of La Jolla, Calif. finished the year with a .321 batting average, 14 home runs, 58 RBIs, nine doubles, two triples and 48 runs scored. His home run total would have led the Pac-12 in 2017 and he ranked in the Pac-12 top 10 in slugging (eighth, .606), on-base (seventh, .446), home runs (fifth) and RBIs (fifth). He also led the conference with 19 hit by pitches.
 
Greene led the Bears from behind the plate, enjoying a second-straight standout season as Cal's starting catcher. Serving as the Bears' leadoff hitter all season, the San Diego, Calif. native hit .320 with 41 runs scored, seven doubles, three home runs and 20 RBIs. He also stole nine bases and walked 28 times. His work in guiding Cal's pitching staff was even more important than his production at the plate as he finished the season with just four passed balls and a .991 fielding percentage. He also threw out 16 potential base stealers.
 
Cal's most consistent starter throughout the season, Shortridge emerged as one of the Pac-12's best pitchers in his third season in Berkeley. The native of Napa, Calif. ended the year with a 5-3 record and 2.77 ERA in a staff-high 91 innings pitched. He struck out 74 and walked just 18 while limiting opposing hitters to a .261 average. After beginning the year in the bullpen and recording two saves, Shortridge eventually led the staff in complete games with three and ended the season with Cal's first complete game shutout since 2016.
 
The rest of the Pac-12's major awards were spread throughout the conference. Oregon State left-hander Luke Heimlich was named Pitcher of the Year while teammate Cadyn Grenier earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. Arizona State first baseman Spencer Torkelson was named Freshman of the Year and David Esquer was named Coach of the Year for his work at Stanford.