BERKELEY – California will face San Francisco in a four-game, split series this week, starting with a Thursday clash at Evans Diamond. The Golden Bears (1-3) will host the Dons on Feb. 25-26 before the series shifts to San Francisco's Benedetti Diamond on Feb. 27-28.
 
Under Pac-12 Conference guidance and local public health protocols, no fans are permitted to attend the series. There will be no live stream available for the first two games of the series in Berkeley. Fans are encouraged to follow along via live stats.
 
WEEKEND LINEUP

• Teams: Cal (1-3) vs. San Francisco (2-1)
• Locations: Evans Diamond, Berkeley, Calif. (Games 1 & 2) | Benedetti Diamond, San Francisco, Calif. (Games 3 & 4)
• First pitch: Thursday: 5 p.m. PT | Friday: 5 p.m. PT | Saturday: 2 p.m. PT | Sunday: 1 p.m. PT
• Projected rotations:
  • Thursday: LHP Jack Wolger vs. RHP Owen Stevenson
  • Friday: TBA vs. RHP Landen Bourassa
  • Saturday: RHP Sean Sullivan vs. RHP Eric Reyzelman
  • Sunday: RHP Paulshawn Pasqualotto vs. RHP Grant Nechak

 HOW TO FOLLOW

• Thursday: Live Stats | Live Stream: N/A
• Friday: Live Stats | Live Stream: N/A
• Saturday: Live Stats | Live Stream: WCC Network
• Sunday: Live Stats | Live Stream: WCC Network

 QUICK HITS

• Cal started the 2021 season with a 4-3 walk-off win on opening night (Feb. 19), but lost the weekend series to Pacific.
• The Bears' pitching staff posted a collective 4.09 ERA and a 34-to-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio in the Pacific series. Individually, junior right-hander Nick Proctor tossed 6.0 hitless innings of relief with nine strikeouts over two relief appearances so far.
• Darren Baker is off to a hot start, batting .313 (5-for-16) with six runs scored, four walks and three stolen bases. He hit safely in all four games against Pacific and has a six-game hitting streak dating back to the 2020 season.
• The Bears slugged five home runs in the Pacific series, including four in Monday's series finale. Dylan Beavers leads the squad with a pair.
• The Bears and Dons will play a weekend series for the second straight season. USF claimed the 2020 series, winning games 1 and 3 in Berkeley while Cal took game 2 in San Francisco.
• USF is coming off of an impressive series win at then-No. 2 UCLA in Los Angeles last weekend.
• Freshmen Brian McClellin and Jag Burden started three and two games, respectively, in Cal's season-opening series. Three other Cal newcomers – including Sunday starting pitcher Paulshawn Pasqualotto – also made their debuts for the Blue & Gold.
• Cal is 41-21 at Evans Diamond under head coach Mike Neu (2018-present).

 
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