California Golden Bears Athletics
Thursday, March 4
Berkeley, CA
5:00 PM
California
vs
Saint Mary's (California)
Quentin Selma and the Bears return to action this weekend with a four-game series against Saint Mary's.
Photo by: Rob Edwards/klcfotos
Split Weekend Ahead Against Saint Mary’s
3/3/2021 10:35 AM | Baseball
Bears Look To Build Off Of Last Week’s Series Victory
BERKELEY – California's non-conference slate continues with another four-game series against Saint Mary's this week, starting with a Thursday contest at Evans Diamond. The first two games of the series will be played in Berkeley on March 4-5 before games three and four take place at the Gaels' Louis Guisto Field in Moraga on March 6-7.
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
HOW TO FOLLOW
QUICK HITS
STAY POSTED
For coverage of Cal baseball, please follow the Bears on Twitter (@CalBaseball), Instagram (@CalBaseball) and Facebook (/CalBaseball/).
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 (4-4) vs. Saint Mary's (5-3)
- Locations: Evans Diamond, Berkeley, Calif. (Games 1 & 2) | Louis Guisto Field, Moraga, 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 Carlos Lomeli
- Friday: TBA vs. RHP Sam Bower
- Saturday: RHP Sean Sullivan vs LHP Ky Bush
- Sunday: RHP Paulshawn Pasqualotto vs. RHP Ryan Taurek
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
- Saint Mary's is the third of four consecutive West Coast Conference opponents that Cal faces to open the 2021 season.
- Cal won three of four games last weekend against a San Francisco squad that started the year with a series win at then-No. 2 UCLA.
- Dylan Beavers ranks sixth nationally and is tied for the Pac-12 lead with four home runs.
- Cal's strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.89) ranks 16th nationally.
- Two of Cal's four wins have come in walk-off fashion. Connor Mack singled home Darren Baker on Opening Day for a 4-3 win over Pacific before Cole Elvis smacked a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against USF on Feb. 26 for another 4-3 victory.
- Ian Villers is one of just two pitchers nationally to have started three games on the mound. Normally used as a reliever, Villers has logged 5.0 innings across his three starts.
- Freshman Paulshawn Pasqualotto has excelled through two starts on the mound. He has a 1.86 ERA with 10 strikeouts in 9.2 innings.
- Two other freshmen – Brian McClellin and Jag Burden – have started six and five games, respectively. They have three hits apiece so far.
- Darren Baker leads Cal in batting average (.290) and ranks among Pac-12 leaders with five stolen bases and nine runs scored.
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For coverage of Cal baseball, please follow the Bears on Twitter (@CalBaseball), Instagram (@CalBaseball) and Facebook (/CalBaseball/).
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