Buckeye State Bound

BERKELEY -- California is set for a three-game series at Miami (Ohio) this weekend, stepping out of conference play for a trip to the Buckeye State. The weekend series between the Bears and Redhawks will have live stats only with no stream available.

The Bears enter the nonconference matchup at 25-18 after a Tuesday victory over UC Davis, while the Redhawks took two of three from Bowling Green earlier in the week and sit at 26-13 overall. Cal is 4-0 all-time against Miami (Ohio) with the last matchup coming on March 14, 2006, a 9-1 Golden Bear victory.

WEEKEND LINEUP

Teams: California (25-18) at Miami (Ohio) (26-13)
Location: Miami Softball Stadium | Oxford, Ohio
First pitch: Friday: 3 pm PT | Saturday: 1 pm PT | Sunday: 8 am PT

HOW TO FOLLOW

Friday: Live Stats
Saturday: Live Stats
Sunday: Live Stats

QUICK HITS

Cal is 4-0 all-time against Miami (Ohio) and won the most recent matchup, 9-1, on March 14, 2006.
After a 9-8 midweek victory over UC Davis, Cal enters the conference bye week at 25-18 overall and winners of three of the last four, including taking two of three games from then-No. 24 Stanford last weekend in the Big Series.
The Redhawks sit at 26-13 overall and took two of three earlier in the week from Bowling Green in a MAC series in Oxford.
The Bears are third in the Pac-12 in hits (335) and fifth in home runs (46) through the first five weeks of conference play.
Makena Smith leads the team with a .453 batting average and is tied for 10th in the Pac-12 with 10 home runs, even while missing 13 games due to injury.
Smith has recorded a hit in 25 of 30 games played this season and is second on the team with 29 RBI.
Tatum Anzaldo has been swinging a hot bat all season and leads the conference in hits with 60 entering the week. Anzaldo is hitting .420 on the season and has scored 29 runs.
Acacia Anders was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on March 21 after hitting two home runs in the series against UW, including a walk off shot on Saturday to secure Cal's first win over Washington since the 2016 season.
Anders is second in the conference among freshmen with 45 hits on the season and is second on the squad with seven home runs.
Sona Halajian has been the definition of a two-way player all season. She is second in the conference with 17 wins in the circle and is third on the team with a .365 batting average while sitting tied for seventh in the Pac-12 with 11 home runs.