Cal Finishes Midweek Slate With San Jose State

BERKELEY -- California softball finishes its midweek slate of games by hosting San Jose State for a 3 pm PT first pitch on Wednesday, April 27 at Levine-Fricke Field.

The first meeting between the Bears and Spartans since the 2013 season will be streamed live on Pac-12 Plus with Ben Ross on the call.

MIDWEEK LINEUP

Matchup: California (25-20-1) vs. San Jose State (20-23)
Location: Levine-Fricke Field | Berkeley, Calif.
First pitch: Wednesday, 3 p.m. PT
Watch: Pac-12 Plus
Live Stats: CalBears.com

QUICK HITS

Cal is 47-6 all-time against San Jose State and won the most recent matchup, 6-0, on February 16, 2013.
California is 3-1 in midweek non-conference clashes this season, opening the home slate with a 12-1 (5) victory over Saint Mary's on Feb. 23 and beating Pacific 5-1 on March 2 before falling 5-4 to Sac State on March 23 and defeating UC Davis 9-8 on April 19.
California leads the Pac-12 in hits (373) and is fifth in home runs (49) through the first six weeks of conference play.
Makena Smith leads the team with a .418 batting average and is tied for the lead on the squad and ninth in the Pac-12 with 11 home runs, even while missing 13 games due to injury.
Smith has recorded a hit in 29 of 34 games played this season and is second on the team with 30 RBI.
Tatum Anzaldo has been swinging a hot bat all season and leads the conference in hits with 65. Anzaldo is hitting .404 on the season and has scored 31 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 51 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 .378 batting average while sitting tied for ninth in the Pac-12 with 11 home runs.