BERKELEY – The California softball team returns home for a three-game Pac-12 series against Arizona State this weekend at Levine-Fricke Field.
 
First pitch between the Golden Bears and Sun Devils is set for 3 p.m. on Friday with both Saturday and Sunday scheduled for 2 p.m. starts.
 
WEEKEND LINEUP

• Teams: Cal (20-7-1, 2-3-1 Pac-12) vs. Arizona State (17-8, 1-2 Pac-12)
• Location: Levine-Fricke Field | Berkeley, California
• First pitch: Friday: 3 p.m. | Saturday: 2 p.m. | Sunday: 2 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Friday: Live Stats | Pac-12 Networks
• Saturday: Live Stats | Pac-12 Networks
• Sunday: Live Stats | Pac-12 Networks

SERIES AT A GLANCE

• Cal leads the all-time series 70-65, but ASU has won 19 of the last 23 games.
• No. 14 Arizona State swept the three-game series last season in Tempe. Cal's last victory against ASU came in 2019 and its last series win was in 2012.  

QUICK HITS

• The Bears check in at No. 29 in this week's NCAA RPI ratings after reaching No. 20 last week, its highest standing since the 2018 season.
• Cal took down No. 2 UCLA on March 11 in an 8-0 run-rule victory in five innings for its first win over a top-5 team since the 2012 season, when the Bears swept No. 3 Washington in three games March 30-April 2 in Berkeley.   
• The Bears lead the Pac-12 Conference in both home runs and doubles. Cal has crushed 41 long balls to rank sixth in the NCAA and is 11^th nationally with 50 doubles.
• Cal's 1.79 doubles per game also leads the Pac-12 (8^th NCAA).
• With 1.46 home runs per game, Cal ranks eighth in the country and second in the Pac-12, trailing only ASU (1.56).
• Cal's 95 extra base hits (41 HR, 50 2B, 4 3B) lead the Pac-12 and ranks fourth in the NCAA.
• Cal has five players with at least four home runs, including Makena Smith (9), Sophie Medellin (7), Kacey Zobac (5), Tianna Bell (4) and Elon Butler (4).
• Zobac is second in the Pac-12 lead with nine doubles.
• Smith is tied for third in the Pac-12 with nine home runs (18th NCAA).
• Haylei Archer's 1.91 ERA ranks sixth in the conference.
• Tatum Anzaldo has been on a tear since returning to the lineup on March 3 against Miami (Ohio), going 15-for-38 (.395).
• Zobac (.384), Mika Lee (.375), D'Asha Saiki (.345) and Smith (.329) are all above .300 to lead the Bears offensively.  
• Anzaldo (.382), a 2022 first-team all-conference selection hasn't had enough plate appearances to qualify for official stats after missing 10 games earlier this season.

 
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