BERKELEY – The California baseball team begins a season-long eight-game homestand starting this weekend when Arizona State and Pacific come to Stu Gordon Stadium. The Bears and Sun Devils begin their three-game series starting Friday at 7 pm PT. Cal will host Pacific on Monday at 6:05 pm PT.
 
The Bears enter this weekend with an overall record of 10-10; in Pac-12 play they are 2-7. Cal hasn't played since last Sunday at Oregon State; Tuesday's scheduled nonconference game at USF was postponed twice due to rain in the Bay Area. Arizona State enters this week with an overall record of 17-8 and is 5-1 in the Pac-12. ASU is currently riding a five-game winning streak after defeating UNLV on Tuesday, winning 6-2 in Las Vegas. Pacific enters this week 8-14 overall, 1-5 in the WCC. The Tigers will host USF prior to coming to Berkeley on Monday.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW

• Friday 7:05 pm: Pac-12 Network (Ben Ross play-by-play)| Live Stats
• Saturday 7:05 pm: Pac-12 Network (Ben Ross play-by-play)| Live Stats
• Sunday 2:05 pm: Pac-12 Network (Ben Ross play-by-play) | Live Stats
• Monday 6:05 pm: Cal Livestream (Jim Darby play-by-play) | Live Stats

 
PROJECTED STARTERS

• Friday – RHP Christian Becerra (0-0, 5.40 ERA) vs. LHP Ross Dunn (3-1, 3.24 ERA)
• Saturday – RHP Paulshawn Pasqualotto (2-0, 1.89 ERA) vs. RHP Kristian Curtis (2-2, 7.27 ERA)
• Sunday – TBD vs. RHP Jonah Giblin (1-0, 3.08 ERA)
• Monday – TBD vs. TBD

 
QUICK HITS

• After going 1-2 in Corvallis last weekend, Cal is 2-7 in Pac-12 contests this season. Overall, the Bears are .500 at 10-10. After starting the year 8-3, they have lost seven of their last nine.
• Cal went 1-1 in one-run games over the weekend and is 3-1 tight ballgames for the season. Under head coach Mike Neu, the Bears are 36-26 in games decided by a run.
• The Bears are hitting .221 as a team, led by Caleb Lomavita's .291 batting average (25-for-86).
• Cal's pitching staff sports an ERA of 4.03 as a unit, which ranks 31^st (out of 295 teams) in the nation.
• The Bears' starting pitching boasts an ERA of 2.38. Paulshawn Pasqualotto earned his second win of the year on Saturday, throwing five shutout innings and allowing just one hit and one walk against Oregon State. Matt Lozovoy made his first appearance of the year on Sunday and threw 1.2 shutout innings.  
• Bombs away: Cal has slugged six home runs over the last five games. Caleb Lomavita and Peyton Schulze have two each, while Jack Johnston and Dom Souto have one. As a team, the Bears have hit 24 home runs this year, with Lomavita and Rodney Green Jr. leading the squad with five apiece.
• Closing it out: Cal has been excellent at closing games out this year. When leading after six innings, the Bears are 9-1; when leading after eight, they are 7-0.
• In Pac-12 play, Peyton Schulze leads the team with a .324 average (11-for-34). He shares the lead in RBI (six) and home runs (two) in conference play.

 
SERIES HISTORIES

• Friday will be the 187^th time the Bears and Sun Devils have squared off with ASU owning a 118-68 advantage in the series. Under head coach Mike Neu, the Bears are 5-6 against Arizona State. Last year, Cal went 1-2 against the Sun Devils in Phoenix, losing games one and three in the series.
• Monday will be the 93^rd meeting between Cal and Pacific. The Bears own a 66-26 advantage in the series. Under Mike Neu, Cal is 2-3 against his former team. Last time out, Cal defeated Pacific 9-8 at Stu Gordon Stadium last April.

 
 
UP NEXT
The Bears remain home when rival Stanford comes to Stu Gordon Stadium for a three-game series starting Thursday at 7:05 p.m. PT. All three games will be televised on Pac-12 Network.
 
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