No. 21 Cal Travels To Mary Nutter Classic
Cal is set to play five games in three days at the Mary Nutter Classic.

SB2/22/2024 9:30 AM | By: Cal Athletics

No. 21 Cal Travels To Mary Nutter Classic

Bears Off To 10-1 Start, Play Five Games In Cathedral City This Weekend

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The No. 21 California softball team takes to the road for the third time in as many weeks to start the season, playing five games at the Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City this weekend.
 
The Golden Bears face Illinois at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at the Big League Dreams Complex before taking on Hawai'i at 1 p.m. Saturday action is a single 9:30 a.m. start vs. Seattle before the tournament concludes with a 9 a.m. matchup with Long Beach State and an 11:30 a.m. first pitch vs. Cal Poly on Sunday.
 
WEEKEND LINEUP
  • Teams: Cal (10-1) vs. Illinois (1-4), Hawai'i (1-4), Seattle (5-5), Long Beach State (0-9) and Cal Poly (7-2)
  • Location: Big League Dreams Complex, Cathedral City, California
  • First pitch: Friday: 10:30 a.m. • 1 p.m. | Saturday: 9:30 a.m. | Sunday: 9 a.m. • 11:30 a.m.  
 HOW TO FOLLOW QUICK HITS
  • Elon Butler was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week after a standout weekend during the Golden Bears' undefeated weekend at the Littlewood Classic. Butler hit .600 (9-for-15) in Cal's five victories, collecting two home runs and two doubles to go with seven RBI. Her 2-run homer tied the game against then-No. 17/21 Virginia Tech as the Bears went on to a 6-5, eight-inning, victory over the Hokies.  
  • Cal is ranked in three of the four major polls after starting the season 10-1, the first time being ranked in more than one poll in a week since 2018. The Bears are No. 21 in the NFCA/USA Today Poll and the Softball America poll, while checking in at No. 22 in the D1 Softball rankings.
  • The Bears are tied for the league lead with 15 home runs, spurred by Butler's four and Mika Lee's three. Eight different players have hit a long ball already this season.
  • Randi Roelling has been a workhorse in the circle during her first two weeks as a Bear, throwing 25.2 innings with 17 strikeouts to lead the team. She has three wins already this season.
  • Two-time First-Team All-Pac-12 selection Tatum Anzaldo is back to lead the team, taking over third base duties that were previously manned by Cal's first two-time NFCA All-American since 2013, Makena Smith.
  • Anzaldo led the squad with a .383 average in 2023 as the leadoff hitter. She was second on the team with 59 hits and third in both slugging percentage (.578) and total bases (89).
  • Cal returns three pitchers to the squad who all tied for the 2023 team lead with 10 wins in senior Haylei Archer and juniors Anna Reimers and Annabel Teperson.
  • The Bears welcome new members to the coaching staff this season in Brandon Telesco (hitting/recruiting coordinator) and Danielle O'Toole-Trejo (pitching), while Kailee Cuico (defensive coordinator) was elevated to a full-time assistant coach heading into her fourth year with the program. Marisa Stankiewicz also joined the Bears as director of player development. 
 
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