Five members of the California baseball team were selected to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team, as announced by the conference office Thursday afternoon.
 
Junior catcher Caleb Lomavita has been named to the team for the second consecutive season. Joining him are Max Handron and Rodney Green Jr., and pitchers Ian May and Tyler Stasiowski.

Lomavita and Green are two of the top returning players for the Bears in 2024. They each earned All-Pac-12 honors in 2024. Green had a breakout campaign in 2023. He was one of three Bears to start every game and finished the year putting up career-best numbers in hits (49), doubles (9), home runs (14), RBI (37) and stolen bases (28).
 
Lomavita, who was recently named a Preseason Second-Team All-American by Baseball America, led Cal with 16 home runs in 2023. The two-time all-conference honoree is six home runs shy of cracking Cal's career top-10 list for home runs.
 
Handron quickly made himself indispensable in the Bears' lineup in 2023. The senior finished 2023 hitting .266 – out of the leadoff spot he hit .406. He finished the season with 14 extra-base hits including nine home runs.
 
Ian May saw his promising sophomore campaign cut short after three starts due to injury. Before his injury, he was establishing himself as a staff ace going 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA. In his first start of the year, he tossed eight shutout innings in the win over Houston, scattering three hits. He retired the leadoff batter 15 consecutive times to open the year.
 
Stasiowski became Cal's most reliable arm out of the bullpen in 2023. The senior finished 2023 with a 3.58 ERA in 32.2 innings pitched, which was tops on the team with four or more appearances. He will be counted on to pitch for the Bears in the late innings in 2024.


The 2024 season begins Feb. 16 when Cal takes on Kansas State to open the Desert Invitational in Scottsdale, Arizona. Cal will make its home debut Feb. 21 for a single game against BYU.

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