No. 19 Bears Battle Hornets At Levine-Fricke

BERKELEY – The No. 19 California softball team steps out of conference play to host Sacramento State for a 3 p.m. PT first pitch Wednesday at Levine-Fricke Field.

The game will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks with Jenna Becerra on the call.

MIDWEEK LINEUP

Teams: Cal (21-7) vs. Sacramento State (18-10)
Location: Levine-Fricke Field | Berkeley, California
First pitch: Wednesday, 3 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Wednesday: Live Stats | Pac-12 Networks

SERIES AT A GLANCE

Cal leads the all-time series against the Hornets, 69-23, with the last matchup coming on April 11, 2023, a 7-0 Golden Bear victory in Sacramento.

QUICK HITS

The Bears have hit the most home runs in the conference so far this season (41), 12 more than Arizona and Washington (29), who are currently tied for second.
Cal is also among the top four in the conference in several other offensive categories, including runs (162, 3rd), hits (226, 4th), doubles (36, 3rd), RBI (148, 3rd) and extra-base hits (79, 2nd).
The Bears check in at No. 16 in the third NCAA RPI of the season. Cal was No. 9 in the initial rankings, its highest since reaching No. 2 in 2012.
Cal is ranked No. 19 in this week's NFCA poll, No. 21 in the USA Softball and Softball America rankings and sits at No. 22 in the D1 Softball rankings.
Chelsea Spencer earned win No. 100 as head coach of the Golden Bears two weeks ago at Oregon, where she spent six years as an assistant coach under Mike White from 2013-18.
Cal won 14 straight games in February, the program's longest win streak since taking 22 in a row in 2013.
Elon Butler was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week on Feb. 20 after a standout performance 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.
Butler is currently leading the conference in home runs (10) and slugging percentage (.824) while sitting 13th in batting average (.378).
Cal has a trio of players in the top three of the conference in home runs as Tianna Bell and Lagi Quiroga are in a six-way tie for third with seven long balls.
Acacia Anders has 11 doubles, tied for the Pac-12 lead with Washington's Jillian Celis and is seventh in the conference in batting average (.405).
Randi Roelling is fifth in the conference with 61 strikeouts in the circle and is tied at the top with three saves.