BERKELEY – The California baseball team looks to keep its hot start at home going when rival Stanford comes to Stu Gordon Stadium for a nonconference clash on Tuesday night. The game will be televised on Pac-12 Network with Roxy Bernstein and Wes Clements calling the action. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
The Golden Bears (7-3) are coming off a 0-2 weekend in which they fell to Ohio State and Pittsburgh in the Las Vegas Baseball Classic, but are 5-0 at home so far this year.
 
Stanford (6-5) is coming off a road sweep over Rice in Houston. The Cardinal are hitting .263 as a team and averaging 5.5 runs per game, while their pitching staff sports a 6.49 ERA, allowing 70 runs in 97.0 innings pitched. Opponents are hitting .254 against Cardinal pitchers.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW

• Tuesday, Mar. 5, 7 p.m.:  Pac-12 Network | CalBears.com 

 
PROJECTED STARTERS

• Tuesday: LHP Luke Short (0-0, 5.40 ERA) vs. RHP Aidan Keenan (0-0, 4.50 ERA) 

 
QUICK HITS 

• The Bears begin a four-game homestand on Tuesday when Stanford comes to Stu Gordon Stadium.
• Cal's five-game win streak was snapped in the Las Vegas Classic with a 9-4 loss to Ohio State on Friday and a 19-7 defeat to Pittsburgh on Sunday. Saturday's game against Oklahoma was canceled due to inclement weather.
• Cal is hitting .298 (102-for-342) as a team, which is sixth in the Pac-12. Cal is averaging 7.8 runs per game which is fifth in the conference. The Bears' opponents are hitting .276 (97-for-351) and averaging 6.7 runs per contest.
• Cal hit three more home runs over the weekend, two against Ohio State and one against Pittsburgh. The Bears have hit 20 home runs on the year, ranking 28^th nationally and second in the Pac-12. Cal is averaging 2.00 home runs per game, the best in the Pac-12 and 15th nationally. The Bears are 6-3 when they hit a home run and 5-1 when they hit two or more.
• Cal's pitching staff has been brilliant under the lights, going 4-1 with a 2.45 ERA in night games. The Bears have allowed just 34 hits, 12 earned runs with 22 walks, and 54 strikeouts in 44.0 innings pitched across night games. Their opponents are hitting just .211. Cal's staff has also done a good job keeping the ball in the yard during night games, allowing just three home runs.
• Catcher Caleb Lomavita saw his streak of four consecutive games with a home run snapped in the loss against Pittsburgh on Sunday night. However, he did collect a base hit, extending his hitting streak to five games and his reached base safely streak to 10 games.

 
SERIES HISTORY
The series between the Bears and Cardinal dates back to the very beginning of the baseball program. Reliable records date back to 1959 with Stanford owning a 219-113-1 record. In the Mike Neu era, Cal is 6-15 against Stanford. Last season, the Bears went 1-5 against Stanford. Last time out, Stanford defeated Cal 18-10 in the Pac-12 Championships on May 24, 2023.
 
UP NEXT
Cal begins Pac-12 play when UCLA comes to Stu Gordon Stadium for a three-game series starting Friday. Friday's contest is scheduled for a 6:05 p.m. start and will be live streamed.
 
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