BERKELEY – The No. 20 California softball team returns to Pac-12 play with a trip south to face No. 12 UCLA for three games at Easton Stadium Friday-Sunday.
 
First pitch for the series opener is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT on Friday with Game 2 starting at 5 p.m. PT on Saturday. The series wraps up on Sunday at 2 p.m. PT.
 
WEEKEND LINEUP

• Teams: Cal (29-11, 4-8 Pac-12) vs. UCLA (23-9, 8-3 Pac-12)
• Location: Easton Stadium | Los Angeles, California
• First pitch: Friday: 7 p.m. PT | Saturday: 5 p.m. PT | Sunday: 2 p.m. PT

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Friday: Live Stats | Pac-12 Network
• Saturday: Live Stats | Pac-12 Network
• Sunday: Live Stats | Pac-12 Network

SERIES AT A GLANCE

• UCLA leads the all-time series with Cal 30-101-1 and took two out of three last season in Berkeley. Last year's win at Levine-Fricke Field was the Bears' first triumph over the Bruins since the 2013 season, with the last series win over UCLA coming in 2012 in Berkeley.   

QUICK HITS

• Cal's 55 home runs lead the conference and are 13th nationally. The school record for long balls in a season is 84 in 2012.
• The Bears are among the top two in the Pac-12 in several other offensive categories, including runs (219, 2nd), hits (324, 1st), doubles (60, 1st), RBI (198, 2nd) and extra-base hits (118, 1st).
• The Bears check in at No. 21 in the sixth 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. 20 in this week's NFCA poll and No. 23 by USA Softball, while the Bears are receiving votes in the Softball America and D1 Softball rankings.
• Tatum Anzaldo is on a tear as of late, hitting .529 in her last five games with two home runs, two doubles and six RBI. She has at least one hit in 18 of the last 19 games and has reached base in 36 of the 38 games she has played in.
• Anzaldo is two hits away from 200 in her career, sitting on 198 hits during her time at Cal.
• Acacia Anders became the second Golden Bear to win Pac-12 Player of the Week honors this season on March 25 after hitting .500 (8-for-16), collecting two home runs and three doubles to go with six RBI. Her 2-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday vs. then-No. 21 Arizona ignited then-No. 19 Cal's comeback from five runs down to take a 7-6 win in nine innings. The Vacaville native hit another 2-run shot in the sixth inning on Sunday, extending Cal's lead to 8-4 as the Bears hung on for an 8-7 victory to secure the series. Anders scored five runs and tallied a .529 on base percentage with a 1.063 slugging percentage.
• Anders has 17 doubles to top the Pac-12, the fourth most in the country. Her 33 RBI are tied for fourth in the conference.
• Cal won 14 straight games in February, the program's longest win streak since taking 22 in a row in 2013.
• Chelsea Spencer earned win No. 100 as head coach of the Golden Bears last month at Oregon, where she spent six years as an assistant coach under Mike White from 2013-18.
• Elon Butler was named Cal's first Pac-12 Player of the Week this season 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 tied for the conference lead in home runs (12), and ranks 28th nationally. Her .733 slugging percentage leads the Pac-12. 
• Cal has a trio of players in the top 10 of the conference in home runs as Lagi Quiroga is in a four-way tie for sixth with nine long balls and Tianna Bell is tied for 10th with eight.  
• Randi Roelling is fifth in the conference with 79 strikeouts in the circle and is tied at the top with three saves.

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