BERKELEY – The California baseball team returns to the Pac-12 Baseball Tournament for the third straight season on Tuesday when it takes on No. 9 seed Washington in the opening round of the pool play. The Golden Bears and Huskies will be the third game of the day and are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Scottsdale Stadium. Cal wraps up pool play by taking on No. 1 Arizona on Thursday.  
 
Cal (34-18, 17-13 Pac-12) enters tournament play on a four-game winning streak after sweeping Washington this week thanks to back-to-back extra-inning wins. The Bears' 34 wins are the most since Cal won 36 in 2015.  
 
Washington (19-29-1, 10-20 Pac-12) enters the tournament as the No. 9 seed thanks to a Washington State loss on Saturday. The Huskies are 1-1 in neutral site games this season.
 
Arizona (33-20, 19-7 Pac-12) were crowned the regular season champions on Saturday with a 4-3 win over No. 6 Oregon State. With the win, the Wildcats secured the top seed in the Pac-12 Tournament and will take on the Bears on Thursday. The Wildcats swept the Bears earlier this season at Stu Gordon Stadium. In neutral site games this season they are 1-2.   
 
HOW TO FOLLOW

• Tuesday, May 21, 7 p.m.: Pac-12 Network | CalBears.com
• Thursday, May 23, 7 p.m.: Pac-12 Network | CalBears.com

 
QUICK HITS
 

• Cal wrapped up its regular season winning four straight. The Bears have been red-hot since April 10 winning 18 of their last 22 games.
  • During that stretch the Bears are hitting .294 and averaging seven runs per game, with 32 home runs.
  • The pitching staff has been brilliant as well, boasting a staff ERA of 4.59 with a 3.2 k/bb ratio and holding opponents to a .243 average.
• The Bears added two more walk-off wins to their magical 2024 season. Cal got a walk-off home run from Peyton Schulze to win Friday's game 6-5 in 11 innings. The next day, Seth Gwynn smoked a single to center field that gave the Bears a 4-3 win. The Bears finished their home slate with eight walk-off wins at Stu Gordon Stadium.
  • Cal's won 22 games at home in 2024, their most since Cal went 22-11 in 2011.
• Freshman duo PJ Moutzouridis and Jarren Advincula have been a dynamic 1-2 punch at the top of the order. When Moutzouridis is hitting in first two spots in the lineup the Bears are a combined 22-14. When Advincula hits first or second Cal is 19-10.
• Rodney Green Jr. smacked his 14th home run on Saturday, tying his career-high as a sophomore. He now has 34 for his career which is ninth all-time in program history. He trails former teammate Dylan Beavers (2020-22) by two for eighth most.
  • Cal hit six home runs last week, giving them 77 for the year. The 77 home runs are fourth most in the Pac-12 and 71^st in the nation. The Bears average 1.48 home runs per game which is also fourth most in the Pac-12.
  • Under head coach Mike Neu, Cal has finished in the top 10 for home runs in a single season four times. The 77 home runs are the fifth most all-time.
  • With three more home runs, Cal will hit 80 home runs as a team for just the fifth time in the 129-year history.
• WHIP It Good: With just 34 innings pitched relief pitcher Tyler Statsiowski does not qualify for the minimum for the Pac-12 leaders, however, his 0.99 WHIP (Walks+hits+innings pitched) is elite and would be around the nation's leaders.
• • In his last outing against Washington State he pitched three innings, retiring all nine batters he faced while striking out five.
  • For the year he is 5-2 with a 2.10 ERA. Opponents are batting just .186 against him.
• Against the Huskies on Saturday, Peyton Schulze clubbed his 21st double of the season. That is tied for 21st in the nation and second in the Pac-12.
  • Schulze joined Jon Zuber (1990), Brennan Boesch (2005), and Tony Renda (2010) for seventh most all-time with his double against the Huskies.
  • With four more doubles he will tie Jeff Kent (1987) for third most in a single season. The program record is 28 set by Xavier Nady in 1998. 

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Tuesday will be the fourth time this season and the 96th time the Bears and Huskies have squared off. Cal is 56-39 all-time against Washington and is 14-3 against the Huskies in the Mike Neu era. The Bears swept the Huskies last weekend at Stu Gordon Stadium, winning the finale 4-3 in 10 innings.
• Thursday marks the 206th time the Wildcats and Golden Bears have squared off. The series dates back to 1951 with Arizona holding a 119-84 advantage. The Wildcats have won eight in a row against the Bears thanks to a three-game sweep over the Bears at Stu Gordon Stadium April 5-7. Last time out, the Wildcats defeated the Bears 4-3 on April 7.

 
UP NEXT
 

• Should the Bears advance out of the pool stage of the tournament, Cal will play in the semifinals on Friday. Game 1 of Friday's semifinals is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. first pitch with game 2 slated for a 7 p.m. start. Both games will be televised on Pac-12 Network.

 
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