The California softball team continues its 2025 campaign this weekend at the Wilson Invitational in Long Beach after a 3-2 start to the season. The last time the Golden Bears appeared in the invitational was during the 2023 season, where the team went 4-1.  
 
The Bears will begin the weekend with a doubleheader Friday against Oregon State and Saint Mary's, followed by Kansas on Saturday before closing out the weekend with another doubleheader against Iowa State and Southern Utah.
 
ON DECK
FRIDAY, FEB. 14 – SUNDAY, FEB. 16
Wilson Invitational | LBSU Softball Complex | Long Beach, Calif.
Opponents: Oregon State, Saint Mary's, Kansas, Iowa State and Southern State
 
HOW TO FOLLOW
Oregon State: Feb. 14 | 4:30 PM PT | Live Stats | Live Stream: N/A
Saint Mary's: Feb. 14 | 7 PM PT | Live Stats | Live Stream: N/A
Kansas: Feb. 15 | 7 PM PT | Live Stats | Live Stream: N/A
Iowa State: Feb. 16 | 11:30 AM PT | Live Stats | Live Stream: N/A
Southern Utah: Feb. 16 |2 PM PT | Live Stats | Live Stream: N/A
 
SERIES HISTORY
Cal holds the advantage in the all-time series against each of its opponents during the Wilson Invitational. The Bears have a 91-50-1 record against Oregon State, a 70-2 record against Saint Mary's, a 10-2 record against Kansas, a 5-2 record against Iowa State and won the only meeting between Southern Utah.
 
LAST TIME OUT
In week one of the 2025 season, the Bears went 3-2 at the Kajikawa Classic hosted in Tempe, Arizona – defeating Minnesota, Utah and Maryland while dropping contests to Maryland and Arizona State. Cal led the field in several statistical categories, including runs scored (39), hits (43), RBIs (34), triples (2), while being tied for first in home runs (9).
 
PRESEASON HONORS
Junior Elon Butler and senior Acacia Anders piled up several preseason accolades. Butler (No. 29) and Anders (No. 33) were named on the Softball America Preseason Top 100 and both received Softball America Preseason All-American honors. Butler made D1Softball's Preseason Top 100 list (No. 35), while both were ranked in the top 15 in their respective position rankings – Butler was the No. 3 second baseman while Anders was the No. 13 shortstop. Butler was also selected to the 2025 Softball Preseason All-ACC Team.
 
START OF NEW ERA
The University of California, Berkeley, announced Sept. 1 that its athletic department was joining the Atlantic Coast Conference, beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. With that, the Bears begin their inaugural season in the ACC and were picked to finish sixth in the league by the conference's coaches, earning 130 points in the preseason poll. Duke was the favorite with 193 points and 11 first-place votes, followed by Florida State with 183 points and four first-place votes. Virginia Tech (165), Stanford (143) and Virginia (140) rounded out the top five.
In the NFCA/GoRout Softball Preseason Poll, Duke led the conference at No. 7, followed by Florida State (No. 9), Virginia Tech (No. 17), Stanford (No.18) and Clemson (No. 25).
 
FAMILIAR FACES
Cal has a slew of returning starters who were key to the success of last year's team, including a pair of All-American honorees. Elon Butler earned NFCA Second-Team All-American honors while Lagi Quiroga received Softball America Freshman All-American recognition. The group of Tianna Bell, Mika Lee, Kaylee Pond, Acacia Anders, Butler and Quiroga combined for 65 home runs, 185 runs, 199 RBIs and 299 hits, which accounted for nearly 63 percent of the offensive production from a year ago.

WELCOME TO BERKELEY
The Bears welcome seven newcomers this season, including six freshmen: Harmony Andrade (Surprise, Arizona/Willow HS), Kayli Counts (Garden Grove/Pacifica HS), Kayla Mashhoud (Northridge/Notre Dame HS), Mia Phillips (San Jose/Hollister HS), Miranda Temple (Riverbank/Central Catholic HS) and Miranda De Nava (Riverside/Riverside Polytechnic HS), along with Xiomei Geluz, a junior transfer from Long Beach City College. On Jan. 14, Andrade and De Nava were named to Softball America's Freshman Watch List.
 
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