Cal Set To Play Howard, JMU
Bears Play 2 Nonconference Midweek Games
 
The California softball team (23-7, 6-3 ACC) will continue its eight-game road swing with midweek games against Howard (11-15) on Tuesday and James Madison (11-16) on Wednesday.
 
The Golden Bears will face off against Bison for the first time in program history Tuesday before taking on the Dukes for the first time in five years.
 
ON DECK
TUESDAY, MARCH 25
Howard | Nationals Youth Academy | Washington, D.C.
 
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26
James Madison | Bank of the James Field at Veterans Memorial Park | Harrisonburg, Va.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW
Howard: March 25 | 10 AM PT | Live Stats | Live Stream: ESPN+
JMU: March 26 | 2 PM PT | Live Stats | ESPN+
 
QUICK HITS

• Cal is amid its first East Coast trip since 2020, when the team participated in the JMU Dukes Invitational in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
• Freshman Mia Phillips leads the team in several statistical categories – batting average (.420), slugging percentage (.727), hits (37), RBIs (26), triples (5) and total bases (64).
• The Bears currently rank 23rd in the NCAA in batting average (.340), on-base percentage (.426), and doubles per game (0.33) while ranking 24th in slugging percentage (.560) and 26th in scoring (7.00).
• After a 6-3 start in conference play, Cal is tied for fourth in the ACC standings.
• The Bears landed at No. 25 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings.
• For the first time in program history, Cal will face off against Howard and take on JMU for the sixth all-time meeting, the first since March 8, 2020.
• Cal won 16 straight games between Feb. 21-March 15, marking its longest win streak since 2013.
• On Feb. 26, Acacia Anders was named the ACC Player of the Week after a stellar performance at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. At the event, Anders hit at a .625 (10-for-16) clip with six RBIs, collecting five runs, four doubles and two walks while totaling a .875 slugging percentage. In two of the last three games against LMU and Northwestern, she recorded three hits and had recorded a hit in seven consecutive games at the time.

 
BY THE NUMBERS
200 - Acacia Anders is 10 hits away from a career milestone of 200 hits.
 
15 – The Bears recorded a season-high 15 runs in their Feb. 23 contest against Northwestern.
 
14 – Cal has recorded a season-high 14 hits twice this season – Maryland (Feb. 8) and Virginia (March 23).
 
8 – Lagi Quiroga has thrown out base runners on stolen base attempts an ACC-leading eight times on the season.
 
9 - Cal has tallied nine run-rule victories this season, including three straight between Feb. 22-28.
 
10 – Kaylee Pond has been hit by a pitch 10 times this season, which is 10th in the nation and leads the ACC in that category.
 
4 – Cal has hit four home runs on two occasions this season - Minnesota (Feb. 7) and Maryland (Feb. 8).
 
2 – Tianna Bell is two hits away from a career milestone of 100 hits.
 
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