The California softball team (27-14) will open a six-game road trip this week with a doubleheader at Saint Mary's on Tuesday before heading to The Farm to face off against No. 15 Stanford in the Big Series on Thursday through Saturday.
 
Saturday's series finale at Stanford will be the Big Swing, as the Cardinal attempts to break the NCAA softball attendance record of 12,566. Cal fans can be a part of history by purchasing tickets here.
 
ON DECK
TUESDAY, APRIL 15
Saint Mary's | Cottrell Field | Moraga, Calif.
 
THURSDAY, APRIL 17 – SATURDAY, APRIL 19
Stanford | Stanford Stadium | Stanford, Calif.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW
Saint Mary's | April 15 | 1 p.m./3 p.m. PT | Live Stats | Live Stream: ESPN+
Stanford | 6 p.m./6 p.m./1 p.m. PT | Live Stats | ACCNX/ESPN+
 
QUICK HITS

• The Bears currently rank 17th in the NCAA in doubles (71), 27th in batting average (.331) and slugging percentage (.543) and 30th in on-base percentage (.416).  
• For April, Softball America tabbed Mia Phillips as the 11^th-best second baseman and Lagi Quiroga as the No.13 catcher in the nation.
• Mia Phillips was also listed as the second-best freshman in the ACC by Softball America on March 25.
• On March 26, the Bears recorded a season-high 16 runs against James Madison, which tied for the second-most runs scored in a single game for Cal since March 10, 2021.
• 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.
• Cal is officially set to break ground on a renovated softball facility following the final home game of the 2025 season and is estimated to take 16-18 months to complete.

 
BY THE NUMBERS
46 - Acacia Anders is currently the 46th active player in the NCAA with at least 200 career hits
 
17 – Kaylee Pond has been hit by a pitch on a conference leading 12 times, which ranks 17th in the nation.
 
13 – Mika ranks 13th in the ACC in batting average after hitting at a .413 clip on the season.
 
12 – Tianna Bell ranks seventh in the conference with a team-leading 12 home runs this season.
 
10 – Lagi Quiroga has thrown out base runners on stolen base attempts an ACC-leading ten times this season.
 
13 – Acacia Anders sits eighth in the conference with a team-leading 13 doubles.
 
7 – Elon Butler has reached base in the last seven consecutive games. Her longest streak of the season is 20 straight games.
 
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