California Golden Bears Athletics
Thursday, April 17
Berkeley, CA
6:00 PM
California
vs
NC State
Cal hosts NC State for a 3-game series at Stu Gordon Stadium this Thursday-Saturday.
Photo by: Nathan Gong, KLC Fotos
Cal Hosts NC State In 3-Game Series At The Stu
4/16/2025 6:44 PM | Baseball
Bears Coming Off 9-2 Nonconference Win Over Fresno State
NC STATE WOLF PACK (24-12, 9-6 ACC)
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CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (18-18, 12-12 ACC)
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 17-19 (6/6/2 PM PT)
Stu Gordon Stadium, Berkeley, Calif.
BROADCAST COVERAGE
Stream: ACCNX/ESPN+
Talent: Tyler Petersen
Cal Student Radio: KALX 90.7 FM Berkeley
Talent: Aidan Stecher (PxP), Elijah Hughes (Analyst)
Live Stats: Cal.StatBroadcast.com
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Thursday: 51 - LHP David Shaw (0-3, 8.78)
Friday: 5 - RHP Austin Turkington (4-4, 5.00)
Saturday: 87 - RHP Oliver de la Torre (2-2, 4.66)
SERIES HISTORY/NOTES
All-Time Series: Cal leads, 1-0
Current Win Streak: Cal, 1 (Feb., 26, 2011)
Current Season Series Win Streak: Cal, 1 (2011)
— Cal and NC State have played just once previously with the Golden Bears a 4-0 winner on Feb., 26, 2011, at the Caravelle Resorts Tournament at BB&T Coastal Field in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
KEY THINGS TO KNOW
SUNDAY OFF - Cal's upcoming three-game series against NC State will be played one day earlier than the usual Friday-Sunday slate with a Thursday-Saturday schedule that allows for a day off on Easter Sunday. Cal has played each of its last nine series Friday-Sunday.
LOTS OF HOME GAMES - Cal started a stretch of playing 12 of its final 17 regular-season games at home on Tuesday with a 9-2 win over Fresno State. The Bears have three ACC series (NC State, Florida State, Boston College) and two nonconference contests (Saint Mary's, San Francisco) remaining at Stu Gordon Stadium in 2025.
CLOSE CONTESTS - Cal has played lots of competitive and close contests in 2025 with 11 games decided by two runs or less and Cal 3-8 in those contests.
SIX TOP 25 ACC SERIES - Six of Cal's 10 ACC series in its first season in the league are against teams ranked in the top 25 of at least one national college baseball poll at the time of the series or currently. The Bears played five straight series to start their ACC slate against ranked foes in No. 14 Virginia, at No. 14 Stanford and No. 18 Louisville, No. 6 Clemson and at No. 18 Georgia Tech. No. 7 Florida State remains on the schedule May 9-11.
ADVINCULA ALL-AMERICAN WORTHY - 2B Jarren Advincula has put together an All-American caliber season. Advincula has started all 36 games and is second in the ACC and tied for 11th nationally with 61 hits that are only six off the national lead. He is also fourth in the ACC with a .389 batting average and listed among the top 10 in the ACC in seven offensive categories and among national leaders in eight. Advincula is hitting 64 points higher than the .325 he posted during his first-team All-Pac-12 season as a 2024 freshman, while already surpassing his totals from a year ago in home runs (6/5) and doubles (13/9) in 18 less games.
UP THE MIDDLE COMBO - 2B Jarren Advincula (1 start at DH) and SS PJ Moutzouridis have each started all 36 games in 2025. Since their 2024 arrivals, Moutzouridis has started all 91 games at shortstop and Advincula has started 90 of 91 games (89 at second base).
LOTS OF OFFENSE - Cal currently ranks among ACC and national leaders in triples (13, 1/T21), home runs (53, 5/T36), slugging percentage (.500, 5/42), hits (368, 5/T53), doubles (77, T5/T46) and batting average (.293, 7/73).
DOMINATING TRIPLES - While Cal's 13 triples are the most in the ACC and tied for 21st nationally, the Bears have allowed just one triple.
PLAYING D - Cal is third in the ACC and 35th nationally with a .977 fielding percentage. The Bears have made just one error over their last seven contests.
MIDWEEK MONSTERS - Cal is 7-0 in midweek games in 2025 and has outscored its opponents in those contests, 65-37.
ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR - It was the about this time last year when Cal got hot and reeled off a season-long nine-game win streak to begin a 20-5 stretch to close the 2024 campaign (April 10-May 24).
THIS DATE IN CAL BASEBALL - Cal has had a difficult time on April 17 in previous years with five straight losses on the date and their last victory a 4-0 home win over Santa Clara in 2012.
BIG LEAGUERS - Cal has six former players currently on MLB rosters in OF/1B Mark Canha (Royals), RHP Lucas Erceg (Royals), C Korey Lee (White Sox), MGR Bob Melvin (San Francisco Giants), INF Marcus Semien (Rangers) and OF Andrew Vaughn (White Sox).
STAY POSTED - For coverage of Cal baseball, please follow the Bears on X (@CalBaseball) and Instagram (@CalBaseball).
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CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (18-18, 12-12 ACC)
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 17-19 (6/6/2 PM PT)
Stu Gordon Stadium, Berkeley, Calif.
BROADCAST COVERAGE
Stream: ACCNX/ESPN+
Talent: Tyler Petersen
Cal Student Radio: KALX 90.7 FM Berkeley
Talent: Aidan Stecher (PxP), Elijah Hughes (Analyst)
Live Stats: Cal.StatBroadcast.com
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Thursday: 51 - LHP David Shaw (0-3, 8.78)
Friday: 5 - RHP Austin Turkington (4-4, 5.00)
Saturday: 87 - RHP Oliver de la Torre (2-2, 4.66)
SERIES HISTORY/NOTES
All-Time Series: Cal leads, 1-0
Current Win Streak: Cal, 1 (Feb., 26, 2011)
Current Season Series Win Streak: Cal, 1 (2011)
— Cal and NC State have played just once previously with the Golden Bears a 4-0 winner on Feb., 26, 2011, at the Caravelle Resorts Tournament at BB&T Coastal Field in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
KEY THINGS TO KNOW
SUNDAY OFF - Cal's upcoming three-game series against NC State will be played one day earlier than the usual Friday-Sunday slate with a Thursday-Saturday schedule that allows for a day off on Easter Sunday. Cal has played each of its last nine series Friday-Sunday.
LOTS OF HOME GAMES - Cal started a stretch of playing 12 of its final 17 regular-season games at home on Tuesday with a 9-2 win over Fresno State. The Bears have three ACC series (NC State, Florida State, Boston College) and two nonconference contests (Saint Mary's, San Francisco) remaining at Stu Gordon Stadium in 2025.
CLOSE CONTESTS - Cal has played lots of competitive and close contests in 2025 with 11 games decided by two runs or less and Cal 3-8 in those contests.
SIX TOP 25 ACC SERIES - Six of Cal's 10 ACC series in its first season in the league are against teams ranked in the top 25 of at least one national college baseball poll at the time of the series or currently. The Bears played five straight series to start their ACC slate against ranked foes in No. 14 Virginia, at No. 14 Stanford and No. 18 Louisville, No. 6 Clemson and at No. 18 Georgia Tech. No. 7 Florida State remains on the schedule May 9-11.
ADVINCULA ALL-AMERICAN WORTHY - 2B Jarren Advincula has put together an All-American caliber season. Advincula has started all 36 games and is second in the ACC and tied for 11th nationally with 61 hits that are only six off the national lead. He is also fourth in the ACC with a .389 batting average and listed among the top 10 in the ACC in seven offensive categories and among national leaders in eight. Advincula is hitting 64 points higher than the .325 he posted during his first-team All-Pac-12 season as a 2024 freshman, while already surpassing his totals from a year ago in home runs (6/5) and doubles (13/9) in 18 less games.
UP THE MIDDLE COMBO - 2B Jarren Advincula (1 start at DH) and SS PJ Moutzouridis have each started all 36 games in 2025. Since their 2024 arrivals, Moutzouridis has started all 91 games at shortstop and Advincula has started 90 of 91 games (89 at second base).
LOTS OF OFFENSE - Cal currently ranks among ACC and national leaders in triples (13, 1/T21), home runs (53, 5/T36), slugging percentage (.500, 5/42), hits (368, 5/T53), doubles (77, T5/T46) and batting average (.293, 7/73).
DOMINATING TRIPLES - While Cal's 13 triples are the most in the ACC and tied for 21st nationally, the Bears have allowed just one triple.
PLAYING D - Cal is third in the ACC and 35th nationally with a .977 fielding percentage. The Bears have made just one error over their last seven contests.
MIDWEEK MONSTERS - Cal is 7-0 in midweek games in 2025 and has outscored its opponents in those contests, 65-37.
ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR - It was the about this time last year when Cal got hot and reeled off a season-long nine-game win streak to begin a 20-5 stretch to close the 2024 campaign (April 10-May 24).
THIS DATE IN CAL BASEBALL - Cal has had a difficult time on April 17 in previous years with five straight losses on the date and their last victory a 4-0 home win over Santa Clara in 2012.
BIG LEAGUERS - Cal has six former players currently on MLB rosters in OF/1B Mark Canha (Royals), RHP Lucas Erceg (Royals), C Korey Lee (White Sox), MGR Bob Melvin (San Francisco Giants), INF Marcus Semien (Rangers) and OF Andrew Vaughn (White Sox).
STAY POSTED - For coverage of Cal baseball, please follow the Bears on X (@CalBaseball) and Instagram (@CalBaseball).
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