The California softball team (10-19) will head to Tallahassee, Florida, to face No. 10 Florida State in their first road ACC games of the season starting on Friday at 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET. The Seminoles and Golden Bears will face each other for the 16th time, with Cal leading the series 12-4.

 

ON DECK

Friday, March 20 - Sunday, March 22

JoAnne Graf Field | Tallahassee, Florida

 

HOW TO FOLLOW

Friday-Sunday: 3 p.m. PT / 10 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. PT | Live Stats | ACCN/ACCNX

 

BY THE NUMBERS

3 – The Bears have three players with five home runs to lead the team so far this year – Gator Robinson, Anaya Togia and Kyndal Todd.

8 – Layna Gerhard tossed Cal's first no-hitter in eight years on March 1.

5 – Cal has five freshmen on the team this year: OF Sophia Rolon, INF Nina Peyton-Johnson, INF Jade Diaz, P/U Mya McGowan and OF Sophia Everett.

8 – The Bears have eight returners on this year's roster: INF/U Xiomei Geluz, U D'Auna Johnson, INF/OF Carly Raven, OF Kayli Counts, INF Harmony Andrade, P Kiki Mashhoud, C Alyssa Herrera and INF/OF Kyndal Todd.

10 – Cal has 10 transfers this season, including seven from Power 4 conference institutions: INF Gator Robinson (Boston College), C Anya German (Texas Tech), OF Kayla Lee (North Carolina), C/U Natalie Marshall (Kansas), P Layna Gerhard (Ohio State), INF Emma Jackson (Boston College) and P Tamya Waiters. INF Anaya Togia (Long Beach CC), INF Maddie Rey (Fresno State) and P Taylor Peacock (San Jose State) are other incoming transfers on the roster this season.

 

PROGRAM LEGACY

The Bears have made 36 NCAA Tournament appearances in history, which ranks fourth all-time behind UCLA, Arizona and Florida State. Cal, which has advanced to each of the past three NCAA Regionals, has also qualified for the Women's College World Series 12 times. The Bears won the NCAA championship in 2002. That '02 national championship crew was led by two future Hall of Famers, Jocelyn Forest and Cadance Harper. Harper still holds school season records for games played (75) and assists (169) while her career marks include most at-bats (175) and most games played (293). Forest was the winning pitcher in the circle the day the Bears clinched the first NCAA women's team title ever at Cal. She was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player after posting a 4-0 record with a 0.50 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 28.0 innings of work at the Women's College World Series.

 

ABOUT STEVE SINGLETON

Steve Singleton was named the ninth head coach of the California softball program on Aug. 4, 2025. A former minor league baseball player and a native of nearby Oakland, Singleton spent three years coaching in professional baseball in the lower levels of the minors before being named an assistant coach at Texas in 2019. He ultimately was elevated to associate head coach and helped the Longhorns make three WCWS appearances. Singleton, who also coached collegiately at Florida Southwestern State, was named D1 Softball's Assistant Coach of the Year in 2024.

 

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