2024 Baseball Roster

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3 Ian May

  • Position Pitcher
  • Class Junior
  • Height/Weight 6-2 / 175
  • Bat/Throw R/L
  • Hometown Laguna Niguel, Calif.
  • High School Dana Hills HS
  • Major Undeclared
  • Twitter ianmaylhp
  • Instagram ianmay3

Biography

Accolades
  • Preseason All-Pac-12 Team (2024)

At Cal
2024 (Jr.)
  • One of five Golden Bears named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 team.
  • Made nine appearances on the year, all starts. 
  • Went 0-1 with a 5.88 ERA in 26.0 innings pitched. 
  • Made his return to the mound from UCL surgery on Mar. 30 at Arizona State, tossed two scoreless innings. 
  • Pitched a season-high 4.1 innings at San Jose State on May 11. 
  • Struck out at least one batter in eight of his nine starts. 
  • Struck out a season-high four batters against the Spartans on May 11. 
  • Held lefties to a .205 average (8-for-39). 
2023 (So.)
  • Saw stellar sophomore campaign end shortly after three starts. 
  • Went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 16.0 innings pitched. 
  • Tossed eight shutout innings in the win over Houston on Feb. 17 to open the year. 
    • Scattered three hits and struck out a season-high seven batters. 
  • Tossed his second consecutive quality start against Cal Poly on Feb. 24
    • Went six complete allowing just six base runners to reach (five hits and one walk)
  • Bears were leading 2-0 when he came out of the game in the third inning against Oklahoma at the Frisco Classic
  • Held righties to a .128 average (6-for-47). 
  • Retired the leadoff hitter 15 consecutive times to begin the year. 

2022 (Fr.)
  • Was one of Cal's most frequently used pitchers during a promising freshman season
  • Logged 48.0 innings across 20 appearances, including eight starts
  • Went 2-1 with a 5.06 ERA, a 1.46 WHIP & 39 strikeouts to 16 walks issued
  • Made three true starts & was used as an "opener" in five other starts throughout the spring
  • Earned the win in his first career start with two runs (one earned) allowed & three strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched in a series-clinching win at USC (March 20)
  • Dazzled in his collegiate debut with five strikeouts in 4.0 scoreless innings of relief vs. #17 TCU at the MLB4 Tournament (Feb. 19)
  • Struck out a season-high eight batters & allowed just one run in a loss to #16 Arizona (March 13)
  • Did not allow a run in 8.2 total innings pitched across seven appearances from April 22-May 26
  • Twice appeared out of the bullpen in high leverage situations at the Pac-12 Tournament
    • Struck out a pair in 1.1 scoreless innings vs. #4 Oregon State (May 26)
    • Went 3.2 innings for his longest outing in more than a month vs. #20 UCLA (May 27)
  • Picked up his lone save of the season with a three-inning outing vs. UIC (Feb. 26)

Before Cal
High School
  • Graduated from Dana Hills High School (Dana Point, Calif.) in spring of 2021
  • All-South Coast League Second Team as a sophomore after going 5-3 with a 1.50 ERA in 37.1 innings pitched
  • Was 3-0 with 13 strikeouts over 13.0 scoreless innings as a senior before suffering an injury
  • Earned Scholar-Athlete honors as a freshman & senior at Dana Hills
  • Played club ball for TB SoCal under Ryan Thompson
  • Was the MVP of the 2020 Perfect Game Fall National Championship
  • Earned MVP honors at the 2021 Ryan Lemmon Foundation Spring Invitational Tournament
Personal
  • Full name is Ian William May
  • Born on Dec. 20, 2002 in La Jolla, Calif.
  • Son of Beau and Mary May
  • Has two siblings, Brooklyn and Parker
  • Enjoys surfing, spearfishing & travel

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2022Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'1" 160 lbs
    35
  • 3

    2023Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'2" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024Junior

    Pitcher
    6'2" 175 lbs
    3