Baseball

Cal men’s baseball is headed to Frisco, Texas, to take on Oklahoma, Ohio State and Mississippi State in the Frisco Classic.

Cal rode fantastic pitching and a couple clutch hits to another three wins across Friday and Saturday, before stormy weather on Sunday forced a rain-out after three innings of play.

The first inning grand slam against No. 2 Stanford, courtesy of hot-hitting Carson Crawford, was the highlight of a fantastic opening weekend for Cal. This was just one of numerous plays that went Cal’s way in a nearly perfect start to the 2023 season.

Coach Neu’s pitching staff took a major step back in 2022, but a dominant start to the season from sophomore Ian May and company gives hope that Cal is rediscovering its pitching identity.

Cal men’s baseball will start out the season traveling to Houston to take on the Cougars, followed by a Bay Area rivalry matchup against the Cardinal.

Cal alum Andrew Vaughn stormed the 2022 MLB season scene, producing for the White Sox and showing that his formidable stats with the Bears were not a fluke.

Although he wasn’t accepted during his playing days, it is important to remember and appreciate Glenn Burke now.

Ultimately, the Bears’ 7-2 run in their last nine games demonstrated an impressive backbone and resolve that all Cal fans should be proud of.

If the Bears see any success in this first-ever Pac-12 baseball tournament, it will be the greatest underdog story Cal fans would have experienced in recent years.