Bears Take On Washington, Arizona In Pac-12 Tournament

The Bears begin postseason play on Tuesday when they take on No. 9 seed Washington.

BASE5/19/2024 5:03 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Cal Returns To Conference Tournament As Sixth Seed

BERKELEY – The California baseball team returns to the Pac-12 Baseball Tournament for the third straight season on Tuesday when it takes on No. 9 seed Washington in the opening round of the pool play. The Golden Bears and Huskies will be the third game of the day and are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Scottsdale Stadium. Cal wraps up pool play by taking on No. 1 Arizona State on Thursday.  
 
Cal (34-18, 17-13 Pac-12) enters tournament play on a four-game winning streak after sweeping Washington this week thanks to back-to-back extra-inning wins. The Bears’ 34 wins are the most since Cal won 36 in 2015.  
 
Washington (19-29-1, 10-20 Pac-12) enters the tournament as the No. 9 seed thanks to a Washington State loss on Saturday. The Huskies are 1-1 in neutral site games this season.
 
Arizona (33-20, 19-7 Pac-12) were crowned the regular season champions on Saturday with a 4-3 win over No. 6 Oregon State. With the win, the Wildcats secured the top seed in the Pac-12 Tournament and will take on the Bears on Thursday. The Wildcats swept the Bears earlier this season at Stu Gordon Stadium. In neutral site games this season they are 1-2.   
 
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• Cal wrapped up its regular season winning four straight. The Bears have been red-hot since April 10 winning 18 of their last 22 games.

  • During that stretch the Bears are hitting .294 and averaging seven runs per game, with 32 home runs.
  • The pitching staff has been brilliant as well, boasting a staff ERA of 4.59 with a 3.2 k/bb ratio and holding opponents to a .243 average.

• The Bears added two more walk-off wins to their magical 2024 season. Cal got a walk-off home run from Peyton Schulze to win Friday’s game 6-5 in 11 innings. The next day, Seth Gwynn smoked a single to center field that gave the Bears a 4-3 win. The Bears finished their home slate with eight walk-off wins at Stu Gordon Stadium.

  • Cal’s won 22 games at home in 2024, their most since Cal went 22-11 in 2011.

• Freshman duo PJ Moutzouridis and Jarren Advincula have been a dynamic 1-2 punch at the top of the order. When Moutzouridis is hitting in first two spots in the…