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No. 20 Bears Travel To Fresno State

by calbears.com
Apr 16, 2024
Lagi Quiroga is tied for sixth in the conference with 10 home runs.

BERKELEY – The No. 20 California softball team travels to Fresno State for a 6 p.m. PT first pitch on Wednesday night at Margie Wright Diamond.
 
The matchup between the Golden Bears and Bulldogs will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network.
 
MIDWEEK LINEUP

  • Teams: Cal (29-12) vs. Fresno State (28-13)
  • Location: Margie Wright Diamond | Fresno, California
  • First pitch: Wednesday, 6 p.m. PT

HOW TO FOLLOW

SERIES AT A GLANCE

  • Fresno State leads the all-time series with Cal, 66-53, but the Bears took last season's matchup in Berkeley, 3-0, on March 15. Cal's last win at Margie Wright Diamond came on March 14, 2021 (7-5).

QUICK HITS

  • Cal's 56 home runs lead the conference and are 15th nationally. The school record for long balls in a season is 84 in 2012.
  • The Bears are among the top four in the Pac-12 in several other offensive categories, including runs (220, 4th), hits (330, 4th), doubles (62, 1st), RBI (199, 2nd) and extra-base hits (121, 1st).
  • The Bears check in at No. 24 in the sixth NCAA RPI of the season. Cal was No. 9 in the initial rankings, its highest since reaching No. 2 in 2012.
  • Cal is ranked No. 20 in this week's NFCA poll and No. 24 by USA Softball, while the Bears are receiving votes in the Softball America and D1 Softball rankings.
  • Tatum Anzaldo is on a tear as of late, hitting .450 in her last six games with two home runs, two doubles and six RBI. She has at least one hit in 18 of the last 20 games and has reached base in 36 of the 39 games she has played in.
  • Anzaldo is two hits away from 200 in her career, sitting on 198 hits during her time at Cal.
  • Acacia Anders became the second Golden Bear to win Pac-12 Player of the Week honors this season March 25 after hitting .500 (8-for-16), collecting two home runs and three doubles to go with six RBI. Her two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday vs. then-No. 21 Arizona ignited then-No. 19 Cal's comeback from five runs down to take a 7-6 win in nine innings. The Vacaville native hit another two-run shot in the sixth inning Sunday, extending Cal's lead to 8-4 as the Bears hung on for an 8-7 victory to secure the series. Anders scored five runs and tallied a .529 on base percentage with a 1.063 slugging percentage.
  • Anders has 17 doubles to top the Pac-12, the eighth most in the country. Her 33 RBI are sixth in the conference.
  • Cal won 14 straight games in February, the program's longest win streak since taking 22 in a row in 2013.
  • Chelsea Spencer earned win No. 100 as head coach of the Golden Bears last month at Oregon, where she spent six years as an assistant coach under Mike White from 2013-18.
  • Elon Butler was named Cal's first Pac-12 Player of the Week this season Feb. 20 after a standout performance during the Golden Bears' undefeated weekend at the Littlewood Classic. Butler hit .600 (9-for-15) in Cal's five victories, collecting two home runs and two doubles to go with seven RBI. Her two-run homer tied the game against then-No. 17/21 Virginia Tech as the Bears went on to a 6-5, eight-inning victory over the Hokies.  
  • Butler is currently tied for the conference lead in home runs (12), and ranks 39th nationally. Her .752 slugging percentage is second in the Pac-12. 
  • Cal has a trio of players in the top 11 of the conference in home runs as Lagi Quiroga is in a three-way tie for sixth with 10 long balls and Tianna Bell is tied for 11th with eight.  
  • Randi Roelling is seventh in the conference with 79 strikeouts in the circle and is tied for third with three saves.

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