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Cal Baseball 2011: From Elimination To Omaha, Part Two
Part One can be found here. Italics denote changes/updates from the original SB Nation Bay Area feature. With the bleak backdrop of elimination, the season finally began on February 20th. And despite so much uncertainty, Cal raced to a 19-6 start that saw them earn a ranking as high as #13 in...
Magical Season Comes To A Harsh End As Virginia Dominates
To send your thoughts and thanks to Cal baseball, click here. All season long Cal faced a series of seemingly overwhelming odds, some handed to them by outside forces, and some they created themselves. Today the Bears finally dug themselves a hole too big to escape, falling 8-1 to the Virginia...
Virginia, Take Two: College World Series Game 3 Preview
So we meet again Cavaliers. But this time you won't have your ace to protect you! Virginia's No. 2 starter, Tyler Wilson (Midlothian), is in line to take the ball in an elimination game Thursday against Cal, the team U.Va. beat in its opening game Sunday. . . . or will you? But in the...
Bears Eliminate Aggies: Freshmen Porter And Campbell Star
In any long playoff run a team needs to get contributions from unexpected sources. Two freshmen have both become post-season heroes in roles that neither likely anticipated holding when Cal flew to Houston a few weeks ago. Kyle Porter was again brilliant as a starter, and were it not for a...
College World Series Game 2 vs. Texas A&M: Preview
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Hultzen, Virginia Too Much As Cavaliers Break Through Late
The Bears scrapped and battled, but Virginia is the number one team in the country for a reason. They played like it, earning a 4-1 win to send Cal to the loser's bracket. Danny Hultzen was filthy, UVA batters were patient, and the few chances the Bears had to score were quickly snuffed out...
College World Series Preview: Looking At Virginia, South Carolina And Texas A&M
If you really wanted to be a downer, you could make an argument that Cal’s path to the college world series has been a bit . . . cushy. True, the Bears did have to play and beat national seed Rice at their home ball park, but the Houston regional wasn’t the toughest pool in the...
Cal Baseball Goes To The College World Series! Photo Essay Part Two
When we last left you, the Bears led 3-2 after three and a half innings, but that lead felt tenuous. Cal had let DBU starter Jared Stafford off the hook a few times, and the Patriots had seemingly found their legs. It looked like it was going to be a back-and-forth affair the rest of the way. ...
Cal Baseball Scores Four In The Ninth In One Of The Most Exciting, Thrilling Finishes In Program History
H/T to DGriffin. To listen to the entire 9th inning, go here. Could it have happened any other way? These Bears have been coming from behind all season. They already owned five walkoff wins. They had already surmounted deficits of four runs and two runs in elimination games in Houston. And...
Cal Baseball vs. Baylor: Regional Final Gamethread
Cal Baseball has again been delayed by rain/lightning in Houston. The tarp has been removed and the field is being prepared. According to Baylor Baseball twitter, a new start time of 6:14 PST has been announced. Time: 4:00 pm PSTVideo Stream: Baylor Bears All AccessAudio Stream: KALX...
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