California Golden Bears | |
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Founded | 1892 |
University | University of California, Berkeley |
Head coach | Mike Neu (7th season) |
Conference | ACC |
Location | Berkeley, CA |
Home stadium | Evans Diamond (Capacity: 2,500) |
Nickname | Golden Bears |
Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
NCAA Tournament champions | |
1947, 1957 | |
College World Series appearances | |
1947, 1957, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2011 | |
NCAA regional champions | |
1980, 1988, 1992, 2011 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1947, 1957, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2019 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1957, 1960, 1965, 1980 |
The California Golden Bears baseball team represents the University of California, Berkeley in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other California athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Bears play their home games at Evans Diamond.
History
The Bears have appeared in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament 13 times, and in the College World Series 6 times. They have won two National Championships: at the first College World Series in 1947 and again in 1957. In 1964, future major leaguer Mike Epstein batted .384 for the team and was named an All-American.
In 2010, the university announced that baseball would be one of five sports cut as a cost-cutting measure.[2] However, in April 2011, after receiving more than $9 million in pledges from supporters of the program, the program was reinstated.[3] Even donors from Stanford University, California's biggest rival, pitched in to help save the Golden Bears baseball team.[4] The Bears would then make the NCAA tournament as a 3-seed and go on a Cinderella run to the College World Series before falling to #1 overall seed Virginia to finish the season ranked 8th in the nation.[5]
California in the NCAA Tournament
Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
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1947 | 4-0 | 1.000 | College World Series Champion, Western Playoff |
1957 | 7-1 | .875 | College World Series Champion, District 8 |
1980 | 8-3 | .727 | College World Series 3rd Place, Midwest Regional |
1985 | 0-2 | .000 | West II Regional |
1988 | 4-2 | .667 | College World Series 7th Place, Central Regional |
1991 | 3-2 | .600 | Midwest Regional |
1992 | 4-3 | .571 | College World Series 7th Place, East Regional |
1995 | 1-2 | .333 | Mideast Regional |
2001 | 1-2 | .333 | Baton Rouge Regional |
2008 | 0-2 | .000 | Long Beach Regional |
2010 | 0-2 | .000 | Norman Regional |
2011 | 7-3 | .700 | College World Series 5th Place, hosted Santa Clara Super Regional |
2015 | 2-2 | .500 | College Station Regional |
2019 | 0-2 | .000 | Fayetteville Regional |
TOTALS
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41–28 | .594 |
Coaches
Head coach | Years | Win–loss | Pct. |
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No Coach | 1882–1886, 1901–1906 | 11–14 | .440 |
Cohen | 1887 | 2–1 | .667 |
Cochran, Smith | 1898 | 1–2 | .333 |
Joseph Corbett | 1899 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
George Van Haltern | 1900 | 2–1 | .667 |
Bob McCarthey | 1907–1908 | 10–11 | .476 |
W. Z. Zeb Smith | 1909–1910 | 3–3 | .500 |
Jimmie Schaeffer | 1911–1915 | 39–21–2 | .645 |
Carl Zamloch | 1916–1917, 1919–1929 | 146–93–7 | .608 |
Clair Goodwin | 1918 | 4–1 | .800 |
Clint Evans | 1930–1954 | 547–256 | .681 |
George Wolfman | 1955–1973 | 484–335 | .591 |
Jackie Jensen | 1974–1977 | 109–95 | .534 |
Bob Milano | 1978–1999 | 688–644–4 | .516 |
David Esquer | 2000–2017 | 525–467–2 | .529 |
Mike Neu | 2018–present | 153–134 | .533 |
Source:[6]
Year-by-year results
National Champions | College World Series berth | NCAA Tournament berth | Conference Tournament Champions | Conference/Division Regular Season Champions |
Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Tournament results | Final poll[a] | |||||||||||
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Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | BA | CB | Coaches | ||||||||||
Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish | ||||||||
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1892 | No coach | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1893 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1894 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1895 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1896 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1897 | Cohen | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1898 | Cochran, Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1899 | Joseph Corbett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1900 | George Van Haltren | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1901 | No coach | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1902 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1903 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1904 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1905 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1906 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1907 | Bob McCarthey | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1908 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1909 | W. Z. Zeb Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1910 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1911 | Jimmie Schaeffer | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1912 | 16 | 10 | 0 | .615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1913 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1914 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1915 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1916 | Carl Zamloch | Pacific Coast Conference | 11 | 11 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — |
1917 | 12 | 8 | 1 | .595 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1918 | Clair Goodwin | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | |
1919 | Carl Zamloch | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 6th | — | — | — | — | — | |
1920 | 22 | 10 | 1 | .682 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1921 | 10 | 8 | 1 | .553 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1922 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .658 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1923 | 12 | 7 | 1 | .625 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1924 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | T–1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1925 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1926 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1927 | CIBA | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | |
1928 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1929 | 16 | 7 | 0 | .696 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1930 | Clint Evans | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | |
1931 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .682 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1932 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1933 | 19 | 9 | 0 | .679 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1934 | 25 | 6 | 0 | .806 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1935 | 20 | 9 | 0 | .690 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | T–1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1936 | 18 | 13 | 0 | .581 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1937 | 20 | 7 | 0 | .741 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1938 | 39 | 8 | 0 | .830 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1939 | 24 | 9 | 0 | .727 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1940 | 22 | 10 | 0 | .688 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1941 | 37 | 11 | 0 | .771 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | T–1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1942 | 22 | 5 | 0 | .815 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1943 | 23 | 9 | 0 | .719 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1944 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .391 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1945 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | T–1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1946 | 24 | 9 | 0 | .727 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1947 | 31 | 10 | 0 | .756 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | T–1st | — | NCAA Tournament champions | — | — | — | ||
1948 | 20 | 14 | 0 | .588 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1949 | 31 | 17 | 0 | .646 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1950 | 24 | 13 | 0 | .649 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1951 | 22 | 16 | 0 | .579 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1952 | 21 | 16 | 0 | .568 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1953 | 22 | 15 | 0 | .595 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1954 | 19 | 11 | 0 | .633 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1955 | George Wolfman | 17 | 16 | 0 | .515 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | |
1956 | 25 | 9 | 0 | .735 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1957 | 35 | 10 | 0 | .778 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 1st | — | NCAA Tournament champions | — | — | — | ||
1958 | 19 | 12 | 0 | .613 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1959 | 22 | 13 | 0 | .629 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | T–2nd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960 | 30 | 14 | 0 | .682 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | T–1st | — | — | — | 16 | — | ||
1961 | 29 | 10 | 0 | .744 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2nd | — | – | — | 14 | — | ||
1962 | 24 | 20 | 0 | .545 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963 | 19 | 21 | 0 | .475 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964 | 25 | 17 | 0 | .595 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .250 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965 | 29 | 14 | 0 | .674 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .600 | T–1st | — | — | — | 14 | — | ||
1966 | 32 | 14 | 0 | .696 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | T–2nd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967 | AAWU | 17 | 27 | 0 | .386 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 7th | — | — | — | — | — | |
1968 | Pac-8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | .500 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .368 | 6th | — | — | — | — | — | |
1969 | 31 | 19 | 0 | .620 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 4th | — | — | — | 29 | — | ||
1970 | 28 | 19 | 0 | .596 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .684 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971 | 24 | 24 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 7th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972 | 33 | 21 | 0 | .611 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | T–2nd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973 | 21 | 31 | 0 | .404 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974 | Jackie Jensen | 25 | 24 | 0 | .510 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | |
1975 | 22 | 24 | 0 | .478 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976 | 33 | 20 | 0 | .623 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .391 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977 | 29 | 27 | 0 | .518 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978 | Bob Milano | 35 | 27 | 0 | .565 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | — | |
1979 | Pac-10 | 31 | 25 | 1 | .553 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | |
1980 | 44 | 23 | 1 | .654 | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | T–1st | — | 3rd | — | 3 | — | ||
1981 | 31 | 31 | 1 | .500 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982 | 29 | 32 | 0 | .475 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .346 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983 | 23 | 37 | 0 | .383 | 9 | 20 | 0 | .310 | 6th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984 | 39 | 28 | 1 | .581 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985 | 42 | 24 | 0 | .636 | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | T–2nd | — | West II Regional | 18 | 28 | — | ||
1986 | 32 | 25 | 0 | .561 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | 6th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987 | 36 | 25 | 0 | .590 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | T–5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988 | 40 | 25 | 0 | .615 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | T–3rd | — | T–7th | 9 | 8 | — | ||
1989 | 35 | 24 | 0 | .593 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | T–5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990 | 18 | 43 | 0 | .295 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .100 | 6th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991 | 37 | 27 | 0 | .578 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | 3rd | — | Midwest Regional | 23 | 20 | — | ||
1992 | 35 | 28 | 0 | .556 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | T–3rd | — | T–7th | 14 | 8 | — | ||
1993 | 27 | 30 | 0 | .474 | 13 | 17 | 0 | .433 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994 | 25 | 35 | 0 | .417 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995 | 32 | 25 | 0 | .561 | 18 | 12 | 0 | .600 | 3rd | — | Mideast Regional | — | 29 | — | ||
1996 | 27 | 29 | 0 | .482 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997 | 21 | 38 | 0 | .356 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .133 | 6th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998 | 22 | 32 | 0 | .407 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .172 | 6th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999 | 27 | 31 | 0 | .466 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 7th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000 | David Esquer | 25 | 28 | 0 | .472 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | |
2001 | 34 | 25 | 0 | .576 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | T–3rd | — | Baton Rouge Regional | — | — | — | ||
2002 | 29 | 27 | 0 | .518 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003 | 28 | 27 | 0 | .509 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .417 | 7th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004 | 25 | 31 | 0 | .446 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | T–8th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005 | 34 | 23 | 0 | .596 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006 | 26 | 28 | 0 | .481 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 9th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007 | 29 | 26 | 0 | .527 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008 | 33 | 21 | 2 | .607 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | T–4th | — | Long Beach Regional | — | 23 | — | ||
2009 | 24 | 29 | 0 | .453 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .333 | 9th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010 | 29 | 25 | 0 | .537 | 13 | 14 | 0 | .481 | T–5th | — | Norman Regional | — | — | — | ||
2011 | 38 | 23 | 0 | .623 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .500 | 6th | — | T–5th | 11 | 6 | 8 | ||
2012 | Pac-12 | 29 | 25 | 0 | .537 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | T–8th | — | — | — | — | — | |
2013 | 23 | 31 | 0 | .426 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | T–8th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014 | 26 | 27 | 0 | .491 | 13 | 17 | 0 | .433 | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015 | 36 | 21 | 0 | .632 | 18 | 12 | 0 | .600 | T–3rd | — | College Station Regional | — | 23 | — | ||
2016 | 32 | 21 | 0 | .604 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | T–8th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017 | 25 | 29 | 0 | .463 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .500 | T–5th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018 | Mike Neu | 32 | 22 | 0 | .593 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | |
2019 | 32 | 20 | 0 | .615 | 17 | 11 | 0 | .607 | 4th | — | Fayetteville Regional | — | — | — | ||
2020 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Cancelled | — | Cancelled | — | — | — | ||
2021 | 29 | 26 | 0 | .527 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .500 | 7th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022 | 29 | 27 | 0 | .518 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | 7th | T–5th | — | — | — | — | ||
2023 | 24 | 28 | 0 | .462 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | T–8th | 9th | — | — | — | — | ||
2024 | 36 | 19 | 0 | .655 | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | 6th | 3rd | — | — | — | — | ||
Total | 2,760 | 2,097 | 15 | .568 |
Notes
- ^ Collegiate Baseball began team rankings in 1959. Baseball America began during the 1981 season.
Source:[6]
Former Bears in Major League Baseball
Some notable Bears who have played in the Major Leagues include:
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- John Baker, catcher
- Brennan Boesch, outfielder
- Lance Blankenship, former Oakland A’s utility player
- Geoff Blum, infielder
- Rod Booker, utility player
- Mark Canha, outfielder, Milwaukee Brewers
- Chuck Cary, pitcher
- Sam Chapman, center fielder
- Allen Craig, former first baseman, St. Louis Cardinals
- Taylor Douthit
- Mike Epstein (Super Jew)
- Jerry Goff, father of ex-Cal bear and current Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff
- Brett Jackson, center fielder
- Conor Jackson, former outfielder
- Jackie Jensen, right fielder
- Andrew Knapp, catcher, San Francisco Giants
- Jeff Kent, former San Francisco Giants second baseman
- Darren Lewis, center fielder
- Kevin Maas
- Bob Melvin, catcher and current manager of the San Francisco Giants
- Andy Messersmith
- Brandon Morrow, pitcher
- Xavier Nady
- Orval Overall
- Earl Robinson
- Tyson Ross, former starting pitcher
- Josh Satin, corner infielder
- Marcus Semien- infielder, Texas Rangers
- Andrew Vaughn, first baseman and outfielder, Chicago White Sox
- Tyler Walker, pitcher
See also
References
- ^ Cal Brand Guidelines (PDF). June 1, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "Cal to Cut Five Intercollegiate Teams". The Daily Californian. September 28, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ "Cal baseball team to be reinstated". The Daily Californian. April 8, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ "Cal Bears make baseball comeback". Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ https://collegebaseball360.com/usa-todayespn-college-baseball-coaches-poll-june-29-2011/
- ^ a b 2019 Golden Bears Record Book