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Bears Host San Jose State To Begin Homestand

by calbears.com
May 8, 2024
Cal returns home on Friday when it hosts San Jose State for a three-game nonconference series.

BERKELEY – The California baseball team begins a season-long seven-game homestand on Friday when San Jose State comes to Stu Gordon Stadium for a three-game nonconference series. The series begins Friday at 6:05 p.m. and will be televised on Pac-12 Bay Area with Ben Ross calling this weekend's action.
 
Cal (28-17) is coming off a strong weekend in Southern California where the Bears won the final two games to take the series from Pac-12 foe USC. Cal finished the regular season with a 10-8 record on the road - it is the second time the Bears have finished over .500 on the road under Mike Neu, with the last time being in 2019 when the Bears went 15-8 in road games en route to an NCAA regional appearance.
 
San Jose State (19-28) is coming off a 9-4 loss at San Francisco on Tuesday. The Spartans are in the midst of a six-game road trip and are 1-4. SJSU is 9-20 on the road this year.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW

 
QUICK HITS 

  • Cal begins a seven-game homestand on Friday. The Bears are 16-6 at Stu Gordon Stadium this season. In nonconference play, the Bears are 9-1 at home.
  • As a team, the Bears are hitting .291 which is third-best in the Pac-12. Cal has six players hitting .314 or better. Leading the squad is freshman Jarren Advincula, who is hitting .341 on the year.
  • Sunday's 6-3 win over the Trojans secured the Bears' fifth series win of the season and fourth against a Pac-12 opponent.
  • In the latest RPI rankings, the Bears have climbed up to 61 which is fourth best among all Pac-12 teams.
    • Cal is 5-2 against Quad 1 teams; no other team in the conference has as many wins against Quad 1 opponents.
    • The Bears are 13-15 against teams in the top 100 of the RPI.  
  • Freshman pitcher Trey Newmann earned his fourth win in as many appearances on Sunday. Over his last four appearances, he is 4-0 with a 3.92 ERA. In 20.2 innings pitched, he has struck out 25 and is holding opponents to a .189 average.
    • His four wins are tied for the most on the team with Andres Galan and Christian Becerra.
    • He is one of four freshmen in the conference with four wins or more. Oregon State's Eric Segura is the leader with five wins.
  • Freshman 60: Freshman middle infielders Jarren Advincula and PJ Moutzouridis are two of the top-hitting freshmen in the country. Advincula has base hits 60 while Moutzouridis has 55. No other freshman in the Pac-12 has more than UCLA's Roch Cholowsky with 49.
    • With his three-hit performance in the 11-4 win over USC on Sunday, Advincula has joined Lake Blakenship and Jeff Kobermus in the top 10 for a single season for hits as a freshman with 60. Teammate Caleb Lomavita is next on the list with 63 in 2022.
    • Moutzouridis is second on the team with 18 multi-hit games. In the win over the Trojans on Sunday, he recorded his team-leading sixth 3-hit game of the year.
  • Peyton Schulze clubbed his 18th double of the year on Saturday. He is two shy of cracking Cal's top 10 for doubles in a single season. His 18 doubles ranks 34th in the nation and third in the conference.
  • Saturday and Sunday's wins over the Trojans were Cal's 11th and 12th comeback victories of the season. The 11-4 win over the Trojans on Saturday was the Bears' eighth comeback win that started in the seventh inning or later. Cal entered the seventh trailing 4-2 but scored five runs in the frame.
  • Seth Gwynn started the comeback by hitting his seventh home run of the season in the sixth inning to make it a 4-2 game. Cal now has 67 home runs on the year, which is its 10th most in a single season.
    • Cal's 67 home runs are fourth in the Pac-12. Cal is also fourth in the Pac-12 at 1.49 home runs per game.
    • At their current pace, the Bears would finish the regular season with 72 home runs, which would be the eighth most in program history.
  • Eyes on the standings: Even though the Bears won't be playing a conference game this weekend, they can still clinch a berth in the Pac-12 Championships with any loss by Washington State this weekend.

 
SERIES HISTORY 

  • Friday will be the 124th meeting between the Bears and Spartans. Cal owns an 84-40 advantage in the series and is 7-3 against SJSU in their previous 10 meetings. Last time out, Cal defeated San Jose State 10-0 at Stu Gordon Stadium on May 3, 2022. In that game, Lomavita and Rodney Green Jr. both clubbed doubles. Tucker Bougie got the win by tossing 2.1 scoreless innings while striking out four.

 
UP NEXT 

  • The Bears will pay rival Stanford for the final time this season in a nonconference clash on Tuesday. The game against the Cardinal is scheduled for a 6:05 p.m. start and will be televised on Pac-12 Bay Area.

 
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