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Bears Visit Seattle For Three

by calbears.com
Apr 29, 2021
Cal travels to Washington this weekend, seeking its first road series win since taking two of three at Utah on March 26-28.

BERKELEY – California heads to the Pacific Northwest for a three-game series against Washington in Seattle this weekend. The action gets underway at 5 p.m. PDT Friday from Husky Ballpark. All three games will be streamed by Washington.
 
The Golden Bears (19-19, 6-9) are still in the thick of the Pac-12 race, tied for seventh, despite dropping three consecutive conference series dating back to early April. A successful weekend in Seattle against last-place Washington (17-18, 3-9) will be critical if Cal hopes to stage a late-season climb up the Pac-12 standings.
 
WEEKEND LINEUP

  • Matchup: Cal (19-19, 6-9 Pac-12) at Washington (17-18, 3-9 Pac-12)
  • Location: Husky Ballpark | Seattle, Washington
  • First Pitch: Friday, 5 p.m. PDT | Saturday, 2 p.m. PDT | Sunday, 1 p.m. PDT
  • Watch: Washington Live Stream
  • Live Stats: GoHuskies.com
  • Projected rotation: Friday: RHP Josh White | Saturday: RHP Sean Sullivan | Sunday: TBA

 
QUICK HITS

  • Cal is 51-38 all-time against Washington and 4-1 under Mike Neu. The Bears most recently won twice in Seattle on May 23-24, 2019, outscoring the Huskies 22-11 over two games to secure a Pac-12 series (game three was canceled).
  • The Cal pitching staff issues an average of 3.25 walks per nine innings, ranking second in the Pac-12 and 29th nationally. Cal allowed only five walks across three games against Washington State in Berkeley last weekend. ­­
  • Sophomore right-hander Josh White, who will make his first start of the season Friday, owns a 5.7 strikeout-to-walk ratio (51-to-9). White opened the season with six consecutive appearances with five-plus strikeouts and has struck out eight batters in his past three innings pitched.
  • Saturday starter Sean Sullivan leads Cal with 48.1 innings pitched across 10 starts. He's issued more than two walks just once this season.
  • Darren Baker saw a 42-game reached-base streak come to an end in last Sunday's loss to Washington State. The senior ­second baseman will look to start another streak this weekend, as he's batting .307 with a team-high 28 runs scored and 16 stolen bases.
  • Nathan Manning and Dylan Beavers continue to rank among league leaders in a pair of offensive categories. Manning's .388 average ranks fifth while Beavers' 10 home runs are tied for second in the Pac-12.
  • Ian Villers hasn't allowed an earned run in his past seven appearances and 9.1 innings pitched. In Pac-12 play, Villers has logged 8.0 innings across seven appearances and hasn't allowed an earned run, while striking out eight batters.

 
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