California Golden Bears | |
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2024 California Golden Bears baseball team | |
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 |
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 theββUniversity 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.
Historyβ»
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. However, in April 2011, after receiving more than $9 million in pledges from supporters of the program, the program was reinstated. Even donors from Stanford University, California's biggest rival, pitched inββto help save the Golden Bears baseball team. The Bears would then make the NCAA tournament as a 3-seed and go on a Cinderella runββto the College World Series before falling to #1 overall seed Virginia to finish the season ranked 8th in the nation.
California in the NCAA Tournamentβ»
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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41β28 | .594 |
Coachesβ»
Head coach | Years | Winβloss | Pct. |
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No Coach | 1882β1886, 1901β1906 | 11β14 | .440 |
Cohen | 1887 | 2β1 | .667 |
Cochran, Smith | 1898 | 1β2 | .333 |
Joseph Corbett | 1899 | 2β0 | 1.000 |
George Van Haltern | 1900 | 2β1 | .667 |
Bob McCarthey | 1907β1908 | 10β11 | .476 |
W. Z. Zeb Smith | 1909β1910 | 3β3 | .500 |
Jimmie Schaeffer | 1911β1915 | 39β21β2 | .645 |
Carl Zamloch | 1916β1917, 1919β1929 | 146β93β7 | .608 |
Clair Goodwin | 1918 | 4β1 | .800 |
Clint Evans | 1930β1954 | 547β256 | .681 |
George Wolfman | 1955β1973 | 484β335 | .591 |
Jackie Jensen | 1974β1977 | 109β95 | .534 |
Bob Milano | 1978β1999 | 688β644β4 | .516 |
David Esquer | 2000β2017 | 525β467β2 | .529 |
Mike Neu | 2018βpresent | 153β134 | .533 |
Source:
Year-by-year resultsβ»
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 | |||||||||||
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Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | BA | CB | Coaches | ||||||||||
Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish | ||||||||
California Golden Bears | ||||||||||||||||
1892 | No coach | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
1893 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1894 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1895 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1896 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1897 | Cohen | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
1898 | Cochran, Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
1899 | Joseph Corbett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
1900 | George Van Haltren | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
1901 | No coach | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
1902 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1903 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1904 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1905 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1906 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1907 | Bob McCarthey | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
1908 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1909 | W. Z. Zeb Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
1910 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1911 | Jimmie Schaeffer | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
1912 | 16 | 10 | 0 | .615 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1913 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1914 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1915 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1916 | Carl Zamloch | Pacific Coast Conference | 11 | 11 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | β | β | β | β | β |
1917 | 12 | 8 | 1 | .595 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1918 | Clair Goodwin | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | β | β | β | β | β | |
1919 | Carl Zamloch | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 6th | β | β | β | β | β | |
1920 | 22 | 10 | 1 | .682 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1921 | 10 | 8 | 1 | .553 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1922 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .658 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1923 | 12 | 7 | 1 | .625 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1924 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | Tβ1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1925 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2nd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1926 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1927 | CIBA | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | |
1928 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1929 | 16 | 7 | 0 | .696 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1930 | Clint Evans | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 2nd | β | β | β | β | β | |
1931 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .682 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 3rd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1932 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1933 | 19 | 9 | 0 | .679 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1934 | 25 | 6 | 0 | .806 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1935 | 20 | 9 | 0 | .690 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | Tβ1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1936 | 18 | 13 | 0 | .581 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 4th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1937 | 20 | 7 | 0 | .741 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1938 | 39 | 8 | 0 | .830 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1939 | 24 | 9 | 0 | .727 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 3rd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1940 | 22 | 10 | 0 | .688 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 3rd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1941 | 37 | 11 | 0 | .771 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | Tβ1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1942 | 22 | 5 | 0 | .815 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 2nd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1943 | 23 | 9 | 0 | .719 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1944 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .391 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 3rd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1945 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Tβ1st | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1946 | 24 | 9 | 0 | .727 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1947 | 31 | 10 | 0 | .756 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | Tβ1st | β | NCAA Tournament champions | β | β | β | ||
1948 | 20 | 14 | 0 | .588 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 3rd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1949 | 31 | 17 | 0 | .646 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1950 | 24 | 13 | 0 | .649 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 2nd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1951 | 22 | 16 | 0 | .579 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1952 | 21 | 16 | 0 | .568 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1953 | 22 | 15 | 0 | .595 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3rd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1954 | 19 | 11 | 0 | .633 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | Tβ3rd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1955 | George Wolfman | 17 | 16 | 0 | .515 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4th | β | β | β | β | β | |
1956 | 25 | 9 | 0 | .735 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1957 | 35 | 10 | 0 | .778 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 1st | β | NCAA Tournament champions | β | β | β | ||
1958 | 19 | 12 | 0 | .613 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1959 | 22 | 13 | 0 | .629 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | Tβ2nd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1960 | 30 | 14 | 0 | .682 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | Tβ1st | β | β | β | 16 | β | ||
1961 | 29 | 10 | 0 | .744 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2nd | β | β | β | 14 | β | ||
1962 | 24 | 20 | 0 | .545 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3rd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1963 | 19 | 21 | 0 | .475 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1964 | 25 | 17 | 0 | .595 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .250 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1965 | 29 | 14 | 0 | .674 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .600 | Tβ1st | β | β | β | 14 | β | ||
1966 | 32 | 14 | 0 | .696 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | Tβ2nd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1967 | AAWU | 17 | 27 | 0 | .386 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 7th | β | β | β | β | β | |
1968 | Pac-8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | .500 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .368 | 6th | β | β | β | β | β | |
1969 | 31 | 19 | 0 | .620 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 4th | β | β | β | 29 | β | ||
1970 | 28 | 19 | 0 | .596 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .684 | 4th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1971 | 24 | 24 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 7th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1972 | 33 | 21 | 0 | .611 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | Tβ2nd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1973 | 21 | 31 | 0 | .404 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | 4th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1974 | Jackie Jensen | 25 | 24 | 0 | .510 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 3rd | β | β | β | β | β | |
1975 | 22 | 24 | 0 | .478 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1976 | 33 | 20 | 0 | .623 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .391 | 4th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1977 | 29 | 27 | 0 | .518 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | Tβ3rd | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1978 | Bob Milano | 35 | 27 | 0 | .565 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | Tβ3rd | β | β | β | β | β | |
1979 | Pac-10 | 31 | 25 | 1 | .553 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 3rd | β | β | β | β | β | |
1980 | 44 | 23 | 1 | .654 | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | Tβ1st | β | 3rd | β | 3 | β | ||
1981 | 31 | 31 | 1 | .500 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1982 | 29 | 32 | 0 | .475 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .346 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1983 | 23 | 37 | 0 | .383 | 9 | 20 | 0 | .310 | 6th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1984 | 39 | 28 | 1 | .581 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | 4th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1985 | 42 | 24 | 0 | .636 | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | Tβ2nd | β | West II Regional | 18 | 28 | β | ||
1986 | 32 | 25 | 0 | .561 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | 6th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1987 | 36 | 25 | 0 | .590 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | Tβ5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1988 | 40 | 25 | 0 | .615 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | Tβ3rd | β | Tβ7th | 9 | 8 | β | ||
1989 | 35 | 24 | 0 | .593 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | Tβ5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1990 | 18 | 43 | 0 | .295 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .100 | 6th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1991 | 37 | 27 | 0 | .578 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | 3rd | β | Midwest Regional | 23 | 20 | β | ||
1992 | 35 | 28 | 0 | .556 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | Tβ3rd | β | Tβ7th | 14 | 8 | β | ||
1993 | 27 | 30 | 0 | .474 | 13 | 17 | 0 | .433 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1994 | 25 | 35 | 0 | .417 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | 4th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1995 | 32 | 25 | 0 | .561 | 18 | 12 | 0 | .600 | 3rd | β | Mideast Regional | β | 29 | β | ||
1996 | 27 | 29 | 0 | .482 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1997 | 21 | 38 | 0 | .356 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .133 | 6th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1998 | 22 | 32 | 0 | .407 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .172 | 6th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1999 | 27 | 31 | 0 | .466 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 7th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2000 | David Esquer | 25 | 28 | 0 | .472 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | |
2001 | 34 | 25 | 0 | .576 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | Tβ3rd | β | Baton Rouge Regional | β | β | β | ||
2002 | 29 | 27 | 0 | .518 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2003 | 28 | 27 | 0 | .509 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .417 | 7th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2004 | 25 | 31 | 0 | .446 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | Tβ8th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2005 | 34 | 23 | 0 | .596 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2006 | 26 | 28 | 0 | .481 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 9th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2007 | 29 | 26 | 0 | .527 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 4th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2008 | 33 | 21 | 2 | .607 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | Tβ4th | β | Long Beach Regional | β | 23 | β | ||
2009 | 24 | 29 | 0 | .453 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .333 | 9th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2010 | 29 | 25 | 0 | .537 | 13 | 14 | 0 | .481 | Tβ5th | β | Norman Regional | β | β | β | ||
2011 | 38 | 23 | 0 | .623 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .500 | 6th | β | Tβ5th | 11 | 6 | 8 | ||
2012 | Pac-12 | 29 | 25 | 0 | .537 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | Tβ8th | β | β | β | β | β | |
2013 | 23 | 31 | 0 | .426 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | Tβ8th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2014 | 26 | 27 | 0 | .491 | 13 | 17 | 0 | .433 | 8th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2015 | 36 | 21 | 0 | .632 | 18 | 12 | 0 | .600 | Tβ3rd | β | College Station Regional | β | 23 | β | ||
2016 | 32 | 21 | 0 | .604 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | Tβ8th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2017 | 25 | 29 | 0 | .463 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .500 | Tβ5th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2018 | Mike Neu | 32 | 22 | 0 | .593 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 5th | β | β | β | β | β | |
2019 | 32 | 20 | 0 | .615 | 17 | 11 | 0 | .607 | 4th | β | Fayetteville Regional | β | β | β | ||
2020 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | Cancelled | β | Cancelled | β | β | β | ||
2021 | 29 | 26 | 0 | .527 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .500 | 7th | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2022 | 29 | 27 | 0 | .518 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | 7th | Tβ5th | β | β | β | β | ||
2023 | 24 | 28 | 0 | .462 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | Tβ8th | 9th | β | β | β | β | ||
2024 | 36 | 19 | 0 | .655 | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | 6th | 3rd | β | β | β | β | ||
Total | 2,760 | 2,097 | 15 | .568 |
Notesβ»
- ^ Collegiate Baseball began team rankings in 1959. Baseball America began during the 1981 season.
Source:
Former Bears in Major League Baseballβ»
Some notable Bears who have played in the Major Leagues include:
- John Baker, catcher
- Brennan Boesch, outfielder
- Lance Blankenship, former Oakland Aβs 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 alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ 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/
- ^ 2019 Golden Bears Record Book