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California Golden Bears baseball
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 Pac-12 Conference. The Bears play their home games at Evans Diamond.
| California Golden Bears | |
|---|---|
| 2024 California Golden Bears baseball team | |
| Founded | 1892 |
| University | University of California, Berkeley |
| Head coach | Mike Neu (7th season) |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| 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 | |
History edit
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]
Season-by-season results edit
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Coach (1892–1896) | ||||||||
| 1892 | No Coach | 0–2 | — | — | — | |||
| 1893 | No Coach | 0–3 | — | — | — | |||
| 1894 | No Coach | 0–2 | — | — | — | |||
| 1895 | No Coach | 0–2 | — | — | — | |||
| 1896 | No Coach | 0–2 | — | — | — | |||
| Cohen (1897–1897) | ||||||||
| 1897 | Cohen | 2–1 | — | — | — | |||
| Cohen: | 2–1 (.667) | — | ||||||
| Cochran, Smith (1898–1898) | ||||||||
| 1898 | Cochran, Smith | 1–2 | — | — | — | |||
| Cochran, Smith: | 1–2 (.333) | — | ||||||
| Joseph Corbett (1899–1899) | ||||||||
| 1899 | Joseph Corbett | 2–0 | — | — | — | |||
| Joseph Corbett: | 2–0 (1.000) | — | ||||||
| George Van Haltern (1900–1900) | ||||||||
| 1900 | George Van Haltern | 2–1 | — | — | — | |||
| George Van Haltern: | 2–1 (.667) | — | ||||||
| No Coach (1901–1906) | ||||||||
| 1901 | No Coach | 2–1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1902 | No Coach | 2–0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1903 | No Coach | 2–0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1904 | No Coach | 2–1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1905 | No Coach | 2–0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1906 | No Coach | 1–1 | — | — | — | |||
| No Coach: | 11–14 (.440) | — | ||||||
| Bob McCarthey (1907–1908) | ||||||||
| 1907 | Bob McCarthey | 1–2 | — | — | — | |||
| 1908 | Bob McCarthey | 9–9 | — | — | — | |||
| Bob McCarthey: | 10–11 (.476) | — | ||||||
| W. Z. Zeb Smith (1909–1910) | ||||||||
| 1909 | W. Z. Zeb Smith | 2–1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1910 | W. Z. Zeb Smith | 1–2 | — | — | — | |||
| W. Z. Zeb Smith: | 3–3 (.500) | — | ||||||
| Jimmie Schaeffer (1911–1915) | ||||||||
| 1911 | Jimmie Schaeffer | 7–3–1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1912 | Jimmie Schaeffer | 16–10 | — | — | — | |||
| 1913 | Jimmie Schaeffer | 0–2 | — | — | — | |||
| 1914 | Jimmie Schaeffer | 4–2–1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1915 | Jimmie Schaeffer | 12–4 | — | — | — | |||
| Jimmie Schaeffer: | 39–21–2 (3645) | — | ||||||
| Carl Zamloch (1916–1917) | ||||||||
| 1916 | Carl Zamloch | 11–11–2 | — | — | — | |||
| 1917 | Carl Zamloch | 12–8–1 | — | — | — | |||
| Clair Goodwin (1918–1918) | ||||||||
| 1918 | Clair Goodwin | 4–1 | — | — | — | |||
| Clair Goodwin: | 4–1 (.800) | — | ||||||
| Carl Zamloch (CIBA) (1919–1929) | ||||||||
| 1919 | Carl Zamloch | 7–5 | — | — | — | |||
| 1920 | Carl Zamloch | 22–10–1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1921 | Carl Zamloch | 10–8–1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1922 | Carl Zamloch | 12–6–1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1923 | Carl Zamloch | 12–7–1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1924 | Carl Zamloch | 13–11 | — | — | — | |||
| 1925 | Carl Zamloch | 11–2 | — | — | — | |||
| 1926 | Carl Zamloch | 8–6 | — | — | — | |||
| 1927 | Carl Zamloch | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5th (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1928 | Carl Zamloch | 8–4 | 8–4 | 2nd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1929 | Carl Zamloch | 16–7 | 11–3 | 1st (CIBA) | — | |||
| Carl Zamloch: | 146–93–7 (.608) | 28–19 (.596) | ||||||
| Clint Evans (CIBA) (1930–1954) | ||||||||
| 1930 | Clint Evans | 12–3 | 12–3 | 2nd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1931 | Clint Evans | 15–7 | 13–5 | 3rd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1932 | Clint Evans | 16–6 | 12–6 | 2nd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1933 | Clint Evans | 19–9 | 9–2 | 1st (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1934 | Clint Evans | 25–6 | 14–1 | 1st (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1935 | Clint Evans | 20–9 | 10–5 | T–1st (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1936 | Clint Evans | 18–13 | 6–9 | 4th (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1937 | Clint Evans | 20–7 | 11–4 | 1st (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1938 | Clint Evans | 39–8 | 12–3 | 1st (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1939 | Clint Evans | 24–9 | 9–6 | 3rd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1940 | Clint Evans | 22–10 | 9–6 | 3rd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1941 | Clint Evans | 37–11 | 11–4 | T–1st (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1942 | Clint Evans | 22–5 | 11–4 | 2nd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1943 | Clint Evans | 23–9 | 14–1 | 1st (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1944 | Clint Evans | 9–14 | 3–5 | 3rd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1945 | Clint Evans | 12–9 | 7–1 | 1st (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1946 | Clint Evans | 24–9 | 8–4 | 2nd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1947 | Clint Evans | 31–10 | 11–4 | T–1st (CIBA) | 4–0 (CWS champions) | |||
| 1948 | Clint Evans | 20–14 | 8–3 | 3rd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1949 | Clint Evans | 31–17 | 5–10 | 5th (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1950 | Clint Evans | 24–13 | 8–6 | 2nd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1951 | Clint Evans | 22–16 | 6–10 | 4th (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1952 | Clint Evans | 21–16 | 5–11 | 5th (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1953 | Clint Evans | 22–15 | 8–8 | 3rd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1954 | Clint Evans | 19–11 | 7–9 | T–3rd (CIBA) | — | |||
| Clint Evans: | 547–256 (.681) | 229–130 (.638) | ||||||
| George Wolfman (CIBA/AAWU/Pac-8) (1955–1973) | ||||||||
| 1955 | George Wolfman | 17–16 | 7–9 | 4th (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1956 | George Wolfman | 25–9 | 9–7 | 2nd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1957 | George Wolfman | 35–10 | 12–4 | T–1st (CIBA) | 7–1 (CWS champions) | |||
| 1958 | George Wolfman | 19–12 | 9–7 | 2nd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1959 | George Wolfman | 22–13 | 9–7 | T–2nd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1960 | George Wolfman | 30–14 | 12–4 | T–1st (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1961 | George Wolfman | 29–10 | 11–5 | 2nd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1962 | George Wolfman | 24–20 | 7–9 | 3rd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1963 | George Wolfman | 19–21 | 4–12 | 5th (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1964 | George Wolfman | 25–17 | 5–15 | 5th (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1965 | George Wolfman | 29–14 | 12–8 | T–1st (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1966 | George Wolfman | 32–14 | 11–9 | T–2nd (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1967 | George Wolfman | 17–27 | 3–13 | 7th (AAWU) | — | |||
| 1968 | George Wolfman | 24–24 | 7–12 | 6th (Pac-8) | — | |||
| 1969 | George Wolfman | 31–19 | 12–9 | 4th (Pac-8) | — | |||
| 1970 | George Wolfman | 28–19 | 9–8 | 4th (Pac-8) | — | |||
| 1971 | George Wolfman | 24–24 | 5–12 | 7th (Pac-8) | — | |||
| 1972 | George Wolfman | 33–21 | 9–9 | T–2nd (Pac-8) | — | |||
| 1973 | George Wolfman | 21–31 | 6–12 | 4th (Pac-8) | — | |||
| George Wolfman: | 484–335 (.591) | 159–171 (.482) | ||||||
| Jackie Jensen (Pac-8/CIBA) (1974–1977) | ||||||||
| 1974 | Jackie Jensen | 25–24 | 8–10 | 3rd (Pac-8) | — | |||
| 1975 | Jackie Jensen | 22–24 | 7–9 | 4th (Pac-8) | — | |||
| 1976 | Jackie Jensen | 33–20 | 9–14 | 4th (CIBA) | — | |||
| 1977 | Jackie Jensen | 29–27 | 5–13 | T–3rd (Pac-8) | — | |||
| Jackie Jensen: | 109–95 (.534) | 29–46 (.387) | ||||||
| Bob Milano (Pac-8/Pac-10) (1978–1999) | ||||||||
| 1978 | Bob Milano | 35–27 | 6–12 | T–3rd (Pac-8) | — | |||
| 1979 | Bob Milano | 31–25–1 | 16–14 | 3rd (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1980 | Bob Milano | 44–23–1 | 17–13 | T–1st (Pac-10 South) | 7–3 (CWS, 3rd Place) | |||
| 1981 | Bob Milano | 31–31–1 | 12–18 | 5th (Pac-10 South | — | |||
| 1982 | Bob Milano | 29–32 | 9–17 | 5th (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1983 | Bob Milano | 23–37 | 9–20 | 6th (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1984 | Bob Milano | 39–28–1 | 12–18 | 4th (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1985 | Bob Milano | 42–24 | 17–13 | T–2nd (Pac-10 South) | 0–2 (NCAA Regionals) | |||
| 1986 | Bob Milano | 32–25 | 10–20 | 6th (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1987 | Bob Milano | 36–25 | 12–18 | T–5th (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1988 | Bob Milano | 40–25 | 16–14 | T–3rd (Pac-10 South) | 4–2 (CWS, T–7th Place) | |||
| 1989 | Bob Milano | 35–24 | 10–20 | T–5th (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1990 | Bob Milano | 18–43 | 3–27 | 6th (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1991 | Bob Milano | 37–27 | 14–16 | 3rd (Pac-10 South) | 3–2 (NCAA Regionals) | |||
| 1992 | Bob Milano | 35–28 | 14–16 | T–3rd (Pac-10 South) | 4–3 (CWS, T–7th Place) | |||
| 1993 | Bob Milano | 27–30 | 13–17 | 5th (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1994 | Bob Milano | 25–35 | 12–18 | 4th (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1995 | Bob Milano | 32–25 | 18–12 | 3rd (Pac-10 South) | 1–2 (NCAA Regionals) | |||
| 1996 | Bob Milano | 27–29 | 10–20 | 5th (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1997 | Bob Milano | 21–38 | 4–26 | 6th (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1998 | Bob Milano | 22–32 | 5–24 | 6th (Pac-10 South) | — | |||
| 1999 | Bob Milano | 27–31 | 11–13 | 7th (Pac-10) | — | |||
| Bob Milano: | 688–644–4 (.516) | 250–386 (.393) | ||||||
| David Esquer (Pac-10/Pac-12) (2000–2017) | ||||||||
| 2000 | David Esquer | 25–28 | 11–13 | 5th (Pac-10) | — | |||
| 2001 | David Esquer | 34–25 | 14–10 | T–3rd (Pac-10) | 1–2 (NCAA Regionals) | |||
| 2002 | David Esquer | 29–27 | 11–13 | 5th (Pac-10) | — | |||
| 2003 | David Esquer | 28–27 | 10–14 | 7th (Pac-10) | — | |||
| 2004 | David Esquer | 25–31 | 9–15 | T–8th (Pac-10) | — | |||
| 2005 | David Esquer | 34–23 | 13–11 | 5th (Pac-10) | — | |||
| 2006 | David Esquer | 26–28 | 9–15 | 9th (Pac-10) | — | |||
| 2007 | David Esquer | 29–26 | 12–12 | 4th (Pac-10) | — | |||
| 2008 | David Esquer | 33–21–2 | 12–12 | T–4th (Pac-10) | 0–2 (NCAA Regionals) | |||
| 2009 | David Esquer | 24–29 | 9–18 | 9th (Pac-10) | — | |||
| 2010 | David Esquer | 29–25 | 13–14 | T–5th (Pac-10) | 0–2 (NCAA Regionals) | |||
| 2011 | David Esquer | 38–23 | 13–13 | 6th (Pac-10) | 7–3 (CWS, T–5th Place) | |||
| 2012 | David Esquer | 29–25 | 12–18 | T–8th (Pac-12) | — | |||
| 2013 | David Esquer | 23–31 | 10–20 | T–8th (Pac-12) | — | |||
| 2014 | David Esquer | 26–27 | 13–17 | 8th (Pac-12) | — | |||
| 2015 | David Esquer | 36–21 | 18–12 | T–3rd (Pac-12) | 2–2 (NCAA Regionals) | |||
| 2016 | David Esquer | 32–21 | 14–16 | T–8th (Pac-12) | — | |||
| 2017 | David Esquer | 25–29 | 15–15 | T–5th (Pac-12) | — | |||
| David Esquer: | 525–467–2 (.529) | 218–258 (.458) | ||||||
| Mike Neu (Pac-12) (2018–present) | ||||||||
| 2018 | Mike Neu | 32–22 | 16–14 | 5th (Pac-12) | — | |||
| 2019 | Mike Neu | 32–20 | 17–11 | 4th (Pac-12) | 0–2 (NCAA Regionals) | |||
| 2020 | Mike Neu | 5–11 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Mike Neu | 29–26 | 15–15 | 7th (Pac-12) | — | |||
| 2022 | Mike Neu | 29–27 | 14–16 | 7th (Pac-12) | — | |||
| 2023 | Mike Neu | 24–28 | 12–18 | T–8th (Pac-12) | — | |||
| Mike Neu: | 153–134 (.533) | 74–74 (.500) | ||||||
| Total: | 2,724–2,078–15 (.567) | |||||||
| National Champions College World Series Participants Conference Champions | ||||||||
Source:[5]
Coaches edit
| Head coach | Years | Win–loss | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:[5]
Former Bears in Major League Baseball edit
Some notable Bears who have played in the Major Leagues include:
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 2019 Golden Bears Record Book
External links edit
- Official website