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. 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 in to help save the Golden Bears baseball team. 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.
California in the NCAA Tournament 1947 4-0 College World Series Champion, Western Playoff 19577-1 College World Series Champion, District 8 19808-3 College World Series 3rd Place, Midwest Regional 19850-2 West II Regional 19884-2 College World Series 7th Place, Central Regional 19913-2 Midwest Regional 19924-3 College World Series 7th Place, East Regional 19951-2 Mideast Regional 20011-2 Baton Rouge Regional 20080-2 Long Beach Regional 20100-2 Norman Regional 20117-3 College World Series 5th Place, hosted Santa Clara Super Regional 20152-2 College Station Regional 20190-2 Fayetteville Regional 41–28
Coaches Head coach YearsWin–lossPct.No Coach1882–1886, 1901–1906 11–14.440Cohen18872–1.667Cochran, Smith18981–2.333Joseph Corbett18992–01.000George Van Haltern19002–1.667Bob McCarthey1907–190810–11.476W. Z. Zeb Smith1909–19103–3.500Jimmie Schaeffer1911–191539–21–2.645Carl Zamloch1916–1917, 1919–1929146–93–7.608Clair Goodwin19184–1.800Clint Evans1930–1954547–256.681George Wolfman1955–1973484–335.591Jackie Jensen1974–1977109–95.534Bob Milano1978–1999688–644–4.516David Esquer2000–2017525–467–2.529Mike Neu2018–present185–152 Source:
Year-by-year results National championsCollege World Series berthNCAA Tournament berthConference Tournament ChampionsConference/Division Regular Season Champions
Season Head coach Conference Season results Tournament results Final poll Overall Conference Conference Postseason BA CB Coaches Wins Losses Ties % Wins Losses Ties % FinishCalifornia Golden Bears 1892 No coach Independent 0 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1893 0 3 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1894 0 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1895 0 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1896 0 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1897 Cohen 2 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1898 Cochran, Smith 1 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1899 Joseph Corbett 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1900 George Van Haltren 2 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1901 No coach 2 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1902 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1903 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1904 2 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1905 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1906 1 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1907 Bob McCarthey 1 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1908 9 9 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1909 W. Z. Zeb Smith 2 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1910 1 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1911 Jimmie Schaeffer 7 3 1 — — — — — — — — — — 1912 16 10 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1913 0 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1914 4 2 1 — — — — — — — — — — 1915 12 4 0 — — — — — — — — — — 1916 Carl Zamloch Pacific Coast Conference 11 11 2 3 0 0 1st — — — — — 1917 12 8 1 3 0 0 1st — — — — — 1918 Clair Goodwin 4 1 0 2 1 0 2nd — — — — — 1919 Carl Zamloch 7 5 0 0 2 0 6th — — — — — 1920 22 10 1 5 1 0 1st — — — — — 1921 10 8 1 3 0 0 1st — — — — — 1922 12 6 1 2 1 0 2nd — — — — — 1923 12 7 1 3 0 0 1st — — — — — 1924 13 11 0 3 3 0 T–1st — — — — — 1925 11 2 0 1 2 0 2nd — — — — — 1926 8 6 0 4 2 0 1st — — — — — 1927 CIBA 4 9 0 4 8 0 5th — — — — — 1928 8 4 0 8 4 0 2nd — — — — — 1929 16 7 0 11 3 0 1st — — — — — 1930 Clint Evans 12 3 0 12 3 0 2nd — — — — — 1931 15 7 0 13 5 0 3rd — — — — — 1932 16 6 0 12 6 0 2nd — — — — — 1933 19 9 0 9 2 0 1st — — — — — 1934 25 6 0 14 1 0 1st — — — — — 1935 20 9 0 10 5 0 T–1st — — — — — 1936 18 13 0 6 9 0 4th — — — — — 1937 20 7 0 11 4 0 1st — — — — — 1938 39 8 0 12 3 0 1st — — — — — 1939 24 9 0 9 6 0 3rd — — — — — 1940 22 10 0 9 6 0 3rd — — — — — 1941 37 11 0 11 4 0 T–1st — — — — — 1942 22 5 0 11 4 0 2nd — — — — — 1943 23 9 0 14 1 0 1st — — — — — 1944 9 14 0 3 5 0 3rd — — — — — 1945 12 9 0 7 1 0 T–1st — — — — — 1946 24 9 0 8 4 0 2nd — — — — — 1947 31 10 0 11 4 0 T–1st — NCAA Tournament champions — — — 1948 20 14 0 8 3 0 3rd — — — — — 1949 31 17 0 5 10 0 5th — — — — — 1950 24 13 0 8 6 0 2nd — — — — — 1951 22 16 0 6 10 0 4th — — — — — 1952 21 16 0 5 11 0 5th — — — — — 1953 22 15 0 8 8 0 3rd — — — — — 1954 19 11 0 7 9 0 T–3rd — — — — — 1955 George Wolfman 17 16 0 7 9 0 4th — — — — — 1956 25 9 0 9 7 0 2nd — — — — — 1957 35 10 0 12 4 0 1st — NCAA Tournament champions — — — 1958 19 12 0 9 7 0 2nd — — — — — 1959 22 13 0 9 7 0 T–2nd — — — — — 1960 30 14 0 12 4 0 T–1st — — — 16 — 1961 29 10 0 11 5 0 2nd — – — 14 — 1962 24 20 0 7 9 0 3rd — — — — — 1963 19 21 0 4 12 0 5th — — — — — 1964 25 17 0 5 15 0 5th — — — — — 1965 29 14 0 12 8 0 T–1st — — — 14 — 1966 32 14 0 11 9 0 T–2nd — — — — — 1967 AAWU 17 27 0 3 13 0 7th — — — — — 1968 Pac-8 24 24 0 7 12 0 6th — — — — — 1969 31 19 0 12 9 0 4th — — — 29 — 1970 28 19 0 9 8 0 4th — — — —— 1971 24 24 0 5 12 0 7th — — — — — 1972 33 21 0 9 9 0 T–2nd — — — — — 1973 21 31 0 6 12 0 4th — — — — — 1974 Jackie Jensen 25 24 0 8 10 0 3rd — — — — — 1975 22 24 0 7 9 0 4th — — — — — 1976 33 20 0 9 14 0 4th — — — — — 1977 29 27 0 5 13 0 T–3rd — — — — — 1978 Bob Milano 35 27 0 6 12 0 T–3rd — — — — — 1979 Pac-10 31 25 1 16 14 0 3rd — — — — — 1980 44 23 1 17 13 0 T–1st — 3rd — 3 — 1981 31 31 1 12 18 0 5th — — — — — 1982 29 32 0 9 17 0 5th — — — — — 1983 23 37 0 9 20 0 6th — — — — — 1984 39 28 1 12 18 0 4th — — — — — 1985 42 24 0 17 13 0 T–2nd — West II Regional 18 28 — 1986 32 25 0 10 20 0 6th — — — — — 1987 36 25 0 12 18 0 T–5th — — — — — 1988 40 25 0 16 14 0 T–3rd — T–7th 9 8 — 1989 35 24 0 10 20 0 T–5th — — — — — 1990 18 43 0 3 27 0 6th — — — — — 1991 37 27 0 14 16 0 3rd — Midwest Regional 23 20 — 1992 35 28 0 14 16 0 T–3rd — T–7th 14 8 — 1993 27 30 0 13 17 0 5th — — — — — 1994 25 35 0 12 18 0 4th — — — — — 1995 32 25 0 18 12 0 3rd — Mideast Regional — 29 — 1996 27 29 0 10 20 0 5th — — — — — 1997 21 38 0 4 26 0 6th — — — — — 1998 22 32 0 5 24 0 6th — — — — — 1999 27 31 0 11 13 0 7th — — — — — 2000 David Esquer 25 28 0 11 13 0 5th — — — — — 2001 34 25 0 14 10 0 T–3rd — Baton Rouge Regional — — — 2002 29 27 0 11 13 0 5th — — — — — 2003 28 27 0 10 14 0 7th — — — — — 2004 25 31 0 9 15 0 T–8th — — — — — 2005 34 23 0 13 11 0 5th — — — — — 2006 26 28 0 9 15 0 9th — — — — — 2007 29 26 0 12 12 0 4th — — — — — 2008 33 21 2 12 12 0 T–4th — Long Beach Regional — 23 — 2009 24 29 0 9 18 0 9th — — — — — 2010 29 25 0 13 14 0 T–5th — Norman Regional — — — 2011 38 23 0 13 13 0 6th — T–5th 11 6 8 2012 Pac-12 29 25 0 12 18 0 T–8th — — — — — 2013 23 31 0 10 20 0 T–8th — — — — — 2014 26 27 0 13 17 0 8th — — — — — 2015 36 21 0 18 12 0 T–3rd — College Station Regional — 23 — 2016 32 21 0 14 16 0 T–8th — — — — — 2017 25 29 0 15 15 0 T–5th — — — — — 2018 Mike Neu 32 22 0 16 14 0 5th — — — — — 2019 32 20 0 17 11 0 4th — Fayetteville Regional — — — 2020 5 11 0 0 0 0 Cancelled — Cancelled — — — 2021 29 26 0 15 15 0 7th — — — — — 2022 29 27 0 14 16 0 7th T–5th — — — — 2023 24 28 0 12 18 0 T–8th 9th — — — — 2024 36 19 0 17 13 0 6th 3rd — — — —2025 ACC24310921016thQuarterfinals — — — — 2026 29 26 0 12 18 0 13th First Round Total 2,813 2,154 15
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Source:2019 Golden Bears Record Book
Former Bears in Major League Baseball 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 former 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 List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
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