2012 California Golden Bears baseball team

2012 California Golden Bears baseball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#21
2012 record	9–2 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Esquer (13th year)
Assistant coach	Tony Arnerich (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Mike Neu (1st year)
Assistant coach	Brad Sanfilippo (3rd year)
Home stadium	Evans Diamond

2012 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#4 UCLA †y	20	–	10		.667			48	–	16		.750
#11 Arizona y	20	–	10		.667			48	–	17		.738
#10 Oregon y	19	–	11		.633			46	–	19		.708
#13 Stanford y	18	–	12		.600			41	–	18		.695
#17 Oregon State y	18	–	12		.600			40	–	20		.667
Arizona State	18	–	12		.600			36	–	20		.643
Washington	13	–	17		.433			30	–	25		.545
California	12	–	18		.400			29	–	25		.537
Washington State	12	–	18		.400			28	–	28		.500
USC	8	–	22		.267			23	–	32		.418
Utah	7	–	23		.233			14	–	42		.250
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament As of May 28, 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 California Golden Bears baseball team is the representative of the University of California, Berkeley in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team plays their home games in Evans Diamond. They will enter the 2012 season after making the 2011 College World Series with a 35–21 record in 2011 and making the postseason three of the last four years.

Previous season

California finished the 2011 regular season as the #6 team in the Pac-12 Conference with a 25–21 record, and made it to the 2011 College World Series finishing tied for 5th place. The program also staved off elimination as a varsity program in 2011 by raising approximately 10 million dollars in a little more than a month. The funds raised were able to keep the California baseball program running and set up the Cal Baseball Foundation to try to keep the program running into perpetuity. The university also had planned to eliminate Rugby, Men's and Women's Gymnastics, and Women's Lacrosse, but enough funds were raised to save those programs as well.

Schedule

The season for California will begin on Friday, February 17 with a home game against Pacific with a three-game series, two of which will be in Berkeley. Their longest home stand will be from March 13–22, and May 11–20 (8 home games), and their longest road trip was from March 20-April 7 (12 road games). Their final game of the regular season will be on Saturday, May 27 in Palo Alto against arch-rival Stanford. In 2011, the California Golden Bears baseball team won an at-large berth to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and advanced to the Super Regionals. California then swept Dallas Baptist in Santa Clara to clinch a berth to the College World Series for the first time since 1992. The Bears will look to repeat and build upon that success in 2012.

Legend
California Win	California Loss

Home	Away

*All Rankings are from the USA Today Coaches' Poll [1]

Roster

2012 California Golden Bears baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 43 RHP Joey Donofrio R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Los Gatos HS Los Gatos, CA 18 LHP Matt Evanoff L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Ponderosa HS Rescue, CA 49 RHP Matt Flemer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Mary's HS El Cerrito, CA 26 RHP Trevor Hildenberger R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Archbishop Mitty HS San Jose, CA 23 LHP Justin Jones L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Oakdale HS Oakdale, CA 35 RHP Michael Jordan /R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Murrieta Valley HS Murrieta, CA 29 RHP Michael Lowden R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Yuba City HS Yuba City, CA 31 LHP Chris Muse-Fisher /L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Oak Ridge HS El Dorado Hills, CA 21 RHP Stephen Pistoresi R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Joaquin Memorial HS Fresno, CA 16 LHP Kyle Porter L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Oakridge HS El Dorado Hills, CA 36 RHP Ryan Sandler R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Canyon Crest Academy Solana Beach, CA 20 RHP Logan Scott R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Serra HS San Mateo, CA 28 RHP Keaton Siomkin /R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr JSerra HS Ladera Ranch, CA 24 RHP Seth Spivack S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Taft HS Calabasas, CA 10 LHP Michael Theofanopoulos L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Foothill HS Pleasanton, CA 32 RHP Eric Walbridge R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Notre Dame HS Los Angeles, CA 47 LHP Robb Woodcock /L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Marin Catholic HS Greenbrae, CA 9 C Alex Egber R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Montgomery Blair HS Potomac, MD 6 C Andrew Knapp S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Granite Bay HS Granite Bay, CA 27 C Chadd Krist R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Sr Petaluma HS Petaluma, CA 5 INF Derek Campbell R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Mater Dei HS Irvine, CA 44 INF Mitch Delfino R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr Cloverdale HS Cloverdale, CA 1 INF Brendan Farney / 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Vacaville HS Fairfield, CA 6 INF Chris Paul / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Laguna Beach HS Aliso Viejo, CA 14 INF Tony Renda R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Serra HS Hillsborough, CA 33 INF Devon Rodriguez L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr William S. Hart HS Newhall, CA 30 INF Paul Toboni R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Ignatius HS San Francisco, CA 51 INF Jacob Wark L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Jesuit HS Portland, OR 22 OF Vince Bruno L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Los Medanos College Concord, CA 45 OF Chad Bunting R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Ukiah HS Ukiah, CA 25 OF Brian Celsi / 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Jesuit HS Elk Grove, CA 2 OF Darrel Matthews L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Jr Clayton Valley HS Concord, CA 19 OF Danny Oh L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Henry M. Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA	Head coach David Esquer Assistant coach(es) Tony Arnerich Mike Neu Brad Sanfilippo Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 6, 2012