In this article, we will explore in detail the topic of California Golden Bears baseball, which has attracted great interest in recent times. From its origins to its relevance today, we will analyze all the relevant aspects related to California Golden Bears baseball. In addition, we will examine the various opinions and studies carried out on the matter, to offer a complete and objective vision on this topic. With this article, we aim to provide our readers with a deeper and clearer understanding about California Golden Bears baseball, so that they can form an informed opinion about it. Read on to discover more about California Golden Bears baseball!
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 | Pac-12 |
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 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.
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.
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||
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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 |
Head coach | Years | Win–loss | Pct. |
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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 |
Some notable Bears who have played in the Major Leagues include: