| California Golden Bears baseball | |
| Current: | 2024 California Golden Bears baseball team |
| University: | University of California, Berkeley |
| Conference: | ACC |
| Location: | Berkeley, CA |
| Coach: | Mike Neu |
| Tenure: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Evans Diamond |
| Capacity: | 2,500 |
| Nickname: | Golden Bears |
| National Champion: | 1947, 1957 |
| Cws: | 1947, 1957, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2011 |
| Regional Champ: | 1980, 1988, 1992, 2011 |
| Ncaa Tourneys: | 1947, 1957, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
| Conference Champion: | 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 Atlantic Coast 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.[1] However, in April 2011, after receiving more than $9 million in pledges from supporters of the program, the program was reinstated.[2] Even donors from Stanford University, California's biggest rival, pitched in to help save the Golden Bears baseball team.[3] 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.[4]
| 1947 | 4-0 | College World Series Champion, Western Playoff | ||
| 1957 | 7-1 | College World Series Champion, District 8 | ||
| 1980 | 8-3 | College World Series 3rd Place, Midwest Regional | ||
| 1985 | 0-2 | West II Regional | ||
| 1988 | 4-2 | College World Series 7th Place, Central Regional | ||
| 1991 | 3-2 | Midwest Regional | ||
| 1992 | 4-3 | College World Series 7th Place, East Regional | ||
| 1995 | 1-2 | Mideast Regional | ||
| 2001 | 1-2 | Baton Rouge Regional | ||
| 2008 | 0-2 | Long Beach Regional | ||
| 2010 | 0-2 | Norman Regional | ||
| 2011 | 7-3 | College World Series 5th Place, hosted Santa Clara Super Regional | ||
| 2015 | 2-2 | College Station Regional | ||
| 2019 | 0-2 | Fayetteville Regional | ||
| 41–28 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | BA | CB | Coaches | |||||||||||
| Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish | |||||||||
| California 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 | 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 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2011 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6th | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Total | 2,760 | 2,097 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
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Some notable Bears who have played in the Major Leagues include: