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Golden Medals: Cal Baseball preview, Softball is 5-0, Tennis, Golf, etc.

For this weekend, be on the look out for a pair of special posts/gamethreads on Saturday as No.1 Cal Men’s Swimming and Diving visits No.5 Stanford at noon PT (Free Live Stream) and No.23 Cal Women’s Gymnastics take on No.25 Stanford at 7:30 PT (on the Pac-12 Networks). On Sunday, learn about 2018 PyeongChang Game Calympian Liz Swaney (a former Cal men’s crew coxswain), before she represents Hungary in the ski halfpipe event on Sunday Night (US time).

Cal Baseball Preview - It’s a “Neu” era for the Golden Bears

2017 Record: 25-29, 15-15 in Pac-12

Key Returnees: Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 1st baseman Andrew Vaughn, RHP/OF Tanner Dodson, Closer Erik Martinez, LHP Matt Ladrech, RHP (and Friday starter for the Bears) Jared Horn

Key Departures: Long time head coach David Esquer, who has returned to his alma mater Stanford, 3B Denis Karas (co-Pac-12 homerun leader with Andrew Vaughn), SS Preston Grand Pre

Key Newcomers: Former pitching coach Mike Neu is now the new Cal head coach, Darren Baker (son of Dusty)

Projected to make the postseason in 2018, Cal Baseball is entering a new era under coach Mike Neu.