The Golden Bears started the game on the wrong foot, and it did not improve over the nine innings.
St. Mary’s College poured on the scoring early and often, recording two home runs, four doubles and a total of 13 hits. Head coach Mike Neu exhausted his options in the bullpen, pulling five pitchers into the game, but nobody stepped up to take control of the game.
Ultimately, the pitching was sloppy, and that led to the team losing. The pitching staff combined for four wild pitches and hit two batters with balls.
Freshman pitcher Mitchell Scott opened the game for Cal against St.