CalCoach: David Esquer, 17th season.2015 record: 36-21.Season opener: Friday at Duke, 1 p.m.Outlook: The Bears are one of the Pac-12 favorites and ranked 12th nationally. After two losing seasons following the near termination of the program, they made a big breakthrough in 2015, going to an NCAA regional at Texas A&M. There is a wealth of experienced returning players. The weekend rotation is comprised of three starters with sub-3.00 ERAs from a year ago: Daulton Jefferies (6-5, 2.92), Ryan Mason (6-3, 2.98) and left-hander Matt Ladrech (7-4, 2.67). Erik Martinez is the likely closer. He had a 1.56 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 34 innings as a freshman.
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