2025 California Golden Bears baseball team

American college baseball season

2025 California Golden Bears baseball

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 9–8 (2–2 ACC)
Head coach|

* Mike Neu (8th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Chris Bodishbaugh (3rd season)
* Chad Highberger (5th season)

Hitting coach| Brett Wallace
Home stadium| Evans Diamond

Seasons

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2026 ->

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 14 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 0 |  | 1.000 |  |  | 14 | - | 3 |  | .824
No. 18 Stanford ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 1 |  | .667 |  |  | 12 | - | 3 |  | .800
Duke ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 1 |  | .667 |  |  | 10 | - | 6 |  | .625
Boston College ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 0 |  | 1.000 |  |  | 5 | - | 5 |  | .500
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 1 |  | .500 |  |  | 12 | - | 3 |  | .800
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 1 |  | .500 |  |  | 11 | - | 4 |  | .733
No. 6 North Carolina ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 2 |  | .333 |  |  | 14 | - | 2 |  | .875
No. 23 Virginia ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 2 |  | .333 |  |  | 9 | - | 5 |  | .643
California ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 2 |  | .333 |  |  | 7 | - | 8 |  | .467
No. 5 Florida State ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 0 |  | 1.000
No. 10 Clemson ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 1 |  | .938
Louisville ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 2 |  | .857
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688
NC State ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688
Notre Dame ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 3 |  | .000 |  |  | 8 | - | 4 |  | .667
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 5 |  | .643
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 10, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 California Golden Bears baseball team represents the University of California, Berkeley in the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Golden Bears play their home games at Evans Diamond. This is their first season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Mike Neu, in his 8th season at Cal.

## Previous season

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The 2024 California Golden Bears baseball team posted a 36-19 (17–13) season record. The Bears swept No. 5 Oregon State at home, and finished the regular season by winning 8 of their last 9 games. The Bears also made it to the semi-finals in the 2024 Pac-12 Conference baseball tournament, but did not earn a berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Preseason

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### Coaches poll

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ACC coaches poll

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Virginia | 251 (13)
2 | Florida State | 230 (2)
3 | North Carolina | 217
4 | Clemson | 214 (1)
5 | Duke | 182
6 | Wake Forest | 171
7 | NC State | 168
8 | Stanford | 143
9 | Louisville | 128
10 | Georgia Tech | 113
11 | Miami (FL) | 87
12 | Virginia Tech | 85
13 | California | 60
14 | Pitt | 52
15 | Notre Dame | 44
16 | Boston College | 31

Source:[2]

### Roster

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2025 California Golden Bears baseball team

Players | Coaches
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1  | INF | Jarren Advincula | L/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | So |  Santa Clara
2  | INF | Cade Campbell | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jr |  Lodi
3  | OF | Seth Gwynn | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sr |  Concord
4  | INF | Max Handron | L/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sr |  Glen Ellen
5  | RHP | Austin Turkington | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jr |  Los Gatos
6  | OF | Ethan Kodama | L/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr |  West Hills
8  | INF | Carl Schmidt | R/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr |  Petaluma
9  | C | Nico Button | L/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr |  San Mateo
10  | INF | PJ Moutzouridis | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | So |  San Jose
14  | INF | Elijah Clayton | R/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Fr |  Westlake Village
15  | UTL | Jacob French | L/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | So |  Benicia
16  | RHP | Tucker Bougie | L/R  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sr |  Mill Valley
17  | C | Ryan Tayman | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | So |  Grover Beach
18  | INF | Jeff Hoffman | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | Sr |  Salida
19  | RHP | Ryan Spalliero | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jr |  Fresno
21  | RHP | Lucas Alaniz | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sr |  Waterford
22  | C | Alex Birge | L/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jr |  Olathe
23  | UTL | Jack Johnston | R/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sr |  Del Mar
24  | RHP | JJ Hollis | R/R  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | So |  Laguna Niguel
25  | OF | Ryan Limerick | L/L  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Fr |  Studio City
26  | RHP | Kaden Taque | L/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | So |  Porter Ranch
27  | UTL | Joey Donnelly | L/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sr |  Alamo
28  | INF | Cole Tremain | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sr |  Folsom
29  | RHP | Miles Tenscher | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Fr |  Yountville
30  | UTL | Jake Lavin | L/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Fr |  Laguna Beach
31  | UTL | Kalen Applefield | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Fr |  Carlsbad
33  | RHP | JM Harduvel | L/R  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Fr |  Huntington Beach
34  | RHP | Cole Clark | R/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jr |  Burbank
35  | RHP | Jake Guardiancic | R/R  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sr |  Brentwood
36  | OF | Matthew Thomas | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | So |  Garden Grove
38  | INF | Dominic Smaldino | R/R  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | So |  Ladera Ranch
43  | RHP | Max Murray | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Fr |  San Diego
44  | INF | Jordy Lopez | L/L  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Fr |  Elk Grove
45  | RHP | Kyle Connelly | R/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Fr |  Oakley
46  | RHP | Gavin Eddy | R/R  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Fr |  Claremont
48  | RHP | Ethan Foley | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | So |  Lancaster
51  | LHP | David Shaw | L/L  | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sr |  Houston
52  | RHP | Quinn Larson | R/R  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | So |  Gilroy
55  | LHP | Logan Piper | L/L  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr |  Vacaville
87  | RHP | Oliver de la Torre | R/R  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | So |  Pleasanton
98  | RHP | Spencer Dessart | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jr |  Bronxville

Head coach

Mike Neu

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Bodishbaugh
Chad Highberger

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: February 27, 2025

## Offseason

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### 2024 MLB Draft

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Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft

2024 MLB draft class  Round  | Pick  | Overall Pick  | Player  | Position  | MLB Team  | Source

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CB | 6 | 39 | Caleb Lomavita | C | Washington Nationals | [3]
4 | 1 | 104 | Rodney Green Jr. | CF | Oakland Athletics | [4]
12 | 23 | 368 | Christian Becerra | P | Minnesota Twins | [5]
17 | 21 | 516 | Andres Galan | P | Tampa Bay Rays | [6]

## Game log

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2025 California Golden Bears game log (9–9)

Regular Season: 9–9 (Home: 7–6; Away: 2–3)
| February: 5–4 (Home: 5–4; Away: 0–0)

Date  | TV  | Rank  | Opponent  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attend  | Overall  | ACC
February 14 | ACCNX |  | Nevada* | Evans Diamond
Berkeley, CA | 14–1 | Turkington | Fosher | — | 483 | 1–0 | –
February 15 | ACCNX |  | Nevada* | Evans Diamond | 11–3 | Clark | Castro | — | 632 | 2–0 | –
February 16 | ACCNX |  | Nevada* | Evans Diamond | 1–10 | Burfield | de la Torre | — | 626 | 2–1 | –
February 17 | ACCNX |  | Nevada* | Evans Diamond | 8–0 | Foley | Dobie | Tremain | 609 | 3–1 | –
February 21 | ACCNX |  | Houston* | Evans Diamond | 4–6 | Dollar | Turkington | Roman | 457 | 3–2 | –
February 22 | ACCNX |  | Houston* | Evans Diamond | 5–1 | Eddy | Schmitz | Clark | 560 | 4–2 | –
February 23 | ACCNX |  | Houston* | Evans Diamond | 4–7 | Drezek | de la Torre | Roman | 555 | 4–3 | –
February 26 | ACCNX |  | Cal State Bakersfield* | Evans Diamond | 6–5 (11) | Tremain | Riley | — | 339 | 5–3 | –
February 28 | ACCNX |  | Santa Clara* | Evans Diamond | 3–5 | Gomez | Turkington | Bayles | 459 | 5–4 | –
| March: 4–5 (Home: 2–2; Away: 2–3)

Date  | TV  | Rank  | Opponent  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attend  | Overall  | ACC
March 1 | ACCNX |  | Santa Clara* | Evans Diamond | 2–4 | Martinez | Eddy | Wooster | 476 | 5–5 | –
March 2 | ESPN+ |  | at Santa Clara* | Stephen Schott Stadium
Santa Clara, CA | 19–3
(7) | Foley | Gillmore | Dessart | 550 | 6–5 | –
March 3 | ESPN+ |  | at Santa Clara* | Stephen Schott Stadium | 0–9 | Stewart | Tremain | — | 296 | 6–6 | –
March 7 | ACCNX |  | at Duke | Jack Coombs Field
Durham, NC | 14–1 (7) | Turkington | Johnson | — | 341 | 7–6 | 1–0
March 8 | ACCNX |  | at Duke | Jack Coombs Field | 2–6 | Easterly | Shaw | — | 844 | 7–7 | 1–1
March 9 | ACCNX |  | at Duke | Jack Coombs Field | 3–7 | Calvert | Dessart | — | 494 | 7–8 | 1–2
March 11 | ACCNX |  | Utah* | Evans Diamond | 9–4 | de la Torre | Diamant | Piper | 441 | 8–8 | 1–2
March 14 | ACCNX |  | No. 23 Virginia | Evans Diamond | 6–1 | Turkington | Woolfolk | — | 421 | 9–8 | 2–2
March 15 | ACCNX |  | No. 23 Virginia | Evans Diamond | 8–10 | Koenen | Shaw | Lanzendorfer | 610 | 9–9 | 2–3
March 16 | ACCNX |  | No. 23 Virginia | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
March 18 | ESPN+ |  | at Saint Mary's* | Louis Guisto Field
Moraga, CA |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
March 21 | ACCNX |  | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond
Stanford, CA |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
March 22 | ACCNX |  | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
March 23 | ACCNX |  | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
March 25 | ESPN+ |  | at San Francisco* | Max Ulrich Field
San Francisco, CA |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
March 28 | ACCNX |  | at Louisville | Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
March 29 | ACCNX |  | at Louisville | Jim Patterson Stadium |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
March 30 | ACCN |  | at Louisville | Jim Patterson Stadium |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
| April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

Date  | TV  | Rank  | Opponent  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attend  | Overall  | ACC
April 1 | ESPN+ |  | at Sacramento State* | John Smith Field
Sacramento, CA |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 4 | ACCNX |  | Clemson | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 5 | ACCNX |  | Clemson | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 6 | ACCNX |  | Clemson | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 8 | ACCNX |  | Pacific* | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 11 | ACCNX |  | at Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium
Atlanta, GA |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 12 | ACCNX |  | at Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 13 | ACCNX |  | at Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 15 | ACCNX |  | Fresno State* | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 17 | ACCNX |  | NC State | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 18 | ACCNX |  | NC State | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 19 | ACCNX |  | NC State | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 22 | ACCNX |  | Saint Mary's* | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 25 | TBA |  | at Notre Dame | Frank Eck Stadium
South Bend, IN |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 26 | TBA |  | at Notre Dame | Frank Eck Stadium |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 27 | TBA |  | at Notre Dame | Frank Eck Stadium |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 29 | ACCNX |  | at San Francisco* | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
April 30 | Mountain West Network |  | at San Jose State* | Excite Ballpark
San Jose, CA |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
| May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

Date  | TV  | Rank  | Opponent  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attend  | Overall  | ACC
May 6 | ESPN+ |  | at Pacific* | Klein Family Field
Stockton, CA |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
May 9 | ACCNX |  | Florida State | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
May 10 | ACCNX |  | Florida State | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
May 11 | ACCNX |  | Florida State | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
May 15 | ACCNX |  | Boston College | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
May 16 | ACCNX |  | Boston College | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –
May 17 | ACCNX |  | Boston College | Evans Diamond |  |  |  | — | N/A |  | –

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* Bold: Golden Bears team member

* Rankings from D1 Baseball.
* (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
* * indicates a non-conference game.

## References

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1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
2. ^ "Virginia Tops 2025 ACC Baseball Preseason Poll". theacc.com. January 30, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
3. ^ "Caleb Lomavita First Golden Bear Selected In 2024 MLB Draft". Cal Athletics. July 14, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
4. ^ "Rodney Green Jr. Selected By Oakland In 4th Round Of MLB Draft". Cal Athletics. July 15, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
5. ^ "Christian Becerra Taken By Minnesota In 12th Round Of MLB Draft". Cal Athletics. July 16, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
6. ^ "Andres Galan Selected By Tampa Bay In 17th Round Of MLB Draft". Cal Athletics. July 16, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2025.

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