Bears cannot overcome four unearned runs as Stanford ace NiJarre Canady eliminates them from the conference tournament.
Things looked promising for the Cal softball team on Thursday in its opening-round game of the Pac-12 tournament.
Cal, ranked No. 20 and carrying a No. 21 RPI rating while playing in one of the toughest conferences in the country, seems likely to land a bid for the second year in a row. A video replay reversed the ball, showing Berry caught the ball on the short hop. A passed ball moved the runners to second and third. After Kyra Chan made a diving catch of Anders’ line drive to left, Anzaldo alertly tagged up and scored.Cal coach Chelsea Spencer surprised Stanford by starting sophomore Ryann Orange, a seldom-used transfer from Rutgers. Orange, who started just four games all season, had not allowed a run in six previous appearances spanning more than nine innings.
With two outs, the wheels came off suddenly for the Bears. Caelan Koch’s hard ground ball to second got past Elon Butler, and the error allowed Kaneshiro to score from second, trying the game. A walk, two errors, a passed ball, a bunt single and, finally, a hard-hit ball, and Cal was down three runs.
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