2026 California Golden Bears baseball team

2026 California Golden Bears baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–7 (0–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Bodishbaugh (4th season)
  • Chad Highberger (6th season)
Hitting coachBrett Wallace
Home stadiumEvans Diamond
2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 10 Florida State ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 0   .833 19 – 4 – 0   .826
No. 13 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 0   .750 20 – 4 – 1   .820
No. 9 Virginia ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 20 – 5 – 0   .800
No. 3 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 19 – 5 – 0   .792
No. 23 Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 14 – 6 – 0   .700
Boston College ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 16 – 8 – 0   .667
No. 14 NC State ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 18 – 6 – 0   .750
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 15 – 6 – 0   .714
Louisville ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 16 – 8 – 0   .667
Duke ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 15 – 8 – 0   .652
Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444 17 – 7 – 0   .708
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 0   .333 18 – 6 – 0   .750
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 0   .333 9 – 9 – 0   .500
Clemson ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 18 – 7 – 0   .720
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 10 – 12 – 0   .455
California  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 0   .000 13 – 11 – 0   .542
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 23, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2026 California Golden Bears baseball team represents the University of California, Berkeley in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Golden Bears play their home games at Evans Diamond. This will be their second season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and will be led by Mike Neu in his 9th season at Cal.

Previous season

The 2025 California Golden Bears baseball team posted a 24–31 (9–21) season record, good for last place in the ACC. As a 16th seed in the ACC Tournament, they would beat 9th seed Miami (FL) in 8th inning in the First Round, 8th seed Wake Forest in the Second Round, but would lose to top (1st) seed Georgia Tech in the Quarterfinals ending their season after they didn't get an invite to the NCAA Tournament.

Preseason

Coaches poll

ACC coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Georgia Tech 237 (7)
2 North Carolina 236 (6)
3 Florida State 221 (1)
4 Louisville 196
5 Clemson 185 (2)
6 NC State 169
7 Virginia 165
8 Miami 159
9 Wake Forest 145
10 Stanford 99
11 Virginia Tech 89
12 Notre Dame 87
13 Duke 67
14 Pittsburgh 45
15 California 41
16 Boston College 35

Source:[2]

Roster

2026 California Golden Bears roster[3]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

 

Outfielders

Two Way Players

Coaches

2026 California Golden Bears baseball coaching staff[3]
  • Mike Neu – Head coach – 9th season
  • Chris Bodishbaugh – Pitching/Assistant coach – 4th season
  • Brett Wallace – Hitting/Assistant coach – 2nd season
  • Anthony Gilich – Assistant coach – 1st season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at California.

Personnel

Starters

Opening Night Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
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Weekend pitching rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Offseason

2025 MLB draft

Main article: 2025 Major League Baseball draft
2025 MLB draft class
Round Pick Overall pick Player Position MLB team

Schedule and results

2026 California Golden Bears baseball game log (Overall: 13–6; Conference: 0–2); (Home: 9–2; Away: 4–4)
Regular season (13–6)
February (7–3)
(Home; 3–1; Away: 4–2)
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record
February 13 Santa Clara* ACCNX Evans Diamond
Berkeley, CA		 2–13 Bayles de la Torre — 648 0–1 –
February 14 Santa Clara* ACCNX Evans Diamond 5–4 Clark Lanz — 728 1–1 –
February 14 Santa Clara* ACCNX Evans Diamond 4–3 Lopez Schreiber — 728 2–1 –
February 16 at Santa Clara* ESPN+ Stephen Schott Stadium
Santa Clara, CA		 4–10 Chow Russell — 480 2–2 –
February 20 at UC Irvine* ESPN+ Anteater Ballpark
Irvine, CA		 3–5 Hansen de la Torre Rodgers 1,031 2–3 –
February 21 at UC Irvine* ESPN+ Anteater Ballpark 11–2 Foley Ojeda Espinoza 984 3–3 –
February 22 at UC Irvine* ESPN+ Anteater Ballpark 4–2 Eddy Castles Kreis 894 4–3 –
February 24 UC Davis* ACCNX Evans Diamond Cancelled due to inclement weather[4] 4–3 –
February 25 at UC Davis* ESPN+ Dobbins Stadium
Davis, CA		 7–2 Grove Speights — 512 5–3 –
February 27 Sacramento State* ACCNX Evans Diamond 5–4 Clark Marton — 592 6–3 –
February 28 at Sacramento State* WAC International John Smith Field
Sacramento, CA		 8–2 Foley Wilson Otto 591 7–3 –
March (6–3)
(Home; 6–1; Away: 0–2)
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record
March 1 Sacramento State* ACCNX Evans Diamond 3–2 Eddy Timothy Clark 601 8–3 –
March 4 Cal State Bakersfield* ACCNX Evans Diamond 15–6 Roach Myers 280 9–3 –
March 6 San Diego* ACCNX Evans Diamond 11–1 de la Torre Gutierrez 388 10–3 –
March 7 San Diego* ACCNX Evans Diamond 15–9 Kreis Piper 524 11–3 –
March 7 San Diego* ACCNX Evans Diamond 9–1 Otto Palencia 524 12–3 –
March 8 San Diego* ACCNX Evans Diamond 5–2 Eddy Deschryver Colombara 524 13–3 –
March 10 at San Jose State* Mountain West Network Excite Ballpark
San Jose, CA		 2–3 Duke Kreis 388 13–4 –
March 13 No. 15 North Carolina ACCNX Evans Diamond 1–8 DeCaro de la Torre Glauber 605 13–5 0–1
March 14 No. 15 North Carolina ACCNX Evans Diamond 2–6 Lynch Foley 672 13–6 0–2
March 15 No. 15 North Carolina ACCNX Evans Diamond 2–10 McDuffie Eddy 674 13–7 0–3
March 17 UConn* ACCNX Evans Diamond – –
March 20 at Boston College Pellagrini Diamond
Boston, MA		 – –
March 21 at Boston College Pellagrini Diamond – –
March 22 at Boston College Pellagrini Diamond – –
March 27 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark
Winston-Salem, NC		 – –
March 28 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark – –
March 29 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark – –
March 31 Saint Mary's* ACCNX Evans Diamond – –
April (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record
May (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record
Postseason (0-0)
ACC Tournament (0-0)
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the ACC Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
  = Win,   = Loss,   = Canceled/Postponed
Bold = California Golden Bears team member
* = Non-Conference Game
Schedule Source:[5]


Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[6]——*——RV—
Baseball America[7]——————
NCBWA†[8]————RV—
D1Baseball[9]——————
Perfect Game[10]——————

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech Tops 2026 ACC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". theacc.com. January 29, 2026. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  3. ^ a b "2026 Baseball Roster". California Golden Bears. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "Tuesday's Game Against UC Davis Canceled".
  5. ^ "2026 Baseball Schedule". Cal Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  6. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  9. ^ D1 Baseball
  10. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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