BERKELEY – California didn't come away with the result it wanted on Saturday afternoon, but once again proved its worth in a back-and-forth 6-5 loss to No. 10 Oregon in the regular-season finale at Evans Diamond.
The rubber-match loss dropped the Golden Bears to 29-26 overall and 15-15 in Pac-12 play with the NCAA's postseason Selection Show looming ahead on Monday at 9 a.m. PDT on ESPN2. Cal finished the regular season in seventh place in the Pac-12 standings, while Oregon (37-14, 20-10) locked up second place with the series victory.