(Trying to) shrink the information void that is Cal Baseball

I'll never know until I try, and try

Dear Readers,

Hi, haha. My name is David, first time writer and long time reader (since 2021) here at Write For California, and I'm excited to cover Cal Baseball for the upcoming season, alongside our resident Cal baseball expert, Justin Buechler.

You may be wondering, "Cal Baseball…I could follow them on social media." Well, Yes and No. Yes, they have social media platforms, but it's hard to find video highlights of recent games and recurring coverage and/or player profiles from podcasters, journalists, bloggers, etc.

And that, my friends, sums up the current state of Cal baseball in 2025: it's just not as accessible as our sporting counterparts, football and basketball.

But when I go to a Cal Baseball game at home—as a graduate student and as a alumni—the atmosphere's intimate, electric, fun, and affordable. I saw players like Andrew Vaughn, before he became Andrew Vaughn of the Chicago White Sox and now, the Milwaukee Brewers.

Photo Credit: Cal Athletics

(And I'll never forget those $2 Tuesday games behind home plate...good times)

Fast forward to 2025, you still have $2 ticket Tuesdays—I expect this promotion to return next season—and more baseball merchandise at the Fall Rush Store—my favorite: the white home jersey with the California logo across the chest, and the Cal logo baseballs for $10!—but I'm still puzzled by the information void that is Cal Baseball. Post pandemic, the games remain blacked out behind a paywall, I’m still unclear on the radio signal for live games—seems like it’s been changing year to year—and again, there's not enough recent game highlights.

So instead of resigning to learned hopelessness, why not do something to expand the coverage, and that's what I'll be doing here at Write for California: talk to you—the fans, the alumni, the players, the coaches, and the curious—about Cal Baseball, even though I’m still figuring out what that format could look like.

I may succeed, I may fail, but one thing is for sure: I'll never know until I try, and try.

Talk to you soon.

—David