Nationally Ranked California Schools Set for College Baseball Openers

Stanford, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, and UC Irvine will be in action this weekend.
Nationally Ranked California Schools Set for College Baseball Openers
Stanford Cardinal catcher Malcolm Moore, the Pac-12 freshman of the year last season, hit .311 and finished third on the team with 63 RBIs. Above, Moore playing against San Jose State on June 2, 2023. Courtesy of Stanford
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Four teams from California are nationally ranked as the college baseball season gets under way this weekend. 
Stanford, which is bidding for a fourth consecutive trip to the College World Series, is Baseball America’s No. 15 team and is also slotted 23rd in the USA Today coaches’ poll. 
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