Cal's Andrew Vaughn (Dave Donovan Photography)

Freshman Focus: Cal’s Vaughn, Horn

There’s a reason California’s season has been a rollercoaster so far. The Golden Bears won their first series against Cal Poly, then lost five straight games, then won six of seven, then lost six of seven, and then swept back-to-back Pac-12 series. It all adds up to a 15-15 overall record, but a 7-5 mark in the conference heading into a big series at Utah this weekend. It’s the kind of season you’d expect from an extremely young but also very talented team.

“I’ve come to embrace that I’m basically playing with nine first-year players,” Cal coach David[…]