The No. 12 Cal baseball team looks to be back in proper form after a mid-week hiccup against 5-11 Sacramento State. Through three innings against No. 25 Washington State (13-5), the Bears are chipping away as usual, scoring a run in the second and a pair in the third. Senior Josh Satin is 1-for-2 so far, extending his season hit streak to 17 games. As a side note, the record-keepers in the media relations department have informed us that not only has Satin hit in 17 consecutive games this season, but he also hit in the last five games of the 2007 season, making his real streak 22 games.

This being Purim, let’s have a little fun with that. The record holder, Brian Horwitz (who hit in 23 straight from Feb. 9-Mar. 25, 2001), is, like Satin and myself, a Member of the Tribe (Jewish). Way to keep the record in the family, Josh. One more single tomorrow, and we can all wish Satin a hearty ‘Mazel Tov!’

More updates as the game progresses.

UPDATE (8:25 p.m.): Cal just posted a 3-spot in the top of the 6th inning to bring the lead to 7-1 over the Cougars. Catcher Charlie Cutler, recovering from a left pinky injury, is playing in left field for Mark Canha, and hasn’t wasted any time getting back into the mix of things in his second game since returning from the injury. Cutler is 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI on his sixth inning single. Satin cashed Cutler in with a two-run single of his own.

In total so far, the Bears have rapped out eight hits, while Washington State has only been able to manage two knocks off of junior ace Tyson Ross, who has struck out three and walked two in five innings pitched.

UPDATE (9 p.m.): The game seems to have halted in the bottom of the sixth inning (or Gametracker just broke down catastrophically). Weather report for Pullman shows temperatures around 37 degrees and snow. Should the snow permanently put a capper on the game, the rest would not be replayed, as the game is official after five innings. So for now, it looks like another win for the Bears, but anything can still happen.

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