California Golden Bears add a baseball player to its softball team

June 15, 2026

By Jake Curtis, California Golden Bears on SI: Cal did something intriguing on Monday when the Bears signed a college baseball player to their softball team.

Olivia Pichardo has been a college baseball player. In fact, she was the first woman to play in a Division I baseball game when she was a pinch-hitter in 2023 while playing for Brown. She swung at the first pitch she saw and grounded out to first.

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Cal Adds a Baseball Player to Its Softball Team

Cal did something intriguing on Monday when the Bears signed a college baseball player to their softball team. Olivia Pichardo has been a college baseball playe

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