Local sports digest: California Golden Bears search for starting QB continues

Cal's quarterback competition remained tight after the Golden Bears' second scrimmage of spring camp on Saturday.

"I thought the guys competed, I thought they all made some plays," coach Sonny Dykes said. "Austin [Hinder] and Kyle [Boehm] ran the ball well at times and brought a little something to the table with their ability to run. It was positive to see that. Overall I thought it was a good day."

Zach Kline completed 5-of-6 passes for 88 yards, including a 59-yard connection with Drake Whitehurst and a 16-yard touchdown pass to Darius Powe.

Jared Goff was 5-of-11 for 90 yards with a 36-yard scoring strike to Bryce Treggs on his first throw, and Hinder completed 4-of-8 passes for 54 yards.

Boehm ran one series at quarterback as well as playing wide receiver.

Dykes said Boehm has "earned another shot at quarterback."

Boehm was not listed on the quarterback depth chart released Monday by the team.

Softball

The No. 5 Cal had its 22-game win streak come to an end, falling 8-1 to Syracuse (9-13) at the Chevron Spring Fling in Honolulu. Cal (23-3) had just four hits.

Carissa Theis (1-7) allowed just three hits, but the Santa Clara softball team (3-20) lost 1-0 to UC Santa Barbara (19-8). The visiting Gauchos also won the first game 10-1.

Baseball

Devon Rodriguez's second-inning grand slam and solid pitching by Justin Jones

lifted the Cal baseball team (12-7, 2-0 Pac-12) to a 9-5 win at Utah (8-8, 0-2).

Santa Clara (8-12) was swept by visiting Michigan State (9-7) by scores of 7-5 and 9-1. In the opener, The Broncos' Matt Ozanne was 2 for 4 with a run.

The San Jose State baseball team could mustered just two runs in a doubleheader loss to visiting Nicholls State, falling 6-1 and 4-1.

AFL

The SaberCats acquired former Washington Redskins defensive lineman Delvin Johnson in a trade with the Jacksonville Sharks for wide receiver Hank Edwards.

San Jose opens the season at San Antonio on March 23.

Miscellany

Kristian Ipsen won the platform event, and Stanford advanced four divers into the NCAA men's swimming and diving championships to wrap up the Zone E Diving Championships in Colorado Springs.

Ipsen also won the 1 and 3 meter springboard events. The eight NCAA qualifiers from the zone meet includes Stanford's Ipsen, Noah Garcia, Taylor Sishc and Connor Kuremsky.

Cal's Kahley Rowell qualified for the NCAA women's swimming and diving championships with her second-place finish on the platform at the NCAA Zone E Championships.

The San Jose State women's golf team shot a tournament-best 6-under 282 to finish second in the MountainView Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz.

The Spartans' Jennifer Brumbaugh and Regan De Guzman both closed with 3-under 69s.

Brumbaugh tied for third at 3-under 213.

De Guzman had no total after withdrawing from the second round Friday with a knee injury.

Source: http://www.mercurynews.com/other-sports/ci_22810257/local-sports-digest-california-golden-bears-search-starting?source=rss

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