[joemontes]

Since the Kristine ANIGWE years which culminated in an NCAA tournament appearance
during the 2018-2019 season, Cal's WCBB team has been underwhelming at best,
with the worst 4-year cumulative conference record:
2019-2020:     12-19       3-15
2020-2021:      1-16        1-12
2021-2022:     11-13       2-10
2022-2023:     13-17       4-14

And this season won't be any different, despite their 10-2 non-conference start,
mainly because the PAC 12 is the most talented conference with:

-  5 teams (UCLA, USC, Colorado, Stanford, Utah) 
nationally ranked in the Top 10/11, 
and 

- 3 other teams (UW, WSU, OSU) 
either in the Top 25 or receiving national ranking points

[joemontes]

Since the Kristine ANIGWE years which culminated in an NCAA tournament appearance
during the 2018-2019 season, Cal's WCBB team has been underwhelming at best,
with the worst 4-year cumulative conference record:
2019-2020:     12-19       3-15
2020-2021:      1-16        1-12
2021-2022:     11-13       2-10
2022-2023:     13-17       4-14

And this season won't be any different, despite their 10-2 non-conference start,
mainly because the PAC 12 is the most talented conference with:

-  5 teams (UCLA, USC, Colorado, Stanford, Utah) 
nationally ranked in the Top 10/11, 
and 

- 3 other teams (UW, WSU, OSU) 
either in the Top 25 or receiving national ranking points