Assistant Coach - Baseball

Matt Flemer

In his first season on Cal's staff (2019), Flemer helped guide a pitching staff that owned a 4.29 ERA and .258 batting average against. The Bears posted 32 wins and reached the NCAA postseason (Fayetteville Regional) for the first time since 2015. Of the seven Bears selected in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft, three were pitchers (Jared Horn, seventh round; Arman Sabouri, 12th round; Rogelio Reyes, 22nd round).

Flemer's second year on staff with Cal was halted after 16 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In that 16-game span, Flemer's pitching staff was anchored by a trio of sophomores in the weekend rotation (Sam Stoutenborough, Grant Holman, Sean Sullivan). Five freshmen earned action on the mound, including Joseph King (2-0, 17 strikeouts, 1.59 ERA, 11.1 innings pitched) and Josh White (12.1 innings pitched, 11 strikeouts, 5.84 ERA). Cal owned a collective 4.89 ERA, .257 opposing batting average against and a 133-to-67 strikeout-to-walk ratio under Flemer's guidance.

Flemer returned to Cal as a coach after a seven-year professional playing career that saw him reach the Triple-A level within the Colorado Rockies organization. He totaled 139 games pitched, a 43-40 record, a 4.42 career ERA & nearly 700 innings pitched.

Best remembered in Bear Territory as a crucial contributor during Cal's storybook run to the 2011 College World Series, Flemer served as the Bears' top option at the back of the bullpen. The right-handed pitcher and El Cerrito, Calif., native, went 4-2 with a 1.83 ERA & six saves in a team-high 30 appearances in 2011. As a senior in 2012, Flemer went 7-5 with a 2.58 ERA with 111.2 innings pitched. He finished his Cal career with 80 pitching appearances & 233.1 innings pitched.