Cal Wraps Up Spring Ball With Showcase

Ashton Stredick rushed a scrimmage-high 13 times for 42 yards and had one of three touchdowns on the ground on Saturday.

FB4/15/2023 9:35 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Big Day Includes Cal Football Scrimmage, Wide Array Of Fun Activities

BERKELEY – Cal fans got a sneak preview of the upcoming 2003 football season on Saturday during the Cal Football Spring Showcase at California Memorial Stadium. The scrimmage portion of the event that ended Cal’s 15 spring workouts included several 11-on-11 periods including fourth-and-one and red zone competition periods.

The scrimmage started with Sam Jackson V leading the offense down the field on its first possession before capping off a 10-play, 75-yard drive with a five-yard touchdown run that was the first of six offensive touchdowns on the day. Jackson connected with Jeremiah Hunter for a 25-yard gain on the opening drive’s first play and finished the first series of downs 3-of-3 for 42 yards. Ashton Stredick had five carries for 17 yards on drive including a key eight-yard run on a third and three of the defense before Jackson got into the end zone two plays later.

Jackson finished 8-of-11 passing while adding four carries for 42 yards and his touchdown run.

Fernando Mendoza was 9-of-15 for 127 yards in the air with two touchdown throws on a 17-yard scoring strike to Trond Grizzell that capped an eight-play, 60-yard drive and a 15-yard completion in the end zone to Chris Rogers on the first play of a red zone period.

Rogers also caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from Noah Mitcheom and finished with a scrimmage-high four receptions for 55 yards receiving, while Tyler Jensen and Jordan King hooked up a 56-yarder on the first play of the final 11-on-11 period that earned King scrimmage-high honors in yards receiving.

Andy Alifieri (11-44, 1 TD) and Ashton Stredick (13-42, 1 TD) had the two other touchdowns for the offense with Alfieri also the scrimmage’s leader in rushing yards, while Stredick had a scrimmage-high rushes.

Alfieri, who has been converted from an outside linebacker to tight end and now running back during his Cal career, ran for five consecutive first downs on fourth-and-one attempts during the team’s fourth-and-one period with the final one a one-yard scoring plunge.

Stredick scored his touchdown on a two-yard run…