Feb. 18, 2006
Portland State 8, UC Davis 7
UNLV 10, UC Davis 0 (5)
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - UC Davis concluded its play, Saturday, at the UNLV Louisville Slugger Desert Classic with losses to Portland State and UNLV. Against the Vikings, the Aggies nearly overcame an early six-run deficit only to fall 8-7. Meanwhile, the Rebels cruised past the Aggies, 10-0, in five innings. The losses drop UC Davis to 4-5 on the year. Roxanne Hannan collected four hits on the day, including her second home run of the season. In addition, Megan De La Hoya continued to close in on the Aggies' career stolen bases record.
Portland State (3-5) scored in each of the first three innings, including six runs in the second. In the top of the second, with PSU leading 1-0, Hannan had a one-out single that scored Sarah O'Neill for the Aggies first run to tie the game.
The Vikings responded with six runs in the bottom of the second to lead 7-1 heading to the third. In the top of the third, Belinda Paine doubled to right center with one out to drive in Natalie Moss and make it 7-2.
In the fourth and trailing 8-2, UC Davis began its rally. Nikki Sheldon led off the inning with a single up the middle. Hannan followed with a two-run homer to left to make it 8-4. In the fifth, De La Hoya and Paine led off with back-to-back singles. With one out, De La Hoya scored on a throwing error to pull the Aggies within 8-5. After a groundout by Sheldon drove in another run, O'Neill later scored with two outs on an error to make it 8-7.
The Aggies had one more chance to tie the game in the top of the seventh when they put two on with one out, but PSU's Michelle Hext closed the door with a pair of strikeouts to end the game.
Hannan finished the game 3-for-4 with three RBIs as the Aggies outhit the Vikings 9-6.
In the next game, UNLV (5-3) wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, scoring three runs in each of the first two innings. The Rebels added two runs in the third and again in the fifth as they outhit the Aggies 8-6.
De La Hoya went 2-for-3 against UNLV and had a stolen base in the first inning. The theft gives her 37 for her career, one behind the all-time leader, Megan Turman, who finished her campaign in 2005 with 38 career stolen bases.
UC Davis is next in action Feb. 22 when it plays a doubleheader at no. 25 Fresno State.
