Feb. 28, 2009

Final Stats

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The UC Davis softball team defeated San Diego, 3-0, Saturday night to complete a sweep of action on their first day at the San Diego Classic I. Alex Holmes did most of the damage for the Aggies in the circle and at the plate as UC Davis improved to 10-3 on the year. USD fell to 3-10.

The game was scoreless through two innings before the Aggies broke out on top in the bottom of the third. Marissa Araujo was hit by a pitch to lead off, and Belinda Paine singled with one out to put runners at first and second. Erin Emde walked to load the bases, and Araujo scored on a wild pitch to give UC Davis a 1-0 lead.

Two batters later, Holmes delivered the big hit with a two-out double that drove in Paine and Kylie Fan to make it 3-0. Earlier in the day, Holmes had an RBI-triple against Utah in the 9th inning to help lead the Aggies to a 1-0 victory.

Emde added a sacrifice fly in the fifth to give UC Davis a 4-0 lead. A fifth run came home in the sixth on a throwing error.

In the circle, Holmes fired a three-hit shutout. The sophomore struck out seven with three walks and improved to 4-2 on the year. She lowered her ERA to 0.70 on the year as the Aggie team ERA fell to 0.61.

UC Davis returns to action Sunday when it shifts from USD to San Diego State to take on Oregon and Colorado State.