HONOLULU --Â Sophomore Jackson O'boy went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI, but UC Davis couldn't match Hawai'i's 13 run output, falling by a final score of 13-6 on Sunday, April 7.
UC Davis drops to 10-14 on the year, 3-3 in Big West play. Senior Chris Brown took the loss for the Aggies. His record moves to 2-3 this season. Hawai'i, on the other hand, improves to 13-17, 3-3 in-conference, with the victory. With the win, junior Logan Pouelsen's 2019 mark advances to 2-0.
UC Davis used Brown and five other pitchers to complete the ballgame. Brown threw the game's first 4.0 innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on five hits, walking two and fanning one. The other five hurlers combined to allow 10 runs on 10 hits, walk four, and fan one.
UC Davis pitchers altogether gave up the 13 Hawai'i runs, 12 earned, on 15 hits, walking six and striking out two.
As far as hitting was concerned, UC Davis was paced by O'boy, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI. Junior Cooper Morrison furnished a standout performance as well, going 2-for-4 with an RBI. Sophomore Colton Evans also helped out for the Aggies, going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Sophomore Daylen Calicdan led the attack for the Hawai'i lineup, going 5-for-5 with three doubles and an RBI on the day.
All told, UC Davis scored their six runs off of 13 hits, one of which went for extra bases. The Aggies managed their offensive output without much extra help from Hawai'i pitchers, who didn't issue a walk. When they did swing the bat, UC Davis was clutch at the dish. The Aggies went 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position, with O'boy accounting for one of those hits.
The Aggies will take the field again on Tuesday (Apr. 9) at 6 p.m. against Pacific in Stockton, Calif.
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