LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. -- Left fielder
Alyse Rojas, catcher
Riley Siegel, designated player
Delaney Diaz and pinch hitter
Sarah Starks each homered while senior
Katie Kibby went the distance in the circle to lead UC Davis to an 11-2 win over Portland State in its Day 2 finale at the Golden State Classic collegiate softball tournament at Rosetta Canyon Park Saturday. The Aggies lost to Utah State, 5-3, in their earlier game.
UC Davis moves to 6-3 on the year.
Rojas continues to enjoy an outstanding weekend at the plate, finishing 3-for-3 with an RBI against Utah State then following with a 2-for-4 performance and a three-run homer against the Vikings. For the tournament, she has gone 12-for-15 with nine runs scored, five extra-base hits (including three homers), 5-for-5 in stolen bases with no strikeouts in 17 total plate appearances.
Rojas, right fielder
Marisa Given, shortstop
Isabella Leon and center fielder
Marissa Jauregui each pounded out multiple hits in the twilight onslaught against PSU. Siegel delivered a two-run blast then Diaz launched her first collegiate homer as part of a four-run fourth. The Aggies tacked on another three in the sixth, thanks to Rojas' home run.
UC Davis then broke double digits with another four tallies in the seventh, sparked by Starks' pinch-hit homer to center. That was the first collegiate hit for the freshman who hit .427 lifetime at Christopher High School in Gilroy, Calif.
In the early Aggies-versus-Aggies battle with Utah State, UC Davis claimed an early 1-0 lead on Rojas' RBI single in the third, but fell behind by a 5-1 margin after senior Ryan Holmes' three-run shot sparked a four-run sixth. Â UC Davis pushed across two in the bottom half of that frame, but USU got out of the jam thanks to sophomore Kapri Toone's two innings of relief.
UC Davis wraps up action at the San Jose State-hosted Golden State Classic with a 9 a.m. matchup against Long Island on Sunday.
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