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Due to Yolo County Public Health guidelines and game day protocols, fans are unable to attend home events this season.
 
 
DAVIS, Calif. – UC Davis starter Jake Spillane shined throughout the second game of Sunday's doubleheader at Phil Swimley Field at Dobbins Stadium by fanning four batters, walking one and allowing Portland only three hits throughout his five innings pitched. As was the case with their teammate, Kaden Riccomini and Nathan Peng did not allow a run — each threw two innings — and combined efforts to help the Aggies end their day with a 1-0 win.

That result allowed Riccomini to earn his first career victory and to Peng collect his inaugural save as an Aggie. With its win, UC Davis will return for Monday's 1 p.m. rubber game with a 2-4 record; Sunday's loss pushed the Pilots to 2-3.

Following a lead-off double to right center in the sixth inning from Michael Campagna, Ben Griffin's single to right field, which took place two batters later, allowed his teammate to score the game's only run, which was enough for Riccomini and Peng to secure a split of Sunday's doubleheader.
 
In the series opener, Portland's early 1-0 lead only lasted until the bottom of the inning when Cooper Morrison's double to center drove in Nick Iverson, who initially reached base on a one-out single through the middle of the infield.
 
With two outs, Campagna broke that tie with a single to center, which allowed Morrison to score from second.
 
As was the case when the Pilots took their first lead of the game, UC Davis' inaugural lead lasted until the next set of at-bats as Portland turned a 2-1 deficit into a 5-2 lead. That advantage grew to a five-run buffer when it drove in a run in the top of the sixth and seventh innings.
 
UC Davis did rally for two runs in the bottom of the eighth when a Colton Evans' single and a groundout to short from Peng, both with the bases loaded, scored one Aggie run on each occasion.
 
That two-run rally ended up being the last of the game for the Ags as Portland held onto its 7-4 lead to secure a victory in the series opener.
 
A video stream and live stats for Monday's 1 p.m. series finale are available for fans since they cannot attend home events, due to Yolo County guidelines and game day protocols. 
 
 
 
 
ABOUT UC DAVIS
Over 700 student-athletes across 25 intercollegiate athletics teams, following the addition of equestrian and women's beach volleyball in 2018, are enrolled in 71 of more than 100 academic programs at the fifth-ranked public school in the nation.
 
Centrally located between San Francisco, Lake Tahoe and the Napa Valley, UC Davis is known nationwide as a leader in Title IX gender equity and leadership, ranks annually in the top 10 in diversity and students' social mobility and offers an unrivaled student-athlete experience that features the ideal combination of elite academics, Division I athletics and personal growth.
 
UC Davis is uncommonly committed to preparing student-athletes for life after graduation with Aggie EVO — an innovative student-athlete outcomes program that helps young women and men develop passions, gain real-world experience, and enjoy a successful launch to full-time employment or graduate school. Through Aggie EVO, Intercollegiate Athletics provides unmatched resources and a vast network of working professionals to ensure post-graduation success for its student-athletes.