DAVIS, Calif. -- Winners of six of its last seven games, UC Davis softball returns to the road to take on Cal and host Fresno State at the Bulldog Classic on Saturday and Sunday. Each day consists of a doubleheader, with the Golden Bears as the first opponent and the Bulldogs as the nightcap.
AT A GLANCE
What: 2021 Bulldog Classic
Who: UC Davis, California, Fresno State
When: Saturday, Mar. 13 & Sunday, Mar. 14
Where: Margie Wright Diamond (Fresno, Calif.)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Video: Saturday Game 2
• UC Davis swept the three Big West Conference weekly awards, with Isabella Leon (Field Player), Kenedi Brown (Pitcher) and Anna Dethlefson (Freshman) claiming the honors.
• With OF Megan Bower (three doubles, triple, homer) and Leon (four doubles, homer) leading the power surge, the Aggies slugged .503 in the six Capital Classic games last week.
• Leon's performance marked the return to action for one of UC Davis' two fifth-year seniors (along with OF Marissa Jauregui) who opted to return for 2021... She was injured during the preseason and did not make her season debut until Thursday's action at Sac State... Leon is now .435/.500/.739 in 26 plate appearances.
• Like the Aggies, Fresno State also swept conference player of the week honors: Hailey Dolcini won her second Pitcher of the Week nod while infielder Vanessa Hernandez snared the Player of the Week award.
• Cal comes off a 7-5, 1-0 sweep of Big West Conference member UC Santa Barbara at Stanford's DeMarini Invite.
ABOUT UC DAVIS:
With the addition of equestrian and women's beach volleyball in 2018, more than 700 student-athletes represent the fifth-ranked public school in the nation on one of 25 intercollegiate athletics teams.
UC Davis, a national leader in Title IX gender equity and leadership, is centrally located between San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, and the Napa Valley; and offers an unrivaled student-athlete experience that features the ideal combination of elite academics, Division I athletics and personal growth.
Ranked annually in the top 10 in diversity and students' social mobility, 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.
