Score: UC Davis 2, Hawai'i 4
Location: Davis, Calif. (Dobbins Stadium)
Winning Pitcher: Harrison Bodendorf (2-3)
Losing Pitcher: Braydon Wooldridge (1-2)
Records: UC Davis 15-13 (5-6), Hawai'i 17-11 (3-5)
The short story: It took extra innings, but Hawai'i was able to even up the series with a 4-2 win over the Aggies to spoil
Tyler Wood's strong five innings of work. Offensively, UC Davis had five different hitters record hits, with
Mark Wolbert and
Riley Acosta each recording a pair.
LEADING OFF
- The Aggies best opportunity came in the second inning, when they pushed two runs across
- UC Davis pitchers held Hawaii to just 2-for-11 (.182) with runners in scoring position
- The Aggies drew four walks from Hawaii's pitching
- Acosta stood out at the plate, going 2-for-5 with an RBI
- In addition to Wood's strong start, Andrew LaCour impressed, going two innings, allowing only one hit and recording a strikeout
- Hawaii's offense was led by junior Jordan Donahue, who went 2-for-4 with a double
- Harrison Bodendorf of the Rainbow Warriors pitched four shutout innings to secure the win
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UC Davis took an early lead, scoring in the fourth inning
- Acosta's run-scoring single contributed to a two-run inning for UC Davis
- The Aggies second run of the inning came from a balk by Hawai'i starter, Randy Abshier
- Hawai'i scored their first runs in the fifth from a sacrifice fly off the bat of Elijah Ickes
- This run signaled four unanswered runs for the Rainbow Warriors as they would draw even in the eighth and then score the game-winning runs in extra innings to secure the 4-2 win in 10 innings
NOTABLE
- Lee's hitting streak is now up to seven games
- Wood tossed a career-high 5.0 innings
- Wolbert extended his reached base streak to 13 games
NEXT UP
The series will continue tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. (PT) as the Aggies look to clinch the series over the Rainbow Warriors with
Noel Valdez set to toe the rubber.
