Score: UC Davis 14, Pacific 3
Winning Pitcher: Mason Lerma (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Regan Carter (0-1)
Location:Â Stockton, Calif.
Records: UC Davis 6-2, Pacific 6-3
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The short story: The UC Davis Aggies offense was firing on all cylinders, racking up seven extra-base hits, including home runs from
Nick Leehey and
Jaxon Murphy to secure the season sweep over Pacific. On the hill, UC Davis allowed just five hits and recorded 12 strikeouts, with
Mason Lerma earning the win.
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FIRST PITCH
- Along with Leehey and Murphy, Riley Acosta, Everet Johnson, and Zach Story all contributed with multi-hit efforts
- The difference maker for UC Davis was their power efforts, tallying seven extra-base hits, including three doubles, a triple, and two home runs
- Story played a big part in those run-scoring numbers finishing the night going 2-for-5 with a triple and a game-high three RBI
- UC Davis not only out-hit Pacific 15-5 but also drew nine walks in the process
- The 15 hits tonight were a new season-high, as well as the 12 strikeouts on the pitching side of things
- Producing quality at bats all night, every UC Davis starter reached base safely
- The Aggies' most productive inning was the sixth, scoring four runs
- The Aggies' pitching staff combined for 12 strikeouts, allowing only five hits and three runs over nine innings
- UC Davis held Pacific to just 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position
- Leading the Tigers tonight was Brian McClellin, going 1-for-3 with two RBI
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- UC Davis struck first with Murphy roping a leadoff double, while Acosta drove him in with an RBI double
- Nick Leehey followed that up by launching a two-run homer off a hanging breaking ball to left field for a 3-0 lead
- Pacific responded with a run in the bottom half via a bases-loaded walk, but Aggies' reliever Mason Lerma escaped further damage to keep the score at 3-1
- After Everet Johnson singled, Murphy crushed a two-run homer to right field
- The Aggies added another run on a bases-loaded walk by Ryan Lee to extend the lead to 6-1 after two innings
- In the third, Mark Wolbert doubled, stole third, and scored on an error to make it 7-1
- UC Davis continued to add on to their early lead in the fourth after Zach Story tripled off the left-center gap wall to drive in a run, pushing the score to 8-1 in favor of the Aggies
- UC Davis officially broke the game open with four runs in the sixth, the biggest inning of the night for the Aggies
- Story delivered a two-run single, and Murphy and Wolbert drew back-to-back walks with the bases loaded to push the lead to 12-1
- Before the game concluded, Pacific tacked on two runs, but UC Davis answered with two more in the ninth via a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly from Johnson to make it 14-3, lifting UC Davis to their second straight win and a season sweep of the Tigers
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UP NEXT: The Aggies stay on the road this weekend, opening a four-game series against Utah Valley on Friday, Feb. 28, with first pitch in Orem scheduled for 3:05 p.m. PT.
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