Score: UC Davis 1, BYU 3
Winning Pitcher:Â Kate Dahle (2-2)
Losing Pitcher:Â
Ashley Sawai (3-4)
Save:Â Kaysen Korth (3)
Location:Â Stockton, Calif. (Bill Simoni Field)
Records: UC Davis 5-11, BYU 11-4
The short story: Mickey Buscemi,
Gia Felice and
Sydney Polli led UC Davis softball at the top of the lineup, combining for six hits in a losing effort against BYU in the opening game of the Libby Matson Tournament.
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LEADING OFF
- Buscemi went 3-for-4 with a double and one run scored
- Felice went 2-for-4, while Polli added one hit
- Rylee Reeeves went 2-for-3 and Alyssa Dethlefson added a double to the mix
- Ashley Sawai started, going 4.1 innings, giving up zero walks in her four-plus innings of work
- Dethlefson came on in relief to throw the final 1.2 innings, giving up zero runs in the effort
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Neither team could get any runs across over the opening three and a half innings, but in the bottom of the fourth BYU got on the board
- The Cougars scored three runs, with the big blow being a two-run home run that made it 3-0
- UC Davis answered back in the top of the fifth, with Buscemi eventually coming around to score on a Grace Kilday sacrifice fly after leading off the inning with a single
- But over the final two frames, the Aggies could not find the runs they needed to catch the Cougars, falling 3-1 in the day's opening game
