Score: UC Davis 0, Hawai'i 16
Winning Pitcher: Sebastian Gonzalez (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Tyler Wood (2-1)
Location: Honolulu, Hawai'i
Records: UC Davis 11-9 (3-2), Hawai'i 16-5 (5-3)
 
The short story: Tyler Howard continued to swing it for the Aggies, going 2-for-4 and extending his reached base streak to 11 games, but UC Davis fell to Hawai'i, 16-0 Sunday afternoon. The Aggies were shut out in a combined effort from Liam O'Brien, Sebastian Gonzalez, and Anthony Andrews, while the Hawai'i offense erupted for 16 runs with 16 hits.
 
FIRST PITCH

• Howard stayed hot with two singles, his fourth multi-hit game in seven contests
• Riley Acosta reached base twice, going 1-for-2 with a base on balls and also threw out one Hawai'i runner stealing
• In total, five other Aggies recorded hits on the day along with Acosta and Howard
• Mason Lerma was a bright spot for the Aggie bullpen, escaping a jam in the fourth with back-to-back flyouts
• Hawai'i's Jordan Donahue fueled the offense, with a 3-for-3 effort, that included two RBI, and three runs scored, while Ben Zeigler-Namoa and Itsuki Takemoto each drove in three runs
• Six different Hawai'i hitters recorded multiple hits

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UC Davis made some noise early, getting bases loaded in the first inning, but a double play ended the scoring opportunity
• Hawai'i responded by striking first on Draven Nushida's RBI single in the second to take the early, 1-0 lead
• UC Davis threatened again in the top of the third after a hit by pitch from Joey Wright and a single from Howard, but a double play turned the momentum to maintain Hawai'i's lead
• The Rainbow Warriors came through with one more in the bottom half of the frame to make it 2-0 after three innings
• Hawai'i broke it open with three runs, highlighted by Donahue's RBI single and Zeigler-Namoa's sacrifice fly in the fourth to take the 5-0 lead
• In the sixth, Acosta, Alex Gouveia, and Ryan Lee strung together three straight singles to load the bases, but a strikeout and flyout left them stranded
• At this point, the Rainbow Warriors had a 6-0 lead, and added on two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the commanding 8-0 advantage
• Hawai'i would cap off the day with eight more runs, scoring four in both the seventh and the eighth to secure the 16-0 win

UP NEXT: UC Davis will wrap up the series against Hawai'i tomorrow at 9:35 p.m. PT with Bryan Green set to make the start against Cooper Walls.
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