Score: UC Davis 1, Hawai'i 2
Winning Pitcher: Carter Delaney (0-2)
Losing Pitcher: Isaiah Magdaleno (2-0)
Location:Â Honolulu, Hawai'i
Records: UC Davis 11-10 (3-3), Hawai'i 17-5 (6-3)
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The short story: Bryan Green delivered a gem for UC Davis, striking out nine over six scoreless innings, but the Aggies fell 2-1 in 13 innings when Hawai'i walked off on a controversial balk call in Sunday's series finale at Les Murakami Stadium.
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FIRST PITCH
- Green dominated on the mound, firing six shutout innings with nine punchouts, scattering five hits and issuing just one free pass
- Carter Delaney delivered a gritty performance in relief for the Aggies, logging 5.1 frames while surrendering one run on five hits, fanning four and walking three
- Braydon Wooldridge led the offensive charge, finishing 2-for-6, while Nick Leehey added a pair of knocks in five trips
- Riley Acosta came through with a key RBI single in the first, plating Tyler Howard after he advanced to third on Leehey's base hit
- Houston Hirschkorn, making just his second career start, notched a multi-hit game
- Aggies pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts and held Hawai'i to 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position
- Matthew Miura paced the Rainbow Warriors' offense, going 2-for-3 with a double
- Isaiah Magdaleno stole the show out of the bullpen, spinning seven scoreless frames to earn the win
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Howard led off the game by ripping a single through the right side, then used his speed to reach third base on Leehey's single two batters later
- With runners at the corners, Acosta delivered an RBI single up the middle in the top of the first, giving the Aggies a 1-0 lead
- Green took over from there, dominating the middle innings and holding Hawai'i to 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position during his six-inning outing
- Hawai'i tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh with a clutch run
- The Aggies threatened in the eighth, but Magdaleno made a game-saving play—fielding Acosta's squeeze bunt and flipping home to nail Jaxon Murphy at the plate, preserving the tie
- In the 11th, UC Davis put a runner on, but Hawai'i escaped with a critical double play to keep it tied at 1-1
- The game stayed tied until the bottom of the 13th, when Quandt drew a leadoff walk
- Delaney retired the next two batters, but Kedren Kinzie recorded a two-out single to move Quandt to third
- After an intentional walk loaded the bases, Quandt broke early from third on an 0-2 pitch, causing a balk call that allowed Hawai'i to escape with the 2-1 walk-off win
UP NEXT: The Aggies return home for midweek action Wednesday, March 26, hosting Nevada at 6 p.m. PT.
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