Score: UC Davis 2, Cal State Bakersfield 6
Winning Pitcher:Â Bailee Bustos (8-6)
Losing Pitcher:Â
Ashley Sawai (4-7)
Records: UC Davis 6-18 (1-2), CSU Bakersfield 11-14 (2-1)
Location:Â Bakersfield, Calif. (RR Softball Complex)
The short story: UC Davis softball tied the game in the seventh, but a walk-off grand slam of a CSU Bakersfield bat ended the Aggie comeback and gave the Roadrunners the Big West Conference opening series win.
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LEADING OFF
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME ONE)
- CSU Bakersfield got two of their six runs in the first inning, with Sawai locking in over the next five frames not allowing a run as the Aggies chipped away
- In the second, Buscemi brought home Panziera after she slapped one up the middle to make it 2-1 and put the Ags on the board
- In the seventh, Buscemi, who had run down a ball in center field during the previous half inning to keep CSU Bakersfield from extending the lead, tied the game up at 2-2
- The Aggie center fielder smacked a single to center field that scored Vanessa Calvillo to force the bottom half of the seventh to be played
- In that bottom half, CSU Bakersfield loaded the bases and with one swing of the bat Karissa Munsey hit a walk-off grand slam to give the Roadrunners the series win and a 6-2 victory in the ball game
UP NEXT FOR THE AGGIES: UC Davis returns home to face Pacific on Wed., Mar. 12 at 3 p.m. before welcoming Cal Poly for a Big West weekend showdown from Mar. 15-16.
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