Score: UC Davis 2, UC Santa Barbara 8
Winning Pitcher: Jackson Flora (2-2)
Losing Pitcher: Tyler Wood (2-3)
Location:Â Santa Barbara, Calif.
Records: UC Davis 14-15 (4-8), UC Santa Barbara 20-10 (7-8)
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The short story: Mark Wolbert and
Ryan Lee each posted multi-hit games for UC Davis, but UC Santa Barbara claimed the series behind a strong 7-inning start from Jackson Flora in an 8-2 win over the Aggies on Sunday afternoon.
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FIRST PITCH
- Making his first career start for UC Davis, Matt Barnes II delivered an effective 2.2-inning outing, allowing zero runs and just four hits
- In the field, Wolbert and Lee paced the Aggies' offense with two hits apiece, while Nick Leehey drove in UC Davis' lone run with a deep double to center field
- Wolbert also shined defensively, making a run-saving catch at the wall to extend UC Davis' recent run of standout defensive plays
- Wolbert's catch backed Grayson Bonanno's perfect eighth inning of work
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UC Davis struck first, capitalizing on a dropped pop-up in center field to take a 1-0 lead in the first inning
- The lead held until the fourth, when UC Santa Barbara erupted for four runs to go ahead 4-1
- The Gauchos added two more in the fifth, stretching their lead to five runs
- UCSB piled on with insurance runs in the seventh, pushing the score to 8-1
- Leehey's RBI double in the eighth cut the deficit to 8-2, but the Aggies' rally ended there
UP NEXT: UC Davis will not get any rest, heading to Sunken Diamond for a 6:05 p.m. first pitch tomorrow against Stanford.
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