Score: UC Davis 3, San Francisco 10
Winning Pitcher: Cal Amborn (1-1)
Losing Pitcher: Grayson Bonanno (0-1)
Location:Â San Francisco, Calif.
Records: UC Davis 22-26, San Francisco (21-28)
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The short story: UC Davis scored first and had opportunities throughout, but fell Tuesday afternoon to San Francisco on the Hilltop, 10-3.
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FIRST PITCH
- Noel Valdez was lights out in his start, going four shutout innings, walking none and striking out six
- In Valdez's time as a midweek starter, he has posted four straight outings allowing zero earned runs
- Offensively, the Aggies were paced by early efforts from Tyler Howard, who went 2-for-4 on the day with a walk and an RBI and Houston Hirschkorn, who went 1-for-2 with two RBIs
- San Francisco was paced by Eddison Esquivel, who went 2 for 5 with a home run and four RBIs
- On the mound, the Dons were led by Sacramento native, Dylan Brown who highlighted a quartet of relievers that each went one or more innings allowing no runs
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UC Davis for the second straight game got the scoring started early, this time, putting two runs on the board in the top of the first inning
- Hirschkorn drove in two runs for UC Davis with a single, that scored Jaxon Murphy and Riley Acosta
- The Aggies would go on to expand their lead in the fourth inning, scoring a run on an RBI single off the bat of Howard, which brought the Aggies lead to 3-0
- The lead for UC Davis would be short-lived with San Francisco adding four runs in the bottom of the fifth with Equivel's grand slam
- The Dons would continue to add on with another five runs in the bottom of the sixth, before scoring another in the eighth to secure the 10-3 final
UP NEXT: UC Davis returns to Big West action Friday, May 9 at 6 p.m., traveling to La Jolla to take on UC San Diego who is fresh off a series win over nationally ranked UC Irvine.
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