Score: Texas 9, UC Davis 1
Location: Austin, Texas (Disch-Falk Field)
Records: UC Davis 0-3, Texas 3-0
THE SHORT STORY: The Aggies were held to just two hits on Sunday afternoon as No. 3 Texas completed the series sweep with a 9-1 victory at Disch-Falk Field. After a tight start, the Longhorns exploded for six runs in the third inning to break the game open. UC Davis got on the board in the sixth with an RBI double from Zach Story, but could not mount a comeback.
LEADING OFF
- Zach Story provided the offensive highlight for UC Davis, delivering an RBI double in the sixth inning to score the team's lone run.
- Eli Burnham accounted for the Aggies' other hit, a double in the ninth inning.
- Grayson Bonanno was solid out of the bullpen, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings while allowing just two hits and striking out one.
- Kai Mault reached base and scored the Aggies' run on Story's double in the sixth.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Texas took an early 1-0 lead in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Ethan Mendoza.
- The game swung heavily in the Longhorns' favor in the third, as they sent 11 batters to the plate and scored six runs on six hits.
- UC Davis broke the shutout in the sixth inning. After Mault reached on a three-base error by the right fielder, Story promptly drove him in with a double to left-center, cutting the deficit to 7-1.
- The Longhorns added insurance runs in the seventh and eighth innings, capitalizing on a passed ball and a fielding error to extend their lead to 9-1.
- The Aggies got a double from Burnham and a walk from Ethan Felix in the final frame, but Texas induced a flyout to end the game and secure the sweep.
UP NEXT
UC Davis returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 18, for a midweek matchup at San Francisco. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Benedetti Diamond.
