Score:  UC Davis 11, Weber State 10
Winning Pitcher: Maia Scholtens (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: R. Parra (0-3)
Save: Ashley Sawai (1)
Location: St. George, Utah (Karl Brooks Field)
Records: UC Davis 7-4, Weber State 1-10
 
The short story: Six runs scored in the sixth inning by UC Davis softball powered the Aggies to an exciting victory in a back-and-forth affair that saw UC Davis storm past and hold off Weber State for a win in the opening game at the Lyman Classic.
 
LEADING OFF

• UC Davis had a powerful day at the plate, smacking four doubles and one triple in the offensive outpouring
• The Aggies recorded a season-high six stolen bases in the game
• Gia Felice led the way for the Aggies at the dish going 3-for-5 with two runs scored, one stolen base and one RBI
• Rylee Reeves went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs, smacking a triple while fielding a perfect 1.000% from the field
• Keira Brady had a 2-for-3 day at the dish, scoring one run while stealing one base
• Alyssa Dethlefson led off getting on base twice with a double and a walk, stealing a pair of bases along the way, including home
• Claire Shelton stole two bases while going 1-for-3 at the plate and Naomi Kalanetra smacked a double collecting three RBIs on the day
• Ashley Sawai got the start before reentering late to record her first save of the season, while Maia Scholtens entered in relief, throwing 3.2 innings to collect her first collegiate win

HOW IT HAPPENED

• It did not take long, but the Aggies quickly jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, with Reeves deliving the big blow when she hit an RBI triple to knock in Felice for the second run of the game. Reeves would come around to score to make it 3-0
• Weber State used five runs in the second and third to take the lead from the Aggies, going up 5-3 with a home run in the third that would bring Scholtens into the game
• But the Aggies had a response, scoring a pair of runs on a Sydney Polli RBI double and Felice RBI single to tie things up at 5-5
• Much to the flow of the game, Weber State would retake the lead, scoring four runs in the fifth and sixth frames to go up 9-6
• UC Davis was not done, once again storming back this time in the bottom of the sixth exploding for six runs and the first came across when the Aggies executed a perfect double steal that brought home Dethlefson
• With the bases loaded, Reeves drew a walk to make it 9-7 and setting the table for Kalanetra to feast, and that's exactly what the Aggie backstop did when she smashed a three RBI bases clearing double to center field to put the Aggies back in front at 10-9
• Kalanetra came across to score on a Dethlefson sacrifice fly, an important run that made it 11-9 and after Weber State scored one in the seventh, Sawai shut the door for the Aggie 11-10 weekend opening victory 

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ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked No. 1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as No. 1 in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27.
 
   
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