Score: UC Davis 5, Weber State 2
Winning Pitcher: Caroline Grimes (5-3)
Losing Pitcher: R. Navarro (0-3)
Location: St. George, Utah (Karl Brooks Field)
Records: UC Davis 8-5, Weber State 1-11
The short story: Using 113 pitches and striking out five, UC Davis softball senior pitcher
Caroline Grimes tossed yet another complete game, leading the Aggies to a Saturday morning victory over Weber State on the second day of the Lyman Classic.
LEADING OFF
- Alyssa Dethlefson led the Aggie attack at the top, going 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs scored, two stolen bases and one RBI
- Grimes gave up just two earned runs and one walk in her seven innings of work
- Sydney Polli added some power of her own, smacking her second triple of the season while also drawing a pair of walks and stealing two bases
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Aggies took the lead in the first inning, when Gia Felice singled up the middle to score Dethlefson, who had led off the game with a single and then stole second base
- From there neither side could cross the plate until the fourth inning
- During that stretch, Grimes was locked in striking out a pair of batters while Naomi Kalanetra used her glove to help snag a pair of runners on the base paths
- Weber State got on the board in the fourth with a solo home run, but Grimes was not phased settling back in to not allow another run until the bottom of the seventh
- By then, the Aggies had already built out its lead using runs in the fifth and sixth to pull away
- Dethlefson smashed her second home run of the season when she launched one over the center field wall in the fifth inning to put the Aggie back in front 2-1
- But in the sixth UC Davis did real damage, building out a lead Weber State would not erase
- With two outs, Polli scored Reeves (walk) on a triple to right center, and after an Olivia McFarland walk, Abby Lee singled home Polli
- Dethlefson then drew a walk to load the bases and she was followed up by Felice, who got her second RBI of the game when she drew a bases loaded walk to put the Aggies up 5-1 heading into the final frame
- While Weber State would get one in the seventh, it was not enough as the Aggies finished off their 5-2 victory
TICKETS: General admission for all games runs $13 while youth (3-13), UC Davis staff members and fans Seniors (65+) can get in the door for $10. Group outings (minimum of 10) can get their tickets at $10 a piece. With the $80 Flexbook, fans receive 10 general admission ticket vouchers that can be redeemed for any of the four home meets during the season in any combination desired. Fans can secure their spot at La Rue Field by
hitting the link, by calling the Aggie Ticket Office at (530) 752-2471 or by emailing the Aggie Ticket Office at
aggietickets@ucdavis.edu.
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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