Score:  UC Davis 4, UC San Diego 1
Winning Pitcher: Caroline Grimes (8-9)
Losing Pitcher: Auddrey Lira (1-4)
Location: La Jolla, Calif. (Triton Softball Field)
Records: UC Davis 13-14 (2-4), UC San Diego 12-15 (2-4)
 
The short story: Caroline Grimes locked in for seven nearly spotless innings, and Naomi Kalanetra hit her fourth home run in five games to help drive UC Davis softball to a victory in the series finale at UC San Diego to wrap up its Big West weekend.
 
LEADING OFF

• Grimes threw her seventh complete game of the season, giving up just one earned run, four hits and no walks of the controlling seven innings of work
• Kalanetra made it four home runs in five games with a solo shot to center
• Keira Brady went 2-for-4, while Sydney Polli, Marley Panziera and Kaylin Phillips all smacked doubles
• UC Davis stole three bases in the game, getting swipes from Rylee Reeves, Alyssa Dethlefson and Gia Felice 

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HOW IT HAPPENED

• UC San Diego got on the board in the first, getting a solo home run with one out, but that after that Grimes settled in, allowing no runs over the remainder of the game
• In the third, Kalanetra took the first pitch she saw over the center field wall, tying the game with her sixth home run of the season
• With two outs in the fourth, Grimes allowed the last Triton to reach base as the Aggie pitcher sat down the final 10 batters she saw, allowing for the Aggies to eventually take the lead
• In the sixth, Polli doubled to lead off and scored on an error to give the Aggies a late 2-1 lead
• Dethlefson, after walking and stealing second, along with Reeves, who was knocked in by a Phillips double, each scored to pad the Aggie lead out to 4-1
• And with yet another 1-2-3 inning from Grimes, the Aggies secured its Saturday afternoon victory on their way out of San Diego

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, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States 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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