Score: UC Davis 10, Pacific 8
Location: Stockton, Calif. (Klein Family Field)
Records: UC Davis 11-11, Pacific 9-15

THE SHORT STORY: UC Davis surged to a 10-8 victory over Pacific, rallying from a mid-game deficit with a five-run onslaught in the final three innings. Despite Pacific reclaiming the lead with a four-run sixth inning, the Aggies capitalized on the Tigers' four errors, and paired it with 10 total hits on the night to secure the 11th win of the season.

LEADING OFF

• Everet Johnson's two-run homer in the second inning set an early tone for the Aggies, tying the game early.
• Tyler Howard in addition to his triple in the first inning, came through late by sparking the game-winning eighth inning rally with a go-ahead run scored on a throwing error by the pitcher.
• Carter Speights earned the victory in relief for the Aggies, helping to stabilize the pitching staff and silence the Pacific bats late in the game.
• Rowen Barnes slammed the door shut in the final frame to record his team-leading fifth save of the season. With the save, Barnes is now tied for the 11th most saves in the entire country.
• As a staff, UC Davis pitchers recorded seven strikeouts on the night.
• Offensively, Eli Burnham collected the most hits and runs for the Aggies tonight, going 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored.
• Kai Mault tied the game in the seventh inning with a clutch two-RBI single up the middle.
• Korey Williams contributed with two runs scored, crossing the plate in the fifth and seventh innings, while also finishing 1-for-3 with two walks.
• Houston Hirschkorn also provided clutch offense for UC Davis, scoring two runs with a 2-for-4 night at the plate.
• Keenan Anzai delivered a key RBI single in the eighth to extend the Aggies' late lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Pacific jumped ahead in the first with two runs, but UC Davis answered in the second as Johnson's homer tied it up at 2-2.
• Pacific edged back in front in the third, adding two more runs for a 4-2 lead.
• The Aggies trimmed the deficit in the fourth when Johnson scored on a fielding error by the third baseman, making it 4-3.
• UC Davis took a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning, capitalizing on an RBI groundout by Johnson and a center field error that allowed Burnham to score.
• Pacific responded with a four-run sixth, reclaiming the lead at 8-5.
• UC Davis tied it in the seventh with a sacrifice fly from Wright and Mault's clutch two-RBI single.
• The Aggies clinched the game in the eighth, taking the lead on a throwing error by the pitcher that scored Howard, followed by Anzai's RBI single for a 10-8 victory.

UP NEXT
UC Davis is winners of their last two, and will look to carry that momentum this weekend when the Aggies host UC San Diego starting on March 27 for the fourth Big West series of the season.