GAME ONE
Score:  UC Davis 0, Hawai'i 5
Winning Pitcher: Hannah Pitts (4-3)
Losing Pitcher: Caroline Grimes (6-7)
Location: Davis, Calif. (La Rue Field)
Records: UC Davis 11-10 (0-1), Hawai'i 9-10 (1-0)
 
GAME TWO
Score:  UC Davis 2, Hawai'i 1
Winning Pitcher: Caroline Grimes (7-7)
Losing Pitcher: Taryn Irimata (2-7)
Location: Davis, Calif. (La Rue Field)
Records: UC Davis 12-10 (1-1), Hawai'i 9-11 (1-1)
 
The short story: After dropping its first game of the day, UC Davis softball bounced back in an exciting way using a Kayla Macias walk-off single in the seventh to secure a win in the second game of the day's Big West opening doubleheader and put them in position to win the series on Saturday.

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LEADING OFF

• Caroline Grimes was a force in both games, throwing a total of eight innings over the two games with a complete game, 10 strikeouts and only two earned runs while allowing just two walks
• Ashley Sawai was not to be outdone in the circle, throwing six strong innings of one run ball, allowing no walks over her start in the second game
• Alyssa Dethlefson and Marley Panziera each recorded a pair of hits over the two games, with Panziera smacking a double and Dethlefson drawing two walks while adding a pair of stolen bases
• Sydney Polli provided pop for the Aggies, smashing a triple in the first game, while Rylee Reeves added a double of her own

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME ONE)

• Hawai'i would do its damage in the third inning, scoring the four runs they needed to eventually win the game
• Grimes was lights out all game, striking out eight, including the side in the fourth inning
• Polli's two out triple in the sixth, put UC Davis in position to get on the board late but after final out was recorded Polli would remain at third
• During the game the Aggie bats could not get going, and after Hawai'i added one more in the seventh, the 5-0 doubleheader opening win for Hawai'i was secured 

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME TWO)

• In the second game, Sawai set the tone from the first pitch allowing just two base runners over the first three innings helping the Aggies hold their early lead
• UC Davis got its early lead in the opening frame, when Gia Felice scored from third when Maya Ichimura committed an error on a wild play that saw Dethlefson get thrown out a home on a force play
• Sawai continued to hold Hawai'i in check over the next few frames, but in the fifth the Rainbow Wahine snagged a run to tie things up at 1-1
• After Grimes came in to cap things off in the top of the seventh, the Aggies were in position to walk things off in the bottom half of the frame
• Reeves led off with a scorching double to center, and after being pinch run for by Venessa Calvillo, Amanda Baldwin laid down a sacrifice that put an Aggie runner 60-feet away from victory and one out
• Abby Lee was hit by a pitch and Dethlefson walked to set up Macias with the bases loaded and one out
• With a 2-2 count, the Aggie junior smashed a single into left field and over a jumping Ichimura easily bringing home Calvillo to score the winning run for a 2-1 Aggie 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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