Score:  UC Davis 5, Utah Valley 6
Winning Pitcher: Payge Armendariz (2-0)
Losing Pitcher: Ellena Ediss (0-2)
Save: Ella Miller (1)
Location: Davis, Calif. (La Rue Field)
Records: UC Davis 12-12, Utah Valley 15-8
 
The short story: Four runs over in the fifth and sixth frames put UC Davis softball in position to complete a comeback against Utah Valley, but the deficit proved to be one run to much for the Aggies in a midweek match up against the Wolverines.
 
LEADING OFF

• Naomi Kalanetra had a big day, smashing a home run in her second-straight game while going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored
• Gia Felice proved a strong performance at the dish, going 2-for-3 with one run score, two RBIs and one walk drawn, and she added a stolen base to the mix
• Vanessa Calvillo, making her first start of the season, took center field and had a solid day in the box, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored
• Ashley Sawai proved a strong 1.1 of relief, giving up no earned runs while striking out two and allowing no walks 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Utah Valley opened the game with three runs in the first to take an early 3-0 lead, and they would add one more in the third to make it 4-0 before the Aggies would start to chip away
• In the third, the Aggies started to work their way back into the game, when Calvillo was knocked in by Felice with an RBI single to right field to make it 4-1
• In the fifth, the big blow came off the bat of Kalanetra who took a 2-0 pitch deep into the Davis sky clearing the fence in dead center to score Felice and make it 4-3
• Utah Valley would score two more big runs in the sixth, building out their lead to 6-3
• In the bottom half of the sixth, UC Davis cut deep into the Utah Valley lead runs when Felice knocked one in and Calvillo scored on a wild pitch, making it 6-5
• But the two runs scored in the top half of the six would be the difference as the Aggies could not get the tying run across the plate in the seventh and would fall short of the comeback losing 6-5

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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