Score: UC Davis 3, Long Beach State 0
Location: Davis, Calif. (Dobbins Stadium)
Records: UC Davis 19-23 (9-15 Big West), Long Beach State 14-29 (8-16 Big West)
THE SHORT STORY: UC Davis took the series finale from Long Beach State 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at Dobbins Stadium behind a combined four-pitcher shutout and a three-run seventh inning.
Korey Williams broke the scoreless tie with a pinch-hit RBI single,
Elijah McNeal followed with an RBI single and
Zach Story drew a bases-loaded walk to plate the third run.
Peter Storjohann earned the win with three perfect innings of relief and
Rowen Barnes recorded his eighth save of the season.
LEADING OFF
- Storjohann (3-1) earned the win with three perfect innings of relief, retiring all nine batters he faced with three strikeouts on 36 pitches
- Barnes recorded his eighth save of the season with a scoreless ninth, working around a walk and two hits
- Pezzolo turned in 4.0 scoreless innings to open, allowing four hits and four walks with four strikeouts on 76 pitches
- Williams went 1-for-1 with the game's go-ahead RBI on a pinch-hit single in the seventh
- McNeal finished 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the seventh
- Story added a 1-for-2 day with a double, a walk and an RBI
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Pezzolo and Long Beach State starter Jason Gerfers traded zeros into the seventh, with the Aggie starter working 4.0 scoreless innings on 76 pitches.
- Storjohann took the ball in the fifth and was perfect across three innings, retiring all nine batters he faced with three strikeouts on 36 pitches.
- UC Davis broke through with a three-run seventh, sending nine batters to the plate. Wright opened with a hit by pitch, Lee drew a walk and Wooldridge was hit by a pitch to load the bases with one out.
- Williams pinch hit and singled in Howard with the game's first run. McNeal added an RBI single off reliever Alex Ramos to bring home Lee, and Story drew a bases-loaded walk to plate Wooldridge for a 3-0 lead.
- Lerma worked around two hits in the eighth and Barnes locked down the ninth around a walk and two hits for his eighth save of the season.
UP NEXT
UC Davis travels to Stanford on Monday, April 27 for a non-conference matchup, with first pitch set for 6:05 p.m. at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond.
