The UC Davis baseball teamknew the length of timeit took its staff of inexperienced pitchers to develop would determine how long it’d take for the club to contend this season. It also knew it’d be returning the heart of a lineup that led it to a NCAA Tournament berth last season,which,in theory,could provide enough offense to compete early on as the team bided time for its young arms to come along.

The Aggies entered the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships as the favorites,looking to defend their title from a season ago. Unfortunately for UC Davis,that wasn’t the case.The Aggies finished third with a score of191.425,losing to Alaska Anchorage (192.825) and rival Seattle Pacific (191.700).Host Air Force was fourth (191.050).

The UC Davis women’s lacrosse team spent its spring break on the eastern seaboard,battling three teams in four days. On Monday,the Aggies squared off in upstate New York against the Siena Saints,losing a12-10seesaw game.UC Davis then headed south to face Manhattan,dropping another close contest,14-10.