The Aggies fought hard in match against CSUF
By DANIELLE WIRNOWSKI— sports@theaggie.org
The UC Davis men’s baseball team welcomed California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) to Dobbins Stadium for a three-game series from April 25 to 27.
Coming off of a win against Washington State University, the UC Davis Aggies were ready to continue that energy at home, facing CSUF. The Aggies, despite dealing with the losses of the weekend, put up a strong fight against Fullerton.
The Aggies started the three-game series strong against CSUF, preventing them from hitting more than two home runs.
Bryan Green, a fourth-year human development major, pitched for six innings, only allowing two runs, six hits, one walk and a total of four strikeouts against CSUF. Mason Lerma, a second-year human development major, continued Green’s work, only allowing CSUF to get one hit and three strikeouts in the three innings after.
While CSUF scored a home run at the top of the second inning, the Aggies secured a home run at the bottom of the third, as Tyler Howard, a second-year managerial economics major, led the offense for the Aggies. But it was Braydon Wooldridge, a third-year human development major, who was able to score the home run for the Aggies.
However, the tie did not last long, as CSUF scored their final run for the game at the top of the sixth inning. This ended the first game with a score of 2-1 in favor of CSUF.
The Aggies followed up in the second game of the series, stopping CSUF from scoring more than two home runs, just as in the previous game. Unfortunately, the Aggies were unable to get any runs on the board, despite the effort they put into the game.
Tyler Wood, a second-year managerial economics major, pitched for five innings, allowing just one hit with no walks and six strikeouts against CSUF.
Alex Gouveia, a fourth-year human development major, led the Aggies at the plate, going two-for-three with a double throughout all nine innings.
The Aggies hit three doubles with fewer than two outs in the fifth, sixth and ninth innings. However, they were unable to convert into points. This ended the second game of the series with a 2-0 score for CSUF.
Despite the weekend’s second game ending unfavorably for UC Davis, the Aggies went into the third and final game of the series with a strong strategy and the desire to earn a win.
At the bottom of the first inning, the Aggies scored two home runs, one by Howard and the second by Gouveia. The Aggies secured another home run via Evan Gentil, a first-year human development major, at the bottom of the second inning.
The Aggies prevented CSUF from scoring any home runs until the top of the third, when they scored five home runs before the end of the third. CSUF prevented the Aggies from scoring again until the bottom of the seventh inning, where they secured two more runs against the Aggies.
Gentil secured his second run for the Aggies during the seventh inning, with two players still on the bases at the end of the inning, bringing the score to 7-4.
The Aggies prevented CSUF from scoring during the eighth inning, while scoring another run at the bottom of the eighth. Jason Hanson, a fourth-year history major, secured the final home run for the Aggies during the game, trimming the lead to 5-7.
Ultimately, CSUF scored their final run at the top of the ninth inning against the Aggies, finalizing the score of 8-5 for CSUF. Overall, it was an exciting game series with both teams fighting for a spot in the Big West Championships. The Aggies will return to their home stadium to host Utah Tech University on May 13 at 6 p.m.
Written by: (Danielle Wirnowski) — sports@theaggie.org
