Sports

Teams:UC Davis at Sacramento State Records:Aggies,10-5; Hornets,3-9 Where:Shea Stadium – Sacramento,Calif. When:Today at1p.m.,3p.m. Who to watch:Usually known for her work inside the pitcher’s circle,sophomore Alex Holmes performed well at the plate at the San Diego Classic this weekend.

Teams:UC Davis at Cal State Northridge Records:Aggies,10-17 (6-9); Matadors,6-21 (3-11) Where:The Matadome – Northridge,Calif. When:Today at7p.m. Who to watch:Sophomore Paige Mintun had a career day her last time out against Cal State Northridge.

The UC Davis wrestling team traveled to Fullerton,Calif.for the Pacific-10Championships with high expectations. “I believe we have one of the most well-rounded teams that we have ever had,” Zalesky said. “Each weight class has a wrestler who will be able to compete with a top-ranked wrestler.”

Baseball UC Davis‘ home game against Cal State Bakersfield,originally set for today at2:30p.m.,has been rescheduled due to inclement weather.The two teams will instead meet on May21at2:30p.m. The Aggies have another home game scheduled this week on Wednesday at2:30p.m.against defending national champion Fresno State.There has been no decision yet on whether the contest will also be rescheduled.

If Grant Hirneise’s first game-winning hit wasn’t enough to turn around the UC Davis baseball team,perhaps his second one will be. The6-foot-5,240-pound first baseman hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning on Saturday to upset No.11Pepperdine,4-3.

Vince Oliver called it very,very important. Mark Payne said whoever finds it will win the Big West Conference. Phrase it however you like,the message remains the same:stability is the key,and finding it before the Big West Tournament could mean the difference between earning a berth to the NCAA Tournament and watching March Madness from home.

On a night that saw two of the top teams in the nation come to the Pavilion, the Aggies proved that they, too, were a force to be reckoned with. While No. 29 San Jose State (194.700) and No. 3 Stanford (193.950) took first- and second-place honors, the Aggies (192.700) posted their highest score of the season and left with many things to be proud of.

Nine daysareall thatseparatethe UC Davis men’s basketball team from the Big West Conference Tournament. For the Aggies to carry momentum into the postseason,they’ll have to takeadvantage of every one of them. UC Davis (7-8,12-17) will look to end its regular season on a positive note before heading to Anaheim when it hosts Cal State Northridge (14-12,10-4) this Thursday at7p.m.

090302_sp_mwswim.cNotes:Headline: Swimming and diving places second at Big West Conference ChampionshipsLayercake: Thirteen conference records broken at four-day eventBy ANDREA GUTIERREZAggie Sports Writer The UC Davis swimming and diving team has never looked so strong. The Aggies made their way into both the school and conference record books this weekend at the Big West Conference Championships. […]

The Aggies have dealt with much hardship this season. Three players have gone down with season-ending injuries,various others have missed games and the team has suffered six losses by four points or less.

UC Davis welcomed the best andthenewest competition the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation has to offer to Aggie Stadium last week. Defending champion No.16Stanford came to Davis on Wednesday,followed by the last-place team in the divisionof first-year programs,Fresno State,on Saturday.The Aggies split the homestand in expected fashion,losing to the Cardinal and easily dispersing of the Bulldogs.

The Aggies‘ stars came out on Friday afternoon. Each of the top four starters for the UC Davis women’s tennis team – Randi Schuler,Desiree Stone,Dahra Zamudio and Herzyl Legaspi – earned wins in singles and doublesplayen route to a6-1victory over UC San Diego.