Sports

Event: NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament - Stanford Regional

Teams: UC Davis vs. No. 15 Stanford vs. Pepperdine vs. Arkansas

Records: Aggies, 34-22; Cardinal, 33-21-2; Waves, 36-19; Razorbacks, 34-22

It's the reason any college athlete competes.

It's why these athletes wake up at five in the morning six days a week and return later at night for the second practice of the day.

It's a national title with a thrilling finish.

No. 1 STANFORD

Season in brief

Coming into the 2008 season, Stanford had hosted 13 regionals and had won an impressive 120 tournament games all-time.

The Cardinal has added to one of those numbers, and will look to advance the second starting today.

Event: NCAA Division I West Region Championships

Host: Cal State Northridge

Where: Matador Track Complex - Northridge, Calif.

When: Today and Saturday, all day

On Monday, the NCAA announced that UC Davis was one of three teams in the country to earn an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

On Kevin Nosek's court, there lie two sets of boundaries.

One is clearly visible to all - a distinct outline formed by a coat of Yale blue paint that frames Hamilton Court like a portrait.

The clock has struck midnight and the Cinderella story has come to an end.

he Aggies knew they had put together a strong résumé.

In their first year as Division I members, they compiled a winning record against both conference and Top 25 teams. The program also posted its best overall record in four years.

On May 9, UC Davis club cycling pedaled into Fort Collins, Colo. as underdogs once again, looking for a little respect.

And the Aggies certainly earned it.

Of the four rugby competitions ever held at the Olympic level, the United States has competed in two. And with the help and leadership of UC Davis alumnus Colby E. "Babe" Slater, the U.S. holds a perfect 2-0 record.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal State Northridge

Records: Aggies, 32-21 (11-10); Matadors, 23-30 (7-14)

Sirena Williams is used to it.

The UC Davis track athlete possesses a name with unavoidable semblance to that of Serena Williams, the eight-time Grand Slam women's tennis champion.

From scrounging for money to buy a team boat, to traveling 30 minutes every day for practice, to raising the funds to pay their way to Louisiana and Illinois in back-to-back years, the members of the UC Davis club water ski team know a thing or two about dedication.

Event: NCAA Division I Women's Golf National Championship

Where: University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course - Albuquerque, N.M.

When: Today, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; all day

In a series the Aggies desperately needed to win in order to stay in the hunt for an at-large bid to the NCAA playoffs, the big hit just never came.

No. 9 UC Irvine battled neck-and-neck with UC Davis this past weekend at Dobbins Stadium, and came out victorious to put the Aggies' backs against the wall going into the final Big West Conference series of the year with Cal State Northridge.