UC Davis opens season on Friday against Washington. Teams will play four games this weekend
SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE: Went 4-0 with a save in 23 relief outings in 2012... Longest stint was 4.2 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts vs. ARC (Apr. 7)... Tossed 3.0 shutout frames in back-to-back games vs. Santa Rosa and San Joaquin Delta.
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT: Redshirted in 2009 then saw limited action in Lions' bullpen in 2010... Went 1-0 with 8.36 ERA in 14.0 innings... Earned lone win in unusual fashion: as one of nine LMU pitchers to throw exactly 1.0 innings in 12-4 victory vs. UC Santa Barbara (Apr. 6).
WOODLAND HS '09: Captured All-Tri-County League honors as a junior and senior... Recorded 2.19 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 60.2 innings in 2009, improving from a 4-1, 2.46 ERA season the year before... Also batted .321 and .304 in final two seasons, respectively.
PERSONAL: Born in Washington, D.C.... Majoring in economics... Parents are Kerry & Corina Sachs... Kerry, a 1981 UC Davis grad, is perhaps best known as an innovator in coffee production.