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DAVIS, Calif. --- Scott Geissler surrendered eight hits through eight
innings and UC Davis stranded 11 runners on base as Cal St. Stanislaus shut
out the Aggies for a 2-0 win in a California Collegiate Athletic Association
baseball game at Dobbins Stadium in front of 220 Friday.
UC Davis drops to 10-7 on the season, and 8-5 in conference. The Warriors
improve to 8-11-1 overall, and 4-5 in CCAA play.
Cody Crossman went 2-for-4 with the Warriors' only RBI, which came in
a two-run eighth inning. Right-fielder Scott Neal shot a one-out double,
the moved to third on a fielder's choice. Crossman then chopped a ground
ball to the right side of the infield just out of reach of a sliding Mark
Wells at second base. Third baseman Cody Crabtree then bounced to UC Davis
shortstop Ryan Coultas, who booted the grounder, scoring Crossman for the
second run of the game.
UC Davis first threatened in the fifth when singles by Lukas Kirby and
Matt Blankenheim help load the bases for Coultas on the fifth inning. However,
CSUS shortstop Jeffrey Bellotti snared his Aggie counterpart's line drive
up the middle to end the inning. Coultas and designated Ross Warner both
had hits in the eighth inning, but that rally ended on a double play initiated
by Bellotti.
Aggie catcher Andy Reisinger and right fielder Dustin Soderman each had
singles to right field to start the ninth inning, and Matt Blankenheim loaded
the bases with a single to left two batters later. However, Warrior reliever
Scott Taylor retired UC Davis' Nos. 1 and 2 batters to earn the save.
The Warriors also made key defensive plays in the eighth and ninth innings,
smothering sacrifice attempts on plays to third base in each of those innings.
"In close games, you have to execute in the seventh, eighth and
ninth innings," said Aggie head coach Rex Peters. "You have to
play catch, make defensive plays and execute bunts. We didn't do that."
UC Davis pitcher Dave McKae posted his second straight quality start
for a loss, yielding just six hits and fanning nine in a complete-game outing.
"Dave pitched real well and deserved to win," added Peters.
"Unfortunately, he pitched well and got a loss out of it. He kept us
in the game and gave us a chance to win."
Warner, Reisinger, Soderman and Blankenheim each had two hits for UC
Davis.
The Aggies and Warriors continue their series with a doubleheader in
Turlock Saturday.
| Cal St. Stanislaus (8-11-1, 4-5) |
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020 |
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| UC Davis (10-7, 8-5) |
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Scott Geissler, Scott Taylor (9) and John Abdelkerim. Dave McKae and
Andrew Reisinger. WP - Geissler, 4-2. LP - McKae 2-3. Save - Taylor 2.
Hitters - CSUS: Scott Neal 1x4, 2B; Cody Crossman 2x4, SB, RBI; Jeff
Crabtree 1x4, SB; John Abdelkerim 1x4; Tucker Vazquez 1x4. UC Davis: Ryan
Coultas 1x5; Ross Warner 2x4; Andrew Reisinger 2x4; Dustin Soderman 2x3;
Lukas Kirby 1x4, Matt Blankenheim 2x4.
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