Matt Nichol and Craig Lanza have each signed National Letters of Intent with the UC Davis baseball program and will join the Aggies for the 2011 season, head coach Rex Peters announced Wednesday. More
The UC Davis baseball team has announced the 2010 schedule which boasts 15 games against teams who qualified for the NCAA Tournament, including 2008 national champion Fresno State and a home series against Big West Conference powerhouse UC Irvine.
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Former UC Davis baseball player Daniel Descalso was part of the gold medal-winning Team USA who defeated Cuba 10-5 Sunday to win the 2009 IBAF Baseball World Cup at Stadio Borghese in Nettuno, Italy. The victory was the 14th straight for the United States and it is the fourth time the U.S. has wo...
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Daniel Descalso and Ty Kelly, former members of the UC Davis baseball team, have gone on to star on their respective minor league teams. Descalso was recently named to the Team USA roster while Kelly was named Most Valuable Player for the Aberdeen Ironbirds.
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A total of 24 UC Davis student-athletes have earned Big West Academic All-Conference honors for the 2009 spring season, it was announced Friday by the conference office.
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UC Davis senior outfielder Ryan Scoma was drafted by the San Francisco Giants during the final day of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Scoma was selected in the 36th round and becomes the third Aggie taken in this year's draft.
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UC Davis left-handed pitcher Andy Suiter and switch-hitting infielder Ty Kelly were both selected during the second day of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
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Junior third baseman Ty Kelly was the lone UC Davis player named to the All-Big West Conference Teams, the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon. Kelly nabbed honorable mention accolades after garnering second-team acclaim last season.
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Sophomore Scott Heylman hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to score junior Kyle Mihaylo and give UC Davis a 4-3 victory over Cal State Northridge during Senior Day on Sunday afternoon at Dobbins Stadium. It marks the second straight walk-off win for the Aggies and gives them a 2-1 series vi...
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Redshirt freshman Eric Johnson roped a pinch-hit walk-off single through the left side to score junior Ty Kelly from third base and cap a three-run UC Davis rally during the ninth inning of a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over Cal State Northridge in Big West Conference baseball action Saturday af...
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Ryan Pineda singled in a run in the eighth inning to put Cal Stat Northridge up by two runs, and relief pitcher Brian Slover managed to end two late-inning UC Davis rallies to lift the Matadors to a 4-3 victory over UC Davis during the first game of a Big West Conference baseball series Friday af...
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Spotlight Aggie - Tori Hooper
With graduation on the horizon and career considerations looming, UC Davis senior volleyball player Tori Hooper has followed a family tradition of taking to the skies. She is halfway through her flight training, with plans of joining the Air Force Reserve.
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Louie Bishop: Seventh Day Committment
Louie Bishop enjoyed an oustanding career with the UC Davis men's golf team, graduating in 2007 with a degree in managerial economics. Named the 2007 Division I Independent Golfer of the Year and Ping All-America Honorable Mention, Bishop capped his Aggie career by being named the winner of UC Davis' W.P. Lindley Award for achievement in athletics, academics and community service. He participated in the 2009 U.S. Amateur on Aug. 24-25. The Tulsa World published the following story on the first day of the tournament
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Sam Paneno Gives Back More Than He Lost
Sam Paneno doesn't do self-pity.
"Why me?" never crossed his lips.
Or his mind.
"I was always taught to look at life from different perspectives," the former UC Davis running back says, "and that you have a choice on how you react to things."
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Spotlight Aggie: Heidi Kucera
Balancing a varsity sport and a full schedule of classes is a challenging task for any student-athlete. Adding a second varsity sport to that mix makes things even more hectic. But UC Davis junior Heidi Kucera finds a way to excel in water polo and swimming, using complementing skills to help contribute in both.
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