Junior Jessica Gonzalez rapped out a walk-off single in the opening game while freshman shortstop Elizabeth Santana tallied six hits for the day as UC Davis split a non-conference collegiate softball doubleheader with Santa Clara at La Rue Field on Thursday. The Aggies won the first game, 4-3, on Gonzalez' game-winning hit in the eighth; then the Bro... More
The UC Davis softball team returns to action Thursday afternoon when it hosts Santa Clara in a doubleheader. The first game begins at 1 p.m. at La Rue Field. The action is part of a five-game week for the Aggies, who face East Carolina and No. 13 California twice over the weekend.
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The UC Davis softball team concluded the DeMarini Invitational Sunday morning against one of the top teams in the nation. No. 3 Florida posted a 14-3 victory in the fifth and final game of the three-day tournament for the Aggies. Earlier in the morning, UC Davis completed its previously suspended...
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Alex Holmes tossed a complete-game, struck out 11 and had three hits as UC Davis topped Indiana, 4-2, Saturday morning at the DeMarini Invitational in Fullerton. The Aggie junior did not allow an earned run in picking up her team-leading fifth win of the season. The 11 strikeouts tied Holmes' car...
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Sarah Axelson and Jessica Gonzalez each hit homers, but it wasn't enough as UC Davis suffered a pair of two-run losses on Friday to open the DeMarini Invitational in Fullerton. The Aggies began the day with a 5-3 setback to Oregon State before falling, 7-5, to Loyola Marymount. Gonzalez went 4-fo...
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With rain in the forecast for Wednesday, the UC Davis softball game at No. 13 Cal scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed. It has been rescheduled for March 14 at 3 p.m., also in Berkeley. The two teams are already scheduled to play on March 14 at 1 p.m. so they will now be playing twice. The g...
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Fresh off a battle with the nation's top-ranked team and defending national champions, the UC Davis softball team will take on three more ranked teams this week in a total of six scheduled road games. The first contest is a single game at No. 13 California on Wednesday before five games at the an...
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UC Davis was defeated by No. 1 Washington, 9-1, Sunday in six innings in a non-conference softball game at the Cathedral City Classic. It was the second of two games for the Aggies scheduled on the final day of the tournament. The first game against No. 22 Northwestern was suspended in the middle...
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It was a day of contrasting games for the UC Davis softball team as it continued play, Saturday, at the Cathedral City Classic. The Aggies were defeated in a slugfest with No. 13 Texas, 14-5, before getting edged by Utah, 2-1. Sarah Axelson went 4-for-6 on the day while hitting her first homer of...
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UC Davis nearly overcame a six-run deficit before falling to Hawaii, 8-5, Friday morning in a non-conference softball game. Elizabeth Santana homered and drove in two runs, but it wasn't enough as the Aggies were defeated in their first game of the Cathedral City Classic. Alex Holmes went 3-for-4...
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Wednesday's softball doubleheader against Santa Clara, scheduled for 1 p.m. at La Rue Field, has been postponed because of inclement weather. The games will be made up on March 11 as part of a doubleheader at 1 p.m.
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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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