UC Davis Athletics

GAME ONE
Score:  UC Davis 8, CSU Bakersfield 0 (6 inn.)
Winning Pitcher: Caroline Grimes (9-9)
Losing Pitcher: Cedes Saldana (5-10)
Location: Davis, Calif. (La Rue Field)
Records: UC Davis 14-14 (3-4), CSU Bakersfield 5-23 (3-4)
 
GAME TWO
Score:  UC Davis 6, CSU Bakersfield 3
Winning Pitcher: Ashley Sawai (5-3)
Losing Pitcher: Maya Rameriez (0-3)
Save: Caroline Grimes (1)
Location: Davis, Calif. (La Rue Field)
Records: UC Davis 15-14 (4-4), CSU Bakersfield 5-24 (3-5)
 
The short story: UC Davis softball collected a win via run rule and used a late Claire Shelton home run to secure another win in the Aggie doubleheader sweep of Big West foe CSU Bakersfield on Saturday afternoon.
 
LEADING OFF

• Caroline Grimes had herself a day, getting both a win and a save while throwing 5.0 shutout innings over both games, collecting seven strikeouts while allowing just one hit and one walk
• Ashley Sawai gave the Aggies six strong frames in her second game start, giving up just two earned runs while striking out three and walking no batters
• Marley Panzeria had a breakout day, slashing .800/.800/1.600 in five at bats, hitting two doubles, one triple and she scored two runs
• Alyssa Dethlefson went 4-for-6 over the two games, stealing a pair of bases, scoring three runs and smacking a triple
• Kaylin Phillips had one of the best days of her young collegiate career, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME ONE)

• From the first inning, Grimes showed she would be in control striking out the first two batters on her way to sitting down the Roadrunners in order
• Her dominance would continue, holding CSU Bakersfield hitless until the fourth inning when they finally got a runner on via a hit
• But by the fourth, the Aggies had already built out a 5-0 lead, thanks to a three run second and a two run third which saw Phillips, Gia Felice, Rylee Reeves and Sydney Polli all record RBIs
• Ellena Ediss entered the circle in the fifth and continued to shut down CSU Bakersfield, tossing two scoreless frames missing out on a save only because the Aggies would end things in the sixth
• Sacrifice flies from both Dethlefson and Polli in the fourth and fifth set up the Aggies for a chance to end things in the sixth
• And with Felice on second, Dethlefson smashed a ball that hit off the glove of the CSU Bakersfield fielder at third with such force it bounced down the left field line allowing for Felice to scamper home with would be the winning run in a 8-0 Aggie run-rule victory

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME TWO)

• Much like Grimes in the first game, Sawai came out on fire, sitting down CSU Bakersfield in order in the second and third innings while allowing just one hit in the opening frame
• Over those three innings the Aggies built out a picket fence, scoring one run in each of the opening three frames getting RBI singles from Naomi Kalanetra and Shelton, to go along with Kalanetra's third inning sacrifice fly
• CSU Bakersfield would chip away at the Aggie lead, scoring a run in the fourth and then with two in the sixth the Roadrunners tied things up at 3-3
• UC Davis had an answer in the bottom half of the sixth, scoring three runs of their own thanks to a bit of power from Phillips and Shelton
• Phillips would double home Vanessa Calvillo, who pinch ran for Reeves after her one out single, to put the Aggies back in the lead
• But the Aggies were not done with Shelton stepping into the box, and with the first pitch she saw the Aggie left fielder deposited her first career home run over the left field wall to extend the Aggie lead to 6-3
• Grimes then retook the circle to finish things off, sitting down the Roadrunners in order to collect her first save of the season and to secure the Aggie 6-3 win and doubleheader sweep

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TICKETS: General admission for all games runs $13 while youth (3-13), UC Davis staff members and fans Seniors (65+) can get in the door for $10. Group outings (minimum of 10) can get their tickets at $10 a piece. With the $80 Flexbook, fans receive 10 general admission ticket vouchers that can be redeemed for any of the four home meets during the season in any combination desired. Fans can secure their spot at La Rue Field by hitting the link, by calling the Aggie Ticket Office at (530) 752-2471 or by emailing the Aggie Ticket Office at aggietickets@ucdavis.edu.
 
ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: UC Davis, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States in agriculture and forestry as well as No. 1 in veterinary medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27.
 
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