2018 UC Davis Aggies softball team
The 2018 UC Davis Aggies softball team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2018 NCAA Division I softball season. The Aggies were coached by Erin Thorpe in her fourth season, playing their home games at La Rue Field. They finished 27–24 overall and tied for fourth place in the Big West Conference with a 9–12 record.
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Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 27–24 (9–12 Big West) |
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Home stadium | La Rue Field |
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Cal State Fullerton †y | 18 | – | 3 | .857 | 37 | – | 23 | .617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | 43 | – | 14 | .754 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside | 10 | – | 11 | .476 | 40 | – | 22 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 27 | – | 24 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 26 | – | 25 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | 23 | – | 36 | .390 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | 22 | – | 27 | .449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | 20 | – | 34 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2018[1] Rankings from NFCA |
Freshman pitcher Brooke Yanez was named the Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year after she posted a 15–11 record, a 1.75 ERA and 190 strikeouts in 187.2 innings.[2] She was profiled in a ESPNW.com feature on freshman starting pitchers in February,[3] and both Yanez and freshman utility player Alyse Rojas earned first-team all-conference honors at the conclusion of the season.[4]
The Aggies set numerous single-season Division I program records during the season. As a team, they established new records in wins (27), winning percentage (.529), and fielding percentage (.969). Individually, Yanez set a new mark in ERA while Rojas set a new record in batting average (.372).[5]
Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2017 season 22–32 overall, 7–14 in Big West play to finish eighth in the conference.[6]
Preseason
Big West Conference coaches poll
The Big West Conference coaches poll was released on February 1, 2018. UC Davis was picked to finish eighth in the Big West Conference with 12 votes.[7]
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1 | Cal State Fullerton | 57 (4) |
2 | Long Beach State | 53 (3) |
3 | Cal State Northridge | 43 |
4 | Hawai'i | 32 |
5 | UC Riverside | 31 (1) |
6 | Cal Poly | 31 |
7 | UC Santa Barbara | 29 |
8 | UC Davis | 12 |
Roster
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References
- "Big West Softball Standings". Big West Conference. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- "Sophomore Pitcher Brooke Yanez Transfers To Oregon". FloSoftball. June 24, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- Hays, Graham (February 20, 2019). "Tuesday Trend-Spotting: Fresh aces emerge at Michigan, Notre Dame and UC Davis". ESPNW.com. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- "Five Clubs Earn League's Major Awards" (PDF). Big West Conference. May 15, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- "2019 UC Davis Softball Record Book" (PDF). UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- Gallaudet, Bruce (March 6, 2018). "Aggie softball turns up the heat for 2018". The Davis Enterprise. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- "Cal State Fullerton Picked For 2018 Softball Crown" (PDF). Big West Conference. February 1, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- "2018 Softball Roster". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- "2018 Softball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- "Hernandez, Yanez Earn Initial Softball Awards Of 2018". Big West Conference. February 12, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- "2018 Big West Softball Final Release" (PDF). Big West Conference. July 10, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- "Hot-hitting Alyse Rojas earns Big West weekly honors". UC Davis Athletics. April 2, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- "2018 All-Region Awards". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Retrieved August 18, 2021.