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.

2018 UC Davis Aggies softball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record27–24 (9–12 Big West)
Head coach
  • Erin Thorpe (4th season)
Home stadiumLa Rue Field
2018 Big West Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cal State Fullerton  y 183 .8573723 .617
Long Beach State   165 .7624314 .754
UC Riverside   1011 .4764022 .645
UC Davis   912 .4292724 .529
Cal Poly   912 .4292625 .510
Cal State Northridge   813 .3812336 .390
Hawaii   714 .3332227 .449
UC Santa Barbara   714 .3332034 .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]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Cal State Fullerton57 (4)
2Long Beach State53 (3)
3Cal State Northridge43
4Hawai'i32
5UC Riverside31 (1)
6Cal Poly31
7UC Santa Barbara29
8UC Davis12

Roster

2018 UC Davis Aggies roster
 

Pitchers

  • 1 Katie Kibby – Sophomore
  • 18 Sara Cadona – Junior
  • 20 Brooke Yanez – Freshman

Outfielders

  • 6 Marisa Given – Sophomore
  • 29 Megan Salazar – Redshirt Junior
  • 44 Caroline Figueroa – Junior
  • 48 Marissa Jauregui – Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 12 Katie Steffen-Brune – Freshman
  • 14 Riley Siegel – Freshman

Infielders

  • 4 Kiana Lee – Freshman
  • 7 Alex Sotomayor – Redshirt Junior
  • 11 Shelby Soares – Freshman
  • 13 Aly Gomonet – Freshman
  • 21 Ashley Lotoszynski – Senior
  • 24 Meghan Bradbury – Junior
  • 33 Lulu Gargicevich-Almeida – Sophomore

Utility

  • 8 Maddie Rojas – Sophomore
  • 10 Frankie Mendoza – Sophomore
  • 16 Autumn Miller – Junior
  • 22 Alyse Rojas – Freshman
  • 27 Alexis Villalobos – Sophomore
  • 28 Isabella Leon – Sophomore
 

Source:[8]

Schedule

Legend
 UC Davis win
 UC Davis loss
*Non-Conference game
2018 UC Davis Aggies Softball Game Log[9]
Regular season (27–24)

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Big West Softball Standings". Big West Conference. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  2. "Sophomore Pitcher Brooke Yanez Transfers To Oregon". FloSoftball. June 24, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  3. Hays, Graham (February 20, 2019). "Tuesday Trend-Spotting: Fresh aces emerge at Michigan, Notre Dame and UC Davis". ESPNW.com. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. "Five Clubs Earn League's Major Awards" (PDF). Big West Conference. May 15, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. "2019 UC Davis Softball Record Book" (PDF). UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  6. Gallaudet, Bruce (March 6, 2018). "Aggie softball turns up the heat for 2018". The Davis Enterprise. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  7. "Cal State Fullerton Picked For 2018 Softball Crown" (PDF). Big West Conference. February 1, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  8. "2018 Softball Roster". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  9. "2018 Softball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  10. "Hernandez, Yanez Earn Initial Softball Awards Of 2018". Big West Conference. February 12, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  11. "2018 Big West Softball Final Release" (PDF). Big West Conference. July 10, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  12. "Hot-hitting Alyse Rojas earns Big West weekly honors". UC Davis Athletics. April 2, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  13. "2018 All-Region Awards". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
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