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2018 UC Davis Aggies softball team

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2018 UC Davis Aggies softball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record27–24 (9–12 Big West)
Head coach
  • Erin Thorpe (4th season)
Home stadiumLa Rue Field
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big West Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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


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.

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]

It was the first winning season, and highest win total, since the program transitioned to the Division I level in 2008.[6]

Previous season

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The Aggies finished the 2017 season 22–32 overall, 7–14 in Big West play to finish eighth in the conference.[7]

Preseason

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Big West Conference coaches poll

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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.[8]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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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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:[9]

Schedule

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Legend
  UC Davis win
  UC Davis loss
* Non-Conference game
2018 UC Davis Aggies Softball Game Log[10]
Regular season (27–24)

Awards and honors

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References

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  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. ^ a b c "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. ^ Spencer, Jason (January 31, 2019). "Aggies picked third in race for Big West crown". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Gallaudet, Bruce (March 6, 2018). "Aggie softball turns up the heat for 2018". The Davis Enterprise. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "Cal State Fullerton Picked For 2018 Softball Crown" (PDF). Big West Conference. February 1, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "2018 Softball Roster". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "2018 Softball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Hernandez, Yanez Earn Initial Softball Awards Of 2018". Big West Conference. February 12, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "2018 Big West Softball Final Release" (PDF). Big West Conference. July 10, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Hot-hitting Alyse Rojas earns Big West weekly honors". UC Davis Athletics. April 2, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  14. ^ "2018 All-Region Awards". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Retrieved August 18, 2021.