2018 UC Davis Aggies softball team

2018 UC Davis Aggies softball
2018 UC Davis Aggies softball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	27–24 (9–12 Big West)
Head coach	Erin Thorpe (4th season);
Home stadium	La Rue Field
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Big West Conference softball standings
v t e	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

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

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.^[8]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
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

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 – 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 – 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

Legend
	UC Davis win
	UC Davis loss
*	Non-Conference game

2018 UC Davis Aggies Softball Game Log^[10]

Regular season (27–24)

February (11–7)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Big West Record
Feb 9	South Dakota*	Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ	W 3–1	Yanez (1–0)	Devers (0–2)	None	350	1–0
Feb 10	#12 Tennessee*	Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ	L 0–6	Arnold (1–0)	Mendoza (0–1)	None	45	1–1
Feb 10	#7 Arizona*	Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ	L 1–6	Denham (1–0)	Kibby (0–1)	None	416	1–2
Feb 11	UTEP*	Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ	W 12–4⁶	Mendoza (1–1)	Cretz (0–2)	None	124	2–2
Feb 11	San Diego State*	Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ	W 3–2⁹	Yanez (2–0)	Formby (0–3)	None	350	3–2
Feb 14	at #23 California*	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	L 0–1	Conley (3–0)	Yanez (2–1)	None	224	3–3
Feb 16	Pacific*	Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA	L 6–9	Walters (2–1)	Cadona (0–1)	None	151	3–4
Feb 16	at Fresno State*	Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 2–0	Yanez (3–1)	East (3–2)	None	1,105	4–4
Feb 17	Cal State Bakersfield*	Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 7–3	Yanez (4–1)	Evans (0–6)	None	130	5–4
Feb 17	Saint Mary's*	Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 4–1	Kibby (1–1)	Whitt (0–3)	None	144	6–4
Feb 18	Pacific*	Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 3–0	Yanez (5–1)	Young (2–1)	None	101	7–4
Feb 23	#11 Tennessee*	Big League Dreams • Cathedral City, CA	L 0–7	Moss (7–1)	Kibby (1–2)	None	245	7–5
Feb 23	Liberty*	Big League Dreams • Cathedral City, CA	L 1–4	Dimartino (6–1)	Yanez (5–2)	None	101	7–6
Feb 24	#18 Oklahoma State*	Big League Dreams • Cathedral City, CA	W 3–1	Yanez (6–2)	Robertson (4–3)	None		8–6
Feb 25	St. John's*	Big League Dreams • Cathedral City, CA	W 4–3	Yanez (7–2)	Murray (1–4)	None	127	9–6
Feb 25	San Diego State*	Big League Dreams • Cathedral City, CA	W 2–0	Kibby (2–2)	Moreno (2–3)	None	127	10–6
Feb 28	at Saint Mary's*	Cottrell Field • Moraga, CA	L 5–7	Whitt (3–4)	Mendoza (1–2)	None	76	10–7
Feb 28	at Saint Mary's*	Cottrell Field • Moraga, CA	W 8–0⁵	Kibby (3–2)	Perez (1–5)	None	70	11–7

March (9–5)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Big West Record
Mar 8	vs Nevada*	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 9–4	Yanez (8–2)	Jensen (6–5)	None		12–7
Mar 8	vs Utah State*	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	L 0–2	Hull (4–1)	Kibby (3–3)	None	247	12–8
Mar 10	vs Utah State*	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 3–1	Yanez (9–2)	White (4–4)	None		13–8
Mar 10	vs Valparaiso*	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	L 0–4	Grossmann (8–2)	Kibby (3–4)	Richardson (2)		13–9
Mar 11	vs Valparaiso*	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 5–1	Yanez (10–2)	Montgomery (2–5)	None	278	14–9
Mar 12	vs Northern Colorado*	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 2–1⁹	Kibby (4–4)	Paige (2–4)	None		15–9
Mar 12	vs Northern Colorado*	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	L 0–1	Vidal (9–4)	Yanez (10–3)	None	85	15–10
Mar 16	vs Fairleigh Dickinson*	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 3–1	Kibby (5–4)	Johnson (1–5)	None		16–10
Mar 16	vs Santa Clara	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 6–1	Yanez (11–3)	Vierra (2–8)	None	317	17–10
Mar 18	vs Fairleigh Dickinson	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	L 1–2	England (3–3)	Yanez (11–4)	Johnson (2)		17–11
Mar 18	vs Santa Clara	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 7–0	Kibby (6–4)	Portis (2–7)	None		18–11
Mar 30	at Cal State Northridge	Matador Diamond • Los Angeles, CA	L 3–4	James (7–11)	Kibby (6–5)	None	122	18–12	0–1
Mar 31	at Cal State Northridge	Matador Diamond • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–3	Yanez (12–4)	Troost (7–9)	None	444	19–12	1–1
Mar 31	at Cal State Northridge	Matador Diamond • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0⁵	Kibby (7–5)	James (7–12)	None	535	20–12	2–1

April (4–9)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Big West Record
Apr 7	vs UC Santa Barbara	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 2–0	Kibby (8–5)	Schuttish (2–3)	None	386	21–12	3–1
Apr 8	vs UC Santa Barbara	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	L 1–2	Noriega (4–5)	Yanez (12–5)	None		21–13	3–2
Apr 8	vs UC Santa Barbara	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	L 0–4	Schuttish (3–3)	Kibby (8–6)	None	74	21–14	3–3
Apr 14	at Cal Poly	Bob Janssen Field • San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–1	Chalmers (13–7)	Yanez (12–6)	None	257	21–15	3–4
Apr 14	at Cal Poly	Bob Janssen Field • San Luis Obispo, CA	W 1–0	Kibby (9–6)	Casper (1–7)	None	257	22–15	4–4
Apr 15	at Cal Poly	Bob Janssen Field • San Luis Obispo, CA	L 1–6	Chalmers (14–7)	Yanez (12–7)	None	417	22–16	4–5
Apr 21	vs UC Riverside	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 3–2⁸	Yanez (13–7)	Dolcini (11–7)	None		23–16	5–5
Apr 21	vs UC Riverside	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 9–2	Kibby (10–6)	Misfeldt (14–10)	None	297	24–16	6–5
Apr 22	vs UC Riverside	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	L 2–3	Yanez (13–8)	Dolcini (12–7)	None	273	24–17	6–6
Apr 25	vs California*	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	L 2–3⁸	Conley (13–10)	Kibby (10–7)	None	192	24–18
Apr 28	at Cal State Fullerton	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	L 2–4	Frost (12–5)	Yanez (13–9)	None		24–19	6–7
Apr 28	at Cal State Fullerton	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	L 2–3	Parks (7–2)	Kibby (10–8)	None	232	24–20	6–8
Apr 29	at Cal State Fullerton	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	L 6–8	Frost (13–5)	Kibby (10–9)	None	365	24–21	6–9

May (3–3)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Big West Record
May 5	vs #17 Long Beach State	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 2–1¹²	Yanez (14–9)	Flores (9–2)	None		25–21	7–9
May 5	vs #17 Long Beach State	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	L 0–8⁶	Meza (21–4)	Kibby (10–10)	None	102	25–22	7–10
May 6	vs #17 Long Beach State	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	L 0–4	Magnett (10–5)	Yanez (14–10)	None	281	25–23	7–11
May 11	vs Hawaii	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	L 0–6	Thomsen (15–15)	Yanez (14–11)	None	87	25–24	7–12
May 12	vs Hawaii	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 6–0	Kibby (11–10)	Thomsen (15–16)	None		26–24	8–12
May 12	vs Hawaii	La Rue Field • Davis, CA	W 5–0	Yanez (15–11)	Klee (2–2)	None	179	27–24	9–12

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Brooke Yanez	Big West Pitcher of the Week	February 13, 2018	^[11]
Brooke Yanez	Big West Pitcher of the Week	February 20, 2018	^[12]
Alyse Rojas	Big West Player of the Week	April 3, 2018	^[13]
Brooke Yanez	Big West Pitcher of the Week	May 8, 2018	^[12]

Individual Awards
Player	Award	Ref.
Brooke Yanez	Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year	^[4]

All-Big West
Player	Selection	Ref.
Alyse Rojas	First team	^[4]
Brooke Yanez	First team
Katie Kibby	Honorable mention
Isabella Leon	Honorable mention
Alyse Rojas	All-Freshman
Brooke Yanez	All-Freshman

NFCA All-Pacific Region
Player	Selection	Ref.
Brooke Yanez	Second team	^[14]

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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ Spencer, Jason (January 31, 2019). "Aggies picked third in race for Big West crown". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 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.
^ ^a ^b "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.

[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.

[awards-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] 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.

[final-12] "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.

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Head coaches	Judy Meyer Brame (1969–1971) Deanna Sciraffa (1972–1973) Carol Benedetti (1974–1975) Barbara Luick Jahn (1976–1977) Kristi Conklin (1978) Kathy DeYoung (1979–2004) Karen Yoder (2005–2014) Erin Thorpe (2015–present)
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