2018 UC Davis Aggies softball team

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Record27–24 (9–12 Big West)
Headcoach
  • Erin Thorpe (4th season)
HomestadiumLa Rue Field
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
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

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]

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]

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:[9]

Schedule

Awards and honors

References

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