2019 UC Davis Aggies softball team

2019 UC Davis Aggies softball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record39–14 (13–8 Big West)
Head coach
  • Erin Thorpe (5th season)
Home stadiumLa Rue Field
2019 Big West Conference softball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 3   .857 38 – 18   .679
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7   .667 33 – 16   .673
 ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 39 – 14   .736
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 25 – 25   .500
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 26 – 28   .481
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 26 – 25   .510
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 11 – 40   .216
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 10 – 42   .192
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[1]
Rankings from NFCA

The 2019 UC Davis Aggies softball team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. The Aggies were coached by Erin Thorpe in her fifth season, playing their home games at La Rue Field. They finished 39–14 overall, setting a program record for wins since transitioning to the Division I level in 2008,[2] and finished third in the Big West Conference with a 13–8 record.

Sophomore pitcher Brooke Yanez was named the Big West Pitcher of the Year and a second-team All-American by Softball America after she posted a 25–7 record, a 1.03 ERA, and 273 strikeouts.[3] She threw the first perfect game in program Division I history against Sacramento State on March 12,[4] a no-hitter against Cal Poly on April 14,[5] and a program record-tying 18 strikeouts against Hawaii on May 9.[6]

The Aggies set numerous single-season Division I program records during the season. As a team, they established new records in batting average (.278), slugging percentage (.409), on-base percentage (.353), RBI (217), total bases (562), runs (249), home runs (34), fielding percentage (.9698), ERA (1.859), winning percentage (.736) and shutouts (16). Individually, Yanez set new marks in wins, ERA and strikeouts. Senior infielder Meghan Bradbury set records in slugging percentage (.556), RBI (41), home runs (9) and total bases (84) while sophomore outfielder Alyse Rojas set a new record with 44 runs.[7]

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2018 season 27–24 overall, 9–12 in Big West play, finishing in a tie for fourth place.[8] It was the first winning season, and highest win total, since the program transitioned to the Division I level in 2008.[8]

Preseason

Big West Conference coaches poll

The Big West Conference coaches poll was released on February 1, 2019. UC Davis was picked to finish third in the Big West Conference with 34 votes and one first-place vote.[9] It was the highest that the team had been voted in the preseason poll since they were picked to finish second in 2011.[8]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Cal State Fullerton 62 (6)
2 Long Beach State 55 (1)
3 UC Davis 34 (1)
4 Hawai'i 33
5 Cal State Northridge 32
6 UC Riverside 30
7 Cal Poly 26
8 UC Santa Barbara 16

Roster

2019 UC Davis Aggies roster
 

Pitchers

  • 1 Katie Kibby – Junior
  • 10 Frankie Mendoza – Junior
  • 18 Sara Cadona – Senior
  • 23 Brooke Yanez – Sophomore
  • 26 Taliyah Miles – Sophomore

Outfielders

  • 6 Marisa Given – Junior
  • 22 Alyse Rojas – Sophomore
  • 29 Megan Salazar – Senior
  • 31 Gabby Zagone – Freshman
  • 44 Caroline Figueroa – Senior
  • 48 Marissa Jauregui – Junior
  

Catchers

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

Infielders

  • 5 Sommer Kisling – Freshman
  • 7 Alex Sotomayor – Senior
  • 8 Maddie Rojas – Junior
  • 9 Sophie Mayol – Freshman
  • 24 Meghan Bradbury – Senior
  • 28 Delaney Diaz – Freshman
  • 30 Claudia Kim – Freshman

Utility

  • 2 Autumn Miller – Junior
  • 3 Megan Bower – Freshman
  • 4 Kiana Lee – Sophomore
  • 21 Isabella Leon – Junior
  • 27 Alexis Villalobos – Junior
  

Source:[10]

Schedule

Legend
  UC Davis win
  UC Davis loss
* Non-Conference game
2019 UC Davis Aggies Softball Game Log[11]
Regular season (39–14)

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Big West Softball Standings". BigWest.org. Big West Conference. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "A Look Back At The 2019 Softball Season". Big West Conference. May 30, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Yanez picks up Softball America All-American honors". Daily Democrat. May 30, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. ^ Potkey, Rhiannon (April 10, 2019). "UC Davis, Brooke Yanez Making History One Pitch At A Time". Softball America. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  5. ^ Ogburn, Brendan (April 19, 2019). "Yanez fires no-hitter to lead Aggies". The California Aggie. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  6. ^ McInnis, Brian (May 10, 2019). "Hawaii softball: UH splits doubleheader with Davis, NCAA berth out of reach". Hawaii Warrior World. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020 UC Davis Softball Record Book" (PDF). UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Spencer, Jason (January 31, 2019). "Aggies picked third in race for Big West crown". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Cal State Fullerton Picked For 2019 Softball Crown". Big West Conference. February 1, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "2019 Softball Roster". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "2019 Softball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Three Schools Represented on Initial 2019 Softball Honor Roll". Big West Conference. February 11, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "Cal State Fullerton, UC Davis Collect Softball Weekly Honors". Big West Conference. February 18, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "Hawaii, UC Davis Earn Softball Weekly Honors". Big West Conference. February 25, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  15. ^ "Perfect Game Highlights Softball Weekly Awards". Big West Conference. March 18, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  16. ^ "College: NCAA Div. I National Players of the Week… Two Pitchers Who Had 0.00 ERA's! (Mar. 19, 2019)". Extra Innings Softball. March 19, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  17. ^ "Three Schools Represented In Weekly Softball Awards". Big West Conference. April 8, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  18. ^ "That's A Given: UC Davis Slugger Ties School Record For Doubles In A Game". Big West Conference. April 15, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  19. ^ "Final Softball Weekly Awards Handed Out For 2019". Big West Conference. May 13, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  20. ^ a b "League Champion Titans Claim Four Softball Honors" (PDF). Big West Conference. May 14, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  21. ^ "2019 All-Region Awards". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
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