# 2019 UC Davis Aggies softball team

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, 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. She threw the first perfect game in program Division I history against Sacramento State on March 12, a no-hitter against Cal Poly on April 14, and a program record-tying 18 strikeouts against Hawaii on May 9.
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.

## Previous season

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

## 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. It was the highest that the team had been voted in the preseason poll since they were picked to finish second in 2011.
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

Source:

## Schedule

Legend :
| | UC Davis win |
| | UC Davis loss |
| * | Non-Conference game |
2019 UC Davis Aggies Softball Game Log :
Regular season (39–14) :
February (11–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb 8 | vs Montana* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 2–1 | Kibby (1–0) | Stensby (0–1) | None | | 1–0 |
| Feb 8 | vs Santa Clara* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 10–2$^5$ | Yanez (1–0) | Kim (0–1) | None | | 2–0 |
| Feb 9 | vs Montana* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 10–4 | Cadona (1–0) | Achenbach (0–1) | None | | 3–0 |
| Feb 9 | vs Cal State Bakersfield* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | Cancelled | | | | | |
| Feb 10 | vs Nevada* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | Cancelled | | | | | |
| Feb 15 | Weber State* | Stephanie Lynn Park • Henderson, NV | L 2–7 | Su'esu'e (2–1) | Kibby (1–1) | None | | 3–1 |
| Feb 15 | BYU* | Stephanie Lynn Park • Henderson, NV | W 4–2 | Yanez (2–0) | Paulson (0–1) | None | | 4–1 |
| Feb 16 | UTEP* | Stephanie Lynn Park • Henderson, NV | W 15–2$^5$ | Yanez (3–0) | Orozco (0–1) | None | | 5–1 |
| Feb 16 | Miami (OH)* | Stephanie Lynn Park • Henderson, NV | L 6–7$^8$ | Pratt (1–0) | Yanez (3–1) | None | | 5–2 |
| Feb 17 | Georgetown* | Stephanie Lynn Park • Henderson, NV | W 5–4$^8$ | Yanez (4–1) | Diller (0–1) | None | 200 | 6–2 |
| Feb 19 | vs Pacific* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | Postponed | | | | | |
| Feb 21 | vs UTEP* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 4–1 | Yanez (5–1) | Wright (1–3) | None | | 7–2 |
| Feb 21 | vs UTEP* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 2–1 | Kibby (2–1) | McKechnie (1–3) | Cadona (1) | 42 | 8–2 |
| Feb 22 | vs Seattle* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 1–0$^5$ | Yanez (6–1) | Nance (3–3) | None | | 9–2 |
| Feb 23 | vs Seattle* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 3–1 | Yanez (7–1) | Larkins (2–1) | None | | 10–2 |
| Feb 23 | vs Idaho State* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | L 2–3 | Mulcahy (1–1) | Kibby (2–2) | Pease (1) | | 10–3 |
| Feb 24 | vs Saint Mary's* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 6–0 | Kibby (3–2) | Perez (0–6) | None | 252 | 11–3 |
| Feb 26 | at Sacramento State* | Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA | Postponed | | | | | |
March (16–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big West Record |
| Mar 1 | Boise State* | USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA | L 4–9 | Broadus (6–0) | Kibby (3–3) | Mancha (1) | | 11–4 | |
| Mar 1 | Weber State* | USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA | W 9–0$^6$ | Yanez (8–1) | Su'esu'e (2–3) | None | 179 | 12–4 | |
| Mar 3 | at San Diego* | USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA | W 2–1 | Yanez (9–1) | Boos (0–1) | None | 411 | 13–4 | |
| Mar 8 | Northern Kentucky* | Spartan Softball Field • San Jose, CA | W 3–0 | Kibby (4–3) | Koperdak (0–5) | None | 111 | 14–4 | |
| Mar 8 | at San Jose State* | Spartan Softball Field • San Jose, CA | W 6–5 | Yanez (10–1) | Aurin (1–2) | None | 137 | 15–4 | |
| Mar 9 | Weber State* | Spartan Softball Field • San Jose, CA | W 13–8 | Kibby (5–3) | Su'esu'e (3–5) | None | 102 | 16–4 | |
| Mar 9 | Nevada* | SCU Softball Field • Santa Clara, CA | W 9–1$^5$ | Yanez (11–1) | Sargent (1–5) | None | 100 | 17–4 | |
| Mar 12 | vs Sacramento State* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 4–0 | Yanez (12–1) | Corr (8–6) | None | 88 | 18–4 | |
| Mar 15 | vs Santa Clara | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 6–0 | Yanez (13–1) | Anderson (1–6) | None | 57 | 19–4 | |
| Mar 15 | vs Rider | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | L 1–2$^8$ | Trujillo (1–4) | Kibby (5–4) | None | 57 | 19–5 | |
| Mar 16 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 5–0 | Kibby (6–4) | Portis (2–7) | None | | 20–5 | |
| Mar 16 | vs Marist* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 6–0 | Yanez (14–1) | Peterson (1–2) | None | 246 | 21–5 | |
| Mar 17 | vs Rider* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 13–0$^5$ | Cadona (2–0) | Trujillo (1–5) | None | 54 | 22–5 | |
| Mar 23 | vs Marist* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 4–0 | Kibby (7–4) | Phippen (7–1) | None | | 23–5 | |
| Mar 23 | vs Marist* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 3–0 | Yanez (15–1) | Leeseberg (0–4) | None | 185 | 24–5 | |
| Mar 27 | at California* | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | W 2–1 | Yanez (16–1) | Dung (8–5) | None | 178 | 25–5 | |
| Mar 30 | vs Cal State Northridge | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 4–2 | Yanez (17–1) | James (10–8) | None | | 26–5 | 1–0 |
| Mar 30 | vs Cal State Northridge | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 1–0 | Kibby (8–4) | Jamerson (5–5) | None | 97 | 27–5 | 2–0 |
| Mar 31 | vs Cal State Northridge | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | L 1–2 | James (11–8) | Yanez (17–2) | None | 169 | 27–6 | 2–1 |
April (9–5) :
| Date– | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big West Record |
| Apr 6 | at UC Santa Barbara | Campus Diamond • Santa Barbara, CA | W 3–0 | Yanez (18–2) | Noriega (5–13) | None | 170 | 28–6 | 3–1 |
| Apr 6 | at UC Santa Barbara | Campus Diamond • Santa Barbara, CA | L 1–3 | Gulvin (1–8) | Kibby (8–5) | None | 170 | 28–7 | 3–2 |
| Apr 7 | at UC Santa Barbara | Campus Diamond • Santa Barbara, CA | W 9–0 | Yanez (19–2) | Noriega (5–14) | None | 150 | 29–7 | 4–2 |
| Apr 13 | vs Cal Poly | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | L 0–1 | Best (3–18) | Yanez (19–3) | None | | 29–8 | 4–3 |
| Apr 13 | vs Cal Poly | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 7–0 | Kibby (9–5) | Casper (1–7) | None | 321 | 30–8 | 5–3 |
| Apr 14 | vs Cal Poly | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 5–0 | Yanez (20–3) | Best (3–19) | None | 366 | 31–8 | 6–3 |
| Apr 19 | at UC Riverside | Amy S. Harrison Field • Riverside, CA | W 3–1 | Yanez (21–3) | Olmos (5–8) | None | 71 | 32–8 | 7–3 |
| Apr 20 | at UC Riverside | Amy S. Harrison Field • Riverside, CA | W 9–5 | Kibby (10–5) | Boles (10–6) | Yanez (1) | 212 | 33–8 | 8–3 |
| Apr 20 | at UC Riverside | Amy S. Harrison Field • Riverside, CA | W 11–1$^5$ | Yanez (22–3) | Olmos (5–9) | None | 224 | 34–8 | 9–3 |
| Apr 23 | vs Pacific* | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 9–4 | Kibby (11–5) | Sutherlin (4–6) | None | 47 | 35–8 | |
| Apr 27 | vs Cal State Fullerton | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | L 1–9$^5$ | Martinez (13–5) | Yanez (22–4) | None | | 35–9 | 9–4 |
| Apr 27 | vs Cal State Fullerton | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | W 2–1$^9$ | Yanez (23–4) | Martinez (13–6) | None | 297 | 36–9 | 10–4 |
| Apr 28 | vs Cal State Fullerton | La Rue Field • Davis, CA | L 1–5 | Martinez (14–6) | Yanez (23–5) | None | 273 | 36–10 | 10–5 |
| Apr 30 | at Sacramento State* | Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA | L 1–6 | Corr (19–10) | Kibby (11–6) | None | 124 | 36–11 | |
May (3–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big West Record |
| May 4 | at Long Beach State | LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA | L 2–3 | White (10–10) | Yanez (23–6) | None | 374 | 36–12 | 10–6 |
| May 4 | at Long Beach State | LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA | L 0–10$^5$ | Coleman (12–11) | Kibby (11–6) | None | 374 | 36–13 | 10–7 |
| May 5 | at Long Beach State | LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA | W 4–1 | Yanez (24–6) | White (10–11) | None | 219 | 37–13 | 11–7 |
| May 9 | at Hawaii | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 1–2$^{12}$ | Hitchcock (20–7) | Yanez (24–7) | None | | 37–14 | 11–8 |
| May 9 | at Hawaii | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 7–3 | Kibby (12–7) | Murphy (2–1) | None | 571 | 38–14 | 12–8 |
| May 10 | at Hawaii | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 5–1 | Yanez (25–7) | Hitchcock (20–8) | None | 780 | 39–14 | 13–8 |

## Awards and honors

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Meghan Bradbury | Big West Player of the Week | February 11, 2019 |
| Brooke Yanez | Big West Pitcher of the Week | February 18, 2019 |
| Brooke Yanez | Big West Pitcher of the Week | February 25, 2019 |
| Brooke Yanez | Big West Pitcher of the Week | March 18, 2019 |
| Brooke Yanez | NFCA National Pitcher of the Week | March 19, 2019 |
| Brooke Yanez | Big West Pitcher of the Week | April 8, 2019 |
| Marisa Given | Big West Player of the Week | April 15, 2019 |
| Brooke Yanez | Big West Pitcher of the Week | April 15, 2019 |
| Brooke Yanez | Big West Pitcher of the Week | May 13, 2019 |
Individual Awards :
| Player | Award | Ref. |
| Brooke Yanez | Big West Pitcher of the Year | |
All-Big West :
| Player | Selection |
| Alyse Rojas | First team |
| Brooke Yanez | First team |
| Marisa Given | Second team |
| Isabella Leon | Second team |
| Katie Kibby | Honorable mention |
| Maddie Rojas | Honorable mention |
NFCA All-Pacific Region :
| Player | Selection | Ref. |
| Brooke Yanez | First team | |