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. She was profiled in a ESPNW.com feature on freshman starting pitchers in February, and both Yanez and freshman utility player Alyse Rojas earned first-team all-conference honors at the conclusion of the season.

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).

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

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

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.

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 – SophomoreUtility 8 Maddie Rojas – Sophomore 10 Frankie Mendoza – Sophomore 16 Autumn Miller – Junior 22 Alyse Rojas – Freshman 27 Alexis Villalobos – Sophomore 28 Isabella Leon – Sophomore 

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

2018 UC Davis Aggies Softball Game LogRegular season (27–24)February (11–7) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big West Record Feb 9 * Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ W 3–1 Yanez (1–0) Devers (0–2) None 350 1–0 Feb 10 #12 * Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ L 0–6 Arnold (1–0) Mendoza (0–1) None 45 1–1 Feb 10 #7 * Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ L 1–6 Denham (1–0) Kibby (0–1) None 416 1–2 Feb 11 * Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ W 12–46 Mendoza (1–1) Cretz (0–2) None 124 2–2 Feb 11 * Tempe Sports Complex • Tempe, AZ W 3–29 Yanez (2–0) Formby (0–3) None 350 3–2 Feb 14 at #23 * Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 0–1 Conley (3–0) Yanez (2–1) None 224 3–3 Feb 16 * Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA L 6–9 Walters (2–1) Cadona (0–1) None 151 3–4 Feb 16 at * Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA W 2–0 Yanez (3–1) East (3–2) None 1,105 4–4 Feb 17 * Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA W 7–3 Yanez (4–1) Evans (0–6) None 130 5–4 Feb 17 * 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 * Big League Dreams • Cathedral City, CA L 1–4 Dimartino (6–1) Yanez (5–2) None 101 7–6 Feb 24 #18 * Big League Dreams • Cathedral City, CA W 3–1 Yanez (6–2) Robertson (4–3) None 8–6 Feb 25 * 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 * La Rue Field • Davis, CA W 9–4 Yanez (8–2) Jensen (6–5) None 12–7 Mar 8 vs * 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 * 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 * 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 * La Rue Field • Davis, CA W 3–1 Kibby (5–4) Johnson (1–5) None 16–10 Mar 16 vs 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 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 2–1April (4–9) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big West Record Apr 7 vs 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 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 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 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 6–9May (3–3) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big West Record May 5 vs #17 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 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 AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Brooke Yanez Big West Pitcher of the Week February 13, 2018 Brooke Yanez Big West Pitcher of the Week February 20, 2018 Alyse Rojas Big West Player of the Week April 3, 2018 Brooke Yanez Big West Pitcher of the Week May 8, 2018

Individual AwardsPlayerAwardRef. Brooke Yanez Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year

All-Big WestPlayerSelectionRef. Alyse Rojas First team Brooke Yanez First team Katie Kibby Honorable mention Isabella Leon Honorable mention Alyse Rojas All-Freshman Brooke Yanez All-Freshman

NFCA All-Pacific RegionPlayerSelectionRef. Brooke Yanez Second team

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