Some early observations on UC Davis’ college baseball season: It’s probably foolish to read too much into the 1-5 record. Two of the losses came by one-run and Friday’s 11-3 defeat to Santa Clara was close as well until things got out of hand in the seventh and ninth innings. Friday’s game did remind me a bit of last season in this regard: 10 Aggie hits, nine of those singles. Meanwhile, the Broncos picked up a three-run triple by Ryan Conan in the third and a three more on a blast by Gabe Alcantar in the seventh.
On a positive note, catcher Jacob Jeffries looks like a find: The left-handed hitting catcher got the start against Santa Clara southpaw Matthew Wickswat and singled in his first two at-bats. The Broncos actually went to righty reliever Steve Kalush to pitch to him with a runner on second in the fifth. Jeffries slashed an opposite-field screamer to the left side, but it was snagged by the third baseman. That would have tied the game.
--Matt O'Donnell
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