Mid-week nonleague wins aren't quite as impressive as winning series in college baseball because teams are generally saving their best pitchers for the weekend. With that in mind, however, UC Davis' 9-5 win over No. 13 Cal on Tuesday did help to boost the Aggies' resume to make the postseason.
UCD finished 5-3 against the Pac-10 and is now 8-6 against nationally ranked opponents. If the Aggies are on the "bubble" of making the NCAA field, these kind of numbers should come in handy.
The team is still in must-win territory against UC Irvine this weekend and Cal State Northridge next weekend. Losing either series could cost the Aggies an at-large bid.
Baseball America writer Aaron Fitt projected the field again this week and still has the Aggies in the Stanford regional, this time with Pepperdine and Wright State as the other teams.
He did make this point: "UC Davis, Santa Clara, College of Charleston and Notre Dame get in off the bubble, but none of them can afford any hiccups in the next two weeks."
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