Wooldridge, Aggies Hold Golden Bears to One Hit in 6‑1 Win

BERKELEY, Calif. (Interstat) — Braydon Wooldridge pitched five no-hit innings with one earned run and three strikeouts as UC Davis defeated California 6-1 Wednesday afternoon at Evans Diamond.

The Golden Bears struck first in the bottom of the first when Hideki Prather homered to deep left field. The Aggies answered in the fourth on Jaxon Murphy’s solo home run. UC Davis took the lead in the fifth when Tyler Howard tripled to left center, driving in two runs. J.C. Mault followed with an RBI single. The Aggies added two more in the seventh on a Mault single and a wild pitch.

Peter Storjohann, Rowen Barnes and Tyler Wood combined for four scoreless relief innings with three strikeouts. UC Davis improved to 20-24 overall; California fell to 23-21. Tanner Grove took the loss despite striking out seven over four innings. Howard finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs. The Golden Bears managed five hits.