11-35, 5-22
UC Davis
28-23, 17-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Cal Poly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Mustangs Edged by UC Davis in Saturday Season Finale, 4-3
5/2/2026 4:22:00 PM | Softball
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Left fielder Kiara Blanchard finished 3-for-4 during her final collegiate game and the Cal Poly softball program – after tying the scoreline against UC Davis three times Saturday – was unable to do so at the fourth opportunity as the Mustangs closed 2026 with a 4-3 setback to the Aggies.
Deadlocking the scoreline at 1-1 in the bottom of the first through an RBI single from freshman first baseman Myleigh Cooper and 2-2 in the fourth after a Blanchard run-scoring double (below), Cal Poly once again fell behind in the top of the fifth after Aggies catcher Naomi Kalanetra scored left fielder Claire Shelton with a double.
However, Mustang third baseman Mylina Garza (above, right) – making her 177th career and final appearance Saturday – singled home Cooper with one down during the bottom half of the fifth to tie the matchup a third time.
The Aggies though surged back in front in the sixth with pinch runner Vanessa Calvillo scoring on a wild pitch.
B5 | Mustangs tie it up again, Mylina Garza singling home Myleigh Cooper for the 3-3 deadlock in Saturday's season finale!#RideHigh pic.twitter.com/Y3Uh22qST1
— Cal Poly Softball (@CalPolySoftball) May 2, 2026
Retired in order to close the sixth, Cal Poly received back-to-back one-out singles in the seventh from sophomore shortstop Sienna Erskine and junior center fielder A’Niyla Byrd. Garza next hit into a fielder’s choice that erased Byrd at second and, with runners at the corner bases and two down, freshman designated player Madi Bohannon struck out on a full-count pitch to end the game.
Each of Cal Poly’s four graduating players featured in Saturday’s finale.
Blanchard, making her 158th career start Saturday, departs the program ranked 10th all-time with 62 walks, 11th with 28 doubles and 13th with 71 RBI.
Garza, starting 176 of a possible 180 games during her four-year career and missing just one game in the last three seasons, ranks third all-time with eight sacrifice flies.
Saturday’s starter, Ally Robbins, and reliever Amy Ross both set new career bests in 2026 for appearances, innings pitched and strikeouts.
B4 | Kiara Blanchard ... off the wall! The senior ties it up at 2-2 on senior day!#RideHigh pic.twitter.com/FhEvOnhtx0
— Cal Poly Softball (@CalPolySoftball) May 2, 2026
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Scholtens, Maia (3-2)
L: Ross, Amy (1-4)
Batting:
2B: Kalanetra, Naomi 1
RBI: Kalanetra, Naomi 2 ; Felice, Gia 1
SH: Brady, Keira 1
SF: Felice, Gia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shelton, Claire 1 ; Calvillo, Vanessa 1 ; Felice, Gia 1 ; Dethlefson, Alyssa 1
Batting:
2B: Bohannon, Madi 1 ; Blanchard, Kiara 1
RBI: Blanchard, Kiara 1 ; Cooper, Myleigh 1 ; Garza, Mylina 1
SH: Byrd, A'Niyla 1 ; Allen, Leilani 1 ; Venegas, Maya 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bohannon, Madi 1 ; Blanchard, Kiara 1 ; Cooper, Myleigh 1
SB: Choi, Karina 1 ; Martinez, Sehren 1
HBP: Bermudez, Maddy 1
