Thanks for the report, agalum. My wife and I were thinking of going but then I got my second Covid booster yesterday morning and felt like crap later that afternoon. I hope the small turnout won't stop them from doing this again next year.

Can you say a little more about what the coaches had to say about how they felt the transfer portal was going to affect programs like us and recruiting? Did they articulate any pros and cons?

My wife and I met Coach Les a couple of years ago and, like you, were very impressed with him. He's very personable and genuine to talk to.

Crazy...UCD to Cal Baptist to Portland State to Denver to Penn State...wow!

Let us know how the event was and what the coaches had to say, agalum.

Here are the coaches that will be on this tour:

Sac State continues to add to their haul of transfers. Sharp shooting Austin Patterson 6'3 185 SG, has transferred to Sac from Wofford. Patterson had offers from the Aggies, UCSB, Montana State, Riverside, IUPUI and South Alabama out of high school before choosing Wofford.

https://verbalcommits.com/players/austin-patterson-ca

That's pretty high praise from Les. I sure hope he'll be able to contribute this fall as a true freshman.

This will be a big benefit to our athletes and coaches and it should help with recruiting too.

Official announcement:https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2022/5/18/mens-basketball-uc-davis-adds-front-court-depth-with-signing-of-deandre-henry.aspx

Official announcement: https://twitter.com/ucdavismbb/status/1527363461218459648?s=20&t=u6cQ4cAomCi4C0c5q_W-LQ

It looks like he had offers from CS East Bay, SF State and Holy Names also.

https://verbalcommits.com/players/sam-manu

So will we have Bossy Cow Cow Lager now instead of Gunrock Lager...?

Or Morgan...? She'd bring the kind of coaching for the post players that Des has been doing for so many years.

Daniel Descalso is being inducted into the Cal Aggie Athletics Hall of Fame and is currently completing his degree at UCD. Apparently, he can often be seen hanging around the Aggie dugout too. Maybe there will be coaching position for him in the future of Aggie baseball...

Daniel Descalso - Baseball (2005-07)

Descalso has gone on to post the most successful post-collegiate career of any Aggie baseball alumnus but the baseball record book is dotted with his name from his time at UC Davis.

He was the first Aggie to collect his 200th career hit before his senior year and finished among the school top-10 lists in at-bats, hits, and doubles despite only playing three years.

Though he was never able to earn an all-conference award due to playing during UC Davis reclassification to Division I, he was named All-Division I Independent First Team in 2007. He hatted .397 that season, third in school history behind only Ty Kelly, another future Major Leaguer, and David Nix. He finished with a mammoth 1.043 OPS in 2007 and led the Aggies in doubles, runs, RBI, total bases and walks as well as striking out just 17 times in 269 plate appearances.

Despite missing time early in the 2006 season due to an injury, he retured to start 41 of the 43 games he played that season and bat .284.

He was an All-Division I Independent Second Team selection in 2005, playing in all 56 games and leading the team in average (.320), at-bats (225), hits (72), and total bases (92). He became the first true freshman to lead the team in batting average since Gary Schlagenhauf in 1967.

Of a possible 164 games over his career, Descalso appeared in 155.

Descalso was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third round of the 2007 MLB Amateur Draft and made his debut three years later in 2010. He went on to a win a World Series with the Cardinals in 2011, a season where he set a career-high for games played with 148 and batted .264. He was instrumental in that 2011 World Series, batting .667 in the five-game series against the Texas Rangers.

He went on to have a nine-year career in the Major Leagues with the Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Chicago Cubs.

Descalso is currently enrolled as a student at UC Davis finishing his degree and is a frequent sight in the dugout during Aggie home games.

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2022/5/16/uc-davis-announces-2022-cal-aggie-athletics-hall-of-fame-class.aspx

Good for Des. She's certainly deserving of being a HC.

We've offered his brother Ryan Beasley who is an explosive scorer averaging nearly 30 points per game as a junior at Dougherty Valley HS in San Ramon. I would imagine that he's going to garner a lot of high major attention though so getting him will be tough.

Elijah Pepper has a couple of brothers who are excellent players also. His brother Noah, 6'4 210 G, will be a RS Freshman at Central Washington this year. He was a tremendous scorer and rebounder in HS. I'm surprised we haven't offered him. He has another brother, Levi, 6'6 and 210, is a junior in HS and is also an outstanding player who is an explosive scorer. Les could keep things "in the family" by bringing these kids to the Aggies.

Verbalcommits doesn't show that we've offered Ajiboye yet but they might not be up to date on him. I watched some of his video highlights and he looks like he'd be a great player to get. He has a 7'2 wingspan with great leaping ability, blocks a lot of shots, can play above the rim, is a fearless defender who can take a charge and can shoot well from beyond the arc. He looks like he has a ton of potential to grow stronger and really up his game.

Highlight videos here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ola+ojiboye

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I'm excited to see the team play this fall. We've got some high level talent at some key positions. Hawk does a good job of creating a strong family so, if the team chemistry is good, we could be very good this year.