After flirting with a no-hitter through more than eight innings, UC Davis’ slumbering bats awoke in time to send a homerun over the right field fence in the top of the ninth Tuesday at Benedetti Diamond. Dennis Flippen’s homer was one of the few highlights for the Aggies (4-12) who allowed nine USF (10-6) runs off 15 hits.

Sophomore right-hander Chris Gossert (2-0) collected the win for the Dons after going five no-hit innings while striking out five. Freshman right-hander David Seccombe and junior right-hander Steve Moses combined for three additional innings of no-hit baseball for the Dons who have won seven of their last 10 outings.

Senior All-American infielder Taggert Bozied came through with a 4-for-5 day with double and two RBI and junior infielder Jesse Foppert went 3-for-3 with three RBI. Freshman infielders Armand Gaerlan and Nick Cirbo each knocked in a pair of runs for the Dons.

USF opened the game strong, posting four runs in the first and fourth innings and added a single run in the third. UC Davis scored a run in the sixth on an error, and Flippen connected on a solo shot in the ninth to wrap up the Aggies’ scoring.

John Holtkamp (1-2) suffered the loss for UC Davis, allowing five runs off seven hits in three innings of work.

San Francisco opens West Coast Conference play on Friday when they travel south on US 101 to play Santa Clara in a three-game set at Buck Shaw Stadium. First pitch for game one is scheduled for 7:00 PM.