Despite the young look of the Dons, talent definitely abounds. All around the infield. At first, USF has one of the finest defensive players in the league. John Hunt. At third base, Ray McDonald cooled the hot box with fine defensive plays, including a diving stop down the line that was golden glove in nature. There were no holes up the middle of the Don's infield as veteran Angelo Martin at second and shortstop Steve Berriatua allowed nothing to get beyond them. Behind the plate. Rich Morales provides great discipline and leadership. In the outfield.
The contest then changed venues the next day to SF State where the Dons split a double header after losing a tough one in the opener 10-9. The Dons held a lead through 8 innings, mostly due to the timely hitting of Ray McDonald who was 4-4 with 2 RBI's. Angelo Martin scored four of the Don's runs, while Joe Williams and Rich Morales had 2 RBI's apiece. They bounced back after a tough loss to pull it out 4-3 in a shortened game due to lighting. Designated hitter Mike Oliva hit a two run "dinger" in the fourth inning, while Chris Gaggero collected two hits as Duffy Aceret (l-l-l) turned in a fine pitching performance. On Tuesday afternoon the Dons traveled to U.C. Davis where they defeated the Aggies 14-8 behind the seven inning pitching performance by Chris Gaggero whose pitching record now stands at 1-0 (TheFoghorn).
