Hayward managed just three base runners in the final seven innings, including a stretch of 11 straight batters set down by Kinard in the second through fifth innings. Seven different USF batters hit safely in the game, including two hits each by Zapata, Jess Taclas, and Paul, whose two-run homer in the eighth provided some insurance runs. Taclas also scored two runs and had two stolen bases.
USF likewise had the tying run on third base in the 7th and 8th innings after stranding four other runners in scoring position earlier in the game. Lost in the defeat was yet another big day on the bases for USF junior Jess Taclas, who was 3-for-3 on stolen base. The SF native now has 17 for the season, already the 8th best season in USF history. Tad Tassone had 29 steals in 1969 (TheFoghorn).
