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SAN FRANCISCO – The University of San Francisco Diamond Dons (22-17, 9-6 WCC) will host Sacramento State (22-16) Wednesday at Benedetti Diamond in the second game of a home-and-away series. The Dons defeated the Hornets, 8-4, on April 3.
USF had an eight-game win streak snapped Saturday against Loyola Marymount. The Dons will send freshman
Thomas Cox (1-0, 2.79 ERA) to the mound against Sacramento State's Hunter Greenwood (2-0, 2.90 ERA)
The Dons will head to San Diego this weekend for a three game series with the Toreros, Friday through Sunday.
Wednesday's first pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. A live radio broadcast is available at USFDons.com/live.
TRANSFER OF POWER - Junior
Zachary Turner swung a hot bat last week, going 7-for-16 with four runs and nine RBIs. Turner smacked a double and two home runs in four games and started at first base Sunday for the first time this season.
SENIOR SPECIAL - Jason Mahood hit .400 last week (6-for-15), scoring five times and driving in a pair of runs. Mahood went 3-for-4 at California, before going 3-for-11 with three runs scored against LMU.
BALOG'S BEST - Alex Balog set a season-high with 7.1 innings pitched Saturday. The junior also tied a season-high with nine strikeouts in the Dons 4-3 loss to LMU.
MIDDLE OF THE PACK - USF ranks seventh in the West Coast Conference with a .249 batting average. The Dons are third in doubles (70), home runs (18) and total bases (467). The Dons pitching staff ranks third in the conference in ERA (3.15), batting average against (.252) and runs allowed (152), and first in innings pitched (357.2) and walks allowed (97).
MOUND PRESENCE - Senior
Haden Hinkle is 7-1, with a 1.37 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 52.2 innings pitched. Hinkle leads the West Coast Conference in ERA, is tied for first in wins, and is third in batting average against (.203) and ERA. Hinkle pitched 5.2 innings last week in two appearances, allowing six hits and one run while striking out seven.
