THE RUNDOWN
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The University of San Francisco returned to the field on Saturday for a double-header against the University of Texas San Antonio. The Dons battled hard, but the Roadrunners' offense was too much for the Dons.

In the first game of the afternoon, newcomer Landen Bourassa took to the mound for the Dons. The Roadrunners jumped out to an early lead off a two-run home run from Bryan Arias. It was a lead that UTSA would not relinquish.
 
The Dons never gave in, getting runners in scoring position from the fifth inning on to put the pressure on the UTSA pitching staff. In the bottom of the ninth, the Dons got on the board when Rob Emery hit into a double that allowed Brady Bate to score from third base.
 
In the second game the Dons got off to a fast start, scoring four runs in first inning. The Roadrunners were able to match the Dons' inning, adding four of their own in the bottom half of the inning. Scott Parker, coming on in relief for Haydn King, put together two shutout innings before the potent UTSA offense put together a string of three innings of scoring three runs.
 
With the duo of Joey Steele and Riley Ornido putting together a pair of scoreless innings, the Dons were able to get a run back in the eighth on a Riley Helland single that drove in Mike Perri. In the end the Roadrunners bats were too much for the Dons, winning 13-5.
 
COACHES QUOTES
Head coach Nino Giarratano
 
On the positives to take from today's double header:
"What we can take is that we got a couple of guys their first collegiate base hits with Dom Grissom and Matt Campos. On the pitching end we got two good innings pitched from Joey Steele and Riley Ornido. Scotty (Parker) was great for the first two innings, but we left him in too long today."
 
On the opportunity to win up 4-0 in second game
"We had a golden opportunity in the second game today going up 4-0 in the first inning of the second game. To not win today we had to do a bunch of things wrong and, unfortunately, that's what happened today. We got UTSA in a lot of two-out situations, but we gave up a lot hits in those moments. All-around it wasn't a good performance today."
 
On the pitching performances from Steele and Ornido
"I'm very pleased with those two today. They had a plan, and they went out and executed their plans.
 
On Alex Pham's collegiate debut
"He was sharp and commanded his breaking ball really well today. He moved is fastball around and really pitched well for his first game. Overall I'm pleased with the way he went out and pitched his game today."
 
On UTSA
"You got to tip your hat to UTSA for the way they went out and swung the bat aggressively today. They hit the ball well and played a good all-around game."
 
GAME 1 STATS

• Freshman Alex Pham got his first taste of collegiate action, coming on in relief for Bourassa. He went 3 2/3 innings, striking out four batters.
• As a team the Dons were a patient group at the plate, drawing seven total walks.
• Dominic Grissom made his collegiate debut, coming on for Jack Winkler as a pinch hitter. The freshman went 1-for-1 with a single driven up the middle.

GAME 2 STATS

• The Dons put up four in the first inning, the highest run count in an inning for the team on the season.
• Haydn King made is collegiate debut
• Riley Helland led the Dons with two RBIs on the day, first and second of the season.
• The duo of Bate and Ping drove in their first RBIs of the season in the first inning.
• The backend of the bullpen, Steele and Ornido, shutout the Roadrunners potent offense in the seventh and eighth innings.
• The Dons put together a fairly clean game, committing just one error as a team. 

NEXT UP
The Dons will return to California to take on Sacramento State in a Tuesday matchup, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m.