BSB | Dons Fall in Game One of WCC Tournament to Pepperdine, 8-2

Thursday, May 24

Stockton, Calif.

3:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

28-29

Pepperdine

30-22

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
San Francisco	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	8	1
Pepperdine	0	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	X	8	9	1

BSB | Dons Fall in Game One of WCC Tournament to Pepperdine, 8-2

5/24/2018 6:19:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

The Rundown
STOCKTON, Calif. - The University of San Francisco Dons baseball's (28-29, 0-1 WCC Tournament) fell in their first game of the WCC Tournament against the No. 1 seeded Pepperdine Waves (30-22, 1-0 WCC Tournament) 8-2.

After retiring the first four batters of the game, Thomas Ponticelli would come up against Pepperdine's Duncan McKinnon, who would hit a solo home run over the wall in right field to make it 1-0 in the second inning. Ponticelli would strike out the final two outs to keep the Waves lead at one run.

With two-outs in the third inning, Ponticelli would walk Chase Lambert, extending the inning. The next batter up for Pepperdine, Brandt Belk, would hit a double down the left field line. The runner would score from first on a close play at the plate to bump the Pepperdine lead to 2-0. The Waves would add another three runs on a two-run home run and a solo home run to make it 5-0 after three.

The Dons would threaten in the top half of the fifth, with Riley Helland and Ross Puskarich leading off the inning with a single and a double. USF would be unable to bring them around to score and Pepperdine would take advantage in the home half of the inning, scoring another two runs. With one-out, Pepperdine would get a double and a single to bring in the first run of the inning. Grant Young would come in for Ponticelli with runners on first and third. The sophomore would get a fly out to center field, which would bring the seventh run of the game for the Waves to make it 7-0 after five innings.

USF would get runners on second and third with no-outs for the second straight inning through back-to-back singles from Tyler Villaroman and Jonathan Allen. Michael Perri would come up with one-out and hit a sharp ground ball through the left side of the infield, bringing in Villaroman and Allen in to cut the Waves lead to 7-2.

The Waves would add a run in the sixth inning through a pass ball with two-outs, bringing in the runner form third to make it 8-2, which would be the final score.

USF returns to Banner Island Ballpark tomorrow at 12 p.m. to take on the loser of game two between No. 2 seed Gonzaga and No. 3 seed LMU in an elimination game.

COACHES CORNER
USF head coach Nino Giarratano

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— USF Dons Baseball (@SFDonsBaseball) May 25, 2018

GAME STATS

Riley Helland led the Dons in hits this afternoon with three, going three-for-four on the afternoon.
With his three hits, Helland is now second on the team in that category with 72.
Michael Perri drove in the two RBIs on the day for USF, moving his team leading total to 46 on the year.
Ponticelli's six strikeouts puts him at 78 on the year, which is second amongst the pitching staff.
Pham's two strikeouts have him at 28 on the year.