SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Following their five game swing through the state of Oregon, the USF Dons baseball team (14-14, 3-3) is back at the friendly comforts of Benedetti Diamond to take on WCC rival San Diego (16-7, 5-1) for a three game weekend series.
This weekend will be the third conference series for each school as the Dons dropped two of three against Santa Clara, before heading north and winning two of three against Portland. USD began conference play by taking two of three over Pepperdine on the road and followed that up with a home sweep over the Saint Mary's Gaels.
SERIES DETAILS:
Friday, Apr. 1, 2022
San Diego vs. USF
RHP Garrett Rennie (1-2, 2.65 ERA) vs RHP
Owen Stevenson (2-2, 2.45 ERA)
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Saturday, Apr. 2, 2022
San Diego vs. USF
LHP Brycen Mautz (5-1, 3.11 ERA) vs RHP
Riley Ornido (0-1, 5.68 ERA)
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Sunday, Apr. 3, 2022
San Diego vs. USF
LHP Kyle Carr (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs RHP
Jesse Barron (3-2, 4.71 ERA)
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BACK HOME:
- It was a 2-3 overall trip for the Dons in the Pacific Northwest as they took two of three from the Pilots over the weekend and then couldn't rebuild the same mojo as they lost both games against #21 Oregon.
- Sophomore infielder Luke Keaschall has continued his torrid hitting as he leads the Dons with a .308 batting average and gets on base at a well-above average .444 on-base percentage hitting at the top of the USF batting order.
- Fellow sophomore pitcher Owen Stevenson has been a force leading the USF pitching staff in 2022, he was excellent in USF's series opening win last Friday in Portland allowing just one earned run in 6 2/3 innings pitched while striking out three Pilot hitters. Stevenson is currently top five in the WCC in individual ERA with a 2.45 mark.
- The Dons are also getting it done on the bases with three athletes in the top five in the conference in stolen bases with Keaschall leading the way with 19 bags stolen, Foster in third with 13, and Harris Williams III in fifth place with nine stolen bases on the season.
SCOUTING THE TOREROS:
- The Toreros enter this weekend in first place in the conference standings with a 5-1 record in WCC play through the first two weekends.
- Leading the San Diego offense halfway through the season is sophomore infielder Chase Meidroth who's posted a team high .382 batting average and is getting on base every two plate appearances he takes with a sky-high .500 on-base percentage hitting at the top of the Torero batting order.
- Senior right-handed pitcher Garrett Rennie has been USD's most reliable arm this season as he's made six starts compiling a 2.65 ERA in those appearances with 37 1/3 innings pitched and a .266 batting average against.
- San Diego leads the all-time series 29-21 against the Dons as USD took two of three during the 2021 spring season back at Fowler Park.
SCHEDULE UPDATE:
Every USF baseball home game for the remainder of the 2022 season will now start at 1:00 p.m. PST.
TRACK THE ACTION:
Live stream of both games this week will be available through the WCC Network's live stream. Live stats are also available and can be found on the team's schedule page via usfdons.com.
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