EUGENE, Ore./SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Following a hard-fought road series against BYU, the USF Dons baseball team (12-12, 4-8) readies for another busy week on the diamond as they will face the Oregon Ducks (20-9, 7-5) in the Pacific Northwest for a two game mid-week series beginning on Tuesday, April 11 at 5:05 p.m. The Dons will then return home to Benedetti Diamond this weekend for a three-game series against the Pepperdine Waves (10-19, 4-8) starting on Friday, April 14 at 1:00 p.m.
 
Playing in the altitude this weekend, Christian Stapleton had the series of his career against the Cougars as he went 6-for-13 at the dish with four home runs and nine RBI as he ended the weekend with back-to-back multi-homer games at BYU. On the mound, Jesse Barron picked up his third win of the season allowing four earned runs in six innings pitched before Weston Lombard, Gabriel Barrett and Will Hearn each tossed scoreless innings in the Dons' victory.
 
SERIES DETAILS vs. Oregon:
 
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
USF vs. Oregon | 5:05 PM PST
PK Park | Eugene, Oregon
Probable Pitchers: USF - RHP #16 Max Jones (0-1, 6.62 ERA) vs. ORE - RHP #41 Jackson Pace (1-1, 7.99 ERA)
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
USF vs. Oregon | 12;05 PM PST
Miller Park | Provo, Utah
PK Park | Eugene, Oregon
Probable Pitchers: USF TBD vs. ORE TBD
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SERIES DETAILS vs. Pepperdine:
 
Friday, April 14, 2023
USF vs. Pepperdine | 1:00 PM PST
Benedetti Diamond | San Francisco, Calif.
Probable Pitchers: PEP TBD vs. USF TBD
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Saturday, April 15, 2023
USF vs. Pepperdine | 1:00 PM PST
Benedetti Diamond | San Francisco, Calif.
Probable Pitchers: PEP TBD vs. USF TBD
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Sunday, April 16, 2023
USF vs. Pepperdine | 12:00 PM PST
Benedetti Diamond | San Francisco, Calif.
Probable Pitchers: PEP TBD vs. USF TBD
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 THINGS TO KNOW:

• The Dons have a busy week ahead of them as they will return home for the first time since March 26 as they've accumulated a 3-3 record on the road in that time.
• Following Stapleton's tremendous weekend up in Provo, he's now currently the WCC's RBI leader on the season driving in 37 runs hitting in the middle of the USF batting order.
• Settling into the lead-off spot in the batting order, Mario DeMera has continued to rake throughout the season as he ranks second in the WCC with a .398 batting average as the junior infielder also is third in the league with his .487 on-base percentage as his OPS for the season is just south of 1.000.
• Filling in a variety of roles on the Dons' pitching staff, Lombard ranks fourth on the staff with 24 1/3 innings pitched in 12 appearances making three starts with a 4.44 ERA and a .274 opponent's batting average against during the 2023 season.

 SCOUTING THE DUCKS:

• Oregon enters this week with a 20-9 record on the season and a 7-5 mark in the Pac-12 as they dropped two of three games at home over the past weekend to in-state rival Oregon State. The Dons made the trip up to Eugene last season to compete and dropped both games with the series finale a close extra innings loss to the Ducks.
• At the plate, UO boasts four hitters with batting averages north of .300 this season with senior outfielder Tanner Smith leading the way with a .367 batting average six home runs and 24 RBI as he's posted a slugging percentage better than .600 as he's played and started in all 29 of his team's games this season.
• Providing tremendous relief out of the team's bullpen, junior right-hander Austin Anderson has allowed just one earned run in 11 games pitched with opposing hitters posting just a .047 batting average against the Ducks' reliever.

SCOUTING THE WAVES:

• Following a weekend where they were able to take two of three games at home over Saint Mary's, Pepperdine heads north to face the Dons posting a 10-19 record overall to go along with a 4-8 mark in the WCC which puts them even with USF tied for eighth in the conference standings.
• Leading his team's pitching staff throughout the 2023 season, left-hander Shane Tefler ranks fourth in the conference with a 2.74 ERA in eight starts for the Waves as he pitched six innings and allowed two earned runs in his last time out against the Gaels.
• An impact bat for the Dons to be wary of this weekend is senior infielder Ryan Johnson who's the conference leader with 12 home runs this season to go along with a .356 batting average and 29 RBI which is good for fourth most in the conference rankings this year.

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The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge our primary department sponsor – Provident Credit Union - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-456