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Winner Fresno State FS 21-19
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San Francisco USF 14-22
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Fresno State FS
21-19
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San Francisco USF
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Score By Periods
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Fresno State FS 1 0 2 0 9 1 0 0 1 14 14 2
San Francisco USF 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 9 11 3

W: CREMAROSA, A (1-0) L: Cabrera, AC (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Bulldogs Outlast Dons in Afternoon Slugfest

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Returning to their home diamond for the first of four games this week, the USF Dons baseball team (14-23, 5-13) just dropped a hard-fought slug fest on Wednesday afternoon by a 14-9 final score to the Fresno State Bulldogs (21-19, 11-10) at Benedetti Diamond.  
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
  • Fresno State got off to a fast start as they plated a run in the top of the first to take an early lead on the Hilltop.
  • USF was able to answer in the bottom of the second as Mattie Thomas pulled an opposite field single and came around to score on Patrick Keighran's RBI single to even the score at one apiece.
  • The Bulldogs would answer back with two more runs in the top of the third before the Dons were armed with a response of their own. Blake Atkins was hit by a pitch with one out and then came around to score on Michael Campagna's long home run to left field to even the score at three.
  • Putting together 10 unanswered runs, Fresno State scored nine in the top of the fifth and added another run in the top of the sixth to lead 13-3 heading into the USF half of the sixth.
  • Beginning to build their rally, Harris Williams led off the Dons' sixth with a single to right center and Keighran followed with a double down the left field line to score Williams III. Zach Griffin then walked and Blake Pitts was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Mario DeMera then brought home Keighran with a sacrifice fly to center field and Tyler Martinez followed with an RBI single to score Griffin to make it 13-6. Will Asby would deliver a sac fly of his own to score Pitts and Campagna would drive in T. Martinez to make it 13-8 Fresno State.
  • Not done yet, Williams III clubbed a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the seventh to cut the deficit down to four runs.
  • Fresno State would scratch across one more run in the top of the ninth as they took home the 14-9 victory on Wednesday afternoon.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
  • Williams III had a big afternoon at the plate going 3-for-5 at the plate and connecting for his fifth home run of the season as he also scored a pair of runs on Wednesday.
  • Campagna joined in on the home run parade as he went 2-for-5 with his fourth round tripper of the season as he drove in three runs against the Bulldogs.
  • Manning third base for USF, Keighran had a good day at the plate going 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI against Fresno State.
  • Standing out on the mound, Gabriel Barrett, Hunter Holzemer and Will Hearn each combined to throw 3 1/3 innings pitched with three unearned runs and five strikeouts on their home diamond.
POST GAME WITH THE DONS:
  • To view the highlights from today's game, please click here. 
  • To view our post game press conference with USF head baseball coach, please click here.
UP NEXT:
The Dons now look forward to another home weekend series on the Hilltop as they will host the Saint Mary's Gaels for the first of three starting on Friday, April 28 at 1:00 p.m. Live streaming and live statistics for the contest are available via the team's schedule page. 
 
FOLLOW US:
For updates and more information on the USF baseball program, be sure to follow @SFDonsBaseball on Twitter, @USFDonsBaseball on Instagram and @University.of.San.Francisco.Baseball on Facebook.
 
MERCHANDISE:
Want to dress like the Dons? Rep USF today by visiting the all-new USF Dons online store at www.usfdons.com/shop.
 
SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge our  department sponsor – TicketSmarter- 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) 422-4561.
 
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