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JT Amaral swinging vs. Santa Clara
5
Winner Santa Clara SCU 13-10
0
San Francisco USF 15-11
Winner
Santa Clara SCU
13-10
5
Final
0
San Francisco USF
15-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Clara SCU 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 9 1
San Francisco USF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

W: GOMEZ, Brandon (1-1) L: Shew, Adam (1-2) S: HAMMOND, Blake (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Broncos Shutout Dons in Conference Series Opener

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Opening West Coast Conference play on the Hilltop, the University of San Francisco baseball team (15-11, 0-1 WCC) dropped a 5-0 decision to Santa Clara (13-10, 1-3 WCC) Thursday afternoon at Benedetti Diamond.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
  • Santa Clara jumped ahead in the second inning on a Dylan Joyce two-out solo home run over the right-field wall.
  • The Broncos added to their lead in the following inning when Efrain Manzo recorded a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring JonJon Berring to push the advantage to 2-0.
  • San Francisco threatened in the bottom of the fourth inning, loading the bases on base hits from Michael Campagna and TJ Rogers and a Zack Ramppen walk. The Dons, however, failed to cut into the deficit when Patrick Keighran grounded into a force out at third base.
  • Manzo came through in the fifth, posting a long two-run home run to left field, giving the Broncos a 4-0 lead.
  • The Broncos added one more run in the top half of the sixth to increase their lead to 5-0.
  • San Francisco continued to battle throughout the remainder of the game but failed to plate a run, finishing the contest with eight runners left on base. 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
  • The Dons totaled three hits, with JT Amaral, Campagna, and Rogers recording base hits throughout the game.
  • Max Jones and Hunter Holzemer shut out Santa Clara in the game's final three frames, allowing a combined one hit while Holzemer recorded two strikeouts.  
POSTGAME WITH THE DONS: UP NEXT:
Due to weather, San Francisco's matchup with Santa Clara set for tomorrow at 1 p.m. has been moved to a doubleheader starting at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 30, at Benedetti Diamond. 

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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge our department sponsor – Catholic Charities - 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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