SAN FRANSCISO, Calif. – Led by
Joe Soberon's solid pitching performance and timely hits, the University of San Francisco baseball team (19-25, 3-12 WCC) defeated Pacific (8-35, 3-12 WCC) in the rubber match to secure the series win Sunday afternoon at Benedetti Diamond.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
- Soberon started on the mound, issuing a leadoff walk before the Dons' defense cleaned up the next three Tiger batters.
- Heating up, Soberon returned in the second inning and quickly retired the side with back-to-back strikeouts and a flyout to keep the game scoreless.
- On the attack in the bottom of the third, Blake Pitts got things started for the Dons with a one-out single to right center. Following his lead, Charles-Etienne Pelletier knocked a single through the left side, and Matty Fung loaded the bases on a five-pitch walk.
- Reaching on a fielder's choice in the following at-bat, Myles Kallinger batted in Pitts to give the Dons the lead. Kody Watanabe stepped up to the plate and hit a two-out double down the right-field line to bring Pelletier home shortly after, extending the lead to 2-0.
- Leading off in the bottom half of the fourth inning, the Dons quickly loaded the bases after Logan Leax led off with a ground out. Pelletier and Fung followed suit with back-to-back bases-loaded walks to drive in two runs to push the advantage to 4-0.
- Kallinger came up big once again as he singled to score two runners, and Watanabe hit a sacrifice fly to break open the game, 7-0.
- Continuing to dominate offensively, the Dons got to work in the fifth, with Logan Azem recording a leadoff single. With one out on the board, Pitts came up to the plate and smashed an RBI triple to right-center field for his second hit. Fung kept the inning alive later with two outs, hitting an RBI single to center field to stretch the lead to 9-0.
- Fung continued his dominating play as he extended the green and gold's lead to 10-0 in the bottom of the seventh as he punched an RBI double to right field, scoring Pitts.
- Pacific got on the board in the ninth inning on a Jake Tandy sacrifice fly, but Kolby Calia solidified the win with a Kaden Peterson groundout.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
- Pitts led San Francisco at the plate, putting together a strong performance, going three-for-four with one RBI and four runs scored.
- Fung and Kallinger both lead the team in RBI with three. The duo combined for four hits, with Fung recording an extra-base knock.
- Holding Pacific scoreless through five innings, Soberon totaled six strikeouts and only allowed four hits to earn his third win of the season.
POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:
UP NEXT:
San Francisco returns to action at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, when it kicks off a three-game series against Portland at Joe Etzel Field.
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