SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco baseball team (16-24, 5-10 WCC) begins a four-game homestand when it hosts San Jose State (20-20) on Tuesday, Apr. 22 followed by a three-game West Coast Conference series against Pepperdine (9-30, 5-10 WCC) at Benedetti Diamond.
 
GAME DETAILS:
Game 41: Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Opponent: San Jose State
Site: Benedetti Diamond
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
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SERIES DETAILS:
Game 42: Friday, Apr. 25, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Opponent: Pepperdine
Site: Benedetti Diamond
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
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Game 43: Saturday, Apr. 26, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Opponent: Pepperdine
Site: Benedetti Diamond
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
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Game 44: Sunday, Apr. 27, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Opponent: Pepperdine
Site: Benedetti Diamond
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
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DONS AT A GLANCE:

• San Francisco split its four games last week, earning road wins over Nevada and Pacific. Eddison Esquivel led the Dons offensively, accumulating a 4.74 batting average with nine hits in 19 at-bats. Earning Rawlings WCC Freshman of the Week for the second time this season, finished the week with two doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, and six runs scored.
• In the extra-inning victory at Nevada on Monday, Apr. 14, Esquivel recorded three hits, a career-high five RBI, and posted the go-ahead three-run home run in the top of the 10th inning in the Dons' 11-8 win. He followed with six hits in the three-game series at Pacific, highlighted by a three-for-four performance with a home run on Saturday, Apr. 19. 
• In 31 appearances and 24 starts this season, Esquivel ranks first among qualified batters on the team in slugging percentage (.608) and home runs (eight), second on the team in batting average (.294), and fourth in doubles (eight). His home run total also ranks tied for fourth in the WCC and second among freshmen.
• In his first games back since missing the last two weeks due to injury, Patrick Keighran compiled a .385 batting average at Pacific with three of his five hits leaving the ballpark. Totaling three home runs throughout the series, Keighran posted two home runs in the narrow 8-6 loss to the Tigers last Friday, marking his second-career multi-homer game in his four-year career.
• Gabriel Barrett pitched well for the Dons against the Tigers, appearing in two games and earning the start on the mound in the series opener. Barrett pitched 3.2 innings, allowing no earned runs on three hits, and totaled a team-best six strikeouts.
• As a team, San Francisco recorded nine home runs last week, with eight coming in the three-game series at Pacific. In Saturday's series finale, the Dons connected on a season-best five long balls, the most in a game for the team in over 13 years. Kenny DeCelle, Trevor Harmon, JT Amaral, Keighran, and Esquivel all succeeded with the long ball throughout the game.

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS:

• San Jose State enters Tuesday's matchup on the Hilltop with an even 20-20 record after dropping five straight games to Nevada, Saint Mary's, and San Diego State.
• Coming off the series loss at home to the Aztecs, the Spartans slipped to fifth place in the Mountain West Conference standings with an 8-10 record.
• The Spartans continue to be a solid offensive team late in the season, as three players are hitting .300 or better. Alex Fernandes leads the program with a .355 batting average, while Jake McCoy and Zachary Chamizo are hitting .306.
• On the mound, Jesse Gutierrez has posted a team-best 2.36 earned-run average, allowing seven earned runs in 26.2 innings. EJ McGrew leads the pitching staff with a 5-1 record while recording an impressive 3.80 ERA.

SCOUTING THE WAVES:

• Entering the weekend in a tie for sixth place with San Francisco in the West Coast Conference standings, Pepperdine has lost five straight games, including a series sweep at home to Saint Mary's last weekend. Before traveling to the Bay, Pepperdine is set to take on CSU Bakersfield in a home-and-home two-game series on Monday, Apr. 21, and Tuesday, Apr. 22.
• Keeping it close against the Gaels in Malibu last weekend, the Waves dropped three closely contested games, being outscored by only five runs throughout the series.
• Leading the program at the plate as the lone player hitting over .300, Nick Upstill has accumulated a .327 batting average with 37 hits in 113 at-bats. A pure power hitter, Upstill paces the Waves in extra-base hits with eight doubles, one triple, and two home runs.
• Pepperdine's pitching staff ranks eighth in the WCC with a 6.86 earned-run average, allowing 260 runs in 341.0 innings. Tommy Scavone leads the Waves among qualified pitchers with a 4.28 earned-run average in a team-high 48.1 innings pitched. Appearing and starting in nine games this season, Scavone has allowed two or fewer earned runs six times, including allowing only seven runs in his first five starts this season.

SERIES HISTORY:

• San Francisco faces San Jose State for the fourth time this season and 48th since 2006, and it holds a narrow 26-21 edge. The Spartans have been successful in recent history, posting wins in six of the last nine meetings, including two narrow victories over the Dons in the South Bay on February 28 and March 1.
• Since the 2006 season, Pepperdine has totaled 31 wins in 57 games against San Francisco. The Waves have also won three of the last four meetings, including a series win over the Dons in Malibu last season. The last time the Dons defeated the Waves was on April 6, 2024, in an 11-2 come-from-behind victory at Eddy D. Field Stadium.

 
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