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Kody Watanabe rounding first vs. SMC
Christina Leung
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San Francisco USF 14-18, 4-5 WCC
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Winner Gonzaga GON 15-14, 8-1 WCC
San Francisco USF
14-18, 4-5 WCC
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Final
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Gonzaga GON
15-14, 8-1 WCC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco USF 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Gonzaga GON 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 X 6 11 2

W: Erik Hoffberg (2-2) L: Holzemer, Hunter (3-2) S: Garrett Gores (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Bulldogs Earns Comeback Victory Over Dons in Series Finale

SPOKANE, Wash. – The University of San Francisco baseball team (14–18, 4–5 WCC) dropped the final game of its West Coast Conference series at Gonzaga (14-14, 7-1 WCC), falling 6–4 Sunday afternoon at Patterson Baseball Complex.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
  • San Francisco opened the scoring in the top of the first with a two-run home run from Kenny DeCelle to take an early 2-0 lead. After two scoreless innings, Eddison Esquivel added to the Dons' total with a long two-run blast to straight-away center field to extend the margin to 4-0 in the top of the fourth inning.
  • Gonzaga responded in the bottom of the fourth, as Gage Mestas singled to bring in Mikey Bell and put the Bulldogs on the board.
  • Cutting into the deficit, Josh Hankins hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth, followed by a leadoff home run from Bell in the bottom of the sixth to make it a 4–3 game.
  • Breaking the deadlock, Hudson Shupe singled up the middle, plating Ty Yukumoto to tie the game at four in the bottom of the seventh. Bell kept the momentum going with another single to score Hankins, giving the Bulldogs their first lead of the game at 5–4.
  • The Bulldogs stretched their advantage in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI double from DiPaolo, pushing the lead to 6-4.
  • The Dons failed to rally in the ninth, stranding two runners as the Bulldogs secured the 6-4 victory. 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
  • TJ Rogers recorded his eighth multi-hit game of the season while matching his season-high in hits, as he went three-for-five at the plate and swiped two bases.
  • DeCelle and Esquivel provided the Dons with offense, combining for two home runs and four RBI. Esquivel posted his team-leading sixth long ball of 2025, while DeCelle recorded his third.
  • Aidan Risse pitched well in his eighth start on the mound, allowing three runs on three hits and striking out three batters in 5.1 innings in a no-decision.
UP NEXT:
San Francisco heads to Pullman to face Washington State on Monday, Apr. 7, with first pitch set for noon at Bailey-Brayton Field.
 
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MERCHANDISE:
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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge our department sponsor – Planet Orange - 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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