Valdez's Quality Start Leads Dons Past River Hawks in Series Finale

Monday, March 9

San Francisco, Calif.

1:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

8-7

UMass Lowell

3-7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
UMass Lowell	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	2
San Francisco	0	0	0	1	1	5	1	0	X	8	9	0

Photo by: Christina Leung

Valdez's Quality Start Leads Dons Past River Hawks in Series Finale

3/9/2026 4:36:00 PM | Baseball

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Adrian Valdez paced the University of San Francisco baseball team (8-7) on the mound to an 8-2 victory over UMass Lowell 8-2 in the series finale Monday afternoon at Benedetti Diamond.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

San Francisco put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the fourth inning. Eddison Esquivel came across to score the lone run of the frame on a Tyler Harries groundout for a 1-0 lead.
The Dons then held the River Hawks scoreless before doubling their advantage, 2-0, in the following inning when Jayden Garrison scored on a fielding error from the catcher.
UMass Lowell scored twice in the top of the sixth inning, leveling the game at two runs apiece.
Responding in the bottom half of the frame, the green and gold plated five runs to jump ahead 7-2, highlighted by back-to-back RBI singles from Trevor Harmon and Zack Ramppen.
The Dons added another run in the seventh, when Ramppen registered an RBI double, scoring Nick Walsh to increase the advantage to 8-2.
Nick Bacura closed the game in the ninth, allowing two baserunners, to solidify the series split for the green and gold.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Valdez registered the win in his longest outing of the season, pitching six solid innings, allowing two runs on three hits, and striking out two batters.
Offensively, four players recorded multi-hit games, with Esquivel going two-for-four and scoring two runs. Garrison also recorded two hits and scored twice, while Ramppen added two hits and a team-high two RBI.
Kai Yovanovich and Bacura pitched the final two innings, allowing just three baserunners and combining for four strikeouts.
The Dons out-hit the River Hawks at a 9-5 clip and went five-for-16 (.313) with runners in scoring position.
San Francisco pitchers faced 33 UMass Lowell hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out six.

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

To view the full highlights from today's game, please click here.
To watch the full postgame interview with Head Coach Rob DiToma, Adrian Valdez, and Eddison Esquivel, please click here.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco hits the road for just the second time this season, when it takes on UC Riverside in a three-game series on Friday, Mar. 13 – Sunday, Mar. 15, at Riverside Sports Complex.

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