Barrett Shines as Dons Fall Late to Lions in Series Opener

Thursday, April 2

Los Angeles, Calif.

6:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

15-12, 6-1

LMU

9-23, 1-6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
San Francisco	2	0	4	0	1	1	1	1	0	10	12	1
LMU (CA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	X	12	11	1

Photo by: Christina Leung

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Box Score

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The University of San Francisco baseball team (15-12, 6-1) dropped its first West Coast Conference game of the season, falling at LMU (9-23, 1-6) 12-10 in the series opener Thursday evening at Page Stadium.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

San Francisco scored in six of the nine innings throughout the game, highlighted by a four-run third inning to push the lead to 6-0.
Leading 9-0, the green and gold surrendered eight unanswered runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, as LMU climbed to within 9-8.
After the Dons added a run in the top of the eighth, the Lions scored four runs shortly after to take a 12-10 lead.
The Lions held scoreless in the final frame to earn the come-from-behind victory.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Gabriel Barrett pitched six scoreless innings, earning his third quality start of the season. Allowing just four hits and two walks, Barrett totaled a career-best 10 strikeouts, reaching double-digit strikeouts in a game for the first time in his four-year career.
Following a performance against Seattle U that earned him Rawlings West Coast Conference Co-Freshman of the Week, Jayden Garrison went three-for-four at the plate with two doubles, his third home run of the season, one walk, and three RBI.
TJ Rogers also found success with the long ball, recording his eighth of the season while going one-for-five at the plate.
Eddison Esquivel, Trevor Harmon, Zack Ramppen, and Jackson Nystrom also recorded multi-hit games while combining for six RBI.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco looks to even the series when it takes on LMU at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 3, at Page Stadium.

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