Dons Conclude Season at WCC Tournament

Saturday, May 23

Scottsdale, Ariz.

1:00 PM

University of San Francisco

28-29, 28-29

Saint Mary's

33-25, 15-12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
San Francisco	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	0
Saint Mary's CA	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	8	11	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Saint Mary's CA	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	7	13	0
San Francisco	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	11	3

Baseball dugout erupting vs. SMC at WCC Tournament 2026

Photo by: WCC Photo

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The University of San Francisco baseball team (28-30) concluded the 2026 season in the West Coast Conference Tournament, with a split against Saint Mary's (34-25) on Saturday at Scottsdale Stadium.

GAME ONE: San Francisco 9, Saint Mary's 8

Saint Mary's gained an early advantage in the opening frame, scoring three times to take a 3-0 lead.
Bouncing back in the top of the third inning, TJ Rogers posted an RBI groundout and Jackson Nystrom pulled a single to left center, driving in a pair of runs, to tie the game at three.
After the Gaels jumped back ahead at 5-3 from a two-run home run from Ian Armstrong, the Dons put six runs on the board in the top of the fourth, highlighted by a Nystrom two-run blast to left field to give the green and gold a 9-5 edge.
Saint Mary's responded at the bottom of the eighth inning, plating three runs to trim its deficit to 9-8.
Nick Bacura closed the door, putting the Gaels down in order to force a winner-take-all game to decide the conference champion.

GAME TWO: Saint Mary's 7, San Francisco 6

For the second straight game, Saint Mary's opened its scoring in the first inning, taking a 1-0 lead on a Makoa Sniffen RBI groundout.
Nystrom plated San Francisco's first run of the tournament's final game, scoring from third base to tie the contest on a wild pitch from the Gaels' starting pitcher, Lukas Sarantos.
Trailing 5-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Jayden Garrison brought the Dons to within 5-2 on an RBI single, and Isaiah Landry followed with a two-RBI single through the left side of the infield to trim the deficit to 5-4.
Following a two-run ninth inning from the Gaels to extend the advantage to 7-4, Nystrom recorded a two-run home run to deep left center to get the Dons to within 7-6.
San Francisco failed to cut into the deficit in the final frame as Saint Mary's earned the West Coast Conference Tournament title for a second consecutive season and a berth to the NCAA Regionals.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

San Francisco's offense erupted for 15 total runs in two games and finished the tournament averaging 6.8 runs per game in six games across four days.
Nystrom paced the team in both games against Saint Mary's, totaling a .556 batting average with five hits in nine at-bats, a double, two home runs, and six RBI.
Zack Ramppen also batted .500, with four hits, recorded his first-career triple, and scored two runs.
Gabriel Barrett came out of the bullpen for the second time during the tournament and pitched 1.2 scoreless frames, allowing one hit, two walks, and striking out two batters.
Following the two contests, Nystrom, Garrison, Landry, and Barrett earned a place on the WCC All-Tournament Team.

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