Complete Release
SAN FRANCISCO – After winning all five of their games last week, the San Francisco Diamond Dons will look to hold on to second place in the West Coast Conference as they play four games on the road. The team will travel to Stanford to take on the Cardinal Tuesday before heading to Provo, Utah to play BYU in their final conference series of the season.
Play-by-play will be available for all games at USFDons.com/live
DONS BRIEFS
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USF has won two West Coast Conference titles, in 2006 and 2011.
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Since 2006, the Dons have a 280-226 (.553) record.
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The Dons have won five in a row, 11 of 14 WCC games and 15 of their last 19.
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The Cardinal defeated the Dons in 2012 by a score of 6-3.
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BYU took two of three from USF last season.
TRANSFER OF POWER - Zachary Turner drove in 28 runs in April and added three more against Pepperdine over the weekend. Turner leads the West Coast Conference in RBIs (49) and is tied for first in hits (64). The junior ranks third in batting average (.348), fifth in slugging percentage (.533) and is tied for fourth with seven home runs. Turner hit the first walk-off home run of his USF career Tuesday in a 4-2 win.
SENIOR SPECIAL - Justin Maffei was 9-for-40 (.450) last week, scoring five runs and driving in a pair. Maffei hit the second home run in Tuesday's three home run ninth-inning comeback over San Jose State.
MIDDLE OF THE PACK - USF ranks seventh in the West Coast Conference with a .255 batting average. The Dons are second in doubles (85), and third in home runs (23) and total bases (587). The Dons pitching staff ranks second in the conference in ERA (3.26), batting average against (.249), third in runs allowed (188), first in innings pitched (438.2) and first in walks allowed (123).
MOUND PRESENCE - Senior
Haden Hinkle is 8-1, with a 1.60 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 67.2 innings pitched. Hinkle is second in the West Coast Conference in ERA and leads the WCC in batting average against (.194). His eight wins are good for a share of second. Hinkle pitched seven innings in Friday's win over Pepperdine, allowing five hits and two runs while striking out six.
