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Game Nos. 9-12 – Lobo Classic (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Tournament Schedule
Friday:
San Francisco Dons (0-8) vs. Utah Valley Wolverine (1-6), 11 a.m. PT
San Francisco Dons at New Mexico Lobos (5-2, 2-1 MWC), 3 p.m. PT | VIDEO | ESPN Radio
 
Saturday:
San Francisco vs. Utah Valley, 12 p.m. PT
Utah Valley at New Mexico, 5 p.m. PT
 
Sunday:
San Francisco at New Mexico, 9:30 a.m. PT | VIDEO | ESPN Radio
Utah Valley at New Mexico, 12:30 p.m. PT
 
SAN FRANCISCO—The Dons had strong outings on the mound from the starting staff last weekend at Tulane and aim to continue that success as they play Utah Valley and New Mexico in the Lobo Classic beginning on Friday.
 
PROBABLE MATCHUPS

Friday vs. UVU	LHP Sheldon Lee (0-1, 45.00)	RHP Danny Beddes (0-2, 4.50)
Friday at UNM	RHP Anthony Shew (0-1, 4.61)	LHP Toller Boardman (2-0, 3.55)
Saturday vs. UVU	LHP Christian Cecilio (0-1, 4.38)	LHP Jackson Cofer (0-1, 1.93)
Sunday vs. UNM	LHP Jeider Rincon (0-2, 9.31)	LHP Luis Gonzalez (2-0, 0.00)

 
SHEW, CECILIO DEALING
Anthony Shew and Christian Cecilio were dominant over the weekend at Tulane. Shew, who had struggled in his first outing against No. 5 Texas Tech, came out and pounded the strike zone, lasting eight shutout innings and did not give up a hit until the seventh. Christian Cecilio was nearly as impressive in his outing on Saturday. He gave up one run in 7.2 innings while striking out eight.
 
MIROGLIO DOES IT ALL
Catcher Dominic Miroglio, a transfer from UCLA, has been everything the Dons could have hoped for early on. After the first two weeks of play, he is hitting .414 with a team-high seven RBI and has thrown out four would-be base stealers. He has started six of the first eight games behind the plate.
 
ATKINSON'S ON-BASE STREAK
Senior Derek Atkinson has been one of the more consistent players in the nation. He has reached base in 25 of his last 26 games dating back to last season and it is one of 27 players in the nation with on-base streaks that extend at least 25 games. So far this season, he has reached base in all eight contests and is hitting .345 with a .457 on-base percentage.
 
HENDRIKS NAMED TOP 100 SENIOR
After a season where he was second on the team in slugging at .493, Brendan Hendriks has been named to Baseball America's Top 100 Seniors list and came in at 91. The senior from Alberta, Canada hit a career-high six home runs with 39 RBI in 2014, including a game-winner in the 19th inning at No. 2 Cal State Fullerton and a two-home run game against California.
 
ATKINSON NAMED TO ALL-WCC PRESEASON TEAM
Derek Atkinson was one of the team's more consistent hitters last season and his .330 average and 44 RBI earned him a spot on last year's All-West Coast Conference Team. That performance also has him on the All-WCC Preseason Team. He is one of only two seniors on the team.
 
NOW BATTING FOR THE DONS, MANNY RAMIREZ… JR.
It is the first season for Manny Ramirez, Jr. on the Hilltop after transferring from Central Arizona College. The son of the former MLB star Manny Ramirez, Manny Jr. had an impressive fall season and is slotted to be the starting designated hitter for USF. In about 100 at bats last season, he had an on-base percentage of .397 with three home runs and 18 RBI.
 
GIARRATANO MOVING UP THE CHARTS
Head coach Nino Giarratano enters his 17th season at USF and has accumulated 457 wins over that time, which is the most in school history and is the third most in West Coast Conference history. He sits behind only John Cunningham (524, San Diego) and current San Diego and former USF coach Rich Hill (691).
 
TOUGH NON-CONFERENCE SLATE
The Dons may have one of the tougher non-conference schedules in the country. They play eight games against teams that are ranked in the top 35 in the country (Texas Tech, Oregon, Stanford), according to the NCBWA, and an additional five games against teams receiving votes. All the games against ranked teams will also be on the road.
 
#DonsOTR
San Francisco has a grueling schedule that will have the team away from home for 36 of the team's 55 games, including a stretch of 13 straight and 20 of 24 to start the season. It will include trips to Texas Tech, New Mexico, Oregon, and Gonzaga.
 
CHRISTIAN ON THE MOUND
Christian Cecilio has been a regular presence in the Dons' rotation since his freshman season. He enters his senior year in striking distance of a number of USF records. Cecilio comes in this week with 44 career starts (3rd all-time), 230.1 innings (14th), and 172 srikeouts (11th). With six more starts, he will become the school's all-time leader in the category, passing Matt Lujan (49, 2008-11).
 
DONS PICKED EIGHTH IN WCC
The Dons finished last season 11-16 and in eighth place in the West Coast Conference and that is where they have been predicted to finish in 2015. Loyola Marymount has been picked to win the conference and garnered six first place votes. Pepperdine, who won the conference a year ago, has been picked second with three first place votes. San Diego received the last first place vote.