Game Nos. 16-17
San Francisco Dons (3-12) at No. 8 Oregon Ducks (13-2)
March 10-11 | 6 p.m., 1 p.m.
PK Park | Eugene, Ore.
PAC-12 NETWORKS STREAM | LIVE STATS
 
SAN FRANCISCO—The Dons took their first series of the season by taking two-of-three from UC Riverside and aim to continue that success as they take on No. 8 Oregon for a two-game set, beginning Tuesday.
 
PROBABLE MATCHUPS

Tuesday at Oregon	LHP Sheldon Lee (0-1, 45.00)	RHP Joe Reta (0-0, 0.00)
Wednesday at Oregon	LHP Sam Granoff (0-1, 1.80)	LHP Jacob Corn (1-0, 2.08)

 
HOFMANN RETURNS TO EUGENE
Senior right fielder Connor Hofmann makes his return to Oregon, where he spent his first three collegiate seasons. He had over 300 at bats for the Ducks and stole 21 bases in 25 attempts. Since returning from injury this season, he has started all 10 games and is hitting .302 with five stolen bases from the leadoff spot. He also hit his first home run in a Dons uniform on Sunday against UC Riverside.
 
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 month of play, he is hitting .415 with a team-high 13 RBI and has thrown out five would-be base stealers.
 
LAST TIME VS. OREGON
The Dons met the Ducks for two games at Benedetti Diamond last season and split the pair. The Dons won the first matchup 8-4 behind five strong innings from Sheldon Lee, where he did not allow an earned run. Brendan Hendriks had two doubles and two RBI in that game.
 
SHEW'S DOMINANCE
Anthony Shew has quickly established himself as one of the better pitchers in the country and showed it again on Friday as he went eight shutout innings, scattered four hits, and struck out 10 in a 4-0 USF win. He has thrown eight innings in each of his last three starts and has an ERA of 1.12 in those appearances.
 
CECILIO NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN
Christian Cecilio has been what many would expect from a senior starter. Over his last three starts, he has an ERA of 1.98 in 22.2 innings and struck out 22. None of these outings have been shorter than seven innings.
 
#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 12 straight and 19 of 23 to start the season. It will include trips to Texas Tech, New Mexico, Oregon, and Gonzaga.
 
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.
 
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 458 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).
 
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 46 career starts (3rd all-time), 245.1 innings (10th), and 186 strikeouts (eighth). With four more starts, he will become the school's all-time leader in the category, passing Matt Lujan (49, 2008-11).