USF Baseball Drops Game Two Against Santa Clara

Saturday, March 19

San Francisco

2:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

11-10, 0

Santa Clara

11-6, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Santa Clara	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	8	7	0
San Francisco	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	1

Photo by: Christina Leung

3/19/2022 5:48:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Playing in their second WCC contest of the season, it wasn't the USF Dons baseball team's (11-10, 0-2) day as they dropped the second game of the three game set 8-3 against the Santa Clara Broncos (11-6, 2-0) on a rainy Saturday afternoon in the City by the Bay.

The Broncos scored early and often throughout the game on Saturday as the Dons weren't able to muster a big inning to cut into the deficit. Infielder Luke Keaschall reached base twice with a pair of hits and Brandon Greim drove a two-run double down the right field line late in the ballgame to draw the Dons a little closer.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Santa Clara got off to a quick start on Saturday as they scored three runs in the top of the first, the Dons answered with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning as Mario DeMera hit an opposite field double to plate Keaschall.
The Broncos added single runs in the second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh innings as they built an 8-1 advantage throughout the middle innings.
Down to their final few outs, USF built a late rally and scratched across a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth inning as Greim drove his two-run double down the right field line that plated Nick Yovetich and Jordan Vujovich.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Keaschall continued his raking ways with a 2-for-4 day in the batter's box with a run scored hitting in the leadoff spot in the batting order.
Relievers Adam Shew and Jonah Jenkins had two solid outings as both threw the combined final seven innings as they each allowed an earned run and struck out a combined 11 Bronco hitters.
Greim had a big extra base hit late in the ballgame as he went 1-for-4 with two RBI to give USF some late life.
DeMera got the Dons' offense started early with opposite field double off the wall in right field that drove in Keaschall.

UP NEXT:
The Dons now return home for the series finale on Sunday at Benedetti Diamond with RHP Jesse Barron (2-1, 4.50 ERA) taking the hill for a 1:00 p.m. first pitch. Live streaming and live statistics will be available via the team's schedule page.

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