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Winner San Francisco USF 14-11, 3-2 WCC
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Portland POR 15-7, 2-3 WCC
Winner
San Francisco USF
14-11, 3-2 WCC
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Final
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Portland POR
15-7, 2-3 WCC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
San Francisco USF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 0
Portland POR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1

W: Beck, Sam (2-2) L: GARTRELL, Joey (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

USF Bullpen Shines as Dons Win Extra Inning Battle with Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. -- It took longer than usual, but the USF Dons baseball team (14-11, 3-2) put together an impressive come-from-behind victory to defeat the Portland Pilots (15-7, 2-3) 4-3 in 14 innings at Joe Etzel Field to pick up their first conference series win of the season.

Infielder Mario DeMera was phenomenal in the batter's box as he reached base six times with four hits and two walks, including the go-ahead hit in the fourteenth inning to put USF ahead for good. Pitching the final 13 frames, the Dons bullpen couldn't have been better as they allowed no runs in 13 innings as they came up clutch numerous times to stamp out potential Pilot rallies.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
  • Portland got off to a quick start in the bottom of the first inning as they were able to scratch across three runs to take an early 3-0 lead on their home diamond.
  • Both pitching staffs settled into the middle innings of the game as the Dons got on the board courtesy of Kyle Knell's well-placed RBI single to right field that scored Luke Keaschall to make it a 3-1 game in the sixth.
  • The Dons offense wasn't done yet as they scored a pair of clutch runs in the eighth inning to even the score as Mario DeMera hit an opposite field triple to right field scoring Gabe Giosso, then Harris Williams III brought home DeMera with an RBI single to right just one batter later.
  • Both sides traded scoreless frames for the next five innings as neither side was able to decide a winner. DeMera stepped up with a base hit up the middle that scored Keaschall and put the Dons ahead in the 14th.
  • Sam Beck stepped up to shut the door with a clean one, two, three bottom of the 14th as USF picked up win number 14 of the season.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
  • The Dons relievers were nails throughout Saturday's game as USF went to their bullpen starting in the second inning on as Adam Shew, Will Hearn, Jonah Jenkins, Lance Santerre and Beck each combined to throw 13 shutout innings while allowing only five hits and striking out nine Portland hitters.
  • DeMera was the offensive star throughout as he went 2-for-4 with two walks, a triple and two RBI including the go-ahead run in the 14th inning.
  • Williams III went 2-for-7 at the plate as he drove in the tying run in the eighth inning.
  • Keaschall reached base twice and scored a couple of key runs hitting in the two hole.
  • Giosso went 1-for-5 at the plate and worked a couple walks as he scored the tying run on DeMera's clutch triple.
UP NEXT:
The Dons now look ahead to the series finale as they will send RHP Jesse Barron (3-1, 3.60 ERA) to the mound looking to secure the series win. First pitch will be at 1:00 p.m. live streaming and live statistics will be available via the team's schedule page. 

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