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San Francisco USF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 1

W: Mollerus, Josh (3-0) L: THURMAN, Conner (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Dons Walk-off Toreros to Win Series

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- It was a weekend full of comebacks for the USF Dons baseball team (16-15, 5-4) as they came through again in the clutch to walk-off the San Diego Toreros (17-9, 6-3) 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Benedetti Diamond for USF's second consecutive conference series win. 

Freshman outfielder Zach Freeman came through in the clutch with a pinch hit walk-off two-run home run to right center field to score himself and Brandon Greim to give the Dons their second straight come from behind victory over San Diego. USF's bullpen came through as well tossing 5 2/3 scoreless innings to keep the game close before the Dons were able to overcome their deficit. 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
  • San Diego was able to score first for the third straight game as they scored twice in the top of the second inning that gave the Toreros an early 2-0 lead.
  • USF would respond an inning later as Jordan Vujovich went the other way and grounded a single to left field that scored Luke Keaschall and cut the deficit to 2-1 in the third inning.
  • Both pitching staffs were on top of their games for the vast majority of the game with no runs being scored before the bottom of the ninth.
  • Greim got the rally started with a pinch hit single that set up Freeman who delivered in a massive way with his two-run walk off blast that gave USF the 3-2 win and sent the Dons faithful home happy.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
  • Keaschall was a force at the top of the USF order as he went 3-for-4 with a run scored as he rose his overall batting average for the season to .333 through 31 games.
  • Vujovich displayed his tremendous on-base skills as he went 1-for-2 at the plate with a walk and an RBI hitting in the two-hole in the Dons' batting order.
  • Greim delivered in the clutch for the second straight game as he now has back-to-back games with pinch hit singles and would score the tying run in eventual USF victories.
  • Freeman in his short time on the Hilltop has proven that he's never afraid of the big moment as he's now delivered two walk-off hits this season both in pinch hit appearances. Sunday's walk-off home run was also the first round tripper of his college career. 
  • Relief pitchers Adam Shew, Will Hearn, Sam Beck, Lance Santerre and Josh Mollerus all combined to throw 5 2/3 scoreless innings as the USF bullpen was nails keeping the Dons in the game before the offense could come through with a big hit. The group of pitchers combined to allow just four hits and a walk across their 5 2/3 innings pitched. 
UP NEXT:
The Dons will be back at home on Tuesday afternoon for their second meeting of the season against the San José State Spartans (14-14, 6-6), the Spartans won an extra inning battle in the South Bay in the team's first meeting earlier this season. First pitch for Tuesday's game will be at 1:00 p.m. with live streaming and live statistics available via the team's schedule page. 

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