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Baseball Celebration vs. Pacific
5
Pacific PACIFIC 8-34
7
Winner San Francisco USF 18-25
Pacific PACIFIC
8-34
5
Final
7
San Francisco USF
18-25
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pacific PACIFIC 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
San Francisco USF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 X 7 12 0

W: Barrett, Gabriel (3-3) L: Wood, Jarryd (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Fung's Late Heroics Lifts Dons Past Pacific

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Highlighted by Matty Fung's late-game go-ahead two-RBI single, the University of San Francisco baseball team (18-25, 2-12 WCC) earned a 7-5 comeback victory over Pacific (8-34, 3-11 WCC) Saturday afternoon at Benedetti Diamond.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
  • Pacific came out swinging for the second consecutive game, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning to gain an early 3-0 advantage. Jack Metcho led off with a five-pitch walk and quickly swiped second to get into scoring position. The Tigers bombarded the Dons with three straight hits shortly after, two doubles and a single, to score the game's opening runs.
  • San Francisco answered in the bottom half of the first as Fung scored on a Kody Watanabe RBI groundout to cut the Tigers' lead to 3-1. Fung reached to begin the inning on a hit by pitch and made his way around the basepath on a wild pitch and two groundouts to score the Dons' opening run.
  • Two more runs came across for the Tigers in the third inning, pushing their lead to a commanding 5-1 edge.
  • The Dons battled back in the bottom half of the fourth, scoring three runs to cut the deficit to within 5-4. Logan Leax kickstarted the rally with a leadoff single, and despite Zack Ramppen later hitting into a double play, Leax advanced to third with two outs. Three straight baserunners reached as Logan Azem recorded a double to score Leax, and after a Charles-Etienne Pelletier walk, Fung found the right-center field gap and drove in a pair with a double to get the green and gold to within one.
  • In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Dons scored three runs to take their first lead at 7-5. Leax punched a leadoff single to center field and advanced to third on a Ramppen base hit. With runners on the corners, Azem tagged his second double in the following at-bat, sending a shot to right field to score Leax. After Pelletier fouled out, Fung put the Dons ahead with a single up the middle, scoring Azem and pinch runner Tyvon Moore.
  • Gabriel Barrett shut the door on Pacific in the final half frame, putting the Tigers down in order to solidify the victory.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
  • Fung led the Dons offensively, going two-for-four at the plate with a double and a career-high four RBI.
  • Azem also produced a two-hit performance, posting two doubles, two RBI, and scoring two runs.
  • Hunter Holzemer and Barrett pitched the game's final five innings, combining for two hits, three walks, and three strikeouts.
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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our sponsor – Provident Credit Union - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.
 
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