LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The University of San Francisco baseball team (21-33, 4-19 WCC), led by
Charles-Etienne Pelletier's offensive firepower, earned a 5-2 victory over LMU (22-30, 8-15 WCC) Friday evening at Page Stadium.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
- LMU opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning, scoring two runs to take a 2-0 advantage.
- San Francisco responded the following half frame, recording four unanswered runs to take the lead, 4-2. With runners on the corners and one out, Logan Schweizer tied the game with a double down the right-field line, scoring Michael Campagna and Patrick Keighran. Pelletier followed with a two-run home run that stayed fair down the left-field line to put the Dons up for good.
- Pelletier picked up this third RBI of the game in the sixth, punching a single to center field, scoring Schweizer from second base to put the Dons up 5-2.
- Gabriel Barrett pitched the contest's final four innings, solidifying the win for the green and gold in the bottom of the ninth inning with two strikeouts and a ground out.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
- Pelletier led San Francisco offensively throughout the victory, going two-for-three at the plate, including his first-career home run, three RBI, and scored one run.
- Schweizer scored twice for the Dons while tallying two doubles and a walk.
- Joe Soberon, earning his team-leading 14th start, picked up the win on the mound with five solid innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out six.
- Barrett solidified the win to earn his fifth save of the season as he struck out six batters in four innings of work.
UP NEXT:
San Francisco concludes the regular season on the road when it takes on LMU at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at Page Stadium.
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