Dons Fall to Pilots in Series Opener

Thursday, May 2

Portland, Ore.

6:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

19-26, 3-13

Portland

25-17, 11-5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
San Francisco	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	2
Portland	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	X	7	11	0

5/2/2024 9:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: Josh Bascos

PORTLAND, Ore. – Out of the Golden State for the first time since March, the University of San Francisco baseball team (19-26, 3-13 WCC) fell to Portland (25-17, 11-5 WCC) in the series opener on Thursday evening in a 7-3 decision at Joe Etzel Field.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

San Francisco quickly got on the scoreboard to open up the ballgame, with a two-run home run from Michael Campagna in the top of the first to give the Dons an early 2-0 advantage.
Evening up the contest, singles by Spencer Scott, Jake Holcroft, and Ben Patacsil for the Pilots, and a Don error in the bottom of the first knotted up the contest at two.
In the bottom of the fifth, Holcroft hit a two-run home run to give the Pilots their first lead of the evening, 4-2.
Extending the lead in the seventh, Jack Thomson doubled Portland's advantage with a two-run home run to set the score at 6-2.
San Francisco chipped away at the Portland lead in the eighth inning with a Matty Fung single that brought home Zack Ramppen to make it 6-3.
However, it was not enough, as the Pilots tacked on another run late to solidify the 7-3 victory.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Continuing to lead the team in home runs this season, Michael Campagna notched his eighth home run of the season, tied for the ninth-most in the conference.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco returns to action at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 3, when it takes on Portland in a West Coast Conference doubleheader at Joe Etzel Field.

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