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Zack Ramppen rounding first 2024
Christina Leung
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San Francisco USF 0-1
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Winner Sacramento State SAC 1-0
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Sacramento State SAC
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco USF 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 0
Sacramento State SAC 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 5 0

W: Stewart, Tyler (1-0) L: Santerre, Lance (0-1) S: Brown, Kade (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Ramppen Goes Yard as Dons Fall to Hornets in Season Opener

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco baseball team (0-1) dropped the 2025 season opener at Sacramento State (1-0), falling 4-3 Friday afternoon at John Smith Field.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
  • Following two scoreless innings, San Francisco recorded the game's first run in the top of the third inning as Zack Ramppen swept a one-out solo home run off the left-field foul pole to give San Francisco a 1-0 edge.
  • Sacramento State answered in the bottom half of the inning, scoring three runs to take a 3-1 advantage. The Hornets recorded three hits in the inning, highlighted by an Eli Kligman two-RBI single to right field.
  • The Hornets added another run in the bottom of the fourth for a 4-1 lead as Tyler White scored from third base on a wild pitch from Tyler Prystajko.
  • Battling back in the sixth, the Dons scored two runs to trim the deficit to 4-3. Following a Kenny DeCelle seven-pitch lead-off walk, TJ Rogers pushed a double down the left-field line to put runners on second and third with one out. With the bases load later in the inning, Tyler Harries and Matty Fung recorded back-to-back walks to score DeCelle and Rogers.
  • In a tight pitching battle, neither team plated a run in the final three innings as the Hornets secured the 4-3 victory. 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
  • Ramppen led San Francisco's offense, going two-for-four at the plate with a double, a home run, and scored one run.
  • Rogers, Fung, Kody Watanabe, and Logan Schweizer also recorded base hits, while Fung and Harries totaled an RBI apiece on bases-loaded walks.
  • On the mound, Lance Santerre earned his first start of the season, allowing four runs on five hits, and struck out three batters in 3.1 innings.
  • Prystajko, Quentin Pohorski, and Dylan Brown shined in a combined 4.2 innings, keeping Sacramento State hitless while punching out seven batters.
UP NEXT:
San Francisco returns to the Bay to continue its four-game set at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, when it hosts Sacramento State at Benedetti Diamond.
 
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MERCHANDISE:
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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge our department sponsor – Coca Cola - 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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