Spartans Best Dons on Saturday

Saturday, March 1

San Jose, Calif.

1:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

5-6

San Jose State

8-2

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

Photo by: Christina Leung

3/1/2025 3:53:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: Gabby Rizzo

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The University of San Francisco baseball team (5-6) dropped the second game of the series, falling at San Jose State (8-2) 5-2 Saturday afternoon at Excite Ballpark.

IN CASE YOU MISSED:

Going into the second inning scoreless, Kody Watanabe and JT Amaral recorded back-to-back singles before Charles-Etienne Pelletier hit a sacrifice fly, putting San Francisco on the scoreboard for a 1-0 lead.
San Jose State responded in the bottom of the fourth, tying the game at one following an Alex Fernandes sacrifice fly.
San Francisco regained the lead in the fifth inning when Patrick Keighran posted an RBI single to left field, scoring Jordan Lewis for a 2-1 advantage. Lewis recorded a one-out single and stole second earlier in the frame.
The Spartans took advantage in the seventh inning, scoring four unanswered runs to gain a 5-2 edge. Holding the Dons scoreless in the final two frames, the Spartans earned the victory despite late singles in the top of the ninth from Lewis and TJ Rogers.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Lewis and Watanabe led the team at the plate, recording two hits apiece and scoring one run against the Spartans.
Keighran made an impact with one RBI single in two at-bats.
Joe Soberon pitched 6.1 innings, allowing only three runs on four hits while recording three strikeouts.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco will host San Jose State at Benedetti Diamond at 1:00 p.m. in the final game of the series on Sunday, Mar. 2.

FOLLOW US:
For updates and more information on the USF baseball program, be sure to follow @SFDonsBaseball on Twitter, @USFDonsBaseball on Instagram and @University.of.San.Francisco.Baseball on Facebook.

MERCHANDISE:
Want to dress like the Dons? Get your official San Francisco Dons gear from the University of San Francisco bookstore today! Click here to purchase.

SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our 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.