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Jordan Lewis celebrating with Kenny DeCelle vs. Sac State
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Winner San Francisco USF 11-11, 1-0 WCC
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Santa Clara SCU 8-10, 0-1 WCC
Winner
San Francisco USF
11-11, 1-0 WCC
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Final
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Santa Clara SCU
8-10, 0-1 WCC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco USF 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 8 8 2
Santa Clara SCU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 4

W: Santerre, Lance (1-2) L: GOMEZ, Brandon (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Downs Santa Clara in Conference Opener

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The University of San Francisco baseball team (11-11, 1-0 WCC) opened West Coast Conference play with a dominating 8-4 victory over Santa Clara (8-10, 0-1 WCC) Friday evening at Stephen Schott Stadium.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED:
  • Santa Clara gained an early 1-0 advantage in the bottom of the first inning as Mateo Garcia scored the game's first run on a Dylan Joyce two-out RBI single through the left side of the infield.
  • Quickly leveling the game at a run apiece, Patrick Keighran scored the tying run on a Matteo Bellisimo base hit down in the following frame. Keighran led off the inning with a six-pitch walk and put himself into scoring position on a Jordan Lewis sacrifice bunt before scoring a batter later on Bellismo's RBI single.
  • After a scoreless two innings, the Dons pulled ahead in the top of the fifth when Kenny Decelle connected on a two-run home run, plating Kody Watanabe for a 3-1 advantage.
  • The green and gold recorded three more runs to their lead in the seventh inning to extend the margin to 6-1. Decelle added to his RBI total with a single down the left-field line, and Keighran followed with a knock to right field. Trevor Harmon later reached on a fielder's choice on a muffed throw by the second baseman Malcolm Williams, scoring TJ Rogers.
  • San Francisco continued to expand its lead in the top half of the final frame as Lewis doubled to left center field and Harmon posted a sacrifice fly to right center to push ahead, 8-1.
  • Battling back, Santa Clara trimmed its deficit in half in the bottom of the ninth, scoring three runs to get within 8-4. San Francisco, however, successfully notched the final out on a groundball to first base to win the series opener.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
  • Decelle led San Francisco offensively in the series opener, going three-for-five at the plate with a home run, three RBI, and scored two runs.
  • Keighran and Lewis also recorded multi-hit performances, totaling two hits apiece and combining for two RBI, three runs, and two walks.
  • Lance Santerre shined in his sixth start of the season, pitching five stellar innings, allowing one run on three hits, and striking out three batters.
  • In his best outing of 2025, Gabriel Barrett shut down Santa Clara for three innings out of the bullpen, posting zeros across the board while recording two strikeouts to lower his earned-run average significantly.
UP NEXT:
San Francisco returns to the South Bay when it takes on Santa Clara for the second game of the series at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 22, at Stephen Schott Stadium.

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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.
 
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