Dons Fall Behind Early, Drop Non-Conference Decision to Matadors
4/2/2025 7:00:00 PM | Baseball
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
- The Matadors took an early lead in the first inning with a sacrifice fly from Jarren Sanderson, scoring Roberto Gonzalez. A nine-run second inning, sparked by a two-run homer from Matthew Pena, extended the lead to 10-0.
- JT Amaral put the Dons on the board in the fourth with an RBI single, scoring Brendan Burke, followed by a bases-loaded walk drawn by Kenny DeCelle, trimming the green and gold's deficit to 10-2.
- Angel Cortez extended the CSUN lead in the eighth with a groundout that scored Andrew Gauna. The Matadors later held on through the ninth to secure the 11-2 victory.
- The Dons tallied seven hits in the game, with Matty Fung leading the way with three and JT Amaral adding two.
- Wesley Harwell threw a solid inning in relief, allowing one hit and recording one strikeout.
- To view the full highlights from today's game, please click here.
- To watch the full postgame interview with Head Coach Rob DiToma, please click here.
San Francisco hit the road to take on Gonzaga in a three-game series starting at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 4 at Patterson Baseball Complex.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Davis, Jason (1-2)
L: Shew, Adam (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Panganiban, Kyle 1 ; Abel, Trent 1
HR: Pena, Matthew 1
RBI: Panganiban, Kyle 1 ; Sanderson, Jarren 2 ; Linberg, Will 1 ; Cortez, Angel 1 ; Abel, Trent 1 ; Pena, Matthew 3 ; Calvillo, Cameron 2
SF: Sanderson, Jarren 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gonzalez, Roberto 2 ; Panganiban, Kyle 1 ; Becker, Andrew 1 ; Gauna, Andrew 1 ; Sanderson, Jarren 1 ; Linberg, Will 1 ; Abel, Trent 2 ; Pena, Matthew 1 ; Rios, Xavier 1
SB: Gonzalez, Roberto 1 ; Panganiban, Kyle 2 ; Gauna, Andrew 1 ; Sanderson, Jarren 2
CS: Gonzalez, Roberto 1 ; Boardman, Colton 1
HBP: Gonzalez, Roberto 1 ; Rios, Xavier 1
PO: Linberg, Will 1

Batting:
2B: Walsh, Nick 1
RBI: DeCelle, Kenny 1 ; Amaral, JT 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Burke, Brendan 1 ; Fung, Matty 1




















