Dons Conclude WCC Play, Defeat Pilots in Series Finale

Sunday, May 11

San Francisco, Calif.

1:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

23-29, 0

Portland

21-26, 0

Portland

San Francisco

Photo by: AJ Tinio

5/11/2025 6:45:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco baseball team (23-29, 9-15 WCC) closed out its final conference series with a 9-6 win over Portland (21-26, 12-9 WCC) on Sunday afternoon at Benedetti Diamond.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

San Francisco fell behind early after Cole Stall-Katayama's two-run single up the middle gave Portland a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.
San Francisco responded in the fourth, stringing key at-bats with RBI base hits from Tyler Harries and JT Amaral to jump ahead 4-2.
The Pilots swung the momentum back in their favor during the sixth and seventh innings, taking a 5-4 lead with Stall-Katayama's supplying a two-run double.
The Dons responded with a surge of their own, as Kody Watanabe launched a two-run home run in the seventh to reclaim the lead at 6-5.
In the eighth, Kenny DeCelle padded the advantage with a two-run triple, extending the Dons' lead to 9-5.
Zach Toglia added a late solo home run for Portland, but San Francisco held on for a 9-6 win and secured the series victory.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Watanabe sparked the Dons' late-game surge with a one-for-four day, highlighted by a clutch two-run home run that flipped the momentum back in San Francisco's favor.
Harries and Amaral added to the offensive push, combining for two hits, four RBI, and one run scored.
Hunter Holzemer locked down the final six outs, throwing two solid innings, giving up one run on two hits with two walks and a strikeout, sealing the 9-6 win for the Dons with his first save of the season.

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

To view the full highlights from today's game, please click here.
To watch the full postgame interview with Head Coach Rob DiToma, Kody Watanabe, and Tyler Harries, please click here.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco wraps up its regular season with a series against Utah Valley, with the series opener scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14 at Benedetti Diamond.

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