Dons Conclude Season, Fall to Gaels in First Round of WCC Tournament

Wednesday, May 21

Las Vegas, Nev.

2:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

26-30

No. 3 Saint Mary's

32-23

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
San Francisco	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	0
Saint Mary's	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	0	X	9	11	0

Eddison Esquivel batting vs. SMC at WCC Tournament 2025

Photo by: AJ Tinio

Dons Conclude Season, Fall to Gaels in First Round of WCC Tournament

5/21/2025 6:29:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Concluding the 2025 season in the opening round of the West Coast Conference Tournament, the University of San Francisco baseball team (26-30) dropped a 9-4 decision to Saint Mary's (32-23) Wednesday afternoon at the Las Vegas Ballpark.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Gaining momentum in the opening inning, TJ Rogers put San Francisco on top with a two-run home run for an early 2-0 lead. Kody Watanabe earned a leadoff walk and later scored on the Rogers blast.
Tanner Griffith answered for Saint Mary's in the bottom half of the second inning, recording a sacrifice fly to trim the deficit to 2-1.
The Dons added to their advantage in the following frame as Eddison Esquivel hit a long sacrifice fly to center field, plating Kenny DeCelle to push the lead to 3-1.
Battling back, Saint Mary's scored a run to bring the game to within one, 3-2 after three complete innings.
Following two scoreless frames, the Gaels scored seven unanswered runs in the sixth and seventh innings to take a 9-3 lead.
Matteo Bellissimo recorded a pinch-hit RBI single in the top of the ninth inning, scoring JT Amaral to bring the Dons to within 9-4. The Gaels, however, recorded the final out on a groundball to second, solidifying the victory.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Rogers led the program with a one-for-three day at the plate, with a home run, two RBI, and scored a run.
Watanabe recorded the Dons' other extra-base hit, with a triple in the seventh inning.
Amaral, Bellisimo, and Jordan Lewis also recorded hits throughout the contest.
Earning his 10th start in 19 appearances on the mound this season, Gabriel Barrett pitched five stellar innings, allowing two runs on four hits and striking out four batters.

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

To watch the full postgame interview with Head Coach Rob DiToma, please click here.

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SPONSOR THE DONS:
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