UMass Lowell Defeats San Francisco in Slugfest

Saturday, March 7

San Francisco, Calif.

1:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

7-6

UMass Lowell

2-6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
UMass Lowell	5	0	1	0	1	1	3	5	2	18	21	0
San Francisco	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	7	15	4

Photo by: Christina Leung

3/7/2026 7:29:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco baseball team (7-6) dropped an 18-7 nonconference decision at home to UMass Lowell (2-6) Saturday afternoon at Benedetti Diamond.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

San Francisco trailed early in the contest, falling behind 7-0 in the fifth inning. The Dons plated four runs to trim the deficit to 7-4 in the bottom half of the frame. Wyatt Davis and Tyler Harries recorded RBI base hits while Jackson Nystrom and Tino Vasell drove in runs with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch and a walk.
The Dons' deficit expanded to 11-4 before their offense got back on the scoreboard, cutting into that deficit in the seventh inning. San Francisco scored twice on Jackson Nystrom's two-run home run, tightening the River Hawks' lead to 11-6.
Trailing 16-6, Trevor Busby doubled to right field, scoring Brady Luyben to get within 16-7 in the bottom of the eighth frame.
UMass Lowell added two more runs in the top of the ninth, solidifying the 18-7 victory.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Eddison Esquivel's three-hit performance led San Francisco offensively.
Nystrom recorded his second home run of the season, a two-run blast over the left-field wall in the bottom of the seventh inning. He also tallied an RBI, his third of the game, on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch.
Busby recorded his first-career hit, an RBI double, in the eighth inning.
San Francisco pitchers faced 53 UMass Lowell hitters throughout the game, allowing nine ground balls and five fly balls, while striking out eight.

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

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

NEXT UP:
San Francisco returns to action at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 8, when it hosts UMass Lowell in the third game of the four-game set, at Benedetti Diamond.

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