Championship Bound: Dons Defeat Tigers to Advance to WCC Tournament Final

Friday, May 22

Scottsdale, Ariz.

7:00 PM

University of San Francisco

27-29

Pacific

24-23-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
San Francisco	0	2	2	3	0	1	0	0	2	10	11	1
Pacific	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	13	1

Baseball handshake line vs. Pacific wcc tournament 2026

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Championship Bound: Dons Defeat Tigers to Advance to WCC Tournament Final

5/22/2026 11:40:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The University of San Francisco baseball team (27-29) earned its first-ever bid to the West Coast Conference Tournament championship game in the current format following a 10-6 victory over Pacific (24-30-1) Friday evening at Scottsdale Stadium.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Pacific gained an early lead at the bottom of the first inning, scoring a pair of runs for a 2-0 advantage.
Jayden Garrison erased the deficit with a two-RBI double to right-center field, scoring Eddison Esquivel, in the following frame to tie the game at two.
Esquivel put the Dons on top shortly after, driving in two runs in the third inning on a liner off the glove of second baseman Brendan O'Sullivan, giving the green and gold a 4-2 edge.
Three runs for Pacific in the bottom of the third inning gave the Tigers the lead back at 5-4.
In the first pitch of the at-bat, TJ Rogers regained the lead for San Francisco, recording a long three-run home run in the fourth for a 7-5 advantage.
Garrison continued his impressive offensive performance two innings later, as he sent a solo home run over the left-center field wall to extend the margin to three, 8-5.
Despite the Tigers trimming their deficit to 8-6, Isaiah Landry pounced on the first pitch he saw in the top of the ninth, plating Myles Kallinger and Garrison to push the lead to 10-6.
Quentin Pohorski pitched a scoreless final frame, allowing two baserunners, before securing the victory for the green and gold with a popout to shallow left field.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

The bottom of the batting order paced San Francisco, with Garrison and Landry combining for six hits in eight at-bats, five RBI, two walks, and three runs scored. Landry totaled four hits and two RBI while Garrison posted a double and his fourth home run of the season.
Rogers went one-for-four at the plate, registering his team-leading 12th home run, a three-run blast to give the Dons the lead in the fourth inning.
Esquivel also recorded a multi-hit game, with two singles, two RBI, two walks, and a run scored.
Jake Andreas earned his second-career start in the elimination game, pitching 2.1 innings while allowing four runs on five hits and striking out two batters.
Alan Gonzalez earned the win on the mound in relief, totaling 2.1 innings, the longest outing of the season, and allowed one run on four hits.
Gino Rossi also recorded his longest outing this season, pitching 2.2 scoreless frames with two strikeouts.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco is set to take on Saint Mary's in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship game at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, at Scottsdale Stadium.

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