JOHN LINDROOS
Dons spring sports are in full stride, with the baseball, beach volleyball, golf and track and field teams taking action.
The men’s baseball team went 2-1 in a series against Saint Mary’s College at Benedetti Diamond on March 28 and 29.
In game one, the Dons jumped to an early 6-0 lead, highlighted by sophomore first baseman Trevor Harmon’s left field homer in the first inning, leading to 3 runs batted in (RBI). Freshman designated hitter Eddison Esquivel converted a right field home run in the fifth inning, resulting in two RBI. USF won 14-6.
In game 2, second baseman Tyler Harries hit a home run left center, putting his team up 2-0. Tied at 3-3, the game went into an extra inning, but a right center home run by Gaels’ Eddie Madrigal sealed the game for Saint Mary’s. The Gaels won 7-3.
In the finale, senior shortstop TJ Rogers dominated the game, hitting a left field homer in the fifth inning, and finishing the game with six RBI, and two runs scored. The Dons won 10-4.
Sitting at 14-14 on the season, and 9-9 at home and 5-5 on the road, USF baseball sits at third in WCC standings. Their next three game series will be played in Spokane, Washington against the Gonzaga Bulldogs from April 4 to 6.
The women’s beach volleyball team went 1-3 in the West Coast Challenge in Santa Cruz, California between March 28 and 29, finishing in fourth place. Their lone win was against the Santa Clara Broncos, winning 3-2.
The team is currently 7-17 on the season, and look to improve in a one dual match against Stanford on April 2.
The women’s golf team competed in the Silicon Valley Showcase between March 24 and 25, finishing third place overall out of 10 schools. Senior Yvonne Shang earned a second place individual finish with a four-under-par 209, her best finish of the season.
At the time of publication, the team was competing at the Olympic Clubs in San Francisco for the USF Invitational between March 31 and April 1.
The men’s golf team competed in The Goodwin tournament, finishing 19th out of 30 competitors in Stanford, California between March 27 and 29. Their next competition is the UCSB Gaucho Invitate between April 7 and 8.
The Track and Field team ran in the Hornet Invitational at Sacramento State between March 21 and 22, with the men’s team finishing 8th place and the women’s team finishing 14th.
Men’s runner and grad student Ellis McKean ran a 9:03.26 in the 3000 meter steeplechase, placing sixth all time in the Dons program.
Women’s runner and junior Angie Mesa-Espinosa clocked the 200 meter in 25.01 seconds, placing fourth all time for the Dons, and sophomore Emile Chrastinova threw 36.11 meters in javelin, placing her third all time in USF record books.
The men’s basketball team is gearing up to be a completely different looking team next season, as freshman guard Tyrone Riley IV and sophomore forward Jason Rivera-Torres announced their decisions to enter the transfer portal. Riley’s advisor Paolo Zamoro notified Draftexpress of his decision and Rivera-Torres announced it on his Instagram.
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