JOHN LINDROOS
Dons spring sports continues to be in full swing, with the baseball, beach volleyball, women’s golf and track and field teams in play.
Dons men’s baseball is on a rough five game losing streak, which includes an 0-3 series loss vs the Gonzaga Bulldogs between April 4 to 6 in Spokane, Washington at the Patterson Baseball Complex.
The series included a 7-9 loss in game one, a 1-14 loss in game two and a 4-6 loss in game three.
In game three, the Dons had a strong start with grad student and center fielder Kenny DeCelle hitting a left field home run in the first inning, and freshman designated hitter Eddison Esquival hit a center field homer in the fourth inning. Resulting in two runs batted in each, the Dons jumped to a 4-0 lead. USF failed to score for the remainder of the game, and the Bulldogs scored six unanswered points, highlighted by a homer in the sixth inning and several singles. USF lost 4-6.
The team’s latest loss came on April 7 in a single match at Washington State University at Bailey-Brayton Field, where they lost 3-8.
The losing streak drops the team to 14-19 on the season, placing them fifth in WCC standings.
The women’s volleyball team had a tough schedule last week, going 1-2 in the past week, with 0-5 losses against number four Stanford University on April 2 and number nine University of California Berkeley on April 5. Their lone win came against the University of Pacific on April 5, where the Dons won all four of their won matches in the first two sets.
The team is currently 8-19 on the season. They compete in the Waves Tourney next weekend from April 11 to 12 in Malibu, California at the Pepperdine Beach Courts.
The women’s golf team competed in the USF Invitational at the Olympic Club on April 1. The team finished eighth overall, with juniors Eve Pett and Jolie Chee and senior Yvonne Shang tying as program leaders for 30th with a 16-over-par 229.
The track and field teams participated in both the Stanford Invitational at Cobb Track and Angell Field between April 4 and 5 and the Mike Fanelli Track Classic at San Francisco State University between April 3 and 5.
At SF State, sophomore Petra Helebrantová ran a 2:09.66 in the 800 meter race, placing her first out of 171 competitors. Emílie Chrastinová had two top 10 finishes, which included a 15.83 second time in 100 meter hurdles and a 1:06.19 minute finish in the 400-meter hurdle race.
At Stanford, Helebrantová and sophomore Kamilla Vanadzina finished top 10 in the women’s 1500 meter race, clocking times of 4.29.34 and 4:32.75 respectively. Men’s runner Ethan O’Shea finished sixth in the 1500 meter race, with a time of 3:51.73.
The team competes in Azusa, California at the Cougar Athletic Stadium for the Bryan Clay Multis between April 10 and 11.
Editor’s Note: John Lindroos competed in the mile of the Mike Fanelli Track Classic as a member of the USF men’s track and field team.
Editor-in-Chief: Jordan Premmer, Chief Copy Editor: Sophia McCrackin, Managing Editor: Jordan DelFiugo, News Editor: Deeya Gupta, Sports Editor: John Lindroos
