USF Defeats CSUB 3-1

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.---The University of San Francisco (29-22) defeated CSU Bakersfield (30-21) 3-1 Tuesday afternoon at Benedetti Diamond.

The Dons' Ted Lemasters homered in the bottom of the second to open the scoring. USF added a second run on a wild pitch in the third.

The Roadrunners loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth but could not take advantage when Matt Heiserman got Martin Medina (Jr., Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure HS) to fly out to end the inning. Andrew Letourneau (Jr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield College) broke the seal for the 'Runners in the sixth with an RBI ground out that plated Oscar Sanay (Fr., Chula Vista, Calif., Bonita Vista HS).

CSUB charged again in the eighth. With two outs, Sanay singled to right. DC Legg (Jr., Murrietta, Calif. ,Cypress College) followed with a single to center that advanced Sanay to third. Cameron Love struck out Letourneau to end the inning. The Dons added one run in the home half of the eighth to make it the final 3-1.

The final Roadrunners' threat came in the ninth when Kyle Desimone (Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Stockdale HS) walked with one out. Pinch hitter Cael Brockmeyer (Fr., Vineyard Haven, Mass., Avon Old Farms HS) came up next and reached on an error, moving Desimone to second. Chris Curtis (Jr., Vacaville, Calif., Solano CC), who entered the game in the third as a subsitute for Ryan McIntyre (Jr., Henderson, Nev., Coronado HS) in rightfield, struck out against Dons' closer Jordan Remer. Jeremy Rodriguez (Jr., Thousand Oaks, Calif., Crespi HS) struck out to end the game.

Eigh USF pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts and limited the Roadrunners to five hits (Sanay had two). Mike McCarthy (R-Sr., Brentwood, Calif., Univ. of Redlands), the current NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week, started on three days rest, pitched seven innings, struck out eight, did not walk a batter, while taking the loss.

The Roadrunners conclude the 2011 season with a three-game series this weekend against Cal Poly. The action gets underway Friday night at 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

#35 Mike McCarthy: RHP; 6' 2"; Junior

#5 Ryan McIntyre: OF; 5' 9"; Freshman

#30 Martin Medina: RHP/INF; 5' 10"; Freshman

#7 Jeremy Rodriguez: C; 5' 7"; Freshman

#33 Cael Brockmeyer: C/1B; 6' 5"; Freshman

#8 Chris Curtis: INF; 5' 10"; Junior

#26 Kyle Desimone: INF; 5' 10"; Freshman

#11 DC Legg: INF; 6' 0"; Junior

#1 Andrew Letourneau: OF; 6' 0"; Junior

#2 Oscar Sanay: INF; 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#35 Mike McCarthy
: 6' 2"; Junior
: RHP

#5 Ryan McIntyre
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: OF

#30 Martin Medina
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: RHP/INF

#7 Jeremy Rodriguez
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: C

#33 Cael Brockmeyer
: 6' 5"; Freshman
: C/1B

#8 Chris Curtis
: 5' 10"; Junior
: INF

#26 Kyle Desimone
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: INF

#11 DC Legg
: 6' 0"; Junior
: INF

#1 Andrew Letourneau
: 6' 0"; Junior
: OF

#2 Oscar Sanay
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: INF