TANDY’S GRAND SLAM LIFTS PACIFIC PAST SAN FRANCISCO
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Interstat) — Jake Tandy hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning as Pacific edged San Francisco 8-4 on Thursday in the West Coast Conference Baseball Championship.
The Tigers, now 24-27-1, trailed 4-2 entering the sixth. JT Shank tied it with a two-run homer. San Francisco regained the lead on Zack Ramppen’s RBI double in the eighth and an RBI single by Rogers in the ninth.
Tandy’s drive to deep left scored three runners and gave Pacific the win. Zach Todd earned the win with 6.2 innings, allowing five hits and two earned runs while striking out five.
Gauge Lockhart started for the Dons, giving up four runs on no hits in five innings. Kai Yovanovich added 3.1 innings of relief. Trevor Harmon homered for San Francisco, which fell to 24-29.
Regan Carter pitched 2.1 innings of relief and Blaine French had a two-run single in the second for Pacific.