SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Interstat) — Jackson Nystrom homered and drove in four runs as San Francisco held off Saint Mary’s 9-8 Saturday afternoon in the 2026 WCC Baseball Championship. Nystrom, the designated hitter, went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in the fourth inning. TJ Rogers added a two-run double and an RBI groundout. The Dons (27-29) built a 9-3 lead after four innings. Saint Mary’s (31-25) rallied behind Ian Armstrong, who hit a two-run homer in the third and doubled in two runs in the first, finishing 2-for-5 with four RBIs. Cam Staton pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief. The Gaels scored three runs in the eighth on RBI hits by Jared Mettam and Michael Allred and a groundout, but Nick Bacura and Kai Yovanovich closed the door. The Dons improved to 27-29 while the Gaels fell to 31-25.