Santa Clara 1, at San Francisco 2

SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — A hit batter with the bases loaded forced in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting the San Francisco Dons to a 2-1 victory over the Santa Clara Broncos in a tightly contested pitchers’ duel on Friday night at Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field. The game’s decisive moment came after Santa Clara reliever Vincent Braga loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth. After a single by Esquivel and another by Rogers, Braga hit Harmon with a pitch. Josh Johnson entered and promptly hit Nystrom, forcing Esquivel home to… Read more...