SAN DIEGO – The first-place Toreros needed every bit of magic they could get on Sunday against San Francisco at Fowler Park among spurts of rain and heavy mist in the season finale as USD tried to bring out the brooms. 

Despite giving up a four-run lead to the Dons in the top of the ninth inning, San Diego loaded the bases on a walk from Connor Meidroth and hit by pitches to Jack Gurevitch and Isaiah Lane, all with two outs. 

After a Dons' mound visit and before a pitch was thrown, a balk was called, leading to Meidroth coming home to score from third base, giving the Toreros a 9-8 walk-off win to complete the sweep against San Francisco. 

Prior to the ninth inning, San Diego's runs came in bunches. 

USD (20-26, 14-4 West Coast Conference) scored three in the second behind a two-run triple by Aden Howard, scoring Nico Libed and AJ Beltre. Moments later, Meidroth hit an RBI single to give San Diego an early 3-0 lead. 

After San Francisco (20-28, 7-14 WCC) scored once in the top of the third, the Toreros scored three in the fourth, highlighted by Gurevitch's team-leading 12th home run of the season that stayed just inside the left field foul pole. Then, Jayden Lobliner recorded an RBI double to cap off a second three-run frame. 

San Diego got some momentum in the seventh after Hayden Cody entered with one out in the seventh and the bases loaded. The Torero graduate student worked out of the jam by inducing a fly out to right and a popup in foul territory leaving the bases full of Dons. 

The Toreros' offense responded as Meidroth delivered once again in the seventh with a one-out, two-run double that one-hopped the left center field wall, scoring Beltre and Howard.   

Dallin Harrison got the start for Brock Ungricht. The USD sophomore threw career-high four innings and allowed one run on two hits with a strikeout, while scattering five walks. 

Then, Jamie Robertson took the fifth and sixth innings. He allowed a two-run home run in the sixth for his only damage as he surrendered three hits without walking a batter. That was followed by Fernando Palencia, who allowed one run and set up the bases loaded situation with one out in the seventh.

Although Cody allowed the four runs in the ninth, it set up the dramatics for USD's second walk-off win of the season. 

NOTABLE

• Sunday marked the Toreros' second walk-off of the season and first since facing UC San Diego (April 9) 
• It is also the third straight walk-off victory for the Toreros with a final score of 9-8. 
• Harrison made his second collegiate start Sunday and first since February 25 against San Diego State.
• Like Porter Rovin Saturday, Harrison logged a new career-high in innings pitched, throwing four innings. 
• Lobliner caught his 15th runner trying to steal a base in the first inning. 
• Gurevitch's fourth inning home run was his team-leading 12th of 2025. That mark is the fourth best in the WCC. 
• Gurevitch's two hits also mark his 23rd multi-hit game this season
• Connor Meidroth has recorded at least one hit in 11 of the last 13 games, dating back to April 11. He is hitting .447 (17-for-38) with 12 RBIs during that span and has raised his batting average from .184 to .286. The three RBIs Sunday are the most he has recorded during a single game while in a Toreros uniform.
• Isaiah Lane recorded his 15th multi-hit game this season with his two doubles. 
• With his two hits, Aden Howard has hit safely in 14 of the last 16 games since April 6 with five multi-hit games and is hitting .328 (20-for-61) in that stretch, including Sunday.
• AJ Beltre went 3-for-5 Sunday marking his seventh multi-hit game of the season and second three-hit game of 2025.    
• San Diego extends its winning streak over San Francisco to 10 straight wins, which dates back to May 25, 2022 during the 2022 WCC Tournament.
• It is also the fifth series win against San Francisco in the last six regular season series meetings, dating back to 2019.  
• USD has swept USF in each of the last three regular season series. 

UP NEXT 
San Diego remains home for a midweek game on Tuesday against Cal State Fullerton. First pitch between the Toreros and the Titans for the non-conference game is scheduled for 6 p.m. inside Fowler Park. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.