University Southern California Trojans
USC
18-16, 6-10
UCLA
23-10, 12-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| UCLA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | X | 16 | 14 | 2 |
Trojans Fall in Opener at No. 15 UCLA
April 20, 2018 | Baseball, Features
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The Trojans fall to 18-16 overall and 6-10 in Pac-12 play with the loss, while UCLA moves to 23-10 overall and 12-4 in conference action.
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UCLA jumped on top with five runs on six hits in the first inning and would later get a three-run homer in the fifth inning to make it an 11-1 game. The Trojans scored on a John Thomas pinch-hit double in the top of the fifth, but would leave the bases loaded in the inning. The Bruins would add five runs in the eighth inning.
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Senior righty Jake Bird tossed 7.0 strong innings for UCLA, giving up one run on seven hits to outduel USC's freshman righty Kyle Hurt. Hurt started off with a pair of shaky innings, but settled in to put up scoreless third and fourth frames.
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TOP PERFORMERS
- Thomas had the lone RBI for the Trojans on his double in the fifth.
- Blake Sabol and Stephen Dubb each had two-hit games.
COMING UP
USC continues its series on the road at No. 15 UCLA this weekend, playing at 4 p.m. on Saturday and 12 p.m. on Sunday. Both games can be seen on the Pac-12 Network.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bird, Jake (5-2)
L: Hurt, Kyle (2-4)
Batting:
2B: Thomas, John 1
RBI: Thomas, John 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Perez, Brandon 1
CS: Nootbaar, Lars 1
HBP: Paulson, Dillon 1
Batting:
2B: Strumpf, Chase 1 ; Amaral, Daniel 2
HR: Kendall, Kevin 1 ; Toglia, Michael 1
RBI: Ydens, Jeremy 1 ; Kendall, Kevin 4 ; Strumpf, Chase 2 ; Toglia, Michael 3 ; Stronach, Jack 1 ; Amaral, Daniel 1 ; Mitchell, Garrett 1 ; Kreidler, Ryan 1 ; Rosica, Daniel 1 ; Cuellar, Kyle 1
SF: Kreidler, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ydens, Jeremy 1 ; Kendall, Kevin 3 ; Strumpf, Chase 2 ; Toglia, Michael 2 ; Stronach, Jack 1 ; Pries, Jake 1 ; Amaral, Daniel 3 ; Kreidler, Ryan 1 ; Hirabayashi, Jake 1 ; Rosica, Daniel 1
SB: Kendall, Kevin 1
HBP: Cuellar, Kyle 1
