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USC Baseball Team Heads to Long Beach State for First Midweek Contest
February 19, 2018 | Baseball, Features
MIDWEEK DOCKET: The USC baseball team heads to Long Beach State for its first midweek contest of the season on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
BROADCAST INFO: Tuesday's game will be streamed live on BigWest.tv, with a link available on the USCTrojans.com baseball schedule page.
FOLLOW: Fans can also follow all of the action through live stats on USCTrojans.com. Live, in-game updates will be available from @USC_Baseball on Twitter as well.
GET SOCIAL: Follow USC Baseball on social media to get updates on everything going on with the team this season. The Trojans can be found at @USC_Baseball on Twitter, @sctrojans on Instagram and USC Trojans Baseball on Facebook.
OPENING WEEKEND: USC opened the season this past weekend at home against Utah Valley, taking two of three from the Wolverines. After dropping the opener, Matthew Acosta hit a go-ahead homer in the 7th inning of game two to propel the Trojans to a 5-4 win. USC then used a six-run fifth inning to win the finale 8-6.
SERIES VS. LONG BEACH STATE: The Trojans lead the all-time series 80-47. The teams split their games last year, with each squad winning at home.
PROBABLE STARTERS: USC: RHP Mason Perryman (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LBSU: LHP Adam Seminaris (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
OPENING WEEKEND NOTES
THE ROSTER: The Trojans return 23 letterwinners from last season, while bringing in 13 newcomers. The team lost four starting position players and four pitchers. USC boasts 22 underclassmen and 13 upperclassmen on this year's active roster. (Breakdown: 1 senior, 12 juniors, 11 sophomores, 11 freshmen)
THE SCHEDULE: USC plays nine of its first 10 games at home, including an exhibition against the Korean professional squad NC Dinos. The team plays a total of 32 games at home this year, including the final eight games of the regular season.
CELEBRATE THE 8'S: 2018 marks a special anniversary year, with the Trojans having five championship milestones to celebrate. The USC program won NCAA College World Series titles in 1948, 1958, 1968, 1978 and 1998. USC is the only school that can boast such a feat, with the five titles part of the Trojans' NCAA best 12 overall championships. The program will be celebrating all five of the milestones at a game later in the season and will have content from each one over the course of the year.
BROADCAST INFO: Tuesday's game will be streamed live on BigWest.tv, with a link available on the USCTrojans.com baseball schedule page.
FOLLOW: Fans can also follow all of the action through live stats on USCTrojans.com. Live, in-game updates will be available from @USC_Baseball on Twitter as well.
GET SOCIAL: Follow USC Baseball on social media to get updates on everything going on with the team this season. The Trojans can be found at @USC_Baseball on Twitter, @sctrojans on Instagram and USC Trojans Baseball on Facebook.
OPENING WEEKEND: USC opened the season this past weekend at home against Utah Valley, taking two of three from the Wolverines. After dropping the opener, Matthew Acosta hit a go-ahead homer in the 7th inning of game two to propel the Trojans to a 5-4 win. USC then used a six-run fifth inning to win the finale 8-6.
SERIES VS. LONG BEACH STATE: The Trojans lead the all-time series 80-47. The teams split their games last year, with each squad winning at home.
PROBABLE STARTERS: USC: RHP Mason Perryman (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LBSU: LHP Adam Seminaris (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
OPENING WEEKEND NOTES
- The USC Bullpen gave up just three runs and eight hits in 14.0 innings of work over the weekend.
- The Trojans broke out for 12 hits on Sunday after a slow offensive start to the year.
- Perez leads all players with four RBI so far.
- Paulson worked six walks in three games for a .615 on-base percentage.
- Lars Nootbaar hit for extra-bases on two of his three hits for a .583 slugging percentage.
- Five Trojans made their collegiate debuts this weekend; Ramirez, Kyle Hurt, John Beller, Brian Gursky and Jamal O'Guinn.
THE ROSTER: The Trojans return 23 letterwinners from last season, while bringing in 13 newcomers. The team lost four starting position players and four pitchers. USC boasts 22 underclassmen and 13 upperclassmen on this year's active roster. (Breakdown: 1 senior, 12 juniors, 11 sophomores, 11 freshmen)
THE SCHEDULE: USC plays nine of its first 10 games at home, including an exhibition against the Korean professional squad NC Dinos. The team plays a total of 32 games at home this year, including the final eight games of the regular season.
CELEBRATE THE 8'S: 2018 marks a special anniversary year, with the Trojans having five championship milestones to celebrate. The USC program won NCAA College World Series titles in 1948, 1958, 1968, 1978 and 1998. USC is the only school that can boast such a feat, with the five titles part of the Trojans' NCAA best 12 overall championships. The program will be celebrating all five of the milestones at a game later in the season and will have content from each one over the course of the year.
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