Tuesday, February 27
Los Angeles, CA
6:00 PM
USC
7-1
3
vs
2
Loyola Marymount
1-7
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Loyola Marymount
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
7
2
USC
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
X
3
9
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wegman, Brad (1-0)
L: ROBINS, Josh (0-1)
S: Lunn, Connor (4)
Batting:
RBI: SOGARD, Nick 1 ; SMART, Jamey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SOGARD, Nick 1 ; OYAMA, Kenny 1
SB: WILSON, Billy 1 ; SOGARD, Nick 3 ; OYAMA, Kenny 1
Batting:
2B: Perez, Brandon 1 ; Sabol, Blake 1 ; Murphy, Kaleb 1
HR: Bushor, Chase 1
RBI: Paulson, Dillon 1 ; Armenta, Angelo 1 ; Bushor, Chase 1
SF: Armenta, Angelo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Perez, Brandon 2 ; Bushor, Chase 1
CS: Thomas, John 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
5
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
5
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
5
R
2
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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/ BaseballUSC Wins Seventh Straight on Bushor's Late Homer
February 27, 2018 | Baseball, Features
LOS ANGELES – Chase Bushor hit a go-ahead solo-home run in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie and give the USC baseball team its seventh straight win with a 3-2 victory over Loyola Marymount on Tuesday.
The USC pitching once again made a strong showing, holding the lions to two runs on seven hits, while stranding 10 LMU runners. The Trojans move to 7-1, while LMU falls to 1-7.
The Lions came back to tie things up in the top of the seventh inning when Jamey Smart singled in a run. The Trojans followed with a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat, however. Dillon Paulson singled in a run in the first inning and Angelo Armenta had a sacrifice fly in the fifth to make it a 2-1 game.
Brad Wegman entered in the seventh with runners on the corners and one out, giving up the game-tying hit, but recovering with the double play and then a quick 1-2-3 inning in the eighth. He would get the win after Bushor's home run. Connor Lunn picked up his fourth save, stranding a runner on second by striking out Niko Decolati, the Lions top hitter.
TOP PERFORMERS
"I thought we through the ball pretty well tonight," said Head Coach Dan Hubbs. "It was a tough zone for hitters, with the ball down in the zone being called for a strike tonight, but the guys grinded it out at the plate. We got a couple big hits and could have used a couple more, but at the end of the day three runs were all we needed."
"Chase did a great job," said Hubbs. "He didn't get the bunt down on the first few pitches, but was able to shake that off and come up with a big swing. I thought Kaleb had a good game as well with a double and single, we hustled out a couple doubles, so overall it was a good effort."
"I didn't get the bunt down a couple of times, so I knew I had to come up with something," said Bushor. "I was able to put a good swing on a slider down in the zone and luckily it went out. This is a big win for us in a close game against another West Coast team. Our pitching was great tonight, especially the bullpen. They really picked us up."
COMING UP
USC travels to No. 5 Arkansas for a three-game series starting on Friday. It is the first road series of the year for the Trojans.
The USC pitching once again made a strong showing, holding the lions to two runs on seven hits, while stranding 10 LMU runners. The Trojans move to 7-1, while LMU falls to 1-7.
The Lions came back to tie things up in the top of the seventh inning when Jamey Smart singled in a run. The Trojans followed with a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat, however. Dillon Paulson singled in a run in the first inning and Angelo Armenta had a sacrifice fly in the fifth to make it a 2-1 game.
Brad Wegman entered in the seventh with runners on the corners and one out, giving up the game-tying hit, but recovering with the double play and then a quick 1-2-3 inning in the eighth. He would get the win after Bushor's home run. Connor Lunn picked up his fourth save, stranding a runner on second by striking out Niko Decolati, the Lions top hitter.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Bushor hit the game-winning home run in the eighth inning, his first of the season.
- Kaleb Murphy went 2-for-3 with a double.
- Brandon Perez scored two runs and had a double.
- Paulson was 1-for-3 with an RBI and walk.
- Brian Gursky tossed 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.
- Wegman tossed 1.2 innings, giving up just one hit and no runs, while striking out two.
- Lunn is now 4-for-4 on save opportunities this year.
"I thought we through the ball pretty well tonight," said Head Coach Dan Hubbs. "It was a tough zone for hitters, with the ball down in the zone being called for a strike tonight, but the guys grinded it out at the plate. We got a couple big hits and could have used a couple more, but at the end of the day three runs were all we needed."
"Chase did a great job," said Hubbs. "He didn't get the bunt down on the first few pitches, but was able to shake that off and come up with a big swing. I thought Kaleb had a good game as well with a double and single, we hustled out a couple doubles, so overall it was a good effort."
"I didn't get the bunt down a couple of times, so I knew I had to come up with something," said Bushor. "I was able to put a good swing on a slider down in the zone and luckily it went out. This is a big win for us in a close game against another West Coast team. Our pitching was great tonight, especially the bullpen. They really picked us up."
COMING UP
USC travels to No. 5 Arkansas for a three-game series starting on Friday. It is the first road series of the year for the Trojans.
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