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Trojans Face Trio of Top 15 Opponents in Dodger Stadium Classic
March 07, 2018 | Baseball, Features
THIS WEEK: The USC baseball team plays a trio of Top 15 opponents in the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic this week. The Trojans take host No. 8 TCU on Friday and No. 15 Vanderbilt on Saturday, and then head to Dodger Stadium to face crosstown rival, No. 11 UCLA, on Sunday.
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BROADCAST INFO: Saturday and Sunday's games will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. Friday's game will be streamed live through Pac-12.com, with a link availaable on the baseball schedule page at USCTrojans.com.
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GAME TIMES: Friday - 6 p.m.; Saturday - 4 p.m.; Sunday 3 p.m.
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FOLLOW: Fans can also follow all of the action for all three games through live stats on USCTrojans.com. Live, in-game updates will be available from @USC_Baseball on Twitter for all three games this weekend.
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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.
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SERIES VS. TCU: The Trojans and Horned Frogs are tied 4-4 all-time.
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SERIES VS. VANDERBILT: The Commodores lead the all-time series 3-1.
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SERIES VS. UCLA: The Trojans lead the all-time series 261-137 since the crosstown rivals first met in 1928.
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PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS:
Friday vs. TCU: USC: RHP Chris Clarke (1-2, 5.29 ERA) vs. TCU: RHP Jared Janczak (0-1, 2.84 ERA)
Saturday vs. Vanderbilt: USC: LHP Quentin Longrie (2-0, 4.96 ERA) vs. VANDY: TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Sunday vs UCLA: USC: RHP Kyle Hurt (1-0, 3.95 ERA) vs. UCLA: RHP Zach Pettway (3-0, 0.95 ERA)
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LAST WEEK: USC traveled to No. 5 Arkansas for a three-game series this past weekend, going 1-2 against the Razorbacks. After dropping the opener, the Trojans picked up a 3-1 win on Saturday in front of a record crowd of 13,472. Quentin Longrie tossed 7.1 innings, scattering eight hits and giving up just one run. USC narrowly missed a series win on Sunday, falling 7-6 in the final inning of a travel curfew shortened eight-inning game.
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ON THE DEFENSIVE: The Trojans lead the nation with a .997 fielding percentage. USC has just one error in 11 games this season.
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WALK ON: Lars Nootbaar has worked 17 walks in 11 games so far, leading the Pac-12 in base-on-balls and sitting third in the country. Dillon Paulson has also worked 12 walks this year, putting him 41st in the country and fourth in the Pac-12 in that category. Paulson owns a .489 on-base percentage, highest on the team among players with at least 10 games played. As a team, USC's 62 walks are second in the Pac-12 and 40th in the nation, while the team's .388 OBP is fourth in the Pac-12.
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KEEP WALKING: The Trojans worked a 10-walk inning in their series opener night against Villanova (2/23), a total that is tied for the second most walks ever worked by a team in a single inning. The only total higher on the list came from TCU (11) exactly 20 years to the day (2/23/98) from Friday's game.
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FRESH FACES: Currently leading the Trojans in batting average are three new faces to the roster, with junior transfer Chase Bushor hitting a team-best .433, freshman Ben Ramirez second on the team at .385 and fellow freshman Jamal O'Guinn hitting .368. Bushor leads the team with 13 hits and a slugging percentage of .633 and Ramirez has a team-high .500 OBP.
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COLLEGIATE DEBUTS: Eight Trojans have made collegiate debuts so far this season; Ben Ramirez, Kyle Hurt, John Beller, Brian Gursky, Jamal O'Guinn, Trevor Halsema, Isaac Esqueda and Riley Lamb.
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STAT QUICK HITS:
THE ROAD AHEAD: USC heads to Loyola Marymount for a Tuesday matchup before opening up Pac-12 play on Thursday (March 15) at home against Utah.
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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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BROADCAST INFO: Saturday and Sunday's games will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. Friday's game will be streamed live through Pac-12.com, with a link availaable on the baseball schedule page at USCTrojans.com.
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GAME TIMES: Friday - 6 p.m.; Saturday - 4 p.m.; Sunday 3 p.m.
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FOLLOW: Fans can also follow all of the action for all three games through live stats on USCTrojans.com. Live, in-game updates will be available from @USC_Baseball on Twitter for all three games this weekend.
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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.
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SERIES VS. TCU: The Trojans and Horned Frogs are tied 4-4 all-time.
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SERIES VS. VANDERBILT: The Commodores lead the all-time series 3-1.
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SERIES VS. UCLA: The Trojans lead the all-time series 261-137 since the crosstown rivals first met in 1928.
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PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS:
Friday vs. TCU: USC: RHP Chris Clarke (1-2, 5.29 ERA) vs. TCU: RHP Jared Janczak (0-1, 2.84 ERA)
Saturday vs. Vanderbilt: USC: LHP Quentin Longrie (2-0, 4.96 ERA) vs. VANDY: TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Sunday vs UCLA: USC: RHP Kyle Hurt (1-0, 3.95 ERA) vs. UCLA: RHP Zach Pettway (3-0, 0.95 ERA)
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LAST WEEK: USC traveled to No. 5 Arkansas for a three-game series this past weekend, going 1-2 against the Razorbacks. After dropping the opener, the Trojans picked up a 3-1 win on Saturday in front of a record crowd of 13,472. Quentin Longrie tossed 7.1 innings, scattering eight hits and giving up just one run. USC narrowly missed a series win on Sunday, falling 7-6 in the final inning of a travel curfew shortened eight-inning game.
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ON THE DEFENSIVE: The Trojans lead the nation with a .997 fielding percentage. USC has just one error in 11 games this season.
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WALK ON: Lars Nootbaar has worked 17 walks in 11 games so far, leading the Pac-12 in base-on-balls and sitting third in the country. Dillon Paulson has also worked 12 walks this year, putting him 41st in the country and fourth in the Pac-12 in that category. Paulson owns a .489 on-base percentage, highest on the team among players with at least 10 games played. As a team, USC's 62 walks are second in the Pac-12 and 40th in the nation, while the team's .388 OBP is fourth in the Pac-12.
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KEEP WALKING: The Trojans worked a 10-walk inning in their series opener night against Villanova (2/23), a total that is tied for the second most walks ever worked by a team in a single inning. The only total higher on the list came from TCU (11) exactly 20 years to the day (2/23/98) from Friday's game.
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FRESH FACES: Currently leading the Trojans in batting average are three new faces to the roster, with junior transfer Chase Bushor hitting a team-best .433, freshman Ben Ramirez second on the team at .385 and fellow freshman Jamal O'Guinn hitting .368. Bushor leads the team with 13 hits and a slugging percentage of .633 and Ramirez has a team-high .500 OBP.
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COLLEGIATE DEBUTS: Eight Trojans have made collegiate debuts so far this season; Ben Ramirez, Kyle Hurt, John Beller, Brian Gursky, Jamal O'Guinn, Trevor Halsema, Isaac Esqueda and Riley Lamb.
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STAT QUICK HITS:
- Brad Wegman's eight pitching appearances are second in the Pac-12 and sixth in the NCAA, while Connor Lunn's seven appearances are fifth in the conference and 14th in the nation.
- Lunn's five saves are currently tied for the NCAA lead.
- Brandon Perez has three sacrifice flies, good for second in the Pac-12 and seventh in the NCAA.
- The Trojans 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings are second in the Pac-12.
THE ROAD AHEAD: USC heads to Loyola Marymount for a Tuesday matchup before opening up Pac-12 play on Thursday (March 15) at home against Utah.
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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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