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Trojans Continue Pac-12 Play at Arizona State
April 05, 2018 | Baseball, Features
THIS WEEK: The USC baseball team hits the road for a trio of Pac-12 games at Arizona State this weekend.
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GAME TIMES: Friday/Saturday - 6:30 p.m.; Sunday - 12:30 p.m.;
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BROADCAST INFO: All three games against Arizona State will be streamed live via Pac-12.com and will have an audio broadcast on USCTrojans.com. Links to all the broadcasts will be available on the baseball schedule page at USCTrojans.com. Fans in the Phoenix area can also catch all three games on NBC Sports Radio 1060 AM.
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FOLLOW: Fans can also follow all of the action for all four games through live stats on USCTrojans.com. Live, in-game updates will be available from @USC_Baseball on Twitter as well.
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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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PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS:
Friday: USC: RHP Kyle Hurt (2-1, 2.60 ERA) vs. ASU: RHP Alec Marsh (2-1, 2.93 ERA)
Saturday: USC: RHP Solomon Bates (1-1, 3.91 ERA) vs. ASU: LHP Eli Lingos (5-1, 2.02 ERA)
Sunday: USC: LHP Quentin Longrie (3-1, 3.58 ERA) vs. ASU: TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
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LAST TIME OUT: The Trojans broke out the bats on the road against UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday, downing the Gauchos 9-3. John Beller got the win in his first collegiate start, giving up two runs in 6.0 innings. Matthew Acosta sent 2-for-4 with four runs scored and a two-run homer, and Blake Sabol was 3-for-5 with three RBI. USC's 15 hits in the game were the most since Feb. 24 against Villanova.
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LAST PAC-12 SERIES: The Trojans dropped two-of-three to Washington last weekend, winning the opener before falling in the last two contests. Angelo Armenta hit an eighth-inning homer in a 1-0 opening game win and was backed by 7.0 scoreless innings from Kyle Hurt on the mound.
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NO-HITTING THE UTES: Kyle Hurt, Austin Manning and Connor Lunn combined to toss the seventh no-hitter in program history against Utah earlier this year, blanking the Utes 2-0 to start Pac-12 play. Hurt tossed 7.2 no-hit innings before giving way to Austin Manning for the final out of the eighth inning. Connor Lunn then tossed a perfect ninth to close out the feat. Hurt had tossed 117 pitches prior to exiting. It was the first no-hitter of any kind since USC tossed a five-inning no-no in 2000 against Mississippi State. The last nine-inning no-hitter was a combined no-no against Cal State Los Angeles in 1986. It was the first time in program history more than two USC pitchers have combined in a no-hitter and was just the third time the Trojans have no-hit a Pac-12/10 opponent.
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HURT NOTES: Kyle Hurt has grabbed ahold of the Trojan's Friday starting spot since the no-no vs. Utah, tossing scoreless outings three of his last four times out. The freshman righty's 2.60 ERA leads all USC pitchers with more than 10.0 IP and he has given up one or fewer runs in five of his seven appearances. Hurt picked up Pac-12 and Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week honors for tossing the bulk of the no-hitter vs. Utah.
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SERIES RECORDS: ASU holds a 108-103 lead in the all-time series since the teams first met in 1961. The last time USC played at ASU, the Trojans put up the second most runs in program history, with a 31-9 win on May 29, 2016.
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LONGRIE'S TOP OUTINGS: Quentin Longrie picked up one of the biggest wins of his career and the biggest road win of the season for the Trojans when he shut down then-No. 5 Arkansas in front of a record 13,472 in attendance at Baum Stadium on March 3. Longrie tossed 7.1 innings, scattering eight hits and giving up just one run in a 3-1 victory. Longrie tossed 7.0 scoreless against Utah in the first Pac-12 series of the year to lead USC to a 5-2 win.
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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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COLLEGIATE DEBUTS: Eight Trojans have made collegiate debuts 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 returns home next week for a three-game series against Arizona starting on Friday.
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DODGER STADIUM CLASSIC: USC once again played in the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic this year, getting a 3-2 win over UCLA on March 11 in Chavez Ravine. Leading up to the final at Dodger Stadium, the Trojans lost to TCU, 10-1, on March 9 and had their game against Vanderbilt rained out on March 10. TCU and Vanderbilt will played at Dodger Stadium prior to the Trojans and Bruins, with Vanderbilt picking up a 7-4 win.
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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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GAME TIMES: Friday/Saturday - 6:30 p.m.; Sunday - 12:30 p.m.;
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BROADCAST INFO: All three games against Arizona State will be streamed live via Pac-12.com and will have an audio broadcast on USCTrojans.com. Links to all the broadcasts will be available on the baseball schedule page at USCTrojans.com. Fans in the Phoenix area can also catch all three games on NBC Sports Radio 1060 AM.
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FOLLOW: Fans can also follow all of the action for all four games through live stats on USCTrojans.com. Live, in-game updates will be available from @USC_Baseball on Twitter as well.
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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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PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS:
Friday: USC: RHP Kyle Hurt (2-1, 2.60 ERA) vs. ASU: RHP Alec Marsh (2-1, 2.93 ERA)
Saturday: USC: RHP Solomon Bates (1-1, 3.91 ERA) vs. ASU: LHP Eli Lingos (5-1, 2.02 ERA)
Sunday: USC: LHP Quentin Longrie (3-1, 3.58 ERA) vs. ASU: TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
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LAST TIME OUT: The Trojans broke out the bats on the road against UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday, downing the Gauchos 9-3. John Beller got the win in his first collegiate start, giving up two runs in 6.0 innings. Matthew Acosta sent 2-for-4 with four runs scored and a two-run homer, and Blake Sabol was 3-for-5 with three RBI. USC's 15 hits in the game were the most since Feb. 24 against Villanova.
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LAST PAC-12 SERIES: The Trojans dropped two-of-three to Washington last weekend, winning the opener before falling in the last two contests. Angelo Armenta hit an eighth-inning homer in a 1-0 opening game win and was backed by 7.0 scoreless innings from Kyle Hurt on the mound.
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NO-HITTING THE UTES: Kyle Hurt, Austin Manning and Connor Lunn combined to toss the seventh no-hitter in program history against Utah earlier this year, blanking the Utes 2-0 to start Pac-12 play. Hurt tossed 7.2 no-hit innings before giving way to Austin Manning for the final out of the eighth inning. Connor Lunn then tossed a perfect ninth to close out the feat. Hurt had tossed 117 pitches prior to exiting. It was the first no-hitter of any kind since USC tossed a five-inning no-no in 2000 against Mississippi State. The last nine-inning no-hitter was a combined no-no against Cal State Los Angeles in 1986. It was the first time in program history more than two USC pitchers have combined in a no-hitter and was just the third time the Trojans have no-hit a Pac-12/10 opponent.
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HURT NOTES: Kyle Hurt has grabbed ahold of the Trojan's Friday starting spot since the no-no vs. Utah, tossing scoreless outings three of his last four times out. The freshman righty's 2.60 ERA leads all USC pitchers with more than 10.0 IP and he has given up one or fewer runs in five of his seven appearances. Hurt picked up Pac-12 and Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week honors for tossing the bulk of the no-hitter vs. Utah.
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SERIES RECORDS: ASU holds a 108-103 lead in the all-time series since the teams first met in 1961. The last time USC played at ASU, the Trojans put up the second most runs in program history, with a 31-9 win on May 29, 2016.
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LONGRIE'S TOP OUTINGS: Quentin Longrie picked up one of the biggest wins of his career and the biggest road win of the season for the Trojans when he shut down then-No. 5 Arkansas in front of a record 13,472 in attendance at Baum Stadium on March 3. Longrie tossed 7.1 innings, scattering eight hits and giving up just one run in a 3-1 victory. Longrie tossed 7.0 scoreless against Utah in the first Pac-12 series of the year to lead USC to a 5-2 win.
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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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COLLEGIATE DEBUTS: Eight Trojans have made collegiate debuts 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:
- Dillon Paulson's 20 walks are fourth in the Pac-12 and his 0.80 walks/game are fifth.
- Kyle Hurt's 5.45 hits/9 are third in the Pac-12 and his 2.60 ERA is 13th.
- Connor Lunn's eight saves are second in the conference and eighth in the country. Lunn's 13 pitching appearances are ninth in the Pac-12.
- Brian Gursky's 14 pitching appearances are seventh in the Pac-12.
- The Trojans' .981 fielding percentage is second in the Pac-12 and 13th in the nation.
- USC pitchers' 8.7 K's/9 are second in the league.
- The Trojan's two shutouts are third in the Pac-12.
THE ROAD AHEAD: USC returns home next week for a three-game series against Arizona starting on Friday.
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DODGER STADIUM CLASSIC: USC once again played in the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic this year, getting a 3-2 win over UCLA on March 11 in Chavez Ravine. Leading up to the final at Dodger Stadium, the Trojans lost to TCU, 10-1, on March 9 and had their game against Vanderbilt rained out on March 10. TCU and Vanderbilt will played at Dodger Stadium prior to the Trojans and Bruins, with Vanderbilt picking up a 7-4 win.
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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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