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Trojans Close Regular Season Against CSUN
May 23, 2018 | Baseball, Features
THIS WEEK: The USC baseball team closes out the regular season with a three-game series against CSUN this week starting on Thursday.
GAME TIMES: vs. CSUN - Thursday: 6 p.m., Friday: 6:00 p.m., Saturday: 2 p.m.
BROADCAST INFO: All three games will be streamed live via Pac-12.com. Links to the broadcasts can be found on the baseball schedule page at USCTrojans.com.
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.
LAST WEEKEND: The Trojans dropped two of three games to Oregon State last weekend, taking the finale after falling in the first two games. USC then dropped its finale midweek game of the year to Cal State Fullerton.
SENIOR DAY: USC will be honoring its graduating seniors prior to Saturday's contest.
SERIES RECORD: vs. CSUN - USC leads 53-23 - first meeting: 1962
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS:
Thursday: USC: RHP Kyle Hurt (4-5, 5.11 ERA) vs. CSUN: RHP Walker Armstrong (3-4, 3.66 ERA)
Friday: USC: LHP Quentin Longrie (4-6, 5.46 ERA) vs. CSUN: LHP Isaiah Nunez (1-2, 3.75 ERA)
Saturday: USC: RHP Solomon Bates (5-3, 3.20 ERA) vs. CSUN: RHP Matt Acosta (5-6, 4.43 ERA)
SHUTTING OUT THE BEAVERS: The Trojans handed No. 2 Oregon State its first shutout loss in over two years, beating the Beavers 8-0 on Sunday. USC got seven scoreless innings on the mound from Solomon Bates and Blake Sabol hits two home runs and drove in a career-high five runs in the win.
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.
HURT NOTES:
LONGRIE'S TOP OUTINGS:
BATES' BEST:
STAT QUICK HITS:
ON THE DEFENSIVE: USC's defense has been spectacular this season, with the Trojans' .980 fielding percentage 11th best in the NCAA and second in the Pac-12. USC has made just 36 errors in 51 games this year. The Trojans also have 44 double plays on the year, the most in the Pac-12 (USC's 0.88 double plays per game are 2nd).
HALL OF FAME: Two Trojan greats will be inducted into the USC Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend, with Barry Zito and Mike Gillespie being honored. Tuesday's game against UC Irvine was Anteaters' coach Mike Gillespie's coaching his final game at Dedeaux Field. He was the Trojans' skipper for 20 years, leading USC to the 1998 College World Series title, and was a championship player on the Trojans' 1961 title team. Gillespie is retiring after his 31st season as a collegiate head coach this year. Zito was an All-American and Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year while at USC, and went on to win a World Series with the Giants. He will throw out the first pitch at Saturday's game and be honored with a bobblehead giveaway at the contest.
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. Lars Nootbaar played the hero in that game, hitting a solo-homer in the bottom of the eighth innint ot lead USC to victory. 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.
COLLEGIATE DEBUTS: Nine Trojans have made collegiate debuts this season; Ben Ramirez, Kyle Hurt, John Beller, Brian Gursky, Jamal O'Guinn, Trevor Halsema, Isaac Esqueda, Bart West and Riley Lamb.
#CELEBR8 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.
ALL-PAC-12 RETURNERS: The Trojans bring back a pair of players in Lars Nootbaar and Brandon Perez who earned All-Pac-12 recognition in 2017. Nootbaar garnered his first All-Pac-12 recognition thanks to a .313 batting average, 34 RBI and 33 runs scored. Perez earned honorable mention on the all-conference list after finishing second on the team with a .328 average in his freshman season.
DRAFTED: USC had a pair of players taken in last year's MLB Draft. Frankie Rios was taken in the 17th round by the Boston Red Sox and Adalberto Carrillo was selected in the 33rd round by the Washington Nationals.
USC TO THE MLB: No other school can claim a larger number of alumni who have made it to the big leagues, with 111 Trojans having played in the MLB. The list includes three Trojans who have made it to the MLB Hall of Fame (Randy Johnson, Tom Seaver, Pat Gillick), nine Cy Young Awards (Johnson 5 times, Seaver 3 times, Barry Zito once), three Rookie of the Years (Seaver, Fred Lynn, Mark McGwire), one American League MVP (Lynn), one World Series MVP (Johnson), 29 World Series appearances and 67 All-Star Game appearances. In all, 330 Trojans have been selected in the MLB Draft.
CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY: The Trojans have an unparalleled history of championship success at the College World Series, winning 12 total national titles (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998). The 12 titles are double any other team in the country and were won in 21 CWS appearances by the Trojans. USC won five straight NCAA Championships from 1970-74, a feat no other program has accomplished.
GAME TIMES: vs. CSUN - Thursday: 6 p.m., Friday: 6:00 p.m., Saturday: 2 p.m.
BROADCAST INFO: All three games will be streamed live via Pac-12.com. Links to the broadcasts can be found on the baseball schedule page at USCTrojans.com.
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.
LAST WEEKEND: The Trojans dropped two of three games to Oregon State last weekend, taking the finale after falling in the first two games. USC then dropped its finale midweek game of the year to Cal State Fullerton.
SENIOR DAY: USC will be honoring its graduating seniors prior to Saturday's contest.
SERIES RECORD: vs. CSUN - USC leads 53-23 - first meeting: 1962
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS:
Thursday: USC: RHP Kyle Hurt (4-5, 5.11 ERA) vs. CSUN: RHP Walker Armstrong (3-4, 3.66 ERA)
Friday: USC: LHP Quentin Longrie (4-6, 5.46 ERA) vs. CSUN: LHP Isaiah Nunez (1-2, 3.75 ERA)
Saturday: USC: RHP Solomon Bates (5-3, 3.20 ERA) vs. CSUN: RHP Matt Acosta (5-6, 4.43 ERA)
SHUTTING OUT THE BEAVERS: The Trojans handed No. 2 Oregon State its first shutout loss in over two years, beating the Beavers 8-0 on Sunday. USC got seven scoreless innings on the mound from Solomon Bates and Blake Sabol hits two home runs and drove in a career-high five runs in the win.
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.
HURT NOTES:
- Hurt picked up Pac-12 and Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week honors for tossing the bulk of the no-hitter vs. Utah. Hurt took over the Friday starting role prior to the Utah Series and has started the series opener each week since.
- Also tossed 7.0 scoreless innings against Washington on 3/29, giving up just three hits and striking out eight.
- Gave up three runs in 7.0 innings at Arizona State on 4/6.
- Picked up the win at Oregon, going 6.2 innings, giving up five hits, six walks and two runs, while striking out seven.
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.
BATES' BEST:
- Solomon Bates had a career outing against Arizona State on 4/7, giving up just one run in 7.2 innings pitched. He struck out a career-high nine batters, walked just two and allowed only one runner past first base while he was in the game. The lone run came around to score after Bates exited.
- Bates followed that up with 7.0 strong innings against Arizona, giving up two runs on four hits to move to 3-1.
- At Oregon, Bates held a 5-2 lead in relief in the opener, getting the final out with the bases loaded in the seventh and then tossing a scoreless eighth. He would come back on Sunday and toss 6.0 innings, giving up four hits, one run, no walks, all while striking out five.
- Tossed 7.0 innings, giving up five hits, two runs and two walks, while striking out seven batters in a Sunday win over Washington State.
- Bates tossed 7.0 scoreless innings against No. 2 Oregon State, handing the Beavers their first shutout in 2 years.
STAT QUICK HITS:
- Dillon Paulson's 33 walks are 8th in the Pac-12 and his 0.70 BB/game are 9th.
- Solomon Bates' 7.25 K/9 are 7th in the Pac-12.
- Bates' 4.00 K/BB ratio is 7th in the Pac-12.
- Bates' 1.06 WHIP is 5th in the Pac-12.
- Connor Lunn's eight saves are 4th in the Pac-12.
- Brandon Perez's five sac flies are 4th in the Pac-12.
- The Trojan pitching staff's 8.0 K/9 are 4th best in the Pac-12.
- Lars Nootbaar has reached base in 12 straight games.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: USC's defense has been spectacular this season, with the Trojans' .980 fielding percentage 11th best in the NCAA and second in the Pac-12. USC has made just 36 errors in 51 games this year. The Trojans also have 44 double plays on the year, the most in the Pac-12 (USC's 0.88 double plays per game are 2nd).
HALL OF FAME: Two Trojan greats will be inducted into the USC Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend, with Barry Zito and Mike Gillespie being honored. Tuesday's game against UC Irvine was Anteaters' coach Mike Gillespie's coaching his final game at Dedeaux Field. He was the Trojans' skipper for 20 years, leading USC to the 1998 College World Series title, and was a championship player on the Trojans' 1961 title team. Gillespie is retiring after his 31st season as a collegiate head coach this year. Zito was an All-American and Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year while at USC, and went on to win a World Series with the Giants. He will throw out the first pitch at Saturday's game and be honored with a bobblehead giveaway at the contest.
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. Lars Nootbaar played the hero in that game, hitting a solo-homer in the bottom of the eighth innint ot lead USC to victory. 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.
COLLEGIATE DEBUTS: Nine Trojans have made collegiate debuts this season; Ben Ramirez, Kyle Hurt, John Beller, Brian Gursky, Jamal O'Guinn, Trevor Halsema, Isaac Esqueda, Bart West and Riley Lamb.
#CELEBR8 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.
ALL-PAC-12 RETURNERS: The Trojans bring back a pair of players in Lars Nootbaar and Brandon Perez who earned All-Pac-12 recognition in 2017. Nootbaar garnered his first All-Pac-12 recognition thanks to a .313 batting average, 34 RBI and 33 runs scored. Perez earned honorable mention on the all-conference list after finishing second on the team with a .328 average in his freshman season.
DRAFTED: USC had a pair of players taken in last year's MLB Draft. Frankie Rios was taken in the 17th round by the Boston Red Sox and Adalberto Carrillo was selected in the 33rd round by the Washington Nationals.
USC TO THE MLB: No other school can claim a larger number of alumni who have made it to the big leagues, with 111 Trojans having played in the MLB. The list includes three Trojans who have made it to the MLB Hall of Fame (Randy Johnson, Tom Seaver, Pat Gillick), nine Cy Young Awards (Johnson 5 times, Seaver 3 times, Barry Zito once), three Rookie of the Years (Seaver, Fred Lynn, Mark McGwire), one American League MVP (Lynn), one World Series MVP (Johnson), 29 World Series appearances and 67 All-Star Game appearances. In all, 330 Trojans have been selected in the MLB Draft.
CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY: The Trojans have an unparalleled history of championship success at the College World Series, winning 12 total national titles (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998). The 12 titles are double any other team in the country and were won in 21 CWS appearances by the Trojans. USC won five straight NCAA Championships from 1970-74, a feat no other program has accomplished.
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