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Photo by: Katie Chin
Trojans Drop 2-1 Pitchers Duel to UC Santa Barbara
February 26, 2019 | Baseball, Features
LOS ANGELES – The USC baseball team dropped a 2-1 pitchers duel to UC Santa Barbara at home on Tuesday night.
The Trojans got a strong start from freshman Chandler Champlain and then four solid relief innings from the bullpen, but couldn't find the offense they needed to make a comeback. The loss drops USC to 3-4 on the season, while UC Santa Barbara move to 6-2.
Champlain gave up a first-inning home run to UCSB's Tommy Jew, but then settled in and retired 14 of the next 16 batters he faced over his five innings of work. Carson Lambert came in next and tossed 2.0 innings of relief, giving up just an unearned run that ended up being the difference in the game.
The Gauchos got a one-out single in the top of the seventh from Trevor Rowan and he would advance on a passed ball, ground out and score on a wild pitch to make it a 2-0 game.
UCSB's Jack Dashwood tossed 6.1 no-hit innings before the Trojans finally got a hit in the seventh. USC would eventually push a run across in the eighth, after Brandon Perez led the inning off with a single and scored on a two-out single by Matthew Acosta. Acosta would be stranded at third to end the inning.
USC then got runners on the corners with two outs in the ninth, but a popout in foul territory and a groundout ended the game.
TOP PERFORMERS
COMING UP
USC welcomes Grand Canyon to town for a three-game series starting on Friday.
The Trojans got a strong start from freshman Chandler Champlain and then four solid relief innings from the bullpen, but couldn't find the offense they needed to make a comeback. The loss drops USC to 3-4 on the season, while UC Santa Barbara move to 6-2.
Champlain gave up a first-inning home run to UCSB's Tommy Jew, but then settled in and retired 14 of the next 16 batters he faced over his five innings of work. Carson Lambert came in next and tossed 2.0 innings of relief, giving up just an unearned run that ended up being the difference in the game.
The Gauchos got a one-out single in the top of the seventh from Trevor Rowan and he would advance on a passed ball, ground out and score on a wild pitch to make it a 2-0 game.
UCSB's Jack Dashwood tossed 6.1 no-hit innings before the Trojans finally got a hit in the seventh. USC would eventually push a run across in the eighth, after Brandon Perez led the inning off with a single and scored on a two-out single by Matthew Acosta. Acosta would be stranded at third to end the inning.
USC then got runners on the corners with two outs in the ninth, but a popout in foul territory and a groundout ended the game.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Chandler Champlain tossed 5.0 innings, giving up just two hits and one earned run, while striking out six and walking one.
- Carson Lambert gave up two hits and an unearned run in 2.0 innings of work, striking out two and walking none.
- Quentin Longrie and Connor Lunn each tossed scoreless relief innings to end the game.
- Matthew Acosta had a hit and a walk, to go along with the Trojans' lone RBI.
COMING UP
USC welcomes Grand Canyon to town for a three-game series starting on Friday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dashwood, Jack (2-0)
L: Champlain, Chandler (0-2)
S: Lincoln, Chris (2)
Batting:
2B: Yang, Eric 1
3B: Jew, Tommy 1
HR: Jew, Tommy 1
RBI: Jew, Tommy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jew, Tommy 1 ; Rowan, Thomas 1
CS: Jew, Tommy 1
Batting:
RBI: Beller, John 1
SH: Wanger, Ben 1 ; O'Guinn, Jamal 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Olmstead, Johnny 1
Game Leaders
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