University Southern California Trojans
Thursday, April 11
Salt Lake City, UT
5:00 PM
USC
14-18, 6-7
6
at
0
Utah
8-19, 1-12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Photo by: John McGillen
Trojans One-Hit Utah in 6-0 Win
April 11, 2019 | Baseball, Features
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The USC baseball team was dominant on the mound and at the plate, holding Utah to one hit while scoring six of their own on a season-high 16 hits in a 6-0 series-opening win on Thursday night.
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Connor Lunn tossed six full innings and the Trojan bats kept the pressure on all night, moving USC's record to 14-18 overall and 6-7 in Pac-12 play. The Utes fall to 8-19 overall and 1-12 in conference action.
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After Lunn had already exited the game, the Trojans were still in a 3-0 dogfight even with the hit total piling up, but USC broke the game open in the top of the eighth with three runs, including a two-run triple from Jamal O'Guinn. Blake Sabol singled home a run earlier in the inning to get things going.
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Lunn struck out a career-high nine batters on the day, allowing just two runners past first base all game and none past second. Carson Lambert would toss a scoreless seventh, working around a two-out hit-by-pitch and inducing three groundouts in his lone inning of work. Austin Manning then entered and got a double-play to toss a quick eighth and then stranded a runner on first in the ninth. The trio are the first Trojan pitchers to combine for a one-hitter since 2013 against Arizona State.
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USC got on the board in third inning, scoring on an O'Guinn single and a Ben Ramirez sacrifice fly. Ramirez brought home another run in the seventh on a groundout.
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TOP PERFORMERS
NOTABLE
COMING UP
The Trojans continue their series at Utah with 11:30/10:30 a.m. MT/PT games on Friday and Saturday. USC then returns home to host Pepperdine on Tuesday.
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Connor Lunn tossed six full innings and the Trojan bats kept the pressure on all night, moving USC's record to 14-18 overall and 6-7 in Pac-12 play. The Utes fall to 8-19 overall and 1-12 in conference action.
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After Lunn had already exited the game, the Trojans were still in a 3-0 dogfight even with the hit total piling up, but USC broke the game open in the top of the eighth with three runs, including a two-run triple from Jamal O'Guinn. Blake Sabol singled home a run earlier in the inning to get things going.
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Lunn struck out a career-high nine batters on the day, allowing just two runners past first base all game and none past second. Carson Lambert would toss a scoreless seventh, working around a two-out hit-by-pitch and inducing three groundouts in his lone inning of work. Austin Manning then entered and got a double-play to toss a quick eighth and then stranded a runner on first in the ninth. The trio are the first Trojan pitchers to combine for a one-hitter since 2013 against Arizona State.
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USC got on the board in third inning, scoring on an O'Guinn single and a Ben Ramirez sacrifice fly. Ramirez brought home another run in the seventh on a groundout.
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TOP PERFORMERS
- Connor Lunn threw 6.0 innings, giving up one hit and no runs, while striking out a career-best nine batters.
- Jamal O'Guinn went 4-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored. He had a double and triple in the game. It is his second straight game with three RBI.
- Blake Sabol was 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored.
- Ben Ramirez went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a walk.
NOTABLE
- Thursday's win was the first combined one-hitter for USC since 2013 against Arizona State (Sean Silva (6), Brett Wheatley (3) vs. Arizona State - April 12, 2013, USC won, 5-0)
- USC has double-digit hit totals in four of its last five games, including a season high 16 hits on Thursday night.
- The Trojans have won four of their last five.
COMING UP
The Trojans continue their series at Utah with 11:30/10:30 a.m. MT/PT games on Friday and Saturday. USC then returns home to host Pepperdine on Tuesday.
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Hear from @ConnorLunn after another strong performance on the mound!#FightOn pic.twitter.com/4tNOOcUfxt
— USC Baseball (@USC_Baseball) April 12, 2019
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Pitching:
W: Acker, Charles (5-1)
L: Pierce, Riley (1-5)
Batting:
2B: Rodriguez, Miko 1 ; Wanger, Ben 1 ; O'Guinn, Jamal 1
3B: O'Guinn, Jamal 1
RBI: Rodriguez, Miko 1 ; O'Guinn, Jamal 3 ; Ramirez, Ben 2
SF: Ramirez, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodriguez, Miko 2 ; Wanger, Ben 1 ; O'Guinn, Jamal 1 ; O'Guinn, Jamal 1 ; Shockey, Brady 1
CS: Beller, John 1
PO: Beller, John 1
Base Running:
SB: Dunn, Oliver 1 ; Thompson, Tyler 1
HBP: Thompson, Tyler 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
1
H
4
RBI
3
AB
5
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
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