USC
18-22-1
Cal Poly
20-19
USC Falls to Cal Poly, 9-6
April 27, 2019 | Baseball, Features
USC scored three runs to pull within two in the sixth, but couldn't score any more the rest of the way. The Trojans fall to 18-22-1, while Cal Poly moves to 20-19.
USC jumped out to an early lead when Jamal O'Guinn brought home Blake Sabol in the first inning, and then the Trojans went up 2-0 on a solo-homer by Brandon Perez. The Mustangs would score four runs on five hits in the bottom of the third to take the lead for good. Cal Poly added on two more runs in each of the next two innings.
After the Trojans got a run back in the fifth, USC made a rally in the sixth, working a bases-loaded walk and then getting a two-run single from CJ Stubbs. Cal Poly would add a run in the eighth.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Brandon Perez was 2-for-4 with a homer, one RBI and two runs scored.
- Tyler Pritchard was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored.
- CJ Stubbs led the team with two RBI.
COMING UP
The Trojans and Mustangs close the series on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ay, Bobby (6-0)
L: Esqueda, Isaac (3-3)
S: Dollard, Taylor (2)
Batting:
2B: Rodriguez, Miko 1 ; Shockey, Brady 1
HR: Olmstead, Johnny 1
RBI: Rodriguez, Miko 1 ; O'Guinn, Jamal 2 ; O'Guinn, Jamal 1 ; Beller, John 1 ; Olmstead, Johnny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodriguez, Miko 1 ; Shockey, Brady 1 ; Olmstead, Johnny 2 ; Pritchard, Tyler 2
SB: Pritchard, Tyler 1
CS: Rodriguez, Miko 1
Batting:
2B: Gurnik, Connor 1 ; Sands, Conagher 1 ; DiCarlo, Nick 1 ; Wagenseller, Blake 1
3B: DiCarlo, Nick 1
RBI: Samuelson, Tate 2 ; Sands, Conagher 3 ; DiCarlo, Nick 1 ; Wagenseller, Blake 1 ; Kuzma, Jack 1
SH: Kuzma, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gurnik, Connor 3 ; Greene, Elijah 1 ; Samuelson, Tate 1 ; Sands, Conagher 1 ; DiCarlo, Nick 1 ; Wagenseller, Blake 2
CS: Kuzma, Jack 1
