University Southern California Trojans
Sunday, May 5
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Photo by: Katie Chin
Hurt, Clarke Lead Trojans to 4-2 Win Over No. 2 Stanford
May 05, 2019 | Baseball, Features
LOS ANGELES – Kyle Hurt took a perfect game into the sixth inning and Chris Clarke picked up the eight-out save as the USC baseball team took down No. 2 Stanford 4-2 at home on Sunday to salvage a win in the series.
The Trojans scored on a trick play in the first and got a couple of big hits from the heart of the order later in the game to move to 20-24-1 on the season and 9-11-1 in Pac-12 play. Stanford falls to 34-8 overall and 17-4 in conference action.
Hurt struck out nine batters and walked none on the day, retiring the first 15 batters he faced before giving up a single to lead off the sixth. He stranded the runner there and worked into the seventh before giving up a two-run homer to Will Matthiessen to make it a 4-2 game. Clarke took over at that point and worked around two walks to preserve the lead. Clarke would give up one hit and no runs the rest of the way.
USC jumped out to a 2-0 lead even before collecting their first hit. Blake Sabol and Matthew Acosta each walked in the first, giving USC runners on the corners. Both runners broke on a double steal, with Sabol scoring after the Stanford catcher dropped the ball on the tag. Acosta advanced to third and then scored when the throw from home ended up in left field.
CJ Stubbs plated what ended up being the winning run with an RBI double in the third and then Clay Owens added an RBI single in the sixth.
The Trojans handed Stanford lefty Erik Miller his first loss of the season in the game. Miller entered the day 6-0 with a 2.60 ERA.
TOP PERFORMERS
COMING UP
The Trojans continue Pac-12 play on the road with a three-game series at Arizona starting on Friday.
The Trojans scored on a trick play in the first and got a couple of big hits from the heart of the order later in the game to move to 20-24-1 on the season and 9-11-1 in Pac-12 play. Stanford falls to 34-8 overall and 17-4 in conference action.
Hurt struck out nine batters and walked none on the day, retiring the first 15 batters he faced before giving up a single to lead off the sixth. He stranded the runner there and worked into the seventh before giving up a two-run homer to Will Matthiessen to make it a 4-2 game. Clarke took over at that point and worked around two walks to preserve the lead. Clarke would give up one hit and no runs the rest of the way.
USC jumped out to a 2-0 lead even before collecting their first hit. Blake Sabol and Matthew Acosta each walked in the first, giving USC runners on the corners. Both runners broke on a double steal, with Sabol scoring after the Stanford catcher dropped the ball on the tag. Acosta advanced to third and then scored when the throw from home ended up in left field.
CJ Stubbs plated what ended up being the winning run with an RBI double in the third and then Clay Owens added an RBI single in the sixth.
The Trojans handed Stanford lefty Erik Miller his first loss of the season in the game. Miller entered the day 6-0 with a 2.60 ERA.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Kyle Hurt tossed 6.1 innings, giving up three hits and two runs, while striking out nine and walking none.
- Chris Clarke threw the final 2.2 innings to pick up his sixth save of the year. He gave up one hit and no runs.
- CJ Stubbs was 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored on the day.
- Clay Owens was 1-for-4 with an RBI.
COMING UP
The Trojans continue Pac-12 play on the road with a three-game series at Arizona starting on Friday.
Hear from Head Coach @DanHubbs40 after the Trojans salvage a big win over No. 2 Stanford.#FightOn pic.twitter.com/bjYRujHVaX
— USC Baseball (@USC_Baseball) May 5, 2019
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hurt, Kyle (1-6)
L: Miller,Erik (6-1)
S: Escarrega, Saul (6)
Batting:
2B: Stowers,Kyle 1
HR: Matthiessen,Will 1
RBI: Matthiessen,Will 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Wulff,Brandon 1 ; Matthiessen,Will 1
Batting:
2B: O'Guinn, Jamal 1
RBI: O'Guinn, Jamal 1 ; Owens, Clay 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodriguez, Miko 1 ; Wanger, Ben 1 ; O'Guinn, Jamal 1 ; Beller, John 1
SB: Rodriguez, Miko 2 ; Beller, John 1
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