University Southern California Trojans
Saturday, February 27
Los Angeles, Calif.
2:00 PM
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Cal Poly
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Photo by: John McGillen
USC Baseball Drops 9-4 Decision to Cal Poly
February 27, 2021 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES – The USC baseball team couldn't keep pace with Cal Poly in an offensive battle on Saturday afternoon at Dedeaux Field, falling 9-4 to the Mustangs.
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USC drops to 2-3 overall with the loss and the Mustangs move to 3-3 on the year.
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The teams were locked in a back-and-forth battle until Cal Poly came up with three runs in the eighth and two in the ninth to break what had been a 4-4 tie heading into the final two frames. The Trojans couldn't find a late answer.
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After the Mustangs struck first with a run in the opening half inning, USC came back and got a two-run double from Nate Clow in the bottom of the second. Both teams would score in the third, with the Trojans getting a solo-homer from Rhylan Thomas, and then USC took a 4-2 lead in the fourth on an RBI groundout from John Thomas.
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Cal Poly scored in both the fifth and sixth innings to tie it up before breaking things open in the eighth.
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USC had nine hits in the game and the Mustangs had 15.
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TOP PERFORMERS
UP NEXT
The Trojans and Mustangs close things out on Sunday at 1 p.m. Sunday's finale will be streamed live on USCTrojans.com.
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USC drops to 2-3 overall with the loss and the Mustangs move to 3-3 on the year.
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The teams were locked in a back-and-forth battle until Cal Poly came up with three runs in the eighth and two in the ninth to break what had been a 4-4 tie heading into the final two frames. The Trojans couldn't find a late answer.
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After the Mustangs struck first with a run in the opening half inning, USC came back and got a two-run double from Nate Clow in the bottom of the second. Both teams would score in the third, with the Trojans getting a solo-homer from Rhylan Thomas, and then USC took a 4-2 lead in the fourth on an RBI groundout from John Thomas.
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Cal Poly scored in both the fifth and sixth innings to tie it up before breaking things open in the eighth.
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USC had nine hits in the game and the Mustangs had 15.
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TOP PERFORMERS
- Nate Clow: 2-for-4, 2-R double
- Bart West: 2-for-3, 2 runs scored, 1 BB
- Rhylan Thomas: 1-for-3, solo-homer (first of his career)
UP NEXT
The Trojans and Mustangs close things out on Sunday at 1 p.m. Sunday's finale will be streamed live on USCTrojans.com.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: True, Derek (1-1)
L: Wisch, Kyle (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Cabrera, Cole 1 ; Lee, Brooks 1 ; Samuelson, Tate 1 ; DiCarlo, Nick 1
RBI: Lee, Brooks 2 ; Samuelson, Tate 2 ; Corio, Taison 1 ; Lopez, Matt 2 ; DiCarlo, Nick 2
SH: DiCarlo, Nick 1
SF: Lee, Brooks 1 ; Samuelson, Tate 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cabrera, Cole 3 ; Emmerson, Myles 1 ; Lee, Brooks 1 ; Samuelson, Tate 3 ; Biller, Sam 1
Batting:
2B: Turner, Tyresse 1 ; West, Bart 1 ; Clow, Nate 1
HR: Thomas, Rhylan 1
RBI: Thomas, Rhylan 1 ; Clow, Nate 2 ; Thomas, John 1
SH: Thomas, Rhylan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thomas, Rhylan 1 ; Ramirez, Ben 1 ; West, Bart 2
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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