USC
3-3
Auburn
5-1
USC Baseball Outpaced at No. 17 Auburn, 12-6
February 25, 2023 | Baseball
The Trojans fall to 3-3 on the season with the loss, while Auburn improves to 5-1.
USC got a first inning home run from Johnny Olmstead and then scored two in the third thanks to some aggressive baserunning by Adrian Colon-Rosado and then an RBI single by Ryan Jackson. The lead would last until the fourth when Auburn put up three runs on four hits and an error to tie the game. The Tigers later got five runs on five hits and an error to break things open in the sixth.
The Trojans cut it to a two-run game with three in the sixth, getting a sac fly from Carson Wells and then a two-run double off the wall from Colon-Rosado. Wells' sac fly was just feet away from being a grand slam. Auburn answered, however, with both Bryson Ware and Cooper McMurray hitting two-run homers in the bottom half of the inning.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Adrian Colon-Rosado: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, R, 2B
- Johnny Olmstead: 3-for-5, RBI, 2R, HR
- Garrett Clarke: 1.1 IP, H, 0R, 0BB, K
COMING UP
The Trojans and Tigers finish things up on Sunday at 12 p.m. CT/10 a.m. PT. Tomorrow's game will be broadcast live on the SEC Network+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Armstrong, John (2-0)
L: Johnson, Fisher (0-1)
S: Cannon, Will (2)
Batting:
2B: Martin-Grudzielanek, Bryce 1 ; Colon-Rosado, Adrian 1
HR: Olmstead, Johnny 1
RBI: Olmstead, Johnny 1 ; Jackson, Ryan 1 ; Wells, Carson 1 ; Colon-Rosado, Adrian 2
SF: Wells, Carson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Olmstead, Johnny 2 ; Lopez, Nick 1 ; Gabrielson, Cole 1 ; Hedges, Ethan 1 ; Colon-Rosado, Adrian 1
Batting:
2B: Irish, Ike 1 ; Howell, Kason 1
HR: Ware, Bryson 1 ; McMurray, Cooper 1
RBI: Foster, Cole 2 ; Irish, Ike 1 ; Ware, Bryson 3 ; McMurray, Cooper 3 ; Bello, Mike 1 ; Moss, Brody 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Peirce, Bobby 1 ; Foster, Cole 1 ; Irish, Ike 1 ; Ware, Bryson 3 ; Howell, Kason 1 ; McMurray, Cooper 3 ; Bello, Mike 1 ; Moss, Brody 1
SB: Ware, Bryson 1
HBP: Ware, Bryson 1 ; McMurray, Cooper 1 ; Wright, Carter 1
