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USC Baseball Plays Pair of Midweek Contests Against Cal State Fullerton, UC Riverside
February 27, 2023 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES – The USC baseball team returns home for a pair of midweek matchups, heading to Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday and then hosting UC Riverside on Wednesday.
GAME SCHEDULE:
Tuesday - USC at Cal State Fullerton (Fullerton, Calif.), Feb. 28, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday - USC vs. UC Riverside (Dedeaux Field), March 1, 6:30 p.m. (USC livestream)
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS:
Tuesday - USC: RHP Fisher Johnson (0-1, 11.25 ERA) vs. CSUF: RHP Seth Tomczak (0-0, 4.91 ERA)
Wednesday - USC: TBA vs. UCR: TBA
BROADCAST INFO: Tuesday's game at Cal State Fullerton will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and Wednesday's home game will be shown live on the USC livestream via Pac-12+. Links to all of the broadcasts are available on the baseball schedule page at USCTrojans.com.
FOLLOW: Fans can also follow the action through live stats on USCTrojans.com. Live, in-game updates will be available for all games from @USC_Baseball on Twitter as well.
GET SOCIAL: Follow USC Baseball on social media to get updates on everything going on with the team this season. The Trojans can be found at @USC_Baseball on Twitter, @sctrojans_baseball on Instagram and USC Trojans Baseball on Facebook.
LAST WEEK: The Trojans had their series against Auburn moved from Los Angeles to Auburn, Ala. due to the inclement weather in Southern California last weekend. The Trojans had a rough first road trip, dropping the first two games in the series before playing to a 12-12 tie in the finale. Sunday's game was called after nine innings due to travel restrictions for the Trojans.
SERIES VS. CSUF: Fullerton leads the all-time series 56-47-1. The teams split their two games last year, with each team winning at home.
SERIES VS. UCR: USC owns a 21-7 lead in the all-time series between the teams, with the last meeting coming in 2011.
PLAYER NOTES:
TEAM NOTES:
GAME SCHEDULE:
Tuesday - USC at Cal State Fullerton (Fullerton, Calif.), Feb. 28, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday - USC vs. UC Riverside (Dedeaux Field), March 1, 6:30 p.m. (USC livestream)
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS:
Tuesday - USC: RHP Fisher Johnson (0-1, 11.25 ERA) vs. CSUF: RHP Seth Tomczak (0-0, 4.91 ERA)
Wednesday - USC: TBA vs. UCR: TBA
BROADCAST INFO: Tuesday's game at Cal State Fullerton will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and Wednesday's home game will be shown live on the USC livestream via Pac-12+. Links to all of the broadcasts are available on the baseball schedule page at USCTrojans.com.
FOLLOW: Fans can also follow the action through live stats on USCTrojans.com. Live, in-game updates will be available for all games from @USC_Baseball on Twitter as well.
GET SOCIAL: Follow USC Baseball on social media to get updates on everything going on with the team this season. The Trojans can be found at @USC_Baseball on Twitter, @sctrojans_baseball on Instagram and USC Trojans Baseball on Facebook.
LAST WEEK: The Trojans had their series against Auburn moved from Los Angeles to Auburn, Ala. due to the inclement weather in Southern California last weekend. The Trojans had a rough first road trip, dropping the first two games in the series before playing to a 12-12 tie in the finale. Sunday's game was called after nine innings due to travel restrictions for the Trojans.
SERIES VS. CSUF: Fullerton leads the all-time series 56-47-1. The teams split their two games last year, with each team winning at home.
SERIES VS. UCR: USC owns a 21-7 lead in the all-time series between the teams, with the last meeting coming in 2011.
PLAYER NOTES:
- Nick Lopez's 24 total bases are tops among Pac-12 players and 48th in the NCAA. He also leads the Trojans with 9 RBI and is tied for the team lead in hits (12), home runs (3) and doubles (3).
- Cole Gabrielson posted the first two-homer game of the season for USC on Sunday against Marist. He is tied for the team lead with 3 homers. Gabrielson's .905 slugging percentage is second in the Pac-12 and 64th in the NCAA.
- Austin Overn is one of six players who currently lead the country with 3 triples. Overn was also a walk-on wide receiver for the USC football team this fall, but did not appear in a game.
- Blake Sodersten struck out 9 batters in 5.0 innings of relief work on Sunday against Marist.
- Garrett Clarke leads all Trojan relievers with 4 appearances and 6.2 innings pitched. He is one of three USC pitchers currently with a 0.00 ERA.
- Caden Connolly also owns a 0.00 ERA in 4 relief appearances on the mound. He has tossed the second most innings for the USC bullpen with 5.0.
TEAM NOTES:
- USC has a .559 slugging percentage which is second in the Pac-12 and 25th in the NCAA.
- The Trojans have worked 46 walks through seven games, the 29th most in the NCAA and second most in the Pac-12.
- USC has 20 doubles on the season, most in the Pac-12 and 15th in the NCAA. The Trojans' 2.86 doubles per game average is 13th in the country.
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