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Photo by: Katie Chin/USC Athletics
Overn's Heroics Lead USC Baseball to 4-2 Win Over No. 18 Oregon
April 14, 2024 | Baseball
EUGENE, Ore. – Austin Overn scored three of the four runs and robbed a homer as the USC baseball team pulled out a win in the series finale at No. 18 Oregon, winning 4-2 on Sunday afternoon.
Overn homered early in the contest as USC erased a 2-0 deficit to take down the Ducks and move to 17-18 overall and 10-7 in Pac-12 play. Oregon falls to 25-10 overall and 10-5 in conference action.
After Oregon put up two runs in the second inning, USC wouldn't get its first hit until the fourth, but it was a solo-homer by Overn to cut the deficit in half. The very next inning, Overn robbed a homer in center to keep USC within one.
It was a two-run sixth inning that put the Trojans in the lead. Overn reached in the leadoff spot on a hit-by-pitch and then went to second on a balk. Jacob Galloway hit a grounder that got through the right side and Overn scored to tie it up. Galloway would later come around to score the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Kevin Takeuchi.
USC loaded the bases in the eighth and a Takeuchi walk pushed across another run to make it 4-2. It was again Overn who scored after he singled early in the inning.
William Watson got the start and tossed 5.0 innings to pick up the win. He allowed two runs on three hits, while striking out three. The Trojan bullpen did the job from there. Jared Feikes tossed 2.0 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit, and Xavier Martinez tossed a scoreless eighth, getting a double play to strand the lone runner he allowed.
TOP PERFORMERS
COMING UP
The Trojans return to Southern California for a pair of midweeks, hosting San Diego at Great Park on Tuesday and then playing at No. 12 UC Irvine on Wednesday. Links to follow all games can be found on the baseball schedule page at USCTrojans.com.
Overn homered early in the contest as USC erased a 2-0 deficit to take down the Ducks and move to 17-18 overall and 10-7 in Pac-12 play. Oregon falls to 25-10 overall and 10-5 in conference action.
After Oregon put up two runs in the second inning, USC wouldn't get its first hit until the fourth, but it was a solo-homer by Overn to cut the deficit in half. The very next inning, Overn robbed a homer in center to keep USC within one.
It was a two-run sixth inning that put the Trojans in the lead. Overn reached in the leadoff spot on a hit-by-pitch and then went to second on a balk. Jacob Galloway hit a grounder that got through the right side and Overn scored to tie it up. Galloway would later come around to score the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Kevin Takeuchi.
USC loaded the bases in the eighth and a Takeuchi walk pushed across another run to make it 4-2. It was again Overn who scored after he singled early in the inning.
William Watson got the start and tossed 5.0 innings to pick up the win. He allowed two runs on three hits, while striking out three. The Trojan bullpen did the job from there. Jared Feikes tossed 2.0 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit, and Xavier Martinez tossed a scoreless eighth, getting a double play to strand the lone runner he allowed.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Austin Overn: 2-for-3, RBI, 3R, HR
- Kevin Takeuchi: 2 RBI, SF, BB
- William Watson: W, 5.0 IP, 3H, 2R, 3BB, 3K
- Jared Feikes: 2.0 IP, H, 0R, 0BB
COMING UP
The Trojans return to Southern California for a pair of midweeks, hosting San Diego at Great Park on Tuesday and then playing at No. 12 UC Irvine on Wednesday. Links to follow all games can be found on the baseball schedule page at USCTrojans.com.
Hear from @AustinOvern after the Trojans picked up a Top 25 win on Sunday. #FightOn pic.twitter.com/CXtuvGy9DH
— USC Baseball (@USC_Baseball) April 14, 2024
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Watson, William (1-0)
L: Moore, Brock (1-1)
S: Blum, Josh (4)
Batting:
HR: Overn, Austin 1
RBI: Overn, Austin 1 ; Takeuchi, Kevin 2
SH: Hedges, Ethan 1
SF: Takeuchi, Kevin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Overn, Austin 3 ; Galloway, Jacob 1
HBP: Overn, Austin 1 ; Galloway, Jacob 1 ; Jackson, Ryan 2 ; Lamb, Andrew 1
Batting:
HR: Hellman, Dominic 1
RBI: Boettcher, Bryce 1 ; Hellman, Dominic 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hellman, Dominic 1 ; Smith, Drew 1
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