Hunter, Covarrubias Lead USC Baseball to 7-4 Win at Michigan

Friday, March 14

Ann Arbor, Mich.

1:00 PM PT

USC

10-7, 1-3

Michigan

10-7, 2-2

Southern California

Michigan

Photo by: Chris Mora

Hunter, Covarrubias Lead USC Baseball to 7-4 Win at Michigan

March 14, 2025 | Baseball

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Caden Hunter turned in a dominant start on the mound and Abbrie Covarrubias drove in four runs as the USC baseball team came away with a 7-4 victory over Michigan on Friday night at Ray Fisher Stadium in Ann Arbor.

Hunter moved to 3-1 after pitching into the seventh inning and giving up just one run, and Covarrubias capped his day with a three-run triple. USC moves to 10-7 overall and 1-3 in Big Ten play with the victory. Michigan falls to 10-7, 2-2.

The Trojans put up four runs on six hits in the third inning, to go up early. USC loaded the bases with no outs after a walk and back-to-back singles, then Dean Carpentier doubled home two runs with a ball down the right field line. Kade Higgins followed with an RBI single and then Higgins scored on an RBI single by Abbrie Covarrubias.

Covarrubias added a three-run triple in the seventh inning to give USC a 7-0 lead. The Trojan second baseman had three hits on the day. Higgins also had a three-hit day for USC.

Hunter worked into the seventh before allowing a run in the contest, tossing 6.2 innings while allowing just three hits and one run. The lone run he gave up was a leadoff homer in the seventh, which he followed with a double-play ball before coming out of the game.

Michigan ended up scoring three more in the bottom of the eighth to make things close, but Ethan Hedges picked up his fifth save of the year with a scoreless ninth inning.

TOP PERFORMERS

Caden Hunter: 6.2 IP, 3H, R, 4BB, 4K
Abbrie Covarrubias: 3-for-4, 4 RBI, 3B, BB
Kade Higgins: 3-for-5, RBI, 2R
Dean Carpentier: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, 2R, 2B, BB, HBP

COMING UP
The Trojans and Wolverines will play at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on both Saturday and Sunday, as both games were moved up to accommodate wet weather in the forecast this weekend. Both games will be broadcast on B1G+.

Hear from Coach Stankiewicz after the Trojans came away with a victory on Friday night at Michigan ✌️#FightOn x @turntwo17 pic.twitter.com/HelTtOHcE6
— USC Baseball (@USC_Baseball) March 14, 2025