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Photo by: Chris Mora
USC Baseball Falls at UCLA, 5-1
March 02, 2025 | Baseball
WESTWOOD, Calif. – Coming off a big win over No. 14 Vanderbilt on Saturday, the USC baseball team stumbled against crosstown rivals UCLA on Sunday, falling 5-1 to the Bruins in a non-conference contest.
USC falls to 9-2 with the loss, while UCLA moves to 9-3.
The first half of the afternoon was a pitcher's duel, with UCLA manufacturing just a single run in the second inning. The Bruins' Roch Cholowsky broke things open for the home team, however, with a three-run shot in the bottom of the fifth. The Bruin shortstop had two homers in the game, adding a solo-shot in the seventh.
USC got on the board thanks to an RBI single from John Elliott that scored Augie Lopez in the top of the seventh. The Trojans had a chance for more in the inning with a pair on for Ethan Hedges, but his hot shot was snagged at short by Cholowsky and thrown to third for the force to end the frame. USC also had a runner thrown out at home in the fourth on a double by Lopez.
The Trojans put two runners on in the ninth, but left both aboard to finish the game.
TOP PERFORMERS
COMING UP
The Trojans host No. 20 UC Santa Barbara at LMU on Tuesday and then USC will welcome No. 11 Oregon to open Big Ten play over the weekend at Great Park in Irvine. All four games will be broadcast live on B1G+.
USC falls to 9-2 with the loss, while UCLA moves to 9-3.
The first half of the afternoon was a pitcher's duel, with UCLA manufacturing just a single run in the second inning. The Bruins' Roch Cholowsky broke things open for the home team, however, with a three-run shot in the bottom of the fifth. The Bruin shortstop had two homers in the game, adding a solo-shot in the seventh.
USC got on the board thanks to an RBI single from John Elliott that scored Augie Lopez in the top of the seventh. The Trojans had a chance for more in the inning with a pair on for Ethan Hedges, but his hot shot was snagged at short by Cholowsky and thrown to third for the force to end the frame. USC also had a runner thrown out at home in the fourth on a double by Lopez.
The Trojans put two runners on in the ninth, but left both aboard to finish the game.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Augie Lopez: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- John Elliott: 2-for-4, RBI
- Dean Carpentier: 3-for-4, 2B
COMING UP
The Trojans host No. 20 UC Santa Barbara at LMU on Tuesday and then USC will welcome No. 11 Oregon to open Big Ten play over the weekend at Great Park in Irvine. All four games will be broadcast live on B1G+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Barnett (3-0)
L: Ebner, Michael (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Carpentier, Dean 1 ; Lopez, Augie 1
RBI: Elliott, John 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lopez, Augie 1
SB: Dowd, Brayden 1 ; Hedges, Ethan 1
HBP: Hedges, Ethan 1
Batting:
HR: Cholowsky 2
RBI: Cholowsky 4 ; Salgado 1
Base Running:
RUNS: West 1 ; Cholowsky 2 ; Brennan 1 ; Martin 1
SB: Brennan 1 ; Salgado 1
HBP: Brennan 1
PO: West 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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2
RBI
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AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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