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USC Baseball Drops Big Ten Opener to No. 10 Oregon, 7-2
March 07, 2025 | Baseball
IRVINE, Calif. – The USC baseball team opened Big Ten play against No. 10 Oregon on Friday night at Great Park, falling 7-2 to the Ducks.
USC falls to 9-4 overall and 0-1 in conference action with the loss. Oregon improves to 12-2, 1-0.
The Ducks scored in each of the first five innings, putting up three runs in the second to grab the early lead. USC managed single runs in the third and fourth, getting an RBI double from Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek and a sacrifice fly from Dean Carpentier.
The Trojan bullpen held Oregon scoreless over the final four innings of play, with five USC pitchers giving up just two hits to close out the game.
TOP PERFORMERS
COMING UP
The Trojans and Ducks continue their series on Saturday at 2 p.m. and then wrap things up on Sunday at noon. Both games will be broadcast live on B1G+.
USC falls to 9-4 overall and 0-1 in conference action with the loss. Oregon improves to 12-2, 1-0.
The Ducks scored in each of the first five innings, putting up three runs in the second to grab the early lead. USC managed single runs in the third and fourth, getting an RBI double from Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek and a sacrifice fly from Dean Carpentier.
The Trojan bullpen held Oregon scoreless over the final four innings of play, with five USC pitchers giving up just two hits to close out the game.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Sax Matson: 1.2 IP, 0H, 0R, BB, K
- Tee Southisene: 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB
COMING UP
The Trojans and Ducks continue their series on Saturday at 2 p.m. and then wrap things up on Sunday at noon. Both games will be broadcast live on B1G+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Grinsell, Grayson (2-1)
L: Hunter, Caden (2-1)
S: Reitz, Jason (1)
Batting:
2B: Niclai, Coen 1 ; Garate, Carter 1
HR: Neville, Mason 1
RBI: Neville, Mason 2 ; Niclai, Coen 1 ; Heard, Jeffery 1 ; Cooney, Ryan 2
SH: Cooney, Ryan 1 ; Garate, Carter 1
SF: Neville, Mason 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Neville, Mason 1 ; Walsh, Jacob 1 ; Molony, Maddox 1 ; Niclai, Coen 1 ; Mabeus, Burke-Lee 1 ; Heard, Jeffery 1 ; Garate, Carter 1
SB: Neville, Mason 1 ; Walsh, Jacob 1
HBP: Heard, Jeffery 1

Batting:
2B: Martin-Grudzielanek, Bryce 1 ; Higgins, Kade 1 ; Covarrubias, Abbrie 1 ; Elliott, John 1
RBI: Martin-Grudzielanek, Bryce 1 ; Carpentier, Dean 1
SF: Carpentier, Dean 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Higgins, Kade 1 ; Elliott, John 1
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