Friday, April 11
University Park, Penn.
1:00 PM PT
USC
21-12, 9-7
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Penn State
22-10, 10-6
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USC
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Penn State
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Trojans Drop Pitchers' Duel at Penn State, 3-1
April 11, 2025 | Baseball
STATE COLLEGE, Penn. – The USC baseball team came out cold in the opener at Penn State on Friday, falling 3-1 to the Nittany Lions.
Caden Hunter gave up just one run on three hits in the start, but the Trojan offense was unable to back him up as USC drops to 21-12 overall with the loss and 9-7 in Big Ten play. Penn State improves to 22-10, 10-6.
It was a pitchers' duel from the start as both starting pitchers gave up just one run through seven innings of work. Hunter's lone run came in his final inning of work as Paxton Kling hit an opposite field solo homer to tie the game at 1-1.
USC got on the board in the third inning, loading the bases and getting a walk from Ethan Hedges to bring home a run. The Trojans would leave them loaded, however, and were unable to score after that. Abbrie Covarrubias tripled with two outs in the seventh, but he was left stranded.
The Nittany Lions scored two unearned runs in the eighth on an error and a sac fly to win it.
TOP PERFORMERS
COMING UP
The Trojans and Nittany Lions continue their series on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET and then wrap things up on Sunday at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. Both games at Penn State will be broadcast on B1G+.
Caden Hunter gave up just one run on three hits in the start, but the Trojan offense was unable to back him up as USC drops to 21-12 overall with the loss and 9-7 in Big Ten play. Penn State improves to 22-10, 10-6.
It was a pitchers' duel from the start as both starting pitchers gave up just one run through seven innings of work. Hunter's lone run came in his final inning of work as Paxton Kling hit an opposite field solo homer to tie the game at 1-1.
USC got on the board in the third inning, loading the bases and getting a walk from Ethan Hedges to bring home a run. The Trojans would leave them loaded, however, and were unable to score after that. Abbrie Covarrubias tripled with two outs in the seventh, but he was left stranded.
The Nittany Lions scored two unearned runs in the eighth on an error and a sac fly to win it.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Caden Hunter: 7.0 IP, 3H, R, BB, 9K
- Abbrie Covarrubias: 2-for-3, R, 3B
COMING UP
The Trojans and Nittany Lions continue their series on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET and then wrap things up on Sunday at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. Both games at Penn State will be broadcast on B1G+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Loosli, Dimond (4-0)
L: Purcell, Brodie (0-2)
Batting:
3B: Covarrubias, Abbrie 1
RBI: Hedges, Ethan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Covarrubias, Abbrie 1
HBP: Tejeda, Richard 1
Batting:
HR: Kling, Paxton 1
RBI: Kling, Paxton 2
SH: Jaconski, Joe 1
SF: Kling, Paxton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kling, Paxton 1 ; Lucarelli, Mike 1 ; Joey DeMucci 1
CS: Wagner, Cole 1 ; Jaconski, Jesse 1
PO: Jaconski, Jesse 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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