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Photo by: Chris Mora
Huskies Top Trojans, 3-1, in Seattle
May 16, 2025 | Baseball
SEATTLE – The USC baseball team fell on the road at Washington on Friday night, dropping a 3-1 decision to the Huskies.
USC falls to 33-20 overall and 17-12 in Big Ten play. Washington improves to 28-25, 17-12.
After the Huskies plated an early run in the second inning, USC came right back in the top of the third to tie it. Richard Tejeda singled and Ethan Hedges doubled to give the Trojans runners on second and third, and Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek hit a sacrifice fly to score Tejeda.
Jackson Hotchkiss hit a solo-homer in the fourth to take back the lead for Washington, and Trevor Kole singled in a run in the sixth to make it 3-1 in favor of the home team.
Caden Aoki worked 6.0 innings in the start, giving up two earned runs on six hits. Sax Matson worked the final 2.0 innings and did not allow a hit or a run.
TOP PERFORMERS
COMING UP
USC and Washington wrap things up on Saturday at 1 p.m., with the game broadcast live on B1G+. The winner of Saturday's game will lock up the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, which begins next week in Omaha, Neb.
USC falls to 33-20 overall and 17-12 in Big Ten play. Washington improves to 28-25, 17-12.
After the Huskies plated an early run in the second inning, USC came right back in the top of the third to tie it. Richard Tejeda singled and Ethan Hedges doubled to give the Trojans runners on second and third, and Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek hit a sacrifice fly to score Tejeda.
Jackson Hotchkiss hit a solo-homer in the fourth to take back the lead for Washington, and Trevor Kole singled in a run in the sixth to make it 3-1 in favor of the home team.
Caden Aoki worked 6.0 innings in the start, giving up two earned runs on six hits. Sax Matson worked the final 2.0 innings and did not allow a hit or a run.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Sax Matson: 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
- Caden Aoki: 6.0 IP, 6H, 2ER, 3BB, 4K
COMING UP
USC and Washington wrap things up on Saturday at 1 p.m., with the game broadcast live on B1G+. The winner of Saturday's game will lock up the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, which begins next week in Omaha, Neb.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Thomas,Jackson (5-4)
L: Aoki, Caden (5-4)
S: Nichols,Gunnar (1)
Batting:
2B: Hedges, Ethan 1 ; Lamb, Andrew 1
RBI: Martin-Grudzielanek, Bryce 1
SF: Martin-Grudzielanek, Bryce 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tejeda, Richard 1
Batting:
2B: Guerrero,AJ 1 ; Knight,Malakhi 1
HR: Hotchkiss,Jackson 1
RBI: Hotchkiss,Jackson 1 ; Kole,Trevor 1
SH: Knight,Malakhi 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bower,Colton 1 ; Knight,Malakhi 1 ; Hotchkiss,Jackson 1
SB: Knight,Malakhi 1 ; Hotchkiss,Jackson 1
Game Leaders
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