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Trojans Score Six in the 10th to Take Down Washington, 10-4
May 17, 2025 | Baseball
SEATTLE – The USC baseball team scored six runs in the 10th inning to pick up a 10-4 win over Washington on Saturday, securing the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament in the process.
Ethan Hedges hit a bases-loaded double with two outs in the 10th and Adrian Lopez cleared the bases with a three-run homer to secure the victory for the Trojans. USC improves to 34-20 overall and 18-12 in Big Ten play. Washington falls to 28-26, 17-13. USC securing the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament gives the Trojans the higher seed tiebreaker over both of their opponents in pool play.
Washington erased a 4-0 USC advantage with runs in the sixth and seventh innings and the game would enter extra innings tied at 4-4. The Trojans capitalized on two walks and a Husky error to load the bases and Hedges proceeded to lace the 2-1 pitch into the left center gap to score all three runners. After another walk, Lopez hit the second pitch he saw over the right field fence to make it 10-4 in favor of USC.
Hedges came on to pitch the bottom of the 10th, retiring the side in order to seal the victory. Sax Matson was credited with the win after throwing 2.0 scoreless relief innings to send it to extras.
The Trojans got on the board early with a run in the first, getting three straight singles from Hedges, Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek and Lopez, with Lopez scoring Hedges on the third hit. Andrew Lamb extended the USC lead, driving in a pair with a double down the line in the third, plating Lopez and Martin-Grudzielanek.
Mason Edwards got the start and was dominant, throwing 5.0 scoreless and hitless innings before exiting the game due to being on a pitch count. He struck out seven batters and walked just one, with his lone baserunner allowed coming on the first batter of the game and then being erased on a double play to end the inning. Edwards faced the minimum through five.
Washington put up three runs in the sixth after Edwards exited, getting a two-run homer and an RBI triple off the wall. The Huskies would tie the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh.
Matson allowed just one baserunner after Washington tied the game, working around a two-out walk in the eighth and setting the side down in order in the ninth. He struck out three of the seven batters he faced.
TOP PERFORMERS
NOTABLE
COMING UP
USC heads to Omaha, Neb. for the Big Ten Tournament next week. The Trojans are the No. 4 seed and will play its pool play games against No. 9 Penn State on Thursday at 2 p.m. CT/12 p.m. PT, and No. 5 Washington on Friday at 10 a.m. CT/8 a.m. PT. All games at the Big Ten Tournament will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
Ethan Hedges hit a bases-loaded double with two outs in the 10th and Adrian Lopez cleared the bases with a three-run homer to secure the victory for the Trojans. USC improves to 34-20 overall and 18-12 in Big Ten play. Washington falls to 28-26, 17-13. USC securing the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament gives the Trojans the higher seed tiebreaker over both of their opponents in pool play.
Washington erased a 4-0 USC advantage with runs in the sixth and seventh innings and the game would enter extra innings tied at 4-4. The Trojans capitalized on two walks and a Husky error to load the bases and Hedges proceeded to lace the 2-1 pitch into the left center gap to score all three runners. After another walk, Lopez hit the second pitch he saw over the right field fence to make it 10-4 in favor of USC.
Hedges came on to pitch the bottom of the 10th, retiring the side in order to seal the victory. Sax Matson was credited with the win after throwing 2.0 scoreless relief innings to send it to extras.
The Trojans got on the board early with a run in the first, getting three straight singles from Hedges, Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek and Lopez, with Lopez scoring Hedges on the third hit. Andrew Lamb extended the USC lead, driving in a pair with a double down the line in the third, plating Lopez and Martin-Grudzielanek.
Mason Edwards got the start and was dominant, throwing 5.0 scoreless and hitless innings before exiting the game due to being on a pitch count. He struck out seven batters and walked just one, with his lone baserunner allowed coming on the first batter of the game and then being erased on a double play to end the inning. Edwards faced the minimum through five.
Washington put up three runs in the sixth after Edwards exited, getting a two-run homer and an RBI triple off the wall. The Huskies would tie the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh.
Matson allowed just one baserunner after Washington tied the game, working around a two-out walk in the eighth and setting the side down in order in the ninth. He struck out three of the seven batters he faced.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Mason Edwards: 5.0 IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 7K
- Sax Matson: W, 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 3K
- Ethan Hedges: 2-for-5, 3 RBI, 2R, 2B | 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB
- Adrian Lopez: 4-for-5, 4 RBI, 2R, BB, HR, 2B
- Andrew Lamb: 3-for-6, 2 RBI
NOTABLE
- USC finishes the regular season with 34 wins, matching the highest total since Andy Stankiewicz took over the program.
- USC's run of three straight 30-win seasons is the first such run since 2000-02 under Hall of Fame coach Mike Gillespie.
- Stankiewicz now has 99 wins in three years as the Trojans' manager.
- The Trojans' 99 wins over the last three years are the most in a three-year stretch since 2001-03.
- USC's third straight Top 4 conference finish is the first such streak since 2000-02.
- The Trojans' 18 conference wins are the most since Stankiewicz took over, and USC's 52 conference wins over the last three years are the most in a three-year span since 1998-00 (54).
- 1997-99 was the last time a USC team has won at least 17 conference games in three consecutive seasons (17, 21, 17). The Trojans have won 17, 17 and 18 over the last three seasons.
COMING UP
USC heads to Omaha, Neb. for the Big Ten Tournament next week. The Trojans are the No. 4 seed and will play its pool play games against No. 9 Penn State on Thursday at 2 p.m. CT/12 p.m. PT, and No. 5 Washington on Friday at 10 a.m. CT/8 a.m. PT. All games at the Big Ten Tournament will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
Hear from Head Coach Andy Stankiewicz after his ball club picked up a big win heading into the Big Ten Tournament.#FightOn x @turntwo17 pic.twitter.com/LVA1mb1YMv
— USC Baseball (@USC_Baseball) May 18, 2025
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hedges, Ethan (1-1)
L: McAdams,Reilly (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Hedges, Ethan 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 1 ; Lamb, Andrew 1 ; Lopez, Augie 1
HR: Lopez, Adrian 1
RBI: Hedges, Ethan 3 ; Lopez, Adrian 4 ; Lamb, Andrew 2
SH: Martin-Grudzielanek, Bryce 1 ; Higgins, Kade 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Covarrubias, Abbrie 1 ; Hedges, Ethan 2 ; Martin-Grudzielanek, Bryce 2 ; Lopez, Adrian 2 ; Basseer, Jack 1 ; Martinez, Maximo 2
SB: Basseer, Jack 1 ; Martinez, Maximo 1
Batting:
2B: Hotchkiss,Jackson 1
3B: DeCarlo,Sam 1
HR: Wilson,Blake 1
RBI: DeCarlo,Sam 1 ; Kole,Trevor 1 ; Wilson,Blake 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Guerrero,AJ 1 ; Knight,Malakhi 1 ; Hotchkiss,Jackson 1 ; Wilson,Blake 1
SB: Knight,Malakhi 1
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