Friday, May 9
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26-22, 11-14
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Photo by: Chris Mora
No. 25 USC Baseball Falls in Opener Against Michigan State
May 09, 2025 | Baseball
IRVINE, Calif. – The No. 25 USC baseball team fell in the opener against Michigan State, 5-0, on Friday night at Great Park in Irvine.
USC falls to 32-17 overall and 16-9 in Big Ten play on the season. Michigan State improves to 26-22, 11-14.
The Trojan bats had a tough time figuring out Michigan State's Joseph Dzierwa as he held USC scoreless for his 7.0 innings of work, giving up just two hits. Garrett Brewer tossed the final two innings to close it out for the Spartans. Dzierwa's performance comes a week after he tossed a complete-game shutout against No. 5 Oregon.
The Spartans scored all five of their runs through the first four innings, putting up a single run in each of the first three frames and then two in the fourth.
Jude Favela and Ben Cushnie combined for 4.0 scoreless relief innings, with Favela tossing 1.2 innings and Cushnie working 2.1. Tee Southisene set the side down in order in the top of the ninth.
TOP PERFORMERS
COMING UP
The Trojans and Spartans continue their series on Saturday at 2 p.m. and then wrap things up on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on B1G+. Saturday's matchup will be senior day for the Trojans.
USC falls to 32-17 overall and 16-9 in Big Ten play on the season. Michigan State improves to 26-22, 11-14.
The Trojan bats had a tough time figuring out Michigan State's Joseph Dzierwa as he held USC scoreless for his 7.0 innings of work, giving up just two hits. Garrett Brewer tossed the final two innings to close it out for the Spartans. Dzierwa's performance comes a week after he tossed a complete-game shutout against No. 5 Oregon.
The Spartans scored all five of their runs through the first four innings, putting up a single run in each of the first three frames and then two in the fourth.
Jude Favela and Ben Cushnie combined for 4.0 scoreless relief innings, with Favela tossing 1.2 innings and Cushnie working 2.1. Tee Southisene set the side down in order in the top of the ninth.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Jude Favela: 1.2 IP, 0H, 0R, BB, K
- Ben Cushnie: 2.1 IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 3K
- Tee Southisene: 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, K
COMING UP
The Trojans and Spartans continue their series on Saturday at 2 p.m. and then wrap things up on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on B1G+. Saturday's matchup will be senior day for the Trojans.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dzierwa,Joseph (8-2)
L: Hunter, Caden (6-4)
Batting:
2B: Busch,Sam 1
HR: Busch,Sam 2
RBI: Busch,Sam 4 ; Anderson,Jacob 1
SF: Anderson,Jacob 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Williams,Nick 1 ; Busch,Sam 2 ; Bright,Noah 1 ; Murphy,Dayton 1
CS: Sokolove,JT 1
HBP: Bright,Noah 1
PO: Sokolove,JT 1
Batting:
2B: Basseer, Jack 1
Base Running:
CS: Lamb, Andrew 1
HBP: Tejeda, Richard 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
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H
1
RBI
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AB
4
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H
1
RBI
0
rf/lf
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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