University Southern California Trojans
Tuesday, March 31
Los Angeles, Calif.
7:00 p.m. PT
USC
27-3
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UC Santa Barbara
16-10
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Photo by: Kamara Grover
No. 12 USC Baseball Outlasts UC Santa Barbara, 7-6
March 31, 2026 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES – The No. 12 USC baseball team battled its way to a 7-6 victory in the rain on Tuesday night at Dedeaux Field, coming back from an early deficit to take down the Gauchos.
The Trojans move to 27-3 on the year with the victory, while UCSB falls to 16-10.
The Trojans fell behind early after the Gauchos put up three runs in the first and one in the third to take a 4-0 lead. The USC offense woke up in the bottom of the third, sparked by a two-run triple from Abbrie Covarrubias and then an RBI groundout from Maximo Martinez to cut the deficit to one.
Adrian Lopez sparked another three-run rally in the fourth with a solo-homer to left, tying the game at 4-4. After Andrew Lamb singled up the middle and Kevin Takeuchi doubled to put runners on second and third, Lamb scored on a wild pitch and Takeuchi came home on a groundout by Isaac Cadena to make it 6-4 in favor of USC.
After the teams traded runs in the sixth, UCSB would score one more in the ninth, but USC held on for the victory.
Chase Herrell entered on the mound to start the second for USC and proceeded to toss 5.1 strong innings, giving up two runs on three hits before exiting in the seventh. Adam Troy got the final four outs of the game, giving up a sacrifice fly in the ninth for his only run allowed. Troy got a groundout and foul-out after the run came in to end the game and secure his ninth save of the season.
Henry Chabot has a scoreless inning of work on the mound as well, getting the final out of the seventh and first two outs of the eighth.
TOP PERFORMERS
COMING UP
The Trojans head to No. 1 UCLA next weekend for a rivalry showdown in Westwood. The first two games of the UCLA series will be broadcast on B1G+. Sunday's finale between the Trojans and Bruins will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
The Trojans move to 27-3 on the year with the victory, while UCSB falls to 16-10.
The Trojans fell behind early after the Gauchos put up three runs in the first and one in the third to take a 4-0 lead. The USC offense woke up in the bottom of the third, sparked by a two-run triple from Abbrie Covarrubias and then an RBI groundout from Maximo Martinez to cut the deficit to one.
Adrian Lopez sparked another three-run rally in the fourth with a solo-homer to left, tying the game at 4-4. After Andrew Lamb singled up the middle and Kevin Takeuchi doubled to put runners on second and third, Lamb scored on a wild pitch and Takeuchi came home on a groundout by Isaac Cadena to make it 6-4 in favor of USC.
After the teams traded runs in the sixth, UCSB would score one more in the ninth, but USC held on for the victory.
Chase Herrell entered on the mound to start the second for USC and proceeded to toss 5.1 strong innings, giving up two runs on three hits before exiting in the seventh. Adam Troy got the final four outs of the game, giving up a sacrifice fly in the ninth for his only run allowed. Troy got a groundout and foul-out after the run came in to end the game and secure his ninth save of the season.
Henry Chabot has a scoreless inning of work on the mound as well, getting the final out of the seventh and first two outs of the eighth.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Chase Herrell: W, 5.1 IP, 3H, 2R, BB
- Adam Troy: S, 1.1 IP, H, R, BB, K
- Abbrie Covarrubias: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, R, 3B
- Isaac Cadena: 2-for-3, RBI, R
- Adrian Lopez: 1-for-3, solo-HR
COMING UP
The Trojans head to No. 1 UCLA next weekend for a rivalry showdown in Westwood. The first two games of the UCLA series will be broadcast on B1G+. Sunday's finale between the Trojans and Bruins will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Herrell, Chase (3-1)
L: Van Froling (1-1)
S: Troy, Adam (9)
Batting:
2B: Rowan Kelly 2 ; Xavier Esquer 1
3B: Xavier Esquer 1
RBI: Colin Beazizo 2 ; Noah Karliner 1 ; Xavier Esquer 2 ; Nico Libed 1
SF: Colin Beazizo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rowan Kelly 2 ; Colin Beazizo 2 ; Cole Kosciusko 1 ; Xavier Esquer 1
HBP: Colin Beazizo 1
Batting:
2B: Takeuchi, Kevin 1 ; Cadena, Isaac 1
3B: Covarrubias, Abbrie 1
HR: Lopez, Adrian 1
RBI: Covarrubias, Abbrie 2 ; Martinez, Maximo 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 1 ; Cadena, Isaac 1 ; Carpentier, Dean 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Covarrubias, Abbrie 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 1 ; Lamb, Andrew 1 ; Takeuchi, Kevin 2 ; Cadena, Isaac 1 ; Riske, Maddox 1
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