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Flores Powers USC Baseball Past UCSB, 9-3
April 25, 2000 | Baseball
April 25, 2000
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Ronald Flores pitched eight strong innings while Mark Prior and Anthony Lunetta both homered Tuesday as the USC Trojans defeated in the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, 9-3, at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Flores (3-1) allowed three runs (all unearned) on five hits and struck out eight batters while only allowing one walk. At one point, Flores retired 12 straight batters.
The Trojans (28-17) scored the first six runs of the game. Justin Gemoll's sacrifice fly and Beau Craig's RBI single gave the Trojans a two-run lead in the first. A two-run single by Josh Persell and a balk by reliever Bing Cain gave the Trojans three runs in the second. Prior led off the third inning with a solo shot to left, his fourth of the season.
An error by Gemoll in the fourth put two runners on for the Gauchos (21-19). With two outs, R.J. Smith hit a three-run homer to left for UCSB's only runs. Lunetta hit a solo shot, his seventh of the season, in the seventh inning for the Trojans.
The Trojans return home for an important Pac-10 series against the No. 3 Arizona State Sun Devils, beginning on Friday (April 28) at 6 p.m. at Dedeaux Field. Game time is 1 p.m. for Saturday and Sunday. All three games can be heard live on the Internet at www.usctrojans.com.
WP - Flores (3-1) LP - Kinto (2-2)
Flores, Montrenes (9) and Craig.
Kinto, Cain (2), Wirth (8), Dyball (9) and Warrecker.
T - 2:24 ATT - 248
USC 231 010 101 - 9-12-1
UCSB 000 300 000 - 3-6-0
