University Southern California Trojans
USC
16-12, 0
Arizona State
14-18, 0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Longrie, Quentin (4-1)
L: Romero,S (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Paulson, Dillon 1 ; Dubb, Stephen 1 ; O'Guinn, Jamal 1
3B: Perez, Brandon 1
RBI: Bushor, Chase 2 ; Nootbaar, Lars 2 ; Paulson, Dillon 1 ; Sabol, Blake 1 ; Ramirez, Ben 2
SH: Sabol, Blake 1
SF: Nootbaar, Lars 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bushor, Chase 1 ; Perez, Brandon 2 ; Acosta, Matthew 1 ; O'Guinn, Jamal 2 ; Sabol, Blake 1 ; Ramirez, Ben 1
SB: Nootbaar, Lars 1 ; Ramirez, Ben 1
CS: O'Guinn, Jamal 1
Batting:
2B: Bishop,H 1
HR: Torkelson,S 1 ; Aldrete,C 1 ; Workman,G 1
RBI: Torkelson,S 1 ; Aldrete,C 1 ; Williams,A 1 ; Workman,G 1
SH: Swift,D 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Torkelson,S 1 ; Aldrete,C 2 ; Workman,G 1
CS: Bishop,H 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Trojans Take Series With 8-4 Win at ASU
April 08, 2018 | Baseball, Features
USC took each of the last two games after dropping the opener in Phoenix, moving to 16-12 overall and 5-7 in Pac-12 play courtesy of Sunday's win. The Sun Devils fall to 14-18 overall and 6-6 in conference play
The Trojans got a one-out triple from Brandon Perez to get things going in the first and then he was brought home by a Lars Nootbaar single. Dillon Paulson hit an RBI ground-rule double in the third and then it was again Nootbaar with a sacrifice fly in the fifth to make it a 3-1 USC lead. Nootbaar's RBI in the fifth answered a solo-homer by ASU's Carter Aldrete in the bottom of the fourth.
The Sun Devils got another solo-homer from Gage Workman in the seventh, but it was sandwiched in between a two-run sixth inning and three-run eighth for USC. Blake Sabol squeezed home a run in the sixth and Ben Ramirez had RBI singles in each inning as part of a three-hit day for the freshman. Chase Bushor capped the scoring in the eighth with an high-bouncing single down the third-base line to score two runs.
Spencer Torkelson would hit another solo-shot in the bottom of the eighth and ASU got an RBI groundout to make it 8-4, but Sabol would throw a runner out trying to take third on a ball four in the dirt to end the inning.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Perez went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a triple.
- Nootbaar drove in two runs, walked twice and was 1-for-2 at the plate.
- Ramirez was 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored.
- Quentin Longrie tossed 5.0 innings, giving up three hits and just one run to move to 4-1 on the year.
COMING UP
The Trojans host Arizona for a three-game set next week starting on Friday.
Hear from Head Coach @DanHubbs40 after a series win this weekend. pic.twitter.com/jh1mqYEl0P
— USC Baseball (@USC_Baseball) April 8, 2018
