USC Baseball Falls at Washington, 5-3

Thursday, May 15

Seattle, Wash.

7:00 PM

USC

33-19, 0

Washington

28-25, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
USC	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	1
Washington	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	X	5	5	1

Highlights

Photo by: Alex Renteria

USC Baseball Falls at Washington, 5-3

May 15, 2025 | Baseball

Box Score

SEATTLE – The USC baseball team dropped its opener at Washington on Thursday night, falling 5-3 to the Huskies.

USC falls to 33-19 overall and 17-11 in Big Ten play. Washington improves to 27-25, 15-12.

The Trojans jumped in front early, loading the bases in the first and pushing across a run, and then adding two in the third to grab a 3-0 lead. Abbrie Covarrubias drove in the run in the first on an infield single, and then Augie Lopez and Kade Higgins singled in runs in the second.

Washington came back with a pair of runs in the fifth to make it a one-run game and then Malakhi Knight hit a three-run homer in the sixth to put the Huskies ahead 5-3.

Andrew Johnson got the start and gave up two runs in his 5.0 innings of work. Caden Hunter allowed the three-run homer in the sixth, but then tossed 2.0 scoreless the rest of the way. USC left 10 runners on base in the game.

TOP PERFORMERS

Andrew Johnson: 5.0 IP, 4H, 2R, BB, 5K
Kade Higgins: 2-for-3, RBI, 3B, SAC

COMING UP
USC and Washington will be back in action on Friday at 6 p.m. and then wrap things up on Saturday at 1 p.m. Both games will be broadcast live on B1G+.