University Southern California Trojans
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Photo by: Katie Chin
No. 12 USC Baseball Sets Program Record With 6-1 Win Over Long Beach State
March 10, 2026 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES – The No. 12 USC baseball team beat Long Beach State, 6-1, on Tuesday night at Dedeaux Field, moving to 16-0 on the year and setting a program record for the best start to a season in USC history.
Andrew Lamb homered early and the Trojan arms took care of business once again as USC surpassed the 1988 Trojan squad for the longest season-opening winning streak in program history. Long Beach State fell to 4-11 with the loss.
Lamb got the scoring started for the Trojans with a three-run homer in the second inning and then USC took a 4-0 lead on an RBI-single by Maximo Martinez in the third.
The Dirtbags' lone run came in the fourth inning on an RBI-single to right field, but Chase Herrell limited the damage with a flyout to end the threat. Herrell tossed 5.2 innings, giving up three hits and just the one run, while walking none and striking out seven batters. He moved to 2-0 with the victory.
Henry Chabot took over in the sixth, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings without giving up a hit or a walk. Chabot struck out three batters. Gavin Lauridsen worked a scoreless ninth, striking out two, including the final batter of the game.
USC's two insurance runs came in the eighth inning, when Lamb hit a sacrifice fly and Maddox Riske doubled home Isaac Cadena to make it 6-1. Lamb's four RBI were a career high for the junior.
USC's 16-game winning streak is not only the best start to a season in program history, but matches the second longest winning streak at any point in a season for USC. The program record for consecutive wins in a season is 19, set in 1955. USC teams have had 16-game winning streaks on four other occasions (2000, 1971, 1949, 1948).
TOP PERFORMERS
COMING UP
USC hosts San Diego on Wednesday and then hits the road against Northwestern this weekend. All four games will be broadcast on B1G+.
Andrew Lamb homered early and the Trojan arms took care of business once again as USC surpassed the 1988 Trojan squad for the longest season-opening winning streak in program history. Long Beach State fell to 4-11 with the loss.
Lamb got the scoring started for the Trojans with a three-run homer in the second inning and then USC took a 4-0 lead on an RBI-single by Maximo Martinez in the third.
The Dirtbags' lone run came in the fourth inning on an RBI-single to right field, but Chase Herrell limited the damage with a flyout to end the threat. Herrell tossed 5.2 innings, giving up three hits and just the one run, while walking none and striking out seven batters. He moved to 2-0 with the victory.
Henry Chabot took over in the sixth, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings without giving up a hit or a walk. Chabot struck out three batters. Gavin Lauridsen worked a scoreless ninth, striking out two, including the final batter of the game.
USC's two insurance runs came in the eighth inning, when Lamb hit a sacrifice fly and Maddox Riske doubled home Isaac Cadena to make it 6-1. Lamb's four RBI were a career high for the junior.
USC's 16-game winning streak is not only the best start to a season in program history, but matches the second longest winning streak at any point in a season for USC. The program record for consecutive wins in a season is 19, set in 1955. USC teams have had 16-game winning streaks on four other occasions (2000, 1971, 1949, 1948).
TOP PERFORMERS
- Andrew Lamb: 1-for-2, 4 RBI, R, 3-R HR, SF
- Isaac Cadena: 2-for-3, 2R, BB
- Chase Herrell: W, 5.2 IP, 3H, R, 0BB, 7K
- Henry Chabot: 2.1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
COMING UP
USC hosts San Diego on Wednesday and then hits the road against Northwestern this weekend. All four games will be broadcast on B1G+.
Hear from Head Coach Andy Stankiewicz (@turntwo17) as he caught up with @keelyismyname following the Trojans' record-setting win: pic.twitter.com/4Pq5Jw6SQG
— USC Baseball (@USC_Baseball) March 11, 2026
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Herrell, Chase (2-0)
L: Van Larson (0-2)
Batting:
RBI: Dylan Lina 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jake Evans 1
HBP: Jake Evans 2
Batting:
2B: Covarrubias, Abbrie 1 ; Takeuchi, Kevin 1 ; Riske, Maddox 1
HR: Lamb, Andrew 1
RBI: Martinez, Maximo 1 ; Lamb, Andrew 4 ; Riske, Maddox 1
SF: Lamb, Andrew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Covarrubias, Abbrie 1 ; Takeuchi, Kevin 1 ; Urbon, Walter 1 ; Cadena, Isaac 2 ; Lamb, Andrew 1
SB: Cadena, Isaac 1
HBP: Lamb, Andrew 1
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