University Southern California Trojans
Friday, March 13
Evanston, Ill.
1:00 p.m. PT
USC
18-0, 0
15
at
1
Northwestern
6-8-1, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Photo by: Chris Mora
No. 12 USC Baseball Run-Rules Northwestern, 15-1
March 13, 2026 | Baseball
EVANSTON, Ill. – The No. 12 USC baseball team hit four home runs to take down Northwestern, 15-1, in seven innings on Friday afternoon in Evanston, moving to 18-0 on the season.
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USC had 13 hits and also got another stellar performance on the mound from Mason Edwards to move to 4-0 in Big Ten play. Northwestern falls to 6-8-1 overall and 0-1 in conference action.
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Abbrie Covarrubias and Adrian Lopez each hit two-run homers in the third inning as USC would score in each of the last five frames to pick up their third run-rule victory of the season. Lopez finished with three hits and four RBI, falling just a double short of a cycle.
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Andrew Lamb homered in the fourth and Richard Tejeda homered in the fifth. Tejeda's two-run shot in the fifth was part of a six-run innings for USC. Lamb has now homered in three straight games.
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Edwards tossed 6.0 innings, giving up three hits and just his first run of the season on a wind-aided home run to center. Edwards struck out 10 batters and walked just one. Through five starts on the year, he now owns a 0.30 ERA, with 52 strikeouts and 11 walks.
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Four Trojans had multiple hits and RBI in the game. Lopez's four RBI led the way, followed by Tejeda with three, and Covarrubias and Kevin Takeuchi with two.
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Henry Chabot set the side down in order in the seventh to end the game.
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TOP PERFORMERS
COMING UP
USC and Northwestern will wrap their series up with a doubleheader on Saturday. Both games will be broadcast on B1G+.
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USC had 13 hits and also got another stellar performance on the mound from Mason Edwards to move to 4-0 in Big Ten play. Northwestern falls to 6-8-1 overall and 0-1 in conference action.
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Abbrie Covarrubias and Adrian Lopez each hit two-run homers in the third inning as USC would score in each of the last five frames to pick up their third run-rule victory of the season. Lopez finished with three hits and four RBI, falling just a double short of a cycle.
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Andrew Lamb homered in the fourth and Richard Tejeda homered in the fifth. Tejeda's two-run shot in the fifth was part of a six-run innings for USC. Lamb has now homered in three straight games.
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Edwards tossed 6.0 innings, giving up three hits and just his first run of the season on a wind-aided home run to center. Edwards struck out 10 batters and walked just one. Through five starts on the year, he now owns a 0.30 ERA, with 52 strikeouts and 11 walks.
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Four Trojans had multiple hits and RBI in the game. Lopez's four RBI led the way, followed by Tejeda with three, and Covarrubias and Kevin Takeuchi with two.
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Henry Chabot set the side down in order in the seventh to end the game.
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TOP PERFORMERS
- Adrian Lopez: 3-for-4, 4 RBI, 3R, 2-R HR, 3B, BB
- Abbrie Covarrubias: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2R, 2-R HR
- Richard Tejeda: 1-for-3, 3 RBI, 2R, 2-R HR
- Mason Edwards: 6.0 IP, 3H, R, BB, 10K
COMING UP
USC and Northwestern will wrap their series up with a doubleheader on Saturday. Both games will be broadcast on B1G+.
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Pitching:
W: Edwards, Mason (4-0)
L: WEAVER, RYAN (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Takeuchi, Kevin 1 ; Basseer, Jack 1 ; Lopez, Augie 1
3B: Lopez, Adrian 1
HR: Covarrubias, Abbrie 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 1 ; Lamb, Andrew 1 ; Tejeda, Richard 1
RBI: Covarrubias, Abbrie 2 ; Lopez, Adrian 4 ; Takeuchi, Kevin 2 ; Lamb, Andrew 1 ; Basseer, Jack 1 ; Riske, Maddox 1 ; Tejeda, Richard 3
SH: Riske, Maddox 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Covarrubias, Abbrie 2 ; Martinez, Maximo 2 ; Lopez, Adrian 3 ; Takeuchi, Kevin 1 ; Lamb, Andrew 2 ; Basseer, Jack 2 ; Lopez, Augie 1 ; Tejeda, Richard 2
HBP: Tejeda, Richard 1
Batting:
HR: LAUSCH,JACK 1
RBI: LAUSCH,JACK 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LAUSCH,JACK 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
3
H
3
RBI
4
AB
5
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
AB
5
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
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