University Southern California Trojans
Tuesday, April 7
Santa Barbara, Calif.
4:30 p.m. PT
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UC Santa Barbara
20-10
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Photo by: Alex Feinstein
No. 14 USC Baseball Drops Non-Conference Road Game To UC Santa Barbara
April 07, 2026 | Baseball
Adrian Lopez scored the only run of the game for the Trojans.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The No. 14 USC baseball team (27-7, 10-5 Big Ten) dropped a non-conference road game 5-1 to UC Santa Barbara (20-10) in Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on Tuesday, April 7.
The Trojans tried to rally back from their 3-1 deficit after the fourth inning, but the Gauchos could not be stopped as USC went on to lose 5-1.
The game was scoreless through two innings until UC Santa Barbara heated up. They scored two runs in the third inning to take the early 2-0 lead.
From there, the Trojans worked to battle back as Adrian Lopez scored a run off a sacrifice fly from Kevin Takeuchi to put USC within one. As the Trojans worked to close the deficit, the Gauchos weren't having it. They went on to add another run in the bottom of the third to keep the two-point lead.
After a scoreless fifth inning, UC Santa Barbara put up two more runs in the sixth and eighth innings. USC couldn't respond, but not for a lack of trying, as they registered three hits and left five runners on base from the top of the sixth inning to the end of the game.
Chase Herrell (3-2) was credited for the loss, allowing four hits and three runs in three innings pitched. UC Santa Barbara's AJ Krodel earned the win to go 2-2 on the season.
TOP PERFORMERS
Adrian Lopez: 2-for-4, R
Kevin Takeuchi: 1-for-3, RBI
COMING UP
USC will return to Deadaux Field for a Big Ten series against the University of Iowa. First pitch between the Trojans and the Hawkeyes will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 10. Fans can follow along with all of the action on B1G+. All pertinent links can be found on the baseball team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.
The Trojans tried to rally back from their 3-1 deficit after the fourth inning, but the Gauchos could not be stopped as USC went on to lose 5-1.
The game was scoreless through two innings until UC Santa Barbara heated up. They scored two runs in the third inning to take the early 2-0 lead.
From there, the Trojans worked to battle back as Adrian Lopez scored a run off a sacrifice fly from Kevin Takeuchi to put USC within one. As the Trojans worked to close the deficit, the Gauchos weren't having it. They went on to add another run in the bottom of the third to keep the two-point lead.
After a scoreless fifth inning, UC Santa Barbara put up two more runs in the sixth and eighth innings. USC couldn't respond, but not for a lack of trying, as they registered three hits and left five runners on base from the top of the sixth inning to the end of the game.
Chase Herrell (3-2) was credited for the loss, allowing four hits and three runs in three innings pitched. UC Santa Barbara's AJ Krodel earned the win to go 2-2 on the season.
TOP PERFORMERS
Adrian Lopez: 2-for-4, R
Kevin Takeuchi: 1-for-3, RBI
COMING UP
USC will return to Deadaux Field for a Big Ten series against the University of Iowa. First pitch between the Trojans and the Hawkeyes will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 10. Fans can follow along with all of the action on B1G+. All pertinent links can be found on the baseball team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: AJ Krodel (2-2)
L: Herrell, Chase (3-2)
S: Cole Tryba (1)
Batting:
2B: Covarrubias, Abbrie 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 1
RBI: Takeuchi, Kevin 1
SF: Takeuchi, Kevin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lopez, Adrian 1
Batting:
2B: Nate Vargas 1
HR: Corey Nunez 1 ; Nate Vargas 1
RBI: Rowan Kelly 1 ; Liam Barrett 1 ; Nick Husovsky 1 ; Corey Nunez 1 ; Nate Vargas 1
SH: Rowan Kelly 1
SF: Rowan Kelly 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Corey Nunez 1 ; Noah Karliner 1 ; Nate Vargas 2 ; Ryan Severns 1
SB: Liam Barrett 1
HBP: Ryan Severns 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
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AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
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H
0
RBI
0
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