Tulane University
1-10
USC
5-4-1
Late-Inning Trojan Offense Carries the Day Against Green Wave
Mar 5, 2023 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES, CA – Tulane's baseball team jumped out to an early 4-1 lead on Saturday, but in the end, couldn't hold off USC as the Trojans won 13-8 at Dedeaux Field.Â
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USC is now 5-4-1 in 2023, while the Green Wave, despite hitting four home runs, fell to 1-10.
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Jason Starrels (1-0) got the win in relief for the home team, getting USC out of a jam-packed fifth inning. He gave up two runs on three hits in two and one-third innings.
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Tulane used five pitchers with starter Cristian Sanchez (0-3) suffering the loss in his third start. He gave up seven runs (five earned) on five hits and one walk and two hit batters in two and one-thirds innings of work.
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USC center fielder Austin Overn, shortstop Ryan Jackson and right fielder Cole Gabrielson (three-run homer) posted 10 of the team's 12 RBI, while designated hitter Nick Lopez and catcher Conor Clift had three hits apiece.Â
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Green Wave catcher Brennan Lambert and left fielder Jackson Linn each had two hits and designated hitter Chase Engelhard drove in two.
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Tulane jumped to a 4-1 lead after second-inning RBI singles by right fielder Jacob LaPrairie and second baseman Michael Lombardi were sandwiched around third baseman Simon Baumgardt scoring on a USC failed pickoff attempt. Linn added a solo homer to left, his fourth round-tripper of the season, in the third inning.
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USC, though, exploded for seven runs in the bottom half of that frame and added three more in the fifth inning to go with one each in the seventh and eighth.
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The Green Wave played the long ball in the fifth, with a solo shot by Lambert and a two-run blast by Engelhard.
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Finally, pinch-hitter Teo Banks crushed the first eighth-inning pitch he saw over the wall in left for his first homer of the season.
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Tulane and Sacramento State will round out the weekend at Jackie Robinson Stadium in a game set for noon CT. The Hornets are 6-3 season after losing 8-7 to USC on Friday and 3-2 to No. 12 UCLA on Saturday.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Starrels, Jason (1-0)
L: Sanchez, Cristian (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Marget, Brady 1
HR: Lambert, Brennan 1 ; Linn, Jackson 1 ; Engelhard, Chase 1 ; Banks, Teo 1
RBI: Lambert, Brennan 1 ; Linn, Jackson 1 ; Engelhard, Chase 2 ; LaPrairie, Jacob 1 ; Banks, Teo 1 ; Lombardi, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lambert, Brennan 1 ; Linn, Jackson 2 ; Engelhard, Chase 1 ; Schulz, Gavin 1 ; Baumgardt, Simon 1 ; LaPrairie, Jacob 1 ; Banks, Teo 1
Batting:
2B: Jackson, Ryan 1 ; Lopez, Nick 2 ; Olmstead, Johnny 1 ; Clift, Connor 1
3B: Overn, Austin 2 ; Olmstead, Johnny 1
HR: Gabrielson, Cole 1
RBI: Overn, Austin 3 ; Jackson, Ryan 3 ; Gabrielson, Cole 4 ; Olmstead, Johnny 1 ; Clift, Connor 1
SF: Jackson, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Overn, Austin 3 ; Jackson, Ryan 2 ; Gabrielson, Cole 1 ; Lopez, Nick 1 ; Olmstead, Johnny 2 ; Grudzielanek, Bryce 1 ; Clift, Connor 1 ; Hedges, Ethan 2
SB: Overn, Austin 1 ; Grudzielanek, Bryce 1
HBP: Overn, Austin 1 ; Jackson, Ryan 1 ; Grudzielanek, Bryce 1
