USC baseball gets huge win over UCLA to stop Pac-12 losing skid
The USC Trojans were in trouble. They needed to snap a Pac-12 baseball losing streak which included a sweep loss to Oregon State and then a Friday night loss to the UCLA Bruins in the first game of this three-game weekend series at Dedeaux Field.
They answered the call on Saturday in the second game of this series. USC scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth and got great pitching from starter Caden Aoki in a 5-1 win over the No. 22 Bruins.
Aoki pitched 6 1/3 innings and allowed only one run, giving USC the stability and length it needed from its pitching staff in this game. Aoki was able to hold the Bruins at bay and keep the Trojans in the game until their sixth-inning explosion.
Johnny Olmstead homered and drove in two runs to pace the USC offense.
Game 3 of this series is Sunday at 4 p.m. at Dedeaux Field.
Get statistics, the game recap, and video highlights from the tweets below:
Upset Final: @USC_Baseball scores 5 R in B6 to take 5-1 win to even rivalry series with No. 22 @UCLABaseball.
Caden Aoki: 6.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 8 K.
Johnny Olmstead: 2-3, R, HR, 2 RBI.
Carson Wells: 2-4, R, 2B, RBI.— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSprD1) April 23, 2023
RECAP | @Cadenaoki was dominant on the mound and the Trojan bats put up all five runs in the sixth as USC evened the series with a 5-1 win on Saturday night.https://t.co/7QIhsFYK2G
— USC Baseball (@USC_Baseball) April 23, 2023
How bout our pitchers today!! 🙌✌️#FightOn #BeatTheBruins @Cadenaoki @CadeConnolly1 @USC_Baseball pic.twitter.com/u5UaLla0Mz
— USC Baseball Analytics (@uscbaseballdata) April 23, 2023
HIGHLIGHTS | Check out full highlights from tonight's win here, including Olmstead's big homer and Aoki's 8K performance. #FightOn pic.twitter.com/7AZFKoHhRS
— USC Baseball (@USC_Baseball) April 23, 2023
