USC baseball loses, will play Oregon State again | College News

CORVALLIS, Ore. — USC wished to be aggressive realizing it was getting into a hostile setting, taking part in in entrance of a sold-out crowd of 4,347 at Goss Stadium.

The Trojans tried to set the tone early.

Instead, it backfired, costing them early alternatives, early momentum and finally Sunday evening’s matchup in a 14-1 loss to Oregon State in the Corvallis Regional remaining.

USC opened with two laborious hits. Brayden Dowd singled and Ethan Hedges adopted with a rocket to right-center area that got here off the bat at 104 mph. It one-hopped the wall for an straightforward double that might have set the Trojans up with two runners in scoring place and no outs. But USC third base coach Travis Jewett was spinning his arm virtually immediately, sending Dowd home.

Shortstop Aiva Arquette, an anticipated high 10 decide in next month’s MLB draft, fired a throw home that introduced catcher Wilson Weber into the baseline where he utilized the tag to Dowd while his knee collided with the pinnacle of the Trojans’ outfielder. Dowd, who had been woozy in the fast aftermath of the play, left the sport an inning later.

“Didn’t work out well for us, but we were trying to get on the board quick and be aggressive,” USC head coach Andy Stankiewicz stated. “Hindsight is always 20/20, right? You can’t play the ‘What if?’ game. Didn’t work our way.”

The play invigorated the home crowd and set the tone for the beatdown to comply with that noticed the No. 8 national seed Beavers completely outplay the Trojans despite taking part in its second sport of the day dealing with elimination. Oregon State pummeled Saint Mary’s 20-3 on Sunday afternoon to attain the ultimate.

The next half inning, Oregon State attacked USC with 4 bunts that helped generate 4 runs. The Trojans’ aggressiveness again bit them.

Oregon State’s Wilson Weber, left, scores a run as USC third baseman Ethan Hedges misplays a bunt Sunday.

(Shotgun Spratling / For The Times)

After they took the out at first on an initial sacrifice attempt, the Trojans twice tried to cut down runners at home with ill-fated outcomes. Third baseman Hedges muffed a barehand attempt when the ball bounced with funky spin on a laborious bunt that one-hopped. The Beavers bunted again on the next pitch. First baseman Adrian Lopez tried to come home, but it was too late.

“We were just trying to slow the momentum down a little bit,” Stankiewicz stated. “It’s kind of a catch-22, you stay aggressive and you get a big out there, you minimize the inning. If you don’t [be aggressive], you get an out, but it’s an opportunity for more guys to [score], and in my mind, we weren’t pitching real well. I felt like let’s try to mow down some runs as quick as we can, but good job by them. They did a nice job of creating pressure and creating runs.”

A base hit through the center scored the next run before Oregon State went back to the bunt to rating the fourth run, prompting the group to begin chanting “Small Ball! Small Ball! Small Ball!”

Oregon State added two runs in the third inning to take a 6-1 lead before a uncommon offensive lull on a day it scored 34 runs on 38 hits. The Beavers went two innings without scoring, which led to USC having a big alternative to get back in the sport. The Trojans loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth inning and had the guts of the lineup due up.

But the Beavers’ pitching employees had USC’s 3-4-5 hitters in a blender all evening. Starter Wyatt Queen struck out Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek for the third time before turning the ball over to reliever Kellan Oakes. He struck out Lopez and Abbrie Covarrubias to escape the jam unscathed. USC completed the evening with 16 strikeouts as a group with 9 totally different hitters taking the short stroll back to the dugout.

USC coach Andy Stankiewicz walks back to the dugout during a 14-1 loss to Oregon State on Sunday.

(Shotgun Spratling / For The Times)

Oregon State then piled on runs against the lesser-used arms in USC’s bullpen, scoring three runs in the sixth on Trent Caraway’s fourth home run in as many video games in the Corvallis Regional introduced home three runs in the sixth. The Beavers added two runs in the seventh and eighth innings and one remaining tally in the ninth.

Caraway reached base 5 occasions with two walks and three of Oregon State’s 17 hits. He completed with three runs scored and 4 RBIs. Tyce Peterson was a excellent 4 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. Jack Basseer led USC’s offense with three hits, including a triple, and the Trojans’ lone run.

USC has a probability for redemption Monday. Oregon State’s win forces a winner-take-all regional Game 7 slated for 3 p.m. PDT (ESPNU).

“We just got flat out beat tonight,” Stankiewicz stated. “We just got to regroup, let it go, flush it and come out ready. We’ve responded really well all year after some tough losses, so we’ll be ready to roll tomorrow.”

Monday’s victor will take on Florida State next weekend after the Seminoles gained the Tallahassee Regional. USC would journey to Florida. Oregon State would host a Corvallis Super Regional.