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No. 15 UCLA Sweeps USC with 7-3 Win

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The Bruins have now won seven-straight conference games.

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LOS ANGELES – Daniel Rosica drove in two runs and Ryan Garcia tossed 6.0 scoreless innings as the No. 15 UCLA baseball team earned the series sweep over USC with a 7-3 victory on Sunday from Jackie Robinson Stadium. With the win, the Bruins improve to 14-4 in Pac-12 play and have won seven-consecutive conference games.

Garcia (4-0) earned his second win in Pac-12 play this season surrendering just two hits over six shutout innings of work with five strikeouts.

Daniel Amaral scored twice for the Bruins and went 2-for-3 at the plate, while Chase Strumpf and Jeremy Ydens each collected two doubles and Michael Toglia registered two hits and an RBI.

Holding a 3-2 lead, UCLA would score four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to go up by five. Strumpf led off the frame with a double followed by Toglia bringing him home with another double down the left-field line. Pinch-hitter Jack Stronach would rip the first pitch he saw down the first-base line for a RBI-single then Garrett Mitchell hit an RBI-double to right field. Mitchell would then come around to score on a wild pitch for the fourth run of the frame and a 7-2 lead.

UCLA scored the first run of the game in the second inning when Rosica dropped down a perfect squeeze bunt in front of the plate to allow Jake Pries to slide home safely.

The Bruins added a run in the fourth inning as Amaral led off the frame with a single through the left side of the infield and later scored on a wild pitch.

UCLA tacked on one more run in the bottom of the sixth inning to make the score 3-0 as Rosica drove in his second run of the game with a two-out single up the middle to plate Amaral.

USC got on the board in the top of the seventh inning on a two-run home run by Lars Nootbaar.

Quentin Longrie (4-3) suffered the loss for the Trojans allowing three runs on eight hits with four walks in 6.0 innings of work.

UCLA (25-10, 14-4) scored seven runs on 13 hits with one error, while USC (18-18, 6-12) ended the game with three runs on four hits with one error.

The Bruins will return to Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday to host Cal State Fullerton for a midweek matchup starting at 6 p.m. PT. UCLA will then travel to Cal Poly next weekend for a three-game non-conference series beginning on Friday at 6 p.m. PT from Baggett Stadium.

Game Notes: UCLA earned its second-straight Pac-12 sweep … The Bruins swept the Trojans for the second year in a row … UCLA outscored USC 42-6 over the three-game series … Ryan Garcia tied a career-high with six innings pitched … Daniel Rosica set a season-high with two RBIs … Jeremy Ydens set a career-high with two doubles and extended his hitting streak to 10 games … Chase Strumpf and Michael Toglia are tied for the team lead with 14 multi-hit games this season, followed by Ydens with 13 … Strumpf has reached base in 23 consecutive games … Kyle Mora tossed two shutout innings in relief.