UCLA
25-10, 14-4
USC
18-18, 6-12
No. 15 UCLA Sweeps USC with 7-3 Win
April 22, 2018 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES โ 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.
Daniel Rosica's RBI single to extend @UCLABaseball's lead takes home the @OpusBank #12Best moment. pic.twitter.com/gdRpw4xm4F
โ Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) April 22, 2018
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 โฆ The Bruins swept the Trojans for the second year in a row โฆ UCLA outscored USC 42-6 over the three-game series โฆ Ryan Garcia tied a career-high with six innings pitched โฆ Daniel Rosica set a season-high with two RBIs โฆ Jeremy Ydens set a career-high with two doubles and extended his hitting streak to 10 games โฆ Chase Strumpf and Michael Toglia are tied for the team lead with 14 multi-hit games this season, followed by Ydens with 13 โฆ Strumpf has reached base in 23 consecutive games โฆ Kyle Mora tossed two shutout innings in relief.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Garcia, Ryan (4-0)
L: Longrie, Quentin (4-3)
Batting:
2B: Acosta, Matthew 1
HR: Nootbaar, Lars 1
RBI: Nootbaar, Lars 2 ; Acosta, Matthew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Paulson, Dillon 1 ; Nootbaar, Lars 2
Batting:
2B: Ydens, Jeremy 2 ; Strumpf, Chase 2 ; Toglia, Michael 1 ; Mitchell, Garrett 1
RBI: Toglia, Michael 1 ; Stronach, Jack 1 ; Mitchell, Garrett 1 ; Rosica, Daniel 2
SH: Mitchell, Garrett 1 ; Rosica, Daniel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Strumpf, Chase 1 ; Toglia, Michael 1 ; Pries, Jake 1 ; Stronach, Jack 1 ; Amaral, Daniel 2 ; Mitchell, Garrett 1
SB: Kendall, Kevin 1 ; Amaral, Daniel 1
