No. 1 UCLA baseball pile on the runs against No. 12 USC Trojans
No. 1 UCLA baseball defeated the No. 12 USC Trojans 12-4 as their batters awoke in the eighth to start the series off with a win.
The No. 1 UCLA baseball beat their crosstown rival No. 12 USC Trojans 12-4 to open up the three-game series at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday.
The Bruins were set up for a ranked matchup against USC and their batters awoke in the eighth to give the Trojans no chance of an upset. UCLA's batting crew tagged 14 hits, 10 RBI's and 12 runs to blow past the Trojans on their quest to sweep all their Big Ten Conference series. Rough start UCLA started off the first inning with a run, but USC answered back with a two-run homer in the top of the second to put the Bruins behind the eight ball.
Turning the tide The Bruins hit a homer of their own to tie the game up in the bottom of the third after the Trojans went scoreless in the top of the inning. The Trojans struggles persisted in the top of the fourth and UCLA took the momentum and ran with it as they put up two more runs in three hits. USC limited the damage and got their third out with the bases loaded to only be behind 4-2.
Unable to separate The Bruins let the Trojans stay in the game with two scoreless innings in the fifth and sixth. USC used UCLA's offensive struggles to tie the game up 4-4 with a score in the fifth and a homer to center field in the sixth. Regaining the lead In the top of the seventh, the Trojans went three-up, three-down and UCLA reclaimed the lead with another run off a double.