No. 1 UCLA baseball squeaks out second win against No. 12 USC
No. 1 UCLA baseball defeated No. 12 USC by one run to win their second game of the series.
The No. 1 UCLA baseball team took game two of their series 9-8 against the No. 12 USC Trojans at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The Bruins took the game by just one run, unlike their monster 12-4 blowout win in the series opener on Friday. UCLA's batters continued to make contact and get the best of the Trojans bullpen with a total of 12 hits for eight RBI's nine runs. Fast start The Trojans scored the first run of the game, but after three hits the Bruins didn't allow them to increase their lead any more, as USC left two runners on base in the top of the first.
UCLA got on the board in the bottom of the second and with five hits, taking a 3-1 lead. Falling behind in the third The Trojans responded in the top of the third, with five hits leading to four runs of their own as they recaptured the lead 5-3. In the bottom of the third, UCLA managed to cut into USC's lead with redshirt junior outfielder Payton Brennan hitting the Bruins only home run of the game.
Losing control in the fifth UCLA fell even farther behind USC in the top of the fifth with a hit and an error leading to two more runs. The Trojans gained full control of the game. UCLA's comeback The Bruins took the lead with a gritty performance at bat with three hits leading to four runs to put the Bruins up 8-7 at the end of the sixth.