USC Baseball Closes Trip With 15-3 Win at Gonzaga

SPOKANE, Wash. – The USC baseball team picked up a dominant win on the road Tuesday night, beating Gonzaga 15-3 in Spokane.
 
The Trojans posted their 15 runs on 17 hits as USC moves to 25-27 overall on the season. Gonzaga falls to 19-27 on the year.
 
The teams traded runs in the first inning, but from there the USC arms settled in and the bats took over. After trailing 2-1 after the first, USC scored the next 14 runs, including seven in the sixth to go up 12-2.
 
Five USC players drove in multiple runs in the game, including four RBI from Kevin Takeuchi. Takeuchi had two RBI doubles in the game, one in the second inning to give the Trojans the lead and one in the seven-run sixth inning. Brayden Dowd led the team with three hits in the game, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored. Seven Trojans posted multiple hits.
 
In addition to the seven run sixth inning, USC scored three in the second to take the lead and had three in the eighth.
 
USC's 17 hits matched a season high and the Trojans' 15 runs were two off a season high. It was the 11th time this season USC has put up double-digit runs and it was the third time USC has scored 15 or more runs.
 
Complementing the offense were five USC pitchers who held Gonzaga to just one run over the last eight innings of the game. Garren Rizzo tossed the first three, settling in after the two-run first. Michael Ebner had 2.0 scoreless innings to follow Rizzo, and Channing Austin tossed 2.0 innings to end the game. Brodie Purcell and Sax Matson each tossed a scoreless relief inning in the game.
 
TOP PERFORMERS

• Kevin Takeuchi: 2-for-4, 4 RBI, 2R, 2 2B,
• Brayden Dowd: 3-for-3, 2 RBI, R, 2BB
• Abbrie Covarrubias: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2R
• Michael Ebner: W, 2.0 IP, 2H, 0R, BB, 3K

 
COMING UP
USC returns home to host Utah for a three-game series starting on Thursday. The Trojans will honor the 1974 NCAA Championship team prior to the game on Friday night at Great Park, and will honor its senior class prior to Saturday's afternoon contest. Links to follow all games can be found on the baseball schedule page at USCTrojans.com.