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USC Baseball Resumes Pac-12 Play at ASU

by usctrojans.com
Apr 24, 2024

THIS WEEK: Two old-time rivals meet as Pac-12 foes for the final time this weekend, as the USC baseball team travels to Tempe to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils for a three-game series starting on Friday.
 
GAME SCHEDULE:
Friday - USC at Arizona State (Phoenix Municipal Stad.), April 26, 6:30 pm (ASU Live Stream)
Saturday - USC at Arizona State (Phoenix Municipal Stad.), April 27, 6:30 pm (ASU Live Stream)
Sunday - USC at Arizona State (Phoenix Municipal Stad.), April 28, 1 pm (ASU Live Stream)
 
PROBABLE PITCHERS:
Friday - USC: RHP Tyler Stromsborg (2-7, 4.34 ERA) vs. ASU: LHP Ben Jacobs (4-2, 5.40 ERA)
Saturday - USC: RHP Michael Ebner (2-0, 4.74 ERA) vs. ASU: LHP Connor Markl (4-2, 3.69 ERA)
Sunday - USC: RHP William Watson (1-1, 4.12 ERA) vs. ASU: TBA
 
SCHEDULE UPDATE: Starting against Washington, USC has moved its Saturday home games to 2 p.m. (excluding the regular-season finale against Utah, which remains at 1 p.m.). The Sunday game against Cal at Great Park has also been moved to 12 p.m. USC has home series remaining against Sacramento State/Santa Clara (April 19-21), Cal (May 3-5) and Utah (May 16-18). All four series will be at Great Park in Irvine.
 
BROADCAST INFO: All three weekend matchups will be broadcast live on the ASU Live Stream. Links to the broadcasts are available on the baseball schedule page at USCTrojans.com.
 
FOLLOW: Fans can also follow the action through live stats on USCTrojans.com. Live, in-game updates will be available for all games from @USC_Baseball on X as well.
 
GET SOCIAL: Follow USC Baseball on social media to get updates on everything going on with the team this season. The Trojans can be found at @USC_Baseball on X, @sctrojans_baseball on Instagram and USC Trojans Baseball on Facebook.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES VS ASU: The Trojans own a 111-115 record against ASU since the teams first played back in 1961. USC swept the season series last year in Los Angeles. Over the last 52 years, the teams have met eight times in the postseason, including four times in the final game of the College World Series. USC won all four of those championship game meetings, including an epic 21-14 matchup in the 1998 title game. They are two of the winningest programs in college baseball history, with USC owning the most CWS Titles at 12 and ASU sitting fourth on the all-time list with five National Championships. 
 
PAC-12 RACE: Coming out of its conference bye week, USC is 10-7 in Pac-12 play, sitting 2.5 games out of first place. The Trojans are tied for fourth in the standings and only a half game out of second. USC has four conference series left (ASU, Cal, Washington State, Utah).
 
PLAYER/TEAM NOTES:

  • The Austin Overn triple machine keeps rolling as he has five triples this season, good for the most in the Pac-12 and sixth most in the country. Overn set USC's single season triples as a freshman last year with 14, and is now just one away from tying the program's career record at 20 (Grant Green, 2007-09).
  • Overn also has 45 runs scored on the season, good for 2nd in the Pac-12. His 14 stolen bases are 3rd most in the Pac-12. Overn's 8 homers lead the team as do his 16 multi-hit games.
  • Jacob Galloway has been leading the Trojans at the plate all season, hitting .318 on the year with a team-high 31 RBI. Galloway also leads the team with a .921 OPS. He owns 10 Multi-hit games, 7 multi-RBI games and had a 22 game hitting streak earlier this year, all good for team highs. Galloway also had a 35 game reached base streak to start the season.
  • Since being inserted into the starting lineup at Stanford, Brayden Dowd has been on a tear at the plate. He now owns USC's second-best batting average hitting .310, and in 27 games he has 11 RBI and 16 runs scored. Dowd was the hero in the opener against Oregon State, hitting a walk off single in the bottom of the ninth.
  • Xavier Martinez leads USC with 21 pitching appearances this year, good for 2nd in the Pac-12 and 23rd in the country. He owns a 1.99 ERA in 31.2 innings pitched, with batters hitting just .177 against him.
  • Trojan closer Josh Blum has struck out 33 batters in just 21.1 innings pitched this year, holding opponents to a .129 batting average. His 6 saves are good for 3rd in the Pac-12 and 28th in the nation.
  • USC's team ERA of 4.55 is 3rd in the Pac-12 and 28th in the NCAA and the team's 8.54 hits allowed per nine are 3rd and 37th.
  • USC is 2nd in the Pac-12 with 40 stolen bases this year.
  • USC owns a .974 fielding percentage, 3rd best in the Pac-12.

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