UCLA
34-13, 17-7
USC
32-15, 16-8
No. 14 UCLA Drops Series Finale to USC, 11-5
May 04, 2025 | Baseball
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The Bruins (34-13, 17-7 Big Ten) seized early momentum when Roman Martin launched a three-run homer in the first, but USC responded with nine unanswered runs to take control. The defeat marked just the second weekend series loss of the season for UCLA.
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USC reliever Andrew Johnson silenced the Bruins' bats, delivering 6.1 dominant innings without allowing an earned run in his relief outing.
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In addition to Martin's early homer, AJ Salgado enjoyed a three-hit day at the plate to help lead UCLA's offense charge.
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The loss marked a first for the Bruins, snapping their perfect 17-0 record when scoring first this season.
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UCLA struck first when Martin unleashed a mammoth three-run homer to left field in the opening frame. The towering blast was Martin's second 400-plus foot shot of the weekend.
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Martin's home run proved doubly damaging, as it knocked USC starter Mason Edwards out of the contest after recording just one out.
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USC roared back in the fourth, launching consecutive homers, a two-run blast followed by a solo shot, to erase the deficit. An inning later, the Trojans rallied four runs with two outs to storm into the lead.
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The hosts added a pair in the sixth to make it nine unanswered runs.
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UCLA showed signs of life in the top of the seventh when back-to-back RBI base hits from Roch Cholowsky and Mulivai Levu cut the deficit to four.
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USC continued its offensive onslaught when Augie Lopez belted a solo shot after the seventh-inning stretch, pushing the lead to five. Ethan Hedges followed with a solo blast in the eighth as the Trojans completed its run of five consecutive scoring innings.ย
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The Bruins will travel to Long Beach State for their final midweek game of the regular season on Tuesday, May 6 at 6 p.m. The game will be available to watch on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnson, Andrew (3-0)
L: Grothues, Chris (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Dugger, Cashel 1
HR: Martin, Roman 1
RBI: Cholowsky, Roch 1 ; Levu, Mulivai 1 ; Martin, Roman 3
SH: Call, Phoenix 1
Base Running:
RUNS: West, Dean 1 ; Cholowsky, Roch 1 ; Levu, Mulivai 1 ; Martin, Roman 1 ; Dugger, Cashel 1
CS: Salgado, AJ 1
Batting:
2B: Lopez, Adrian 1 ; Lamb, Andrew 1 ; Lopez, Augie 1
HR: Hedges, Ethan 1 ; Lamb, Andrew 1 ; Basseer, Jack 1 ; Lopez, Augie 1
RBI: Hedges, Ethan 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 2 ; Lamb, Andrew 3 ; Basseer, Jack 1 ; Lopez, Augie 4
SH: Grudzielanek, Bryce 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dowd, Brayden 1 ; Hedges, Ethan 2 ; Grudzielanek, Bryce 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 1 ; Lamb, Andrew 2 ; Basseer, Jack 2 ; Covarrubias, Abbrie 1 ; Lopez, Augie 1
HBP: Lopez, Adrian 1 ; Basseer, Jack 1 ; Covarrubias, Abbrie 1
