Oregon State Routs Top-Ranked Southern California in Big 10 Clash
LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Oregon State pounded out 11 hits and scored early and late to hand Southern California just its second loss of the season, 12-4, in a Big 10 baseball game Tuesday afternoon at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
Bryce Hubbard set the tone with a two-run homer in the first inning for the Beavers. Paul Vazquez added a three-run shot in the ninth. Easton Talt drove in three runs for Oregon State, which built a 7-0 lead by the fourth.
The Trojans, who entered 24-1, scored all four runs in the fourth on Dean Carpentier’s three-run homer. Five Oregon State pitchers combined on a five-hitter, with Wyatt Queen and Isaac Yeager each throwing two scoreless innings of relief.
Oregon State improved to 18-5. Southern California fell to 24-2.