Southern California 3, at Long Beach State 5

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Interstat) — Caleb Anderson delivered a dominant performance on the mound, and Kaiden Smaka drove in three runs as Long Beach State defeated Southern California 5-3 in a nonconference baseball game Tuesday night at Blair Field. The victory marked a significant turnaround for the Dirtbags (12-23), who had lost eight of their last nine games, and for Anderson personally. The right-hander, coming off two difficult starts where he allowed 13 earned runs over 5 2/3 innings, was nearly untouchable. He pitched six strong innings, allowing just one hit and no earned runs while striking out nine Trojans… Read more...