LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Grant Govel pitched eight innings of two-hit shutout baseball with eight strikeouts as Southern California defeated Purdue 6-1 on Saturday. The Trojans improved to 33-11, while the Boilermakers fell to 27-14.

Gavin Beuter entered in relief for Purdue and tossed four hitless innings with two strikeouts. Kevin Takeuchi homered to center field in the third inning, driving in two runs. Abbrie Covarrubias went 3 for 4 with an RBI. Augie Lopez and Adrian Lopez each collected two hits for the Trojans.

Southern California struck first in the bottom of the first inning. J. Basseer singled to center to drive in Adrian Lopez. Covarrubias then singled through the left side, scoring Basseer on a fielding error by the left fielder. Takeuchi’s homer in the third extended the lead to 5-1. Takeuchi later scored on a wild pitch in the eighth. Purdue’s only run came in the ninth on a groundout by Flores.

The Trojans outhit the Boilermakers 11-4. The teams conclude their series Sunday.