Another high-scoring round, with three winners reaching double-figures in runs, with the other two victors collecting nine and seven. One of the losers scored eight times. Arizona State dropped out of a first-place tie after being upset by Oregon State. UCLA, USC and the Sun Devils are the only teams with winning records after we’ve made it through the pitching rotations twice.
Standings
7-1: UCLA
6-2: Arizona State, USC
4-4: California, Oregon State, Pepperdine
3-5: Stanford
2-6: Arizona, Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State
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California 7, Cal State Fullerton 2: A four-run third inning that featured a two-run single by Kevin Maas and a two-run double by Darren Lewis put the Golden Bears up 6-2. Conor Jackson had a solo homer among his three hits.
CAL STATE FULLERTON AB R H BI CALIFORNIA AB R H BI Mark Kotsay 4 0 1 0 Jackie Jensen 4 1 0 0 Justin Turner 4 0 0 0 Marcus Semien 5 0 1 0 Phil Nevin 4 1 1 2 Conor Jackson 4 2 3 1 Tim Wallach 3 0 1 0 Jeff Kent 3 1 0 0 Aaron Rowand 4 0 0 0 Mark Canha 5 1 2 2 Jeremy Giambi 4 0 1 0 Geoff Blum 4 1 0 0 Khris Davis 3 0 0 0 Kevin Maas 4 1 2 2 Brent Mayne 2 0 0 0 Darren Lewis 3 0 1 2 Christian Colon 3 1 1 0 Bob Melvin 3 0 1 0 TOTALS 31 2 5 2 TOTALS 35 7 10 7 CAL STATE FULLERTON 101 000 000 -- 2 CALIFORNIA 204 000 01x -- 7 LOB--CAL STATE FULLERTON 4, CALIFORNIA 11. ERR--Tim Wallach. 2B--Mark Kotsay, Jeremy Giambi, Mark Canha, Conor Jackson, Darren Lewis. 3B--Marcus Semien. HR--Phil Nevin, Conor Jackson. HBP--Geoff Blum. CAL STATE FULLERTON IP H R ER BB SO HR Kirk Saarloos [L] 5.00 6 6 6 5 3 0 Vinnie Pestano 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 Phil Bickford 1.00 2 0 0 0 1 0 Michael Lorenzen 1.00 1 1 1 1 2 1 CALIFORNIA Andy Messersmith [W] 7.00 4 2 2 2 6 1 Tyson Ross 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 Brandon Morrow 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pepperdine 9, Stanford 4: The Waves scored runs in six of their nine at-bats, including each of the first four. Danny Garcia hit a solo homer in the second inning and Chad Kreuter had a two-run shot in the seventh.
PEPPERDINE AB R H BI STANFORD AB R H BI David Newhan 5 2 2 2 Jeffrey Hammonds 4 0 1 0 Gail Hopkins 5 1 2 0 Jody Gerut 4 1 2 0 Chad Kreuter 3 2 3 3 Mike Aldrete 5 1 1 1 Eric Thames 5 0 1 1 Stephen Piscotty 4 1 2 0 Rob Picciolo 5 0 1 1 Bob Boone 3 1 1 2 Andy Stankiewicz 5 0 1 0 Jed Lowrie 3 0 0 0 Chase DArnaud 3 0 0 0 Ed Sprague 4 0 2 1 Danny Garcia 4 1 1 1 Steve Buechele 4 0 1 0 Ryan Christenson 3 3 1 0 AJ Hinch 4 0 0 0 TOTALS 38 9 12 8 TOTALS 35 4 10 4 PEPPERDINE 111 200 202 -- 9 STANFORD 002 010 010 -- 4 LOB--PEPPERDINE 6, STANFORD 8. ERR--Mark Lee. 2B--Rob Picciolo, Gail Hopkins (2), Eric Thames, Ryan Christenson, Stephen Piscotty (2), Jeffrey Hammonds. 3B--David Newhan. HR--Chad Kreuter, Danny Garcia, Mike Aldrete, Bob Boone. PEPPERDINE IP H R ER BB SO HR Randy Wolf [W] 7.00 9 3 3 3 6 2 Mark Lee 1.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 Steve Montgomery 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 STANFORD Jeremy Guthrie [L] 6.00 6 5 5 3 3 1 Jeff Ballard 2.00 2 2 2 1 0 1 Sandy Vance 1.00 4 2 2 0 0 0
Oregon State 12, Arizona State 5: All 12 Beaver runs came in two innings. They scored seven runs on seven hits in the third inning. They added five more in the sixth inning as Cole Gillespie and Adley Rutschman both hit two-run homers.
ARIZONA STATE AB R H BI OREGON STATE AB R H BI Dustin Pedroia 5 0 1 0 Steven Kwan 5 1 1 0 Paul LoDuca 5 0 2 0 Nick Madrigal 4 1 2 1 Barry Bonds 4 1 1 1 Cole Gillespie 5 2 3 3 Reggie Jackson 4 1 1 0 Jacoby Ellsbury 4 2 2 1 Bob Horner 3 1 1 0 Michael Conforto 5 1 1 1 Rick Monday 4 1 3 2 Adley Rutschman 5 2 2 3 Alvin Davis 3 1 0 0 Steve Lyons 5 1 3 1 Oddibe McDowell 4 0 2 2 Wes Schulmerich 4 0 1 1 Willie Bloomquist 4 0 0 0 Darwin Barney 3 2 1 0 TOTALS 36 5 11 5 TOTALS 40 12 16 11 ARIZONA STATE 010 310 000 -- 5 OREGON STATE 007 005 00x -- 12 LOB--ARIZONA STATE 6, OREGON STATE 7. 2B--Oddibe McDowell, Paul LoDuca, Michael Conforto, Adley Rutschman, Cole Gillespie. HR--Barry Bonds, Rick Monday, Adley Rutschman, Cole Gillespie. ARIZONA STATE IP H R ER BB SO HR Mike Leake [L] 6.00 14 12 12 3 5 2 Sean Lowe 1.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Vande Berg 1.00 0 0 0 0 3 0 OREGON STATE Drew Rasmussen [W] 6.00 10 5 5 1 3 2 Josh Osich 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Stutes 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jace Fry 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
UCLA 12, Long Beach State 4: The Bruins scored six times in the first three innings and cruised to another easy win. Eric Karros hit a three-run homer in the third inning and Chase Utley provided a two-run shot in the fifth.
UCLA AB R H BI LONG BEACH STATE AB R H BI Shane Mack 4 2 2 1 Troy Tulowitzki 5 0 0 0 Brandon Crawford 5 1 0 0 Matt Duffy 4 1 1 0 Jackie Robinson 4 1 3 1 Jason Giambi 3 3 2 2 Eric Karros 4 2 1 3 Evan Longoria 4 0 2 2 Troy Glaus 5 3 3 0 Terrmel Sledge 4 0 0 0 Chase Utley 4 2 1 3 Jeff Liefer 4 0 1 0 Eric Byrnes 4 1 2 2 Jeff McNeil 3 0 0 0 Dave Roberts 4 0 0 1 Garrett Hampson 4 0 1 0 Todd Zeile 5 0 2 1 Brad Davis 4 0 1 0 TOTALS 39 12 14 12 TOTALS 35 4 8 4 UCLA 123 021 102 -- 12 LONG BEACH STATE 200 001 010 -- 4 LOB--UCLA 6, LONG BEACH STATE 6. ERR--Gerrit Cole, Steve Trachsel. 2B--Todd Zeile, Troy Glaus, Eric Byrnes (2), Garrett Hampson, Matt Duffy, Evan Longoria (2). 3B--Troy Glaus, Jackie Robinson. HR--Shane Mack, Chase Utley, Eric Karros, Jason Giambi. SACF--Dave Roberts. UCLA IP H R ER BB SO HR Gerrit Cole [W] 6.00 5 3 2 1 7 1 Mike Magnante 1.00 1 0 0 0 2 0 Dave Schmidt 1.00 1 1 1 1 0 0 Casey Janssen 1.00 1 0 0 0 2 0 LONG BEACH STATE Steve Trachsel [L] 6.00 10 9 8 4 1 3 Nick Vincent 1.00 1 1 1 0 0 0 Jared Hughes 1.00 1 0 0 0 2 0 Cesar Ramos 1.00 2 2 2 1 1 0
USC 10, Arizona 8: After blowing a 4-0 lead by giving up six runs in the second inning, USC regained the lead in the top of the sixth as Bret Boone led off with a solo homer and Jason Lane later had an RBI single. Fred Lynn tacked on an insurance run with a run-scoring single in the seventh.
USC AB R H BI ARIZONA AB R H BI Jacque Jones 5 3 2 0 Kevin Newman 5 1 0 1 Bret Boone 4 2 2 2 John Moses 5 1 1 2 Fred Lynn 5 2 3 2 Terry Francona 5 1 2 2 Mark McGwire 5 1 1 0 Ron Hassey 5 0 2 1 Geoff Jenkins 5 2 3 3 JT Snow 5 1 3 0 Morgan Ensberg 5 0 3 1 Hank Leiber 5 2 2 0 Jason Lane 5 0 1 1 Nick Hundley 4 0 1 0 Roy Smalley 5 0 1 0 Casey Candaele 4 1 3 2 Eric Munson 4 0 0 0 Jack Howell 3 1 0 0 TOTALS 43 10 16 9 TOTALS 41 8 14 8 USC 402 102 100 -- 10 ARIZONA 061 100 000 -- 8 LOB--USC 9, ARIZONA 7. ERR--Mark McGwire, Fred Lynn, Eric Munson, John Moses. 2B--Jacque Jones, Fred Lynn, Bret Boone, JT Snow, Ron Hassey, Terry Francona. 3B--Jacque Jones. HR--Bret Boone, Geoff Jenkins. USC IP H R ER BB SO HR Randy Johnson [W] 7.00 11 8 3 1 5 0 Justin Lehr 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tom House [S] 1.00 2 0 0 0 2 0 ARIZONA Scott Erickson [L] 6.00 13 9 9 3 4 2 Dave Baldwin 1.00 2 1 1 0 1 0 Craig Lefferts 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 Trevor Hoffman 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
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