Defending champion USC defeated Arizona in extra innings to take over sole possession of first place as the 18-game season is now one-third of the way done. Oregon State and Pepperdine both won again. Both teams have surprised to this point and are tied for second with the Wildcats. Long Beach State had a walk-off home run.
| Gameday #6 | W | L | PCT | GB | Runs | R. All. | AVG | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 5 | 1 | .833 | — | 32 | 28 | .288 | 4.50 |
| Arizona | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.0 | 25 | 18 | .214 | 2.29 |
| Oregon State | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.0 | 22 | 16 | .250 | 2.25 |
| Pepperdine | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.0 | 39 | 23 | .290 | 2.94 |
| Arizona State | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.0 | 29 | 37 | .250 | 5.94 |
| Long Beach State | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.0 | 21 | 25 | .257 | 3.76 |
| Stanford | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.0 | 29 | 26 | .274 | 3.61 |
| UCLA | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.0 | 23 | 30 | .265 | 5.02 |
| California | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.0 | 23 | 23 | .260 | 3.91 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | 6 | .000 | 5.0 | 14 | 31 | .227 | 4.63 |
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Oregon State 3, California 2
The Beavers rallied late to send the Golden Bears to their fourth straight loss, all of which have been by one run. Cal went up 2-1 in the sixth on Jeff Kent’s two-run homer. In the top of the eighth, the Beavers strung together three hits and error, including a two-run single by Michael Conforto that turned out to be the game-winner. Cal left the potential tying run on second base in the ninth.
OREGON STATE AB R H BI CALIFORNIA AB R H BI
Jacoby Ellsbury 4 1 2 0 Jackie Jensen 5 0 1 0
Cole Gillespie 4 1 1 0 Taylor Douthit 5 0 1 0
Adley Rutschman 3 1 2 0 Conor Jackson 5 1 3 0
Michael Conforto 4 0 1 2 Jeff Kent 5 1 2 2
Ed Coleman 3 0 1 0 Marcus Semien 4 0 0 0
Steven Kwan 4 0 0 1 Mark Canha 4 0 1 0
Darwin Barney 4 0 0 0 Geoff Blum 4 0 2 0
Nick Madrigal 4 0 1 0 Darren Lewis 4 0 0 0
Steve Lyons 4 0 0 0 Bob Melvin 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 3 8 3 TOTALS 39 2 10 2
OREGON STATE 000 100 020 -- 3
CALIFORNIA 000 002 000 -- 2
LOB--OREGON STATE 6, CALIFORNIA 11. ERR--Ken Forsch, Darwin
Barney, Geoff Blum. 2B--Conor Jackson (2). HR--Jeff Kent.
OREGON STATE IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ken Forsch [W] 8.00 9 2 2 0 8 1
Michael Stutes [S] 1.00 1 0 0 1 1 0
CALIFORNIA
Tyson Ross 7.00 5 1 1 1 10 0
Mike Cather [L] 1.00 3 2 2 1 0 0
Chuck Cary 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pepperdine 10, Arizona State 4
The surprising Waves routed the Sun Devils with a 10-run, 15-hit effort. Eric Thames broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run homer in the fifth inning. It was 4-3 after six innings, but Pepperdine broke the game open in the top of the seventh by scoring four times, which included RBI singles by Danny Garcia, Chad Kreuter and Thames.
PEPPERDINE AB R H BI ARIZONA STATE AB R H BI
David Newhan 4 1 1 1 Dustin Pedroia 5 0 0 0
Gail Hopkins 5 3 3 2 Rick Monday 4 1 3 0
Chad Kreuter 5 0 3 2 Barry Bonds 4 1 2 2
Eric Thames 6 1 2 3 Reggie Jackson 3 0 1 0
Rob Picciolo 5 0 2 1 Bob Horner 4 1 0 0
Andy Stankiewicz 6 1 2 0 Alvin Davis 4 0 1 0
Chase DArnaud 3 1 0 0 Oddibe McDowell 4 1 1 2
Danny Garcia 5 2 2 1 Paul LoDuca 4 0 1 0
Ryan Christenson 2 1 0 0 Willie Bloomquist 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 41 10 15 10 TOTALS 36 4 9 4
PEPPERDINE 001 021 402 -- 10
ARIZONA STATE 010 002 100 -- 4
LOB--PEPPERDINE 14, ARIZONA STATE 6. ERR--Rob Picciolo, Bob
Horner. 2B--Rob Picciolo, David Newhan, Gail Hopkins (2),
Chad Kreuter, Danny Garcia. HR--Eric Thames, Barry Bonds,
Oddibe McDowell. SACF--David Newhan. SACB--Ryan Christenson.
PEPPERDINE IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dan Haren [W] 7.00 9 4 4 0 3 2
Mike Fetters 1.00 0 0 0 1 2 0
Mark Lee 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
ARIZONA STATE
Mike Leake [L] 6.00 9 4 3 3 3 1
Sean Lowe 1.00 4 4 4 3 0 0
Lerrin LaGrow 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trevor Williams 1.00 2 2 2 2 1 0
UCLA 4, Cal State Fullerton 1
The Bruins kept the Titans winless with the help of a strong pitching performance by Tim Leary. Both teams had eight hits but UCLA made the most of its chances. Eric Karros had a sacrifice fly and Troy Glaus followed with an RBI single to make it 2-0 in the first inning. Brandon Crawford homered in the third and Shane Mack had a sacrifice fly in the fourth to make it 4-0. The Titans avoided a shutout with Reed Johnson’s RBI single in the seventh.
CAL STATE FULLERTON AB R H BI UCLA AB R H BI
Mark Kotsay 4 0 1 0 Shane Mack 2 1 0 1
Tim Wallach 4 0 0 0 Brandon Crawford 4 1 2 1
Justin Turner 4 0 1 0 Jackie Robinson 4 1 2 0
Phil Nevin 3 0 0 0 Eric Karros 2 0 0 1
Jeremy Giambi 4 1 1 0 Troy Glaus 4 0 1 1
Aaron Rowand 4 0 1 0 Chase Utley 4 0 0 0
Kurt Suzuki 3 0 1 0 Eric Byrnes 4 0 1 0
Reed Johnson 4 0 2 1 Dave Roberts 4 1 1 0
Christian Colon 4 0 1 0 Todd Zeile 2 0 1 0
TOTALS 34 1 8 1 TOTALS 30 4 8 4
CAL STATE FULLERTON 000 000 100 -- 1
UCLA 201 100 00x -- 4
LOB--CAL STATE FULLERTON 8, UCLA 7. ERR--Troy Glaus.
2B--Mark Kotsay, Jeremy Giambi, Jackie Robinson. HR--Brandon
Crawford. SACF--Shane Mack, Eric Karros.
CAL STATE FULLERTON IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ricky Romero [L] 7.00 8 4 4 3 3 1
Kirk Saarloos 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
UCLA
Tim Leary [W] 8.00 6 1 1 2 6 0
Pat Clements [S] 1.00 2 0 0 0 0 0
Long Beach State 6, Stanford 4
The 49ers hit four of the five homers in the game, including two solo shots by Troy Tulowitzki and a walk-off two-run blast by Evan Longoria, which broke up a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the ninth.
STANFORD AB R H BI LONG BEACH STATE AB R H BI
Jeffrey Hammonds 4 1 2 0 Troy Tulowitzki 5 2 3 2
Nico Hoerner 5 2 2 2 Garrett Hampson 5 1 1 0
Mike Aldrete 4 0 2 1 Evan Longoria 5 1 2 2
Bob Boone 4 0 0 0 Jason Giambi 4 2 2 1
Carlos Quentin 5 0 0 0 Terrmel Sledge 4 0 2 0
Jody Gerut 4 0 1 0 Chris Gomez 4 0 0 0
Steve Buechele 4 0 2 0 Jeremy Reed 4 0 0 0
Jed Lowrie 4 1 2 0 Jeff McNeil 4 0 2 1
Ed Sprague 4 0 1 0 Brad Davis 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 4 12 3 TOTALS 39 6 12 6
STANFORD 200 010 100 -- 4
LONG BEACH STATE 101 101 002 -- 6
LOB--STANFORD 10, LONG BEACH STATE 8. ERR--Jody Gerut, Steve
Buechele, Jeremy Reed. 2B--Jody Gerut, Jeffrey Hammonds,
Troy Tulowitzki. 3B--Nico Hoerner. HR--Nico Hoerner, Jason
Giambi, Troy Tulowitzki (2), Evan Longoria.
STANFORD IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jim Lonborg 7.00 8 4 3 0 4 3
Darrell Sutherland 1.00 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Wakefield [L] 0.33 2 2 2 0 1 1
LONG BEACH STATE
Steve Trachsel 7.00 10 4 3 2 9 1
Bryan Shaw 1.00 2 0 0 0 2 0
Nick Vincent [W] 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0
USC 4, Arizona 3 (10 inn.)
Eric Munson gave the Trojans a 1-0 lead in the third with a home run. The Wildcats tied it on Jack Howell’s solo homer in the fourth and went ahead 2-1 in the fifth on Terry Francona’s RBI single. Another solo shot for USC, this one by Jacque Jones, tied it in the eighth. The game went to extra innings, and the Trojans’ Mark McGwire had a two-run blast in the top of the 10th. Arizona got one back in the bottom of the 10th on Kenny Lofton’s homer, and the Wildcats then got the potential tying run to second base, but no further.
USC AB R H BI ARIZONA AB R H BI
Jacque Jones 5 1 2 1 Kenny Lofton 5 1 2 1
Bret Boone 5 0 1 0 Kevin Newman 5 0 1 0
Fred Lynn 5 1 1 0 Terry Francona 5 0 1 1
Mark McGwire 5 1 2 2 Ron Hassey 5 0 1 0
Morgan Ensberg 5 0 0 0 JT Snow 4 0 0 0
Jason Lane 2 0 0 0 Jack Howell 4 1 1 1
Geoff Jenkins 4 0 0 0 Shelley Duncan 4 0 0 0
Roy Smalley 4 0 0 0 Nick Hundley 4 1 1 0
Eric Munson 4 1 1 1 Casey Candaele 4 0 1 0
TOTALS 39 4 7 4 TOTALS 40 3 8 3
USC 001 000 010 2 -- 4
ARIZONA 000 110 000 1 -- 3
LOB--USC 7, ARIZONA 7. ERR--Morgan Ensberg, Roy Smalley, JT
Snow, Jack Howell, Casey Candaele. 2B--Mark McGwire.
HR--Jacque Jones, Mark McGwire, Eric Munson, Jack Howell,
Kenny Lofton.
USC IP H R ER BB SO HR
Tom Seaver 8.00 6 2 2 0 4 1
Marcel Lacheman [W] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jim Barr [S] 1.00 2 1 1 0 2 1
ARIZONA
Joe Magrane 8.00 6 2 2 1 11 2
Ed Vosberg 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
Gil Heredia [L] 1.00 1 2 0 0 2 1
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