USC Trojans (19-25, 6-15) baseball fell flat in a backbreaking series at home against rival UCLA Bruins (24-20, 13-8). Here’s the recap of the series.
Game 1: UCLA 2 USC 0
W: Griffin Canning (5-2) 9 IP 10 K 7 H BB
L: CJ Stubbs (0-4) 6 IP 2 ER 5 K 7 H BB
Top Performers:
Chase Strumpf (UCLA) 2-4 HR 2 RBI R
Frankie Rios (USC) 2-4
USC bats were shut down by Canning all night, as he went the distance while striking out 10. The good news for the Trojans, this wasn’t Canning’s first dominant performance as the Bruins ace has been on a tear recently.