Offensive leads the USC baseball to the best nine games that have been starting a season since 2015 – Annenberg Media

The Trojans continued their 2025 season with a highly competitive 8: 5 victory against Uconn on Friday. We are in the season where it is no longer just an exciting start, but a dominant 8: 1 record for the Trojans.

This is the best start that the team has since won 12 in a row to start the 2015 season.

It was a cool night in Irvine when Junior Caden Hunter took the hill to start his third start of 2025. In his first two starts, he took a total of eight and two thirds of Innings, while he was only allowed to do two runs. In contrast to his previous excursions, it was a rocky start for Hunter and the Trojans in this. In the second, the Trojans were unable to shoot an apparently tailor-made double game floorball in the middle, which kept the Inning alive for Uconn. This was followed by a double that achieved you, and a passed ball by the Freshman catcher John Elliot made room for an undeserved second run to score.

“Came out for a second inning, obviously it didn't work the way I planned it,” said Hunter. “Thereafter, [I] A bit locked up throughout the game, started to take more races, got a small backup. “

The Trojans reacted immediately. Elliott saw a small redemption and started his first college Homerun -the Huskie lead in half. In the third, however, three men were left when the huskies limited the rating to just one.

“I spoke to that [assistant] trainer [Travis] Jewett before the game, and he said: “I have the feeling that you can get one today,” said Elliott. “I told him I feel good, saw the ball good and made the place to beat and I did it.”

The catcher position was a rotating door for the Trojans. Head coach Andy Stankiewicz commented on the recent positive game of the new of Newport Beach.

“I think he's young and learns,” said Stankiewicz about Elliott. “He has to be better behind the plate, the hand hand is not what we want. In any case, there is a certain growth, but I think it will get better. It is not easy to do every day, so we have two good catchers who have a lot of time. Johnny played the last few games well, and so we will just see how everything happens. Satisfied with the way he comes. “

An inning later brought Deja Vu for the Trojans, who went to the fourth with a Homerun and this time with the kind approval of the junior outfield Jack Basseer. His first Homerun as a Trojan connected the game by two. This time, however, the rating did not stop for USC. With the runners in second and third place, the Trojaner-Rbi leader from Ethan Hedges delivered a two-stroke single with two lines, which put a crooked number on the board and gave the Trojans the lead.

Hedges was asked about his role as the RBI type of the team in which he used up.

“I think I'm a guy who can count on the coach to bring in boys,” said Hedges. “I only stick to my approach and know that I trust my training and do what I always do there.”

Hunter settled in the second second and excluded the huskies in the rest of his excursion. He set a goalless third, fourth, fifth and sixth place with his 93rd and last place. Hunter ended the night in a dominant way and only allowed a Baserunner in his last 11 battery. Hunter's strong six innings made it possible for a taxed bullpen to rest.

“The last two starts, I didn't go as deep as I want to play in the games,” said Hunter. “I thought,, [to] Give the tone to go six in ours and make room for Pitching staff all weekend. I found that big. “

The Sophomore Center Fielden Dowd played a few spectacular games, the first of which came in fourth. With a fly ball that went away from Dowd, he stretched out and made a fine catch, depriving the huskies additional bases. In the seventh, Dowd got a late break during a falling fly ball, but recovered in time to make a great catch.

“I thought they did a great job,” said Hunter about the defense. “I mean, it's baseball. At the end of the day it is an error game. You have to get over it, the next playing field, next bat. “

Since the Trojans in the seventh want to stick to an inlet advantage and add insurance, the Hedges entered again. This time with a runner on the second and the count, who won in his third RBI of the game. Two batteries later steel the hedges with two outs the second. This led to two other trojans with runners in the goal position, which expand their lead to 7: 3.

In eighth place, the Trojans led an inning with a Homerun for the third time in the game. This time it was a Homerun in the park from the second second Baseman abbre Covarrubias. The Huskies were able to scratch two in the ninth against the freshmen of Long Reliever Grant Govvel, but finally fell at 8: 5.

Five Trojans had multi-hit games and gave USC 13 for the game. The Hedges had a particularly remarkable statistical line that was 3: 4 with a walk and three RBIs, while three steals were added. Elliott had his first career-multi-hit game that went 2-4 and at the same time navigated by the Trojan pitching staff.

“Today we had a better approach with two outs, two strikes,” said Stankiewicz. “We had a few nice base hits to expand the lead. As part of it, we only talked about bringing the ball into play. Tonight there was a better job to compete, defend the zone and form what the game can give us. So we get there. Long options, but it was better. “

USC continues the weekend with a game against No. 14 Vanderbilt on Saturday.