{"id":11231,"date":"2026-06-01T14:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11231"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:03:01","slug":"usc-baseball-routs-texas-am-to-force-rematch-for-regional-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11231","title":{"rendered":"USC baseball routs Texas A&#038;M to force rematch for regional title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>COLLEGE STATION, Texas \u2014 The USC baseball team forced a winner-take-all regional final with a 14-3 victory over Texas A&amp;M on Sunday night at the College Station Regional.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11230\">UCLA softball\u2019s record-setting season ends in extra-inning loss to Texas Tech<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Trojans (46-16) will face the No. 12 national seed Aggies (41-15) again Monday at 6 p.m. PT, with the winner advancing to a best-of-three super regional against No. 5 seed North Carolina (48-11-1) next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>USC, facing elimination for a third consecutive game, scored four runs in the first inning. Kevin Takeuchi and Andrew Lamb each drove in runs as the Trojans took a 4-1 lead.<\/p>\n<p>USC added three runs in the third inning on Lamb\u2019s three-run home run to make it 7-1. Augie Lopez hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to extend the lead to 9-1.<\/p>\n<p>The Trojans scored two runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth.<\/p>\n<p>USC right-hander Andrew Johnson allowed three runs in 7\u2153 innings. Johnson made the start one day after throwing 21 pitches in 1\u2154 innings of relief and finished with a career-high 124 pitches.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson allowed a solo home run in the first inning, then threw three consecutive scoreless innings. He allowed single runs in the fifth and eighth before leaving the game. Johnson stranded six Texas A&amp;M runners, walked one and struck out four to earn the win.<\/p>\n<p>USC started Sunday by hammering Texas State, 15-4, in a rematch of their Friday regional opener.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11228\">No. 1 UCLA baseball\u2019s season ends with another loss to Saint Mary\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two days after failing to capitalize on several scoring opportunities in a loss to the Bobcats, the Trojans battered them to keep their season alive.<\/p>\n<p>Abbrie Covarrubias led off the first inning with a single. Texas State right-hander Cade Smith then hit Adrian Lopez with a pitch and walked Augie Lopez to load the bases. Takeuchi followed with a tone-setting grand slam to center field.<\/p>\n<p>Isaac Cadena made it 6-0 with a two-run homer to right field in the third. Augie Lopez added a two-out RBI single in the fourth, then Takeuchi drew a walk and Cadena was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jack Basseer then drew a walk to extend the lead to 8-0.<\/p>\n<p>Texas State responded with four runs in the bottom of the fourth, including Coy DeFury\u2019s two-run home run.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>USC added a run in the sixth, two more in the seventh and four more in the eighth to complete the rout.<\/p>\n<p>USC freshman starter Diego Velazquez gave up two runs on three hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 3\u2153 innings. Freshman right-hander Gavin Lauridsen relieved him but failed to retire a batter while giving up two runs on two hits and two walks. Freshman left-hander Sax Matson then pitched 3\u2154 scoreless innings of relief to restore order and earn the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11226\">Alexander: Is Yoshinobu Yamamoto the Dodgers\u2019 ace?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Lamb drives in five runs and Andrew Johnson throws 124 pitches over 7\u2153 innings as the Trojans beat the Aggies, 14-3, on Sunday night. 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