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Not even Mother Nature could derail Mason Edwards and the USC baseball team.<\/p>\n

The Trojans and their ace withstood a lengthy rain delay to defeat Michigan State 7-0 and advance in the Big Ten Tournament on Friday in Omaha, Nebraska.<\/p>\n

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Fourth-seeded USC (43-14) will take on the winner of today\u2019s game between top-seeded UCLA and Purdue, which the weather has pushed back from an 11 a.m. PT start time to 4 p.m., in Saturday\u2019s semifinal scheduled for noon.<\/p>\n

Edwards dominated the 12th-seeded Spartans (24-32) for four innings before a downpour caused the game to be postponed for more than an hour and a half.<\/p>\n

The Trojans opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning with Kevin Takeuchi driving in Augie Lopez, who had drawn a two-out walk, with a double to left-center. Isaac Cadena followed with a triple to left-center for a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n

USC added two more runs in the third inning with a bases-loaded, one-out single to left by Jack Besseer.<\/p>\n

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Edwards, meanwhile, hadn\u2019t let a single Spartan advance past second base. The Big Ten Pitcher of the Year came into the game with an 8-0 record. In 84.1 innings pitched, Edwards posted conference bests of 154 strikeouts and a 1.49 ERA.<\/p>\n

The left-hander finished with six strikeouts \u2013 mowing down the Michigan State side in the second \u2013 with two hits and two walks.<\/p>\n

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Undaunted USC emerged from the delay with a three-run fifth inning to boost its lead on a two-run double by Abbrie Covarrubias and an RBI triple from Dean Carpentier.<\/p>\n

Andrew Johnson and Chase Herrell took over for Edwards with two scoreless innings apiece. Ben Cuhsnie threw a perfect ninth for USC\u2019s NCAA-best 10th shutout of the season.<\/p>\n

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