
Husky Comeback Bid Falls One Run Short Sunday At USC
April 07, 2024 | Baseball
IRVINE, Calif. βΒ AJ Guerrero drove in a career-high five runs but an early hole proved too much to overcome for the Huskies on Sunday as USC defeated Washington 6-5 at OC Great Park to complete the series sweep.
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Spencer Dessart received the loss, going 2.0-plus innings in the start. Sam Boyle allowed one earned run over 4.0 frames of relief, while Reilly McAdams finished the game with a pair of scoreless frames.
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The Trojans were all over the Huskies early, scoring two runs in the first, one in the second and three more in the third to take a commanding 6-1 lead early, with the lone UW run coming home on a Guerrero sacrifice fly.
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But with one swing of the bat, Guerrero gave the Dawgs new life, launching a three-run home run well past the left field fence, drawing Washington within two at 6-4 after five.
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Washington put the tying run on base in both the seventh and eighth, and Guerrero's RBI single in the ninth made it a one-run ballgame, but the Husky comeback attempt fell shy.
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Washington returns home for midweek action, taking on Seattle U for the second time in as many weeks on Tuesday at 6:05 p.m. PT. General admission tickets are just $2, while the game will be available for viewing on Washington Live Stream 2.
DAWG BITES
β’ Driving in all five Husky runs, AJ Guerrero took over the team lead with 21 RBIs for the season
β’ Five of Guerrero's last 10 hits have been home runs
β’ Aiva Arquette produced his second three-hit game of the season, the other coming last Saturday against Washington State
β’ Jeter Ybarra extended his hitting streak to eight games, and has failed to record a knock just three times in 2024
β’ Reilly McAdams has allowed just one run in five relief appearances this season, owning a 1.23 ERA
For more information on the UW baseball team, follow @UW_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
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Spencer Dessart received the loss, going 2.0-plus innings in the start. Sam Boyle allowed one earned run over 4.0 frames of relief, while Reilly McAdams finished the game with a pair of scoreless frames.
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The Trojans were all over the Huskies early, scoring two runs in the first, one in the second and three more in the third to take a commanding 6-1 lead early, with the lone UW run coming home on a Guerrero sacrifice fly.
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But with one swing of the bat, Guerrero gave the Dawgs new life, launching a three-run home run well past the left field fence, drawing Washington within two at 6-4 after five.
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Washington put the tying run on base in both the seventh and eighth, and Guerrero's RBI single in the ninth made it a one-run ballgame, but the Husky comeback attempt fell shy.
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Washington returns home for midweek action, taking on Seattle U for the second time in as many weeks on Tuesday at 6:05 p.m. PT. General admission tickets are just $2, while the game will be available for viewing on Washington Live Stream 2.
DAWG BITES
β’ Driving in all five Husky runs, AJ Guerrero took over the team lead with 21 RBIs for the season
β’ Five of Guerrero's last 10 hits have been home runs
β’ Aiva Arquette produced his second three-hit game of the season, the other coming last Saturday against Washington State
β’ Jeter Ybarra extended his hitting streak to eight games, and has failed to record a knock just three times in 2024
β’ Reilly McAdams has allowed just one run in five relief appearances this season, owning a 1.23 ERA
For more information on the UW baseball team, follow @UW_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Martinez, Xavier (2-0)
L: Dessart, Spencer (2-3)
S: Blum, Josh (3)

Batting:
2B: Arquette, Aiva 1
HR: Guerrero, AJ 1
RBI: Guerrero, AJ 5
SF: Guerrero, AJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Arquette, Aiva 3 ; Ybarra, Jeter 1 ; Guerrero, AJ 1
CS: Blanchard, Colin 1

Batting:
2B: Galloway, Jacob 1 ; Carpentier, Dean 1
HR: Carpentier, Dean 1
RBI: Dowd, Brayden 1 ; Hedges, Ethan 1 ; Takeuchi, Kevin 2 ; Carpentier, Dean 1
SF: Dowd, Brayden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Galloway, Jacob 2 ; Jackson, Ryan 1 ; Dowd, Brayden 1 ; Hedges, Ethan 1 ; Carpentier, Dean 1
SB: Jackson, Ryan 1
CS: Galloway, Jacob 1
HBP: Galloway, Jacob 1
PO: Galloway, Jacob 1
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