After mounting a dramatic comeback on Saturday to take the series from Indiana, USC baseball returned to Great Park in Irvine Tuesday night to take on San Diego State. The Trojans were once again winners, earning a 9-6 victory over the Aztecs.
USC was impressively able to put nine runs on the board despite not hitting a single home run. Center fielder Brayden Dowd and right fielder Jack Basseer both had three-hit, multi-RBI games for the Trojans.
On the mound, USC went with a bullpen game after exhausting its starters over the weekend. The Trojans' pitching was not great—allowing six runs on 13 hits—but the offense did enough to make up for it and outscored SDSU.
USC is now 17-11 overall on the season and 6-6 in Big Ten play. The Trojans are back in action at Great Park this weekend when they welcome Ohio State to town. The two teams will open the three-game series on Friday night, before playing afternoon games on Saturday and Sunday.
USC does not have a large margin for error in pursuing an NCAA Tournament berth, so this win is very important. The Trojans have to build momentum in their chase of the postseason berth they badly need.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: USC baseball handles San Diego State, needs a big April surge
