NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY COUGARS AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TROJANS
11/18/2036
 
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY COUGARS AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TROJANS
GAME ID: 18661 - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 2036 - GAME LOG
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Washington State University Cougars (44-28) 0 2 1 0 3 2 6 0 11 25 21 2
University of Southern California Trojans (38-34) 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 5 2 21 15 2
Pierce Slugs Cougars to 25-21 Win
The Washington State University Cougars grabbed a win, 25-21, over the University of Southern California Trojans at Dedeaux Field. Washington State University right fielder Jon Pierce was 4 for 6 with 2 home runs, a double, and a walk, while scoring 5 times and driving in 7. The winner in relief was Francisco Vargas. The right-hander allowed 8 runs on 4 hits in 1.2 innings. He now owns a record of 1-2. The Cougars have an impressive 44-28 record.

Jason Rivers came up big for Washington State University in a pressure situation. In the top of the ninth, the 16-year-old second baseman hit a 2-run single, putting the Cougars on top, 20-19.

"This game had a little bit of everything," said Rivers.
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY BATTING LINESCORE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Blonski 1B 4 3 3 5 2 0 3 .663 58 173
J. Rivers 2B, SS 7 3 3 4 0 1 5 .453 25 156
J. Christie 3B 6 4 4 2 1 1 1 .588 114 332
J. Ochoa CF 5 4 2 1 2 2 1 .586 121 325
J. Pierce RF 6 5 4 7 1 0 0 .560 97 264
M. Schermerhorn LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .521 90 274
   a-D. Conde PH 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .677 5 20
   c-B. Feher LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 13 30
E. Jordan C 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 .510 50 133
J. Scott SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .490 62 200
   b-J. Warrior PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .409 0 39
A. Phillips P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .543 0 14
   J. Seitz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 0 1
   N. Jefferson P 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .368 1 5
   J. Keim P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .380 0 9
   F. Vargas P 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 .500 2 33
   A. Baron P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391 10 65
Totals 45 25 21 22 12 5 26      
a - D. Conde pinch hit for M. Schermerhorn in the 9th
b - J. Warrior pinch hit for J. Scott in the 9th
c - B. Feher substituted for D. Conde in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Schermerhorn (27, 2nd Inning off B. Cavolo, 1 on, 1 out) J. Christie (21, 9th Inning off N. Gentzel, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Pierce (18, 7th Inning off P. Holmes, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Ochoa 2 (14, 3rd Inning off B. Cavolo, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off N. Gentzel, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Conde (2, 9th Inning off B. Martin, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Rivers (1, 6th Inning off P. Holmes, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Christie (114, 7th Inning off J. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Pierce 2 (97, 5th Inning off B. Lupinek, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Martin, 3 on, 2 outs) J. Rivers (25, 9th Inning off N. Gentzel, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Blonski (58, 7th Inning off J. Mitchell, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Phillips , M. Schermerhorn 3 , J. Christie 8 , J. Pierce 11 , J. Rivers 8 , J. Ochoa 4 , R. Blonski 6 , E. Jordan , D. Conde 2
2-out RBI: A. Phillips , J. Christie , J. Pierce , J. Rivers , R. Blonski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rivers , R. Blonski , E. Jordan
GIDP: J. Christie , E. Jordan
Sac Bunt: N. Jefferson
Sac Fly: E. Jordan
Hit by Pitch: R. Blonski
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Christie (16) , J. Pierce (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Rivers-Scott-Blonski)
OF assists: 1 (Schermerhorn (Billings at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Free 2B 5 3 3 2 1 0 1 .509 47 181
R. Baker LF 4 2 0 1 3 0 4 .411 8 100
J. Holst RF 4 3 1 1 2 2 6 .495 62 184
N. Wilkins 1B 4 3 3 4 2 0 1 .530 99 284
   a-R. Payne 1B 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .427 19 65
S. Cook 3B 5 3 1 2 2 1 3 .541 39 155
S. Peake CF 6 1 2 2 1 2 2 .502 66 199
R. Martinez C 3 3 2 3 3 0 1 .476 50 163
J. Molina SS 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 .522 43 218
B. Cavolo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .537 0 13
   B. Lupinek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Billings P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .409 1 11
   P. Holmes P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 0 7
   J. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 4
   N. Gentzel P 2 2 1 1 1 0 3 .461 35 159
   B. Martin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365 0 21
   D. Roemer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .414 0 6
Totals 40 21 15 18 17 6 28      
a - R. Payne substituted for N. Wilkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gentzel (19, 8th Inning off F. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Wilkins 2 (11, 1st Inning off A. Phillips, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Keim, 3 on, 0 outs) J. Holst (11, 9th Inning off A. Baron, 2 on, 0 outs) S. Free (26, 3rd Inning off A. Phillips, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Martinez (50, 7th Inning off F. Vargas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Billings , J. Molina , N. Gentzel 2 , S. Cook , N. Wilkins 5 , J. Holst 2 , S. Peake 2 , S. Free 4 , R. Martinez 5
2-out RBI: N. Wilkins , R. Baker , S. Free , R. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Molina , S. Cook , N. Wilkins , J. Holst , S. Peake
GIDP: N. Gentzel
Sac Fly: R. Payne
Hit by Pitch: J. Holst , S. Free
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Peake 2 (18)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Holst (9) , S. Peake (11)
Double Plays: 3 (Free-Molina-Wilkins, Molina-Free-Wilkins, Wilkins)
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PITCHING LINESCORE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Phillips 4.2 4 1 1 1 3 0 77 50 5.54   
J. Seitz 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 21 13 37.20   
N. Jefferson 0.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 22 12 42.88   
J. Keim 0.1 3 9 9 6 0 0 37 12 41.38   
F. Vargas W (1-2), BS (1) 1.2 4 8 8 7 0 1 61 28 49.74   
A. Baron 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 30.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Phillips 54
Batters Faced: A. Phillips 21, J. Seitz 4, N. Jefferson 6, J. Keim 10, F. Vargas 15, A. Baron 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Phillips 2-9, J. Seitz 0-0, N. Jefferson 0-0, J. Keim 1-0, F. Vargas 3-1, A. Baron 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Phillips 77-50, J. Seitz 21-13, N. Jefferson 22-12, J. Keim 37-12, F. Vargas 61-28, A. Baron 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Seitz 2-0 , N. Jefferson 2-2 , J. Keim 1-1 , F. Vargas 1-1 , A. Baron 2-2
WP: J. Keim 3 , F. Vargas
Hit Batsmen: A. Phillips , N. Jefferson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Cavolo 4.0 6 4 3 2 4 0 76 43 8.09   
B. Lupinek 0.0 1 2 2 2 0 1 20 10 42.52   
M. Billings 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 36.69   
P. Holmes 1.1 5 4 4 0 0 0 19 13 20.33   
J. Mitchell 0.1 2 4 4 1 0 2 20 11 42.66   
N. Gentzel 1.1 4 3 3 2 1 1 46 26 82.80   
B. Martin L (11-6), BS (6) 0.2 3 8 8 5 0 1 48 21 26.50   
D. Roemer 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 11.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cavolo 38
Batters Faced: B. Cavolo 21, B. Lupinek 3, M. Billings 2, P. Holmes 8, J. Mitchell 5, N. Gentzel 10, B. Martin 10, D. Roemer 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cavolo 4-3, B. Lupinek 0-0, M. Billings 2-0, P. Holmes 0-3, J. Mitchell 2-0, N. Gentzel 1-2, B. Martin 0-2, D. Roemer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cavolo 76-43, B. Lupinek 20-10, M. Billings 10-6, P. Holmes 19-13, J. Mitchell 20-11, N. Gentzel 46-26, B. Martin 48-21, D. Roemer 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Lupinek 1-1 , M. Billings 1-0 , J. Mitchell 1-1 , B. Martin 1-1
WP: B. Cavolo , B. Martin
Hit Batsmen: B. Cavolo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Dedeaux Field
Weather: Roof closed, 73 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 5:26
Attendance: 20884
Special Notes: RP Myles Billings was injured while running the bases.
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