USA NCAA DIVISION I
RICE OWLS AT USC TROJANS
03/27/2028
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
RICE OWLS AT USC TROJANS
GAME ID: 8335 - MONDAY, MARCH 27TH, 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rice Owls (0-1) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 12 1
USC Trojans (1-0) 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 6 8 2
Trojans Bang Out 6-5 Win Versus Rice
The USC Trojans launched their 2028 campaign with a victory over the Rice Owls at Nesquehoning College Fields. USC center fielder Cliff Hortelane was instrumental in the 6-5 win. He went 2 for 3 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2.

Champaign, Illinois-born Jake Gantz came through in the clutch. In the bottom of the second, with runners on 1st and 2nd and the Trojans trailing 2-1, he hit a 3-run home run to left to put USC on top.

In postgame comments to the USC Daily, Hortelane said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
RICE BATTING LINESCORES USC BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Moser SS 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
R. Walker CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
K. Owen C 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .400 0 0
C. O'Halloran 3B 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 .667 0 0
T. Clayton 1B 5 1 2 3 0 3 4 .400 1 3
B. Love LF 4 0 2 2 1 2 1 .500 0 2
Á. Bermúdez DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .200 0 0
J. Ellis RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-J. Nichols PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Payne 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5 7 12 23      
a - J. Nichols pinch hit for J. Ellis in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Clayton (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Clayton 5 , C. O'Halloran 2 , R. Walker , B. Moser 2 , K. Owen 2 , B. Love 2 , Á. Bermúdez
2-out RBI: , T. Clayton 2 , B. Love 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. O'Halloran , K. Owen , R. Payne , J. Ellis , Á. Bermúdez 2
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Love (1) , J. Ellis (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. O'Halloran (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gantz 2B 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .333 1 3
E. Evans DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
R. Lewis 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Marnoch RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Ratzlaff LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
A. Powell SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
C. Bowen 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
B. Grinlee C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
C. Hortelane CF 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .667 1 2
Totals 33 6 8 6 2 5 8      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Marnoch (1, 7th Inning off B. Tunnell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Hortelane (1, 6th Inning off M. Hughes, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Gantz (1, 2nd Inning off S. Denton, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Grinlee , T. Marnoch 3 , C. Hortelane 5 , C. Bowen , J. Gantz 4 , E. Evans
2-out RBI: C. Hortelane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Ratzlaff 2 , E. Evans
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lewis (1) , A. Powell (1)
RICE PITCHING LINESCORES USC PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Denton L (0-1) 5.1 6 4 3 1 5 1 82 58 5.06
M. Hughes 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 14 8 27.00
B. Tunnell 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 20 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Denton 46
Batters Faced: S. Denton 24, M. Hughes 4, B. Tunnell 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Denton 6-5, M. Hughes 2-0, B. Tunnell 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Denton 82-58, M. Hughes 14-8, B. Tunnell 27-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Hart 4.1 6 2 0 2 8 0 83 51 0.00
W. Frank W (1-0) 3.0 4 1 1 4 2 0 59 31 3.00
J. Unknown H (1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 10 8 54.00
A. Brannan H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0.00
P. Klein SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 6 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hart 53
Batters Faced: D. Hart 23, W. Frank 15, J. Unknown 3, A. Brannan 1, P. Klein 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hart 4-1, W. Frank 1-4, J. Unknown 0-1, A. Brannan 0-0, P. Klein 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hart 83-51, W. Frank 59-31, J. Unknown 10-8, A. Brannan 4-3, P. Klein 12-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cliff Hortelane
Ballpark: Nesquehoning College Fields
Weather: Partly Cloudy (40 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 21795
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