COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP: WOOD WON'T WORK: DEFENDING CHAMPION USC LOSES AT TEXAS : TEXAS 5, USC 3.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Playing on the road against a team with the tradition and success of the University of Texas, defending national champion USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. was hit with the news Friday that victory would have to be achieved the old-fashioned way. The old-fashioned way didn't work for the Trojans, but worked rather well for the Longhorns (3-0), who defeated USC 5-3 in the opener of a three-game series at Disch-Falk Field. The Trojans (1-1), ranked No. 1 by Baseball America  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , arrived with two sets of bats, but were unable to use their new aluminum bats because the Pacific-10 required the bat company, Louisville Slugger, to forward a liability release waiver. The document arrived late Friday, and the teams will use aluminum bats for the remainder of the series - scheduled to resume today at 1 p.m. Texas used wooden bats in a game for the first time in 25 years. ``Well,'' Texas coach Augie Garrido said, ``it was certainly a lot quieter during batting practice.'' Former Mater Dei Mater Dei is Latin for "Mother of God", referring to the Virgin Mary. The term has been used to name various institutions, often Catholic, including:
abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in double, for USC. All-American Eric Munson Eric Walter Munson (born October 3, 1977 in San Diego, California) is a catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball. He was the third overall pick in the 1999 amateur draft by the Detroit Tigers, behind Josh Hamilton and Josh Beckett. also added an RBI double for the Trojans. The Longhorns were led by pitching and defense. Three pitchers - Scott Dunn Scott Allen Dunn (born May 23, 1978 in San Antonio, Texas) is a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. After graduating from Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, he attended the University of Texas at Austin. After college, he was drafted by the Reds. , D.J. Jones and Phil Seibel Philip Matthew Seibel, (born January 28 1979). is a left-handed starting/relief baseball pitcher, currently with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. His professional career began in 2000 when he was drafted in the 8th round by the Montreal Expos. - limited the Trojans to seven hits and two earned runs. They struck out 12. And in the ninth, with a man on and Munson at the plate, Seibel induced a double-play ground ball to end the game. ``I think this will help our confidence,'' Garrido said. ``We did a lot of good things.'' Several of these came from Dunn, who gave up one earned run and struck out eight in six innings. He caught Munson looking at a called third strike with two on to end the second and ended a fourth-inning threat with another called third strike. A triple by Tommy Nicholson launched a two-run third off USC starter Rik Currier - another potential All-American - and Jeff Ontiveros drove in two more in the fourth with a double into the left-field corner. The final Texas run came in the sixth when Ben Emond pushed a run-scoring single through a hole vacated by USC shortstop Seth Davidson on an attempted pickoff pick·off n. 1. Baseball A play in which a runner is caught off base and is put out by a quick throw, as from the pitcher or catcher. 2. Sports An interception, as in football. play. Georgia Tech 13, UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX 8: Georgia Tech (2-2) scored seven runs in the eighth inning to overcome a three-run deficit and beat UCLA in a nonconference game at Jackie Robinson Stadium Friday night. The Yellow Jackets' Eric McQueen hit a three-run shot off Bruins pitcher Ryan Carter in the fifth inning, ending a 57 inning homerless streak by the UCLA pitching staff. In the eighth inning the Bruins (2-5) came back from a 3-run deficit with Freshman Adam Berry's first home run of the season. The homer sparked a 6-run comeback which put the Bruins ahead by three until the top of the eighth. The Bruins will face the Georgia Tech today at 1 p.m. In other baseball games, Pepperdine edged host California 3-1 to extend the winning streak to five games. This is the Waves (5-0) best start of the season since 1992 when Pepperdine played in the College World Series. First baseman Jeremy White had three hits and scored two runs to help the Waves. Cal falls to 1-5. |
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