NEWCOMERS LEAD DIRTBAGS TO VICTORY TROJANS LOSE FIRST SERIES OF SEASON.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP Staff Writer The questions about the newcomers were quickly put out of the way, and the initial answers were more pleasing for Long Beach State. In a matchup of teams loaded with youth and uncertainty, Long Beach State put many of its newcomers to use in defeating USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. 5-1 Sunday at Dedeaux Field Dedeaux Field is a college baseball stadium in Los Angeles, California, and the home field of the University of Southern California Trojans baseball team. The stadium holds 2,500 people and was built in 1974, the year USC won its record fifth consecutive College World Series title. in the deciding game of the season-opening series. ``Winning is obviously the best part,'' Long Beach State coach Mike Weathers said. ``But getting to see so many guys this weekend was also nice.'' The Dirtbags (2-1) used seven true freshmen True freshman is a term used in NCAA sports, indicating that an athlete is playing the sport in his first year of college, rather than redshirting for one or more years to protect future college eligibility. in the three-game series against a USC lineup that didn't have any starters back in the same positions from a year ago and featured eight newcomers throughout the weekend. Senior left-hander Omar Arif (1-0) got the win in his Long Beach State debut. Arif, a transfer from Texas Christian, where he was a reliever, was on a tight pitch count, but held USC to twohits in four shutout innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. in the start against Trojans newcomer Anthony Vasquez. Vasquez (0-1), a sophomore transfer from Texas A&M who had started in the outfield during the Trojans' first three games, went six innings. The left-hander allowed two runs on six hits and four walks with three strikeouts. The biggest blow of the afternoon came from one of the few established Dirtbags. Shortstop Danny Espinosa, lastyear's BigWest Conference Freshman of the Year, hit a three-run homer on the first pitch from USC reliever Shawn Olsen to cap the scoring in the seventh inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. . Designated hitter designated hitter n. Baseball Abbr. DH A player designated at the start of a game to bat instead of the pitcher in the lineup. Noun 1. J.J. Owen, who was 2 for 3, was the only USC player with multiple hits. heather.gripp@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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