ROUNDUP: MISTAKE-FILLED TROJANS TAKE PAINFUL STEP BACK.Byline: Daily News USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. coach Mike Gillespie There are 3 sports coaches with the name Mike Gillespie:
That's because the Trojans' string of mistakes in an 8-1 Kia Baseball Bash loss to host Cal State Fullerton before 2,503 at Goodwin Field Goodwin Field is a stadium in Fullerton, California. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Cal State Fullerton Titans of the NCAA's Big West Conference and Orange County Flyers minor league baseball teams. It holds 3,500 people. was painful for any coach to watch from the dugout. But Gillespie accepted as much of the blame for this one, as much as he could at least. He cited two botched botch tr.v. botched, botch·ing, botch·es 1. To ruin through clumsiness. 2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle. 3. To repair or mend clumsily. n. 1. hit-and-run or run-and-hit situations. ``I just got through telling them. ... They know I'm embarrassed for all of us, that we would fail so miserably,'' Gillespie said. ``The kinds of things that a well-schooled, well-coached, experienced, savvy team doesn't do.'' The seventh inning was a disaster for the 17th-ranked Trojans (6-7). In the top of the inning of a still-in-doubt 2-1 game, USC failed to bunt a leadoff runner over on a force play. The inning eventually ended on a strikeout-caught stealing double play. No. 11 Fullerton (10-6), which lost the first two days in its tournament, broke open the game with a six-run bottom of the seventh. A two-out error by shortstop Michael Moon Michael Moon is an American literary academic, formerly a professor in the English department at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, United States. He currently works in interdisciplinary studies at Emory University. He previously taught at Duke University. led to six unearned runs, one coming in on a wild pitch. ``That was painful,'' Gillespie said of the seventh inning. ``A 2-1 game blew into an 8-1 game in no time. It was just a catastrophe.'' The tournament started with the Trojans surging to a come-from-behind 11-10 victory over defending national champion Miami. But after Saturday's 9-4 loss to Houston, the Miami momentum was officially snatched from USC after Sunday's performance. ``These last two games we didn't play very well,'' said first baseman Bill Peavey, who had two of six hits. ``We kind of took a step back and now we have to move forward.'' Jordan DeJong (4-0) pitched a complete-game with eight strikeouts for the Titans. --Notes: Tournament champion Houston beat No. 6 Miami 8-6 on Sunday to complete a weekend sweep of the Hurricanes, USC and Fullerton, teams ranked ahead of the No. 25 Cougars in the 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 . poll. ... Trojans' starting pitcher Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; Fraser Dizard was erratic making his season debut. The sophomore, who'd been nursing a sore elbow and had a strict pitch count, got through his only inning unscored on despite being charged with two walks, a hit and a wild pitch. ... The Trojans play at UC Irvine on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Former USC pitching coach John Savage John Savage may refer to:
- Chris Cocoles --CSUN takes tournament: The Cal State Northridge baseball team's on- and-off status as a nationally ranked team might have taken another turn this weekend. A top-25 ranking might not be the Matadors top priority at the moment. But like it or not, Northridge, which won its own Clash of the Conferences Tournament with an 8-2 championship game victory Sunday over Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. on Sunday at Lancaster Municipal Stadium, has made a compelling case for recognition in the polls. ``It is important,'' said Matadors' outfielder Adam Nikolic, the tournament MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. . ``It's nice to be ranked in the top 25, but by no means, whether we're ranked or not, it's not going to change the way we play. I mean, it'll definitely give us more confidence, but its not going to change the way we play.'' The Matadors were ranked 22nd by Baseball America in a preseason poll, but fell in the rankings after losing two of three games to Washington State early in the season. Nikolic batted .538 (7 for 13) with a triple, a stolen base, and four runs scored. He was 3 for 4 with a double and scored two runs Sunday. Northridge starter Andy Davidson Andy Davidson may refer to:
All three Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. starting pitchers - Davidson, Kameron Loe Kameron David Loe (born September 10, 1981 in Simi Valley, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Texas Rangers. At 6'7" tall, Loe is one of the tallest players in the game and also has a 7 foot boa constrictor named Angel which he keeps in the Rangers clubhouse. and Bill Murphy - made the all-tournament team. They combined to allow three earned runs in 23 innings. Northridge was represented by seven all-tournament selections. ``It's just a number,'' Davidson said of the rankings, ``who cares. ... we were in it for a week. I've been here for four years and that was the first time we've ever been ranked, hopefully, after this we will (be ranked again) because it gives us a little bit of recognition.'' However, the Matadors (14-6) have other things on their minds these days. ``We want to get to Omaha,'' Nikolic said. ``That's our goal. Whether we're in the national rankings or not, we want to make it Omaha, that's our main goal.'' For his part, Northridge coach Mike Batesole hopes not to see his team in the next rankings. ``I like being the underdog,'' he said, ``I would rather that we weren't (ranked). When I vote on those things I don't ever vote for us.'' - Gideon Rubin |
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