Big Eighth Inning Lifts Trojans to Victory Over Florida State
USC broke a 5-5 tie with five runs in the eighth inning and went on to defeat Florida State, 10-8, and remain unbeaten in the Anaheim Hilton & Towers Baseball Classic Saturday at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Field.
Marc Mirizzi, Ryan Stromsborg, and David Valdez each had RBI singles in USC’s big eighth inning. A bases-loaded walk given up by reliever Scott Proctor gave USC another run, and the fifth came in on a sacrifice fly.
The Seminoles scored three runs in the ninth to cut into the Trojans’ 10-5 lead.
Jeremy Morris hit a two-run homer in the top of the eighth to give Florida State the tie.
The victory was the sixth in a row for USC (10-2). Florida State fell to 7-2 after starting the round-robin tournament unbeaten.
Jack Krawczyk (2-0) was the winning pitcher, although he gave up seven hits and three runs in two innings. Randy Flores, the USC starter, gave up 10 hits and five runs in seven innings. Josh Davis (0-1) was the loser.
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