{"id":214457,"date":"2026-03-11T06:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T06:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/214457\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T06:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T06:57:08","slug":"no-12-usc-baseball-sets-program-record-with-6-1-win-over-long-beach-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/214457\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 12 USC Baseball Sets Program Record With 6-1 Win Over Long Beach State"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES \u2013 The No. 12 USC baseball team beat Long Beach State, 6-1, on Tuesday night at Dedeaux Field, moving to 16-0 on the year and setting a program record for the best start to a season in USC history.
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\nAndrew Lamb<\/a> homered early and the Trojan arms took care of business once again as USC surpassed the 1988 Trojan squad for the longest season-opening winning streak in program history. Long Beach State fell to 4-11 with the loss.
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\nLamb got the scoring started for the Trojans with a three-run homer in the second inning and then USC took a 4-0 lead on an RBI-single by Maximo Martinez<\/a> in the third.
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\nThe Dirtbags’ lone run came in the fourth inning on an RBI-single to right field, but Chase Herrell<\/a> limited the damage with a flyout to end the threat. Herrell tossed 5.2 innings, giving up three hits and just the one run, while walking none and striking out seven batters. He moved to 2-0 with the victory.
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\nHenry Chabot<\/a> took over in the sixth, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings without giving up a hit or a walk. Chabot struck out three batters. Gavin Lauridsen<\/a> worked a scoreless ninth, striking out two, including the final batter of the game.
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\nUSC’s two insurance runs came in the eighth inning, when Lamb hit a sacrifice fly and Maddox Riske<\/a> doubled home Isaac Cadena<\/a> to make it 6-1. Lamb’s four RBI were a career high for the junior.
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\nUSC’s 16-game winning streak is not only the best start to a season in program history, but matches the second longest winning streak at any point in a season for USC. The program record for consecutive wins in a season is 19, set in 1955. USC teams have had 16-game winning streaks on four other occasions (2000, 1971, 1949, 1948).
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\nTOP PERFORMERS<\/p>\n


\n\tAndrew Lamb<\/a>: 1-for-2, 4 RBI, R, 3-R HR, SF
\n\tIsaac Cadena<\/a>: 2-for-3, 2R, BB
\n\tChase Herrell<\/a>: W, 5.2 IP, 3H, R, 0BB, 7K
\n\tHenry Chabot<\/a>: 2.1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K <\/p>\n

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\nCOMING UP
\nUSC hosts San Diego on Wednesday and then hits the road against Northwestern this weekend. All four games will be broadcast on B1G+.
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Hear from Head Coach Andy Stankiewicz<\/a> (@turntwo17<\/a>) as he caught up with @keelyismyname<\/a> following the Trojans’ record-setting win: pic.twitter.com\/4Pq5Jw6SQG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 USC Baseball (@USC_Baseball) March 11, 2026<\/a>
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