LOS ANGELES—UC San Diego baseball fell to USC, 5-0, on Wednesday evening at LMU's Page Stadium. The Tritons (19-7) moved to 1-2 in the all-time series with the Trojans (12-16).
 
In his first collegiate start, freshman Landon Marchetti (1-1) pitched 3.2 innings, allowing one run on six hits with no walks and three strikeouts. Michael Crossland was the only Triton to record a hit in the contest, finishing the night 2-for-4.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Marchetti was strong to start the contest, holding the Trojans off the board in the first three innings and not allowing an extra-base hit. USC got on the board in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI double. With runners on the corners and two outs, Devon King recorded a strikeout to keep it a one-run ballgame.
 
The Tritons were quiet at the plate through the first five innings, getting two total base runners by way of a walk and a single. However, UC San Diego was unable to capitalize and trailed 1-0. 
 
USC added to its lead in the fifth, scoring two runs on a bases-loaded single through the left side to make it 3-0. The Trojans threatened for more with two on and one out, but the Tritons defense got two quick outs and limited the damage. 
 
UC San Diego got its only runner in scoring position in the top of the sixth after Noah Sudyka reached on a USC error and advanced to second with two-outs. However, the Tritons were unable to cash in once again.
 
The Trojans got on the board once again in the bottom of the sixth, adding one run on a sac-fly. USC tacked on another run in the seventh with an RBI single to lead, 5-0.
 
The Tritons were retired in order in the seventh and eighth, before Crossland knocked a two-out single in the ninth. However, UC San Diego was unable to rally any further.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Landon Marchetti pitched 3.2 innings in his first collegiate start.
• Michael Crossland was credited with both hits for the Tritons in the contest.
• It was the second time the Tritons have been shut out this season and first time UC San Diego was limited to two hits.
• UC San Diego moved to 1-1 in the all-time series against USC.

UP NEXT
The Tritons will remain on the road for a weekend series at Long Beach State beginning Friday at 6 p.m. The teams will face off once again on Saturday at 6 p.m. and wrap up the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. Saturday's game will be the only streamed event of the weekend and live statistics will be available for all games via UCSDTritons.com.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.