The USC Trojans lost to the Oregon State Beavers on Sunday night 14-1. USC had a chance to clinch a spot in the 2025 NCAA Tournament Super Regionals but were no match for the Beavers. The Trojans will have another chance on Monday. USC was one of the last teams to make the NCAA tournament field and now they are just one win away from advancing.Â
With the victory, Oregon State forced a decisive game seven at the Corvallis Regional, which will be played Monday at 3 p.m. PT on ESPNU. The winner advances to play Florida State in an NCAA Super Regional.
The Oregon State Beavers on the other hand are the No. 8 overall seed in the entire NCAA tournament field and are the hosts of this Corvallis Regional. Oregon State lost their opening game against Saint Mary’s on Friday, but proceeded to win their next two against TCU on Saturday and then their rematch against St. Mary’s Sunday afternoon before dominating USC in the night cap. Â
Bottom 9th: Oregon State 14, USC 1
Schwartzberg pops out to shortstop.
Riske hit into fielders choice.
Hedges struck out.
Higgins singled to center.
Top 9th: Oregon State 14, USC 1
Macias grounds out.
Reeder struck out swinging.
Singer reaches on infield single. Arquette scored.
Caraway walked. Arqeutte to third. Turey to second
Weber flies out to right.
Turley walked. Arqeutte to second.
Arquette singles to center.
Bottom 8th: Oregon State 13, USC 1
Elliot strikes out.
Martinez struck out looking.
Basseer struck out swinging.
Top 8th: Oregon State 13, USC 1
Tait struck out swinging.
Peterson doubles. Singer scored.
Macias flied out.
Reeder flied out.
Singer doubled. Caraway scored.
Caraway walked.
Bottom 7th: Oregon State 11, USC 1
Lopez strikes out.
Covarrubias beats out infield single. Hedges to second.
Lopez strikes out swinging.
Higgins struck out swinging.
Hedges singles to right.
Top 7th: Oregon State 11, USC 1
Weber hit into double play.
Turley singles to center. Peterson scored. Arquette to second.
Arquette reaches first on fielders choice. Talt out at second. Macias scores. Peterson to third.
Talt walked. Macias to third. Peterson to second.
Peterson reaches first on a bunt single. Macias to second.
Macias walks.
Bottom 6th: Oregon State 9, USC 1
Higgins strikes out.
Tejeda grounds out to first. Lopez to third. Basseer to second.
Martinez strikes out looking.
Basseer singles to left.
Lopez walks.
Top 6th: Oregon State 9, USC 1
Reeder flies out to right.
Singer lines out.
Caraway homered to left. Arquette and Turley scored.
Weber struck out swinging.
Turley walks.
Arquette advances to second.
Arquette singles to left field.
Bottom 5th: Oregon State 6, USC 1
Covarrubias strikes out swinging.
Lopez strikes out looking.
Martin-Grudzielanek strikes out.
Hedges walks. Tejeda to third. Higgins to second.
Higgins singles to right. Tejeda to second.
Tejeda singles to left.
Top 5th: Oregon State 6, USC 1
Talt grounds out to first.
Peterson reaches first on infield single.
Macias struck out swinging.
Reeder strikes out swinging.
Bottom 4th: Oregon State 6, USC 1
Basseer to second on wild pitch. Martinez strikes out looking.
Basseer singles to right.
Lopez flies out.
Covarrubias flies out.
Top 4th: Oregon State 6, USC 1
Singer strikes out looking.
Caraway strikes out looking.
Weber hits into force out. Arquette to third. Turley out at second.
Turley walks.
Arquette advances to second.
Arquette singles to left.
Bottom 3rd: Oregon State 6, USC 1
Lopez grounds out to first.
Hedges strikes out swinging
Martin-Grudzielanek grounds out.
Top 3rd: Oregon State 6, USC 1
Dalt grounds out to second.
Peterson walks.
Macias walks.
Reeder strikes out swinging.
Singer sacrifices to the pitcher, Caraway to third. One out.
Caraway doubles to right center. Weber scores.
Weber doubles to left center.
Turley homers to left.
Bottom 2nd: Oregon State 4, USC 1
Higgins in for Dowd, flies out to left.
Tejada reaches first on infield single. Martinez to thrid on error.
Martinez singles to left. Basseer scores.
Basseer triples to center.
Lopez strikes out swinging.
Covarrubias grounds out to short.
Top 2nd: Oregon State 4, USC 0
Arquette strikes out swinging.
Talt out on squeeze bunt. Macias scores. Peterson to third. Two outs.
Peterson singles to center. Reeders scores. Macias to third. Peterson advances to second.
Macias reaches on bunt after fielders choice comes home. Not in time, Caraway scores. Reeder to second.
Reeder beats out bunt single. Weber scores. Caraway to third with one out.
Singer sacrifice bunt to pitcher. Weber to third. Caraway to second.
Caraway hits infield single. Weber to second.
Weber singles to center.
Bottom 1st: Oregon State 0, USC 0
Lopez pops out to first.
Martin-Grudzienlanek strikes out.
Hedges doubles to right. Dowd out at home.
Dowd singles to right.
Top 1st: Oregon State 0, USC 0
Turley strikes out swinging.
Arquette flies out to right.
Talt grounds out to second.
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The Trojans won each of their two games so far at the Corvallis Regional against the TCU Horned Frogs on Friday and the Saint Mary’s Gaels on Saturday, advancing to the championship Sunday night.Â
With this regional being a double elimination and USC not having lost a game yet, the Trojans will have two opportunities to advance. Their first opportunity was Sunday night. Even with the loss, they will be back at it tomorrow in a winner take all against these same Oregon State Beavers.
The USC Trojans have had one of the most successful programs in the history of college baseball. USC has appeared in the College World Series 21 times and won it 12 times. The. However, it has been a long time since the Trojans had this type of success. Their last College World Series appearance came in 2001, with 1998 being their last championship.
The last decade of USC baseball has especially been difficult. By making the NCAA tournament this season, USC snapped a tournament drought that dated back to 2015. Furthermore, USC had a Super Regional appearance dogfight that goes back 20 years to the 2005 season.Â
This 2025 season, USC has an overall record of 37-21 and a Big Ten conference record of 18-12. They finished fourth in the Big Ten in their first season as a member of the conference.Â
