May 29, 2005
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No. 24 USC Trojans (36-19, 14-9 Pac-10)
Friday, May 27
Recap - USC 5, Stanford 2
Saturday, May 28
Recap - Stanford 14, USC 3
Sunday, May 29 (1 pm, PT)
TBA vs. LHP Jack Spradlin (5-3, 4.34)
SUNDAY'S LIVE GAME COVERAGE
Audio Broadcast - KZSU 90.1 FM/gostanford.com/kzsu.stanford.edu (Sean Bruich and Joe Ritzo)
Gametracker
STANFORD-USC SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Series: USC 202-156-3
2005 Results: Series - Stanford 3-2 (Conference at USC, May 27) USC 5-2, Stanford 14-3; (Non-Conference at Stanford, February 25-27) Stanford 6-0, Stanford 4-3, USC 8-2
2004 Results: Series - Stanford 4-2 (Non-Conference at USC, May 5-7) Stanford 10-2, Stanford 8-7 (13 inn.), UISC 11-8; (Conference at Stanford, May 21-23) USC 9-3, Stanford 5-4, Stanford 8-2
Series Notes: Stanford has won eight consecutive season series and seven straight regular season three-game sets against USC and needs to win Sunday's series finale to continue both strings Stanford has posted a 42-15 record against the Trojans since the season series win streak began in 1997 after the Trojans had swept all six games between the clubs in 1996 The last time the Trojans won a series against the Cardinal was from April 20-22, 2001, in Los Angeles when USC took two-of-three games The teams have split the first two games of their current series The Trojans won the first game on Friday night with a 5-2 victory as Ian Kennedy and Paul Koss combined on a five hitter, while Billy Hart (3-3, 2 2B) led the Trojan offense Stanford evened the series on Saturday with a 14-3 victory as Chris Minaker and John Hester both drove in four runs, while Jeff Gilmore tossed a complete game Earlier this season, Stanford won two-of-three when the teams played three non-conference games at Stanford (February 25-27) Mark Romanczuk pitched a four-hit complete game shutout with a season-high 12 strikeouts in a 6-0 Cardinal win in the first 2005 meeting between the clubs On Saturday, Jim Rapoport scored the game-winning run when John Mayberry, Jr. beat out a potential inning-ending double play for an RBI fielders choice in a 4-3 Stanford victory USC avoided being swept with an 8-2 victory in Sunday's series finale
Complete Stanford Baseball Release For Stanford-USC Series