LOS ANGELES, California- The Marist baseball team fell to the University of Southern California on Opening Day of 2023. The Red Foxes lost to the Trojans 8-6 in the first meeting of three.
 

Summary

• Pitcher Jack Keenan got out of the first inning jam, keeping the game scoreless after one inning.
• The Red Foxes recorded the first hit of the season in the top of the second inning.
  • Johnny Decker hit a bunt single and advanced to second on a throwing error.
• The Red Foxes left the runners stranded in the top of the second.
• USC scored five runs to put them ahead 5-0 at the end of two innings.
• Keenan tallied his second strikeout in the third and kept the score 5-0 in favor of the Trojans.
• In the fourth, a Decker hit by pitch and single by Niko Amory put runners at first and third.
  • The Red Foxes left runners on in the fourth.
• Jack Keenan finished his start with two outs in the fourth.
  • Keenan finished with three strikeouts, six hits, and five earned runs.
• Jack Wren relieved Keenan and left the bases loaded in the fourth. Marist trailed USC 5-0 at the end of four innings.
• Marco Ali ended the fifth inning with a spectacular diving stop and throw to first.
  • The Red Foxes and Trojans did not score a run in the inning.
• Johnny Decker tallied the first RBI of the season.
  • Decker roped a single into center field in the top of the sixth.
  • Ethan Conrad added to the Red Foxes scoring with an RBI triple.
  • Marco Ali shaved the Trojans lead with an RBI single.
  • A USC error in the outfield gave the Red Foxes a 6-5 lead after clearing the bases.
• Marist took a 6-5 lead going into the bottom of the sixth.
• The Trojans hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the sixth and took an 8-6 lead.
• With a scoreless seventh inning, the lead stayed 8-6.
• USC defeated Marist 8-6.

 

Statistics

•  Marist scored six runs on seven hits.
• Johnny Decker, Ethan Conrad, and Marco Ali tallied an RBI against USC.
  • Decker led the Red Foxes with two hits.
• Marist stole two bases in the game.
• The Red Foxes pitchers accounted for nine strikeouts over eight innings.
• USC scored eight runs on ten hits.

 

Up Next

• The Red Foxes play against the Trojans in game two of the series.
• The game is slated for 9:30 p.m. and will be streamed on USC live stream.