UCLA defeats USC 5-3 in the 14th inning
By Daniel Alcazar
March 6, 2016 11:41 p.m.
UCLA and USC took the field at Dodger Stadium Sunday for the final game of the weekend's Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic.
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Freshman outfielder Daniel Amaral and the Bruins were seeking their third win of the weekend.
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The game started around 3 p.m. but wouldn't finish until almost five hours later.
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Trojan starter Brent Wheatley lasted four innings, allowing eight hits and three runs.
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Junior left fielder Brett Stephens recorded hits in each of his first three at-bats, notching first a single, then a double and a triple.
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UCLA fans filled the area along the first-base line behind the Bruins' dugout.
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After giving up three runs in the first two innings, UCLA starter Kyle Molnar bounced back to post three scoreless frames.
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Bruin freshman Jake Hirabayashi, who only started catching in the fall, played all 14 innings behind the plate Sunday.
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The Trojans did not score after their three runs in the first two innings.
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Senior third baseman Trent Chatterton reached and scored a run in the fourth inning.
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Redshirt senior right fielder Eric Filia continued to contribute in the middle of the Bruins' lineup, driving in one run and scoring another.
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Senior second baseman Brett Urabe came around to score on Brett Stephens' fourth-inning triple to right field.
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Urabe would later make the game's flashiest defensive play when he dove to stop a grounder up the middle and flipped the ball to second with his glove.
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Molnar made the best start of his college career Sunday, settling in after some tough breaks in the early innings.
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Urabe went 1-for-7 out of the leadoff spot in the UCLA order.
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Redshirt freshman reliever Nathan Hadley came on for Molnar and threw a scoreless sixth inning.
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The Bruins were fired up throughout the game as they sought their third win of the weekend.
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In his fourth at-bat, Stephens nearly reached base on a bunt attempt to the third baseman.
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Redshirt junior right-hander Tucker Forbes recorded one out in the seventh inning, then left the game with an injury in the eighth.
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Redshirt freshman shortstop Scott Jarvis reached base three times with a hit and two walks.
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Freshman closer Brian Gadsby delivered a crucial relief effort, making it through four scoreless innings as the game headed to extras.
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UCLA was held scoreless for nine innings until finally striking in the 14th.
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Junior left fielder Brett Stephens (left) and redshirt senior right fielder Eric Filia celebrate after scoring in the 14th inning to give UCLA a 5-3 lead.
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Filia and the Bruins ended up with their third win of the weekend, pushing their record to 6-5 on the year.
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With the Trojans' tying runs in scoring position, USC No. 3 hitter Jeremy Martinez flew out to right field.
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Junior righty Scott Burke earned the win for UCLA with three scoreless innings to finish the game.
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After 14 innings of catching, Hirabayashi congratulated Burke for the victory.
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The Bruins notched the 400th win of coach John Savage's UCLA career.
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