Gallery: Baseball’s failure to comeback leads to loss against USC
Junior pitcher Jon Olsen is helped off the field after taking a line drive to the right side of his face.
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Junior third baseman Jake Hirabayashi stands tall in the box as the pitch goes high.
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Sophomore designated hitter Jack Stronach gets too far out in front and hits a slow dribbler back to the pitcher.
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The UCLA Alumni Band was in attendance for Sunday’s game, pleasing the Bruin crowd with a medley of familiar tunes.
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Sophomore catcher Will McInerny squares around for a bunt attempt in his first plate appearance of the day.
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A fan seated down the first base line is not pleased as a foul ball rolls just out of his reach
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Sophomore infielder Ryan Kreidler slides back into second base to avoid being picked off.
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Hirabayashi lays down a sacrifice bunt in the sixth inning, advancing junior left fielder Jake Pries over to second base.
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Sophomore first baseman Michael Toglia settles underneath a pop fly down the first base line.
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Freshman RJ Teijeiro comes away disappointed after flying out to right field in a pinch hit at-bat during the ninth.
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The fans were out in full force Sunday afternoon, with an official game attendance of 9,346.
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USC’s infielder Dillon Paulson rounds third base after launching a solo home run to right field off of freshman pitcher Zach Pettway in the fourth inning.
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UCLA’s dugout, including the bat boy, observe the game carefully between pitches.
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Toglia prepares in the on-deck circle with some leg stretches before his at-bat.
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Stronach looks locked in as he spots the camera from the on-deck circle.
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Pries removes his helmet in frustration after being retired by the Trojans defense.
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Kreidler slings the ball across the diamond for the 6-3 putout.
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The Trojans emerge from the dugout in celebration following a go-ahead home run by Lars Nootbaar in the bottom of the eighth.
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Sophomore second baseman Chase Strumpf beats sophomore right fielder Jeremy Ydens to the ball and makes the catch.
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Despite a low throw from McInerny, Kreidler corrals the ball and tags Paulson out attempting to steal second.
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