2008 Review Nick Buss 2008 Game-by-Game Results (28-28 Overall, 11-13 Pacific-10, 13-12 Home, 14-16 Away) Date Opponent W-L Score USC Pitcher Opp. Pitcher Record Notes 2-22 @ Florida International W 16-9 Boxberger (1-0) Allen (0-1) 1-0 Mike Roskopf caps six-run third with a grand slam 2-23 @ Florida International W 9-3 Cook (1-0) Polizzano (0-1) 2-0 Hector Rabago fills in at short, hits two homers and a triple 2-24 @ Florida International W 12-7 McCaffery (1-0) Santana (0-1) 3-0 USC rallies with four in the 8th to complete the series sweep 2-26 @ San Diego State L 1-2 Urso (0-1) McLaughlin (1-0) 3-1 Despite 6 strong IP by Couture, SDSU scores 2 in the 7th for win 2-27 @ UC Irvine L 3-7 Vasquez (0-1) Bibona (1-0) 3-2 Former USC head coach Mike Gillespie gets win at helm for UCI 2-29 Bethune-Cookman W 2-0 Milone (1-0) Guzman (0-1) 4-2 Milone strikes out nine and allows only two hits in eight innings 3-1 vs. Southern W 13-9 McCaffery (2-0) Monaghan (0-1) 5-2 It's a wild affair in Compton as USC scores eight times in the 8th 3-2 #3 UCLA L 3-4 Rabago (0-1) Lafferty (1-0) 5-3 UCLA scores twice in the 8th for the nonconference win 3-4 @ Pepperdine L 5-10 Cook (1-1) Bywater (2-0) 5-4 Matt Bywater allows just two runs in seven IP for the Waves 3-5 Pepperdine W 5-1 Vasquez (1-1) Dickmann (0-1) 6-4 Vasquez returns the favor with 7 2/3 innings, striking out seven 3-7 @ Winthrop W 7-3 Milone (2-0) Schwartz (1-1) 7-4 Fog suspends game until the following day in series opener 3-8 @ Winthrop W 9-2 Couture (1-0) Tinsley (2-1) 8-4 Lopez and Rabago have three hits each as winds touch 28 MPH 3-9 @ Winthrop W 7-1 Cook (2-1) Bennett (0-3) 9-4 Trojans earn 2nd series sweep as Cook allows one run in 7 IP 3-11 #13 UC Irvine L 3-11 Beck (0-1) Bibona (3-0) 9-5 Five errors by the Trojans lead to sloppy loss against Anteaters 3-14 @ #9 Long Beach State L 1-2 Milone (2-1) Liebel (1-0) 9-6 Andrew Liebel goes the distance, allowing one run on six hits 3-15 #9 Long Beach State L 6-9 Cabral (0-1) Markovitz (2-0) 9-7 Shane Peterson goes 4-for-5 with 2 doubles for the Dirtbags 3-16 @ #9 Long Beach State L 9-16 Rabago (0-2) Roberts (2-0) 9-8 Peterson does it again with a grand slam to complete the sweep 3-21 #2 Arizona * (DH) L 2-10 Couture (1-1) Guilmet (3-1) 9-9, 0-1 Lighting issue forces a doubleheader as Baird records 6 RBI 3-21 #2 Arizona * (DH) W 5-0 Milone (3-1) Coulon (4-1) 10-9, 1-1 Milone allows only two hits in seven IP in the shutout 3-22 #2 Arizona * W 5-0 Cook (3-1) Berger (1-1) 11-9, 2-1 Arizona gets shutout in second straight for first time in 40 years 3-24 @ Loyola Marymount L 10-11 Cooper (0-1) Meyers (1-0) 11-10 Lions rally after Trojans score nine runs in the fourth 3-25 Loyola Marymount L 2-8 Grijalva (0-1) Beal (2-2) 11-11 Ryan Wheeler has four hits as Lions complete two-game sweep 3-28 @ #1 Arizona State * L 5-16 Milone (3-2) Rafferty (4-0) 11-12, 2-2 Top-ranked Sun Devils crank out 16 runs and 16 hits in opener 3-29 @ #1 Arizona State * L 5-13 Couture (1-2) Leake (6-0) 11-13, 2-3 ASU pounds out 19 hits in second straight rout 3-30 @ #1 Arizona State * L 2-5 Cook (3-2) Rafferty (5-0) 11-14, 2-4 Four-run 1st paces the Sun Devils to the series sweep 4-1 UC Riverside W 7-5 Stock (1-0) Applebee (1-4) 12-14 Trojans snap losing streak with two in the 8th 4-2 @ #17 San Diego W 3-2 Couture (2-2) Pecina (1-2) 13-14 Couture and Stock combine to allow just two runs in the upset 4-4 @ #23 UCLA * W 6-1 Milone (4-2) Murphy (2-2) 14-14, 3-4 Milone strikes out career-high 14 batters, allowing one walk 4-5 @ #23 UCLA * W 7-4 Cook (4-2) Brewer (3-3) 15-14, 4-4 Grant Green goes 4-for-4 while Ryan Cook lasts eight innings 4-6 @ #23 UCLA * L 2-4 Boxberger (1-1) Brooks (2-2) 15-15, 4-5 Bruins salvage series as Gavin Brooks goes 8 1/3 for the win 4-8 #16 Cal State Fullerton W 5-4 (11) Hershiser (1-0) Ackland (0-1) 16-15 Sebastian Salinas drives in winning run in the bottom of the 11th 4-11 #5 California * W 17-1 Milone (5-2) Ross (5-1) 17-15, 5-5 USC records most lopsided win in the all-time series with Cal 4-12 #5 California * W 11-5 Boxberger (2-1) Bennigson (3-1) 18-15, 6-5 Green goes 4-for-4 with a triple as Trojans take Pac-10 series 4-13 #5 California * L 11-13 Rabago (0-3) Smith (1-0) 18-16, 6-6 David Cooper's two-run single in the 9th caps rally for the win 4-15 @ #15 Cal State Fullerton W 14-4 Couture (3-2) Morrison (1-2) 19-16 Buss/Green get four hits each as USC beats another Top 25 team 4-18 @ UC Santa Barbara L 4-6 Cooper (0-2) Ford (5-2) 19-17 Mike Ford throws the CG with eight strikeouts for the Gauchos 4-19 UC Santa Barbara W 2-23 Boxberger (2-2) Hollands (4-2) 19-18 Trojans walk 10 and hit five batters as UCSB has 19 hits 4-20 @ UC Santa Barbara L 0-6 Cook (4-3) Huggins (7-1) 19-19 Gauchos get the sweep as Chuck Huggins throws CG five-hitter 4-22 San Diego State L 3-6 Stock (1-1) Solow (3-5) 19-20 Aztecs sweep the season series with 13-hit performance 4-25 @ #5 Stanford L 0-4 Milone (5-3) Yount (2-2) 19-21, 6-7 Milleville goes 3-for-4 with 3 RBI; USC only gets four hits 4-26 @ #5 Stanford L 5-26 Boxberger (2-3) Davis (7-1) 19-22, 6-8 Trojans suffer second loss by 21 runs in a week 4-27 @ #5 Stanford W 10-9 Cook (5-3) Inman (5-2) 20-22, 7-8 Derek Perren has first five-RBI game to aid Trojans' victory 4-29 @ Cal Poly W 4-3 Couture (4-2) Theophilius (1-2) 21-22 Couture allows one run in 5 IP while Boxberger picks up the save 5-2 Washington * L 4-5 Milone (5-4) Merry (7-0) 21-23, 7-9 USC loads the bases in the 9th, but unable to beat Washington 5-3 Washington * L 2-10 Boxberger (2-4) Nobles (4-3) 21-24, 7-10 Brett Wilcox goes 3-for-5 with 6 RBI while Kyle Conley hits 2 HRs 5-4 Washington * L 4-11 Cook (5-4) Haughian (5-4) 21-25, 7-11 Grant Green sets USC record with 14th career triple in loss 5-6 Cal Poly W 9-3 Couture (5-2) Castner (1-2) 22-25 Couture goes six scoreless IP while Perren records four RBI 5-10 Cal State Northridge L 4-5 Milone (5-5) Quirarte (3-3) 22-26 Ryan Pineda gets a two-run single in the 8th for the Matadors 5-11 Cal State Northridge W 8-2 Cook (6-4) Juarez (3-3) 23-26 Cook scatters eight hits in 6 2/3 innings as Trojans split series 5-14 @ UC Riverside W 13-10 Vasquez (2-1) Penney (2-6) 24-26 Robert Stock has three doubles as both teams combine for 33 hits 5-16 Oregon State * W 5-3 Milone (6-5) Stutes (3-7) 25-26, 8-11 USC records 700th win at Dedeaux Field, staving off OSU rally 5-17 Oregon State * W 5-2 Cook (7-4) Reyes (3-3) 26-26, 9-11 Buss has first career two-homer game, adding three RBI for USC 5-18 Oregon State * W 6-5 Vasquez (3-1) Rhoderick (0-1) 27-26, 10-11 Rabago hits walk-off single in 9th to sweep 2-time defending champs 5-23 @ Washington State * L 5-8 Milone (6-6) Way (4-4) 27-27, 10-12 Four-run 1st goes for naught as Cougars respond to take first game 5-24 @ Washington State * L 2-4 Cook (7-5) Miller (8-1) 27-28, 10-13 Jayson Miller allows one run in 7 2/3 innings for Washington St. 5-25 @ Washington State * W 8-7 Couture (6-2) Arnold (2-7) 28-28, 11-13 Trojans almost lose 8-0 lead and hang on to close out the season * Pac-10 Conference game 37 2009 USC Baseball 2008 Overall Statistics Hitting Statistics HITTER G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB HBP SO SF-SH SLG% OB% PO A E PCT.