The USC Trojans did not win two baseball games over the weekend in Tucson against the Arizona Wildcats, which means they did not fully lock up an NCAA Tournament bid. However, they avoided a three-game sweep, which means they avoided a worst-case scenario.
The Trojans are not a good road team, so they needed to add a road victory to their portfolio before the NCAA Tournament field is selected. Mission accomplished: The Trojans’ bats came alive on Saturday night in a 14-6 win over Arizona. The win doesn’t make USC a lock, but it puts the Trojans on the good side of the bubble. They would have been in real trouble had they lost. With a win, they are in a significantly improved position entering the Pac-12 Tournament, in which they will be the No. 4 seed.
Let’s look at this game against Arizona: