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| | Thursday, June 8 USC Trojans | |||||
Coach: Mike Gillespie, 13th season (562-311 overall) Team batting average: .307 Team ERA: 4.36 First opponent: Florida State (51-17), 12:30 p.m. ET Saturday (CBS); USC leads all-time series 5-1 (3-0 in CWS) Road to Omaha: Beat Georgia Tech 2-0 in best-of-3 super regionals. CWS history: 20th appearance; 12 national championships (1948, '58, '63, '68, '70, '71, '72, '73, '74, '78, '98). Individual leaders: Senior IF Justin Gemoll leads team with 18 HR and 67 RBI (.383). Freshman IF Anthony Lunetta hit .350 with team-high 22 doubles and an OB percentage of .440, and ranked second with 47 RBI. Junior RHP Rik Currier, the co-Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year, leads team with a 14-3 record (3.22 ERA), and posted 137 K. Junior LHP Ronald Flores held opponents to a .225 average while posting four saves. Sophomore RHP Mark Prior ranks first in strikeouts (143) and second with 10 wins (3.47 ERA). News and notes: The Trojans, who are riding a 15-game win streak (longest since 1988), have given up 34 earned runs in last 17 games. Sophomore RHP Mark Prior pitched eight shutout innings against Georgia Tech in game two. Georgia Tech was ranked No. 1 in two out of three polls; 5-1 all-time against Texas (3-0 in CWS). Roster NO. PITCHERS B T HT WT W-L ERA 3 Brian Bannister R R 6-0 180 0-0 4.82 4 Ronald Flores L L 5-11 190 6-1 3.17 7 Pete Montrenes R R 6-3 190 3-1 5.85 8 Rik Currier R R 5-10 185 14-3 3.22 18 Mark Todd L L 5-11 170 1-0 3.86 21 Mark Prior (DH) R R 6-5 220 10-6 3.47 23 Anthony Reyes R R 6-1 200 6-6 4.15 25 Chad Clark L R 6-6 210 1-0 9.72 28 Tanner Eriksen R R 6-6 230 0-0 25.58 32 Raul Lepe R R 6-1 180 0-0 20.77 37 Tim Petke R R 6-3 210 2-1 4.84 NO. CATCHERS B T HT WT AVG HR RBI 9 Beau Craig S R 5-11 175 .280 16 58 NO. INFIELDERS B T HT WT AVG HR RBI 2 Seth Davidson S R 6-0 165 .305 4 31 5 Cesar Gomez R R 5-6 165 .000 0 0 10 Josh Self R R 6-4 190 .231 3 17 13 Alberto Concepcion R R 6-0 210 .292 7 20 22 Josh Persell R R 6-3 200 .341 9 40 24 Anthony Lunetta R R 5-9 170 .350 11 49 26 Justin Gemoll R R 6-2 205 .383 18 67 38 Colby Self R R 6-1 165 .000 0 0 50 Bill Peavey L L 6-4 230 .248 4 28 NO. OUTFIELDERS B T HT WT AVG HR RBI 6 Brian Barre L L 5-8 170 .285 5 18 15 Rob Garibaldi L L 5-11 175 .335 8 44 30 Paki Lum R R 6-1 215 .400 0 2 44 Abel Montanez R R 6-1 185 .381 1 9 | ALSO SEE Clemson Tigers Florida State Seminoles Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana State Tigers San Jose State Spartans Stanford Cardinal Texas Longhorns  | |||||