Spring Break
Hopkins delivers as No. 8 OSU beats USC
Beavers put out a solid, all-around game while dismantling Trojans starter Ryan Cook
Casey Grogan
Issue date: 4/6/07 Section: Sports
The Beavers scored nine runs thanks to hot bats at the top of the lineup. Centerfielder Chris Hopkins delivered an RBI single in the third and was knocked in by following batter John Wallace, putting the Beavers up 2-0. A third straight single this time off the bat of Barney scored the third run of the inning.
Hopkins continued to swing well by hitting a two-run double to center in the fourth and finished the game with 3 RBI and 2 hits. With the Beavers up 5-1, Trojan first baseman J.J. Owens got USC going by nailing a solo home run. He was not finished as he hit his second homer, a two-run bomb in the eighth inning to cut the Beaver lead to 9-4, but it was not enough for the Trojans on Thursday night.
"It just felt good to win," Hopkins said. "We knew we had to come back and win and we did that."
The series continues today and Saturday at Goss Stadium. Today's game is scheduled at 5 p.m. and pits Joe Paterson against Trojan starter Brad Boxberger. The series wraps up Saturday at noon as Daniel Turpen takes the hill for the Beavers.
Hopkins continued to swing well by hitting a two-run double to center in the fourth and finished the game with 3 RBI and 2 hits. With the Beavers up 5-1, Trojan first baseman J.J. Owens got USC going by nailing a solo home run. He was not finished as he hit his second homer, a two-run bomb in the eighth inning to cut the Beaver lead to 9-4, but it was not enough for the Trojans on Thursday night.
"It just felt good to win," Hopkins said. "We knew we had to come back and win and we did that."
The series continues today and Saturday at Goss Stadium. Today's game is scheduled at 5 p.m. and pits Joe Paterson against Trojan starter Brad Boxberger. The series wraps up Saturday at noon as Daniel Turpen takes the hill for the Beavers.
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