The Oregon Ducks, who sit in first place atop the Pac-12 baseball standings, downed the USC Trojans Sunday night 4-2, clinching the their 7th straight conference series. Junior outfielder, reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week and designated hitter for the game, Aaron Payne led the Ducks by driving in two runs.
Senior catcher Kevin Roundtree (10) holds his head after being clipped in the facemask by sophomore designated hitter Aaron Jones (9). (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Redshirt senior catcher Brett Hambright (33) sprints for third base after a USC player misses a hit by sophomore designated hitter Aaron Payne, resulting in a single and an RBI for Payne. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Sophomore designated hitter Aaron Jones (9) runs to third base and watches as junior pitcher Corey Carma (32) throws a bullet toward second. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Infield redshirt senior Kevin Shepherd (48) tries to beat sophomore second baseman James Roberts (15) by sliding. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Junior shortstop J.J. Altobelli (22) slides into home plate and scoring a run for the Ducks. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
