USC Wins Pacific 10 Baseball Title
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<i> Associated Press</i>
Chad Moeller went four for four, driving in two runs, and USC starter Ben Tucker dazzled Washington State Friday night as the Trojans defeated the Cougars, 4-0, to win the Pacific 10 title.
The Trojans took the best-of-three series, 2-0, and earned an automatic berth in the NCAA baseball tournament.
Moeller hit a solo homer in the fourth and singled home a run in a two-run seventh. Paul Cruz doubled home a run in the eighth inning to cap the scoring for the Trojans (41-18).
Tucker (6-2) blanked the Cougars (28-30) on eight hits, with six strikeouts, for 7 2/3 innings.
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