The Three Torches 2/26: Baseball's Midweek Win

The baseball team beat Cal State Fullerton 5-3.

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⚾️  Trojans are 7-1
🏀 JuJu’s 6th weekly honor
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Road Win. The baseball team took down Cal State Fullerton 5-3 on the road. Ethan Hedges had a homer and a save in the game for the second time this season. Garren Rizzo earned the win after 4.0 scoreless innings on the mound. He only allowed one hit and struck out a career-high nine batters.

🔼 #6. The Big Ten Conference named JuJu Watkins the Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the sixth time. Watkins recorded 28 points, eight rebounds, three steals, three blocks and three assists against No. 22 Michigan State. She had 22 points, five rebounds, four blocks and three assists against No. 25 Illinois.

🔼 Tonight’s Game. The men’s volleyball team takes on newcomer Vanguard tonight at 7pm. The last time the teams faced each other was in 2022, when the Trojans beat the Lions 3-1.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is Grant Grovel. Grovel was named the Big Ten Baseball Freshman of the Week. He went 1-0, allowing just one hit and no runs in 7.0 innings of work.

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, February 26

🏊 Swim & Dive Big Ten Conference Championships
🏐 Men’s Volleyball at Vanguard @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Ohio State @ 7:30pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Thursday, February 27

🏊 Swim & Dive Big Ten Conference Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis at San Diego State @ 12pm PT

Friday, February 28

🏊 Swim & Dive Big Ten Conference Championships
👟 Track & Field Big Ten Indoor Championships
🏐 Women’s Beach Volleyball vs. Concordia/Pepperdine @ 10am/12pm PT
⚾️ Baseball vs. UConn @ 6:30pm PT | Live Stats | Watch
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Vanguard @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Saturday, March 1

🏊 Swim & Dive Big Ten Conference Championships
👟 Track & Field Big Ten Indoor Championships
🏀 Women’s Basketball at UCLA @ 6pm PT | Watch
🏐 Women’s Beach Volleyball vs. Washington/Long Beach State @ 10am/12pm PT
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at San Diego State @ 1pm PT | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Pepperdine @ 1pm PT
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Oregon @ 1pm PT | Live Stats | Watch
⚾️ Baseball vs. Vanderbilt @ 2pm PT | Live Stats | Watch

Sunday, March 2

⛳️ Men’s Golf at Southern Highlands Collegiate
⚾️ Baseball at UCLA @ 2pm PT | Live Stats | Watch

⚔️ Have a great Wednesday, everyone!