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“By definition, you can’t just decide to choose your rivalry because one team gets good,” veteran third baseman Max Muncy said.

Leading 3-2 with two outs in the eighth, it wasn’t until sophomore third baseman Roman Martin connected for a two-RBI triple that the Bruins could breathe.

“You got to focus on the positives,” third baseman Max Muncy said.

“We were all looking around at each other, and we all had big smiles on our faces,” said Ethan Hedges, USC’s star third baseman and closer.

In the second, third baseman Max Muncy spiked a throw to first on a slow-rolling grounder that led to another preventable score, even though his miscue was also ruled a base hit.