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No matter one’s allegiance, both fan bases could surely agree on one thing.
More of this, please — particularly next month on the same field.
In the continued revival of a crosstown college baseball rivalry, UCLA and USC packed a week’s worth of drama into one game inside the stadium that will host the College World Series.
The Trojans built a big early lead Saturday during the teams’ Big Ten Tournament semifinal at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb.
Then, facing a closer who hadn’t given up a run since early March, USC broke through to take the lead.
Ultimately, UCLA possessed the final counter.
Mulivai Levu’s three-run walk-off homer with two out in the ninth inning vaulted the top-ranked Bruins to a crazy 7-5 victory, giving him his second magical moment in as many days.
“We just don’t give up,” Levu, who hit a walk-off sacrifice fly against Purdue on Friday, told the Big Ten Network. “We’re never out of it, we’re never doubting ourselves.”
UCLA’s 27th comeback win of the season nudged it into the championship game Sunday against either second-seeded Nebraska or third-seeded Oregon.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos