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Munson's Home Run Lifts No. 4 USC Over No. 13 Texas Tech 5-4 February 14, 1999 LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Eric Munson's ninth inning solo home run gave No. 4 Southern California a 5-4 victory over No. 13 Texas Tech Sunday at Dedeaux Field. With the victory Southern California won the three game series 2-1. Texas Tech won game one 9-8 while USC took game two 5-3. The Red Raiders fell to 6-2 on the season while USC improved to 3-5. With two outs, Munson nailed a 2-1 pitch over the right field fence for the victory. Munson, a first team All America catcher, finished the day with two home runs and a 2-4, four RBI afternoon. Munson put USC up 3-0 with a three-run home run in the fifth inning. Carlos Casillas hit a solo shot in the sixth inning to put USC up 4-0. Tech spent most of the afternoon battling from behind. USC starter Justin Lehr held Texas Tech hitless until the seventh inning when Jon Weber looped a single over the shortstop's head into leftfield. Josh Bard followed with a double and Allen Marshall drove both Bard and Weber home with a three-run home run. USC still led 4-3. Texas Tech tied the game in the eighth inning when Lance Woodcock got on base with a single, advanced to second on Ryan Ruiz' sacrifice bunt and scored on an RBI single from Jon Weber. Brandon Roberson (1-1) earned the loss after pitching 1.2 innings, striking out three batters and allowing only one hit- Munson's solo home run. Starter Shane Wright went seven innings and allowed 11 hits, four runs (4 ER) and two walks. He struck out eight batters. Texas Tech is next in action tomorrow at Loyola Marymount at 2 p.m. PT (4 p.m. CT). Southern California 5 Texas Tech 4 Texas Tech (6-2) 000 000 310 4 5 0 So. California (3-5) 000 031 001 5 12 0
TTU: Wright and Roberson (8) and Bard.
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