NCAA baseball: Hedges’ 2 home runs power USC past Saint Mary’s in Corvallis Regional

CORVALLIS, Oregon (AP) — Ethan Hedges hit two solo home runs and USC defeated Saint Mary’s 6-4 on Saturday night to reach the championship round of the Corvallis Regional.

The Gaels (36-25) will play an elimination game on S unday against Oregon State, with the winner needing to defeat USC twice to win the double-elimination regional.

Hedges gave the Trojans a 1-0 lead with a one-out home run in the bottom of the first inning.

Saint Mary’s went ahead on a two-run home run by Diego Castellanos in the second inning.