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2023 season of the University of Southern California baseball team
The 2024 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California (USC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season . Due to Dedeaux Field being renovated the Trojans played their home games OC Great Park Baseball Complex , Anteater Ballpark in Irvine , and Page Stadium in Los Angeles .[ 2] The team was coached by Andy Stankiewicz in his 2nd season at USC.
The Trojans ended the 2023 season with a record of 17–13 in conference play and 34-23-1 overall record good for 4th place in the Pac-12. They would play in the Pac-12 tournament as the #4 Seed on Pool C in Game 1 of Pool Play they would beat rival UCLA by a score of 6–4, then in Game 2 of Pool Play they would lose to Washington eliminating them from the tournament and ending their season.
The Trojans had one player drafted in the 2023 MLB draft .[ 3]
Player
Position
Round
Overall
MLB Team
Johnny Olmstead
INF
19th
563
Miami Marlins
2024 USC Trojans roster[ 4]
Pitchers
3 – William Watson – Junior
4 – Brock Blatter – Sophomore
11 – Michael Ebner – Sophomore
12 – Caden Aoki – Junior
14 – Xavier Martinez – Junior
18 – Josh Blum – Junior
21 – Jared Feikes – Graduate
22 – Michael Ryhlick – Senior
24 – Tyler Stromsborg – Senior
25 – Fisher Johnson – Junior
30 – Mason Edwards – Freshman
31 – Eric Hammond – Sophomore
35 – Andrew Harbour – Freshman
36 – Garren Rizzo – Freshman
37 – Adrian Blanchet – Freshman
38 – Sax Matson – Freshman
39 – Brodie Purcell – Freshman
41 – Thomas Di Landri – Junior
45 – Dylan Tostrup – Junior
95 – Channing Austin – Junior
Catchers
5 – Connor Clift – Graduate
26 – Luca DiPaolo – Sophomore
40 – Jacob Galloway – Sophomore
55 – Gavin Mez – Junior
Infielders
2 – KaiKea Harrison – Sophomore
6 – Dean Carpentier – Freshman
13 – Ryan Jackson – Senior
15 – Ethan Hedges – Sophomore
20 – Chris Brown – Graduate
27 – Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek – Sophomore
77 – Abbrie Covarrubias – Freshman
Outfielders
9 – Carson Wells – Senior
10 – Austin Overn – Sophomore
16 – Brayden Dowd – Freshman
23 – Ty Silva – Freshman
32 – Duce Robinson – Freshman
Two Way Players
8 – Kevin Takeuchi – Freshman
28 – Riley Hunsaker – Freshman
29 – Andrew Lamb – Freshman
34 – JT Waldon – Junior
2024 USC Trojans baseball coaching staff[ 4]
Andy Stankiewicz – Head coach – 2nd season
Travis Jewett – Assistant coach – 2nd season
Seth Etherton – Assistant coach – 2nd season
Andy Jenkins – Assistant coach – 2nd season
Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at USC.
Opening Day Starters[ 5]
Name
Position
Austin Overn
CF
Ryan Jackson
SS
Jacob Galloway
C
Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek
2B
Chris Brown
DH
Luca DiPaolo
LF
Carson Wells
RF
Ethan Hedges
1B
Abbrie Covarruibias
3B
Caden Aoki
P
2024 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (28–27) Overall: 31–28
February (2–6)
Date
TV/Time (PT )
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Conference
February 16
MLB.TV 4:00 p.m.
vs BYU * MLB Desert Invitational
--
Sloan Park Mesa, Arizona
L 1-8
Ben Hansen (1–0)
Caden Aoki (0–1)
None
575
0-1
—
February 17
MLB Network 6:00 p.m.
vs Grand Canyon * MLB Destert Invitational
--
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Scottsdale, Arizona
L 1-8
Carter Young (1–0)
Tyler Stromsborg (0–1)
None
575
0-2
—
February 18
MLB.TV 4:00 p.m.
vs Ohio State * MLB Dester Invitational
--
Sloan Park Mesa, Arizona
L 2-5
Gavin Bruni (1–0)
Eric Hammond (0–1)
Justin Eckhardt (1)
575
0-3
—
February 20
USC Live Stream 6:00 p.m.
vs UC San Diego *
--
Page Stadium Los Angeles, California
Canceled (inclement weather)
0-3
—
February 22
ESPN+ 6:30 p.m.
at Loyola Marymount *
--
Page Stadium Los Angeles, California
L 3-5
Cole Stucky (1–0)
Mason Edwards (0–1)
Jeff Heinrich (1)
473
0-4
—
February 23
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs Portland *
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
L 0-4
Nick Brink (1–0)
Caden Aoki (0–2)
Jack Folkins (1)
508
0-5
—
February 24
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs Portland*
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
W 6-5
Jared Feikes (1–0)
Carter Gaston (1-1)
None
1,098
1-5
—
February 25
USC Live Stream 1:00 p.m.
vs Portland *
--
Great Park Baseball COmplex Irvine, California
W 10-4
Michael Ebner (1–0)
Joey Cartrell (1-1)
None
711
2-5
—
February 27
Pac-12 Insider 6:00 p.m.
vs Michigan *
--
Page Stadium Los Angeles, California
L 5-8
Chase Allen (2–0)
Mason Edwards (0–2)
Ricky Kidd (2)
258
2-6
—
March (9-9)
Date
TV/Time (PT)
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Conference
March 1
FloBaseball 2:00 p.m.
vs No. 5 TCU * Kubota College Baseball Series
--
Globe Life Field Arlington, Texas
L 8-9 11
Kyle Ayers (1–0)
Michael Ryhlick (0–1)
None
--
2-7
—
March 2
FloBaseball 2:00 p.m.
vs No. 7 Texas A&M * Kubota College Baseball Classic
--
Globe Life Field Arlington, Texas
L 3-9
Moss Weston (2–0)
Tyler Stromsborg (0–2)
None
--
2-8
—
March 3
FloBaseball 3:10 p.m.
vs No. 5 TCU* Kubota College Baseball Classic
--
Globe Life Field Arlington, Texas
L 5-9
Storm Hierholzer (1–0)
Eric Hammond (0–2)
None
6,516
2-9
—
March 5
ESPN+ 6:00 p.m.
at Cal State Fullerton *
--
Goodwin Field Fullerton, California
W 6-5
Xavier Martinez (1–0)
Ryan Faulks (0–1)
Josh Blum (1)
1,270
3-9
—
March 8
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs Arizona
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
L 9-16
Jackson Kent (2–0)
Caden Aoki (0–3)
None
753
3-10
0–1
March 9
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs Arizona
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
L 6-9
Clark Candiotti (1–0)
Tyler Stromsborg (0–3)
None
807
3-11
0–2
March 10
USC Live Stream 1:00 p.m.
vs Arizona
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
W 4-1
Eric Hammond (1–2)
Cam Walty (3–1)
Josh Blum (2)
1,059
4-11
1–2
March 12
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs California Baptist *
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
L 2-3
Seth Mattox (1–0)
Garren Rizzo (0–1)
Nathan Hemmerling (1)
498
4-12
—
March 15
Stanford Live Stream 6:00 p.m.
at Stanford
--
Sunken Diamond Stanford, California
W 5-2
Caden Aoki (1–3)
Matt Scott (2–3)
None
1,616
5-12
2-2
March 16
Stanford Live Stream 2:00 p.m.
at Stanford
--
Sunken Diamond Stanford, California
L 1-7
Christian Lim (2-2)
Tyler Stromsborg (0–4)
None
1,677
5-13
2–3
March 17
Stanford Live Stream 1:00 p.m.
at Stanford
--
Sunken Diamond Stanford, California
W 11-8
Josh Blum (1–0)
Toran O'Harran (0–1)
None
2,316
6-13
3-3
March 19
ESPN+ 6:00 p.m.
at Long Beach State *
--
Blair Field Long Beach, California
W 7-3
Andrew Harbour (1–0)
Owen Geiss (0–1)
Xavier Martinez (1)
1,871
7-13
—
March 22
P12N 7:00 p.m.
at UCLA rivalry
--
Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California
W 15-2
Caden Aoki (2–3)
Luke Jewett (1–2)
None
1,010
8-13
4–3
March 23
P12LA 2:00 p.m.
at UCLA rivlary
--
Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California
L 6-7
Michael Bernett (2–1)
Tyler Stromsborg (0–5)
Rashad Ruff (4)
881
8-14
4-4
March 24
P12N 2:00 p.m.
at UCLA rivalry
--
Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California
L 3-6
Luke Rodriguez (1–3)
Jared Feikes (1-1)
Rashad Ruff (5)
1,321
8-15
4–5
March 26
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs Fresno State *
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
W 10-1
Fisher Johnson (1–0)
Caleb Anderson (0–1)
None
389
9-15
—
March 28
USC Live Strea 6:30 p.m.
vs No. 2 Oregon State
--
Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California
W 2-1
Josh Blum (2–0)
Kellan Oakes (3–1)
None
655
10-15
5-5
March 29
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs No. 2 Oregon State
--
Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California
W 17-4
Fisher Johnson (2–0)
Jacob Kmatz (3–1)
None
977
11-15
6–5
March 30
USC Live Strea 1:00 p.m.
vs No. 2 Oregon State
--
Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California
Canceled (inclement weather)
11-15
6–5
April (10–8)
Date
TV/Time (PT)
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Conference
April 2
USC Live Stream 6:00 p.m.
at San Diego *
--
Fowler Park San Diego, California
L 3-9
Drake Frize (3–1)
Garren Rizzo (0–2)
Conner Thurman (1)
629
11-16
—
April 3
USC Live Stream 6:00 p.m.
vs UC San Diego*
--
Page Stadium Los Angeles, California
W 5-0
Tyler Stromsborg (1–5)
Landon Marchetti (1-1)
None
213
12-16
—
April 5
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs Washington
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
W 6-2
Eric Hammond (2-2)
Jared Engman (0–6)
None
438
13-16
7–5
April 6
USC Live Stream 2:00 p.m.
vs Washington
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
W 9-5
Tyler Stromsborg (2–5)
Calvin Kirchoff (2-2)
None
919
14-16
8–5
April 7
USC Live Stream 1:00 p.m.
vs Washington
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
W 6-5
Xavier Martinez (2–0)
Spencer Dessart (2–3)
Josh Blum (3)
952
15-16
9–5
April 9
USC Live Stream 6:00 p.m.
vs No. 12 UC Irvine *
--
Page Stadium Los Angeles, California
W 12-5
Fisher Johnson (3–0)
Tim Grack (0–1)
None
374
16-16
—
April 12
Oregon Live Stream 5:00 p.m.
at No. 17 Oregon
--
PK Park Eugene, Oregon
L 1-4
RJ Gordon (5–2)
Tyler Stromsborg (2–6)
Logan Mercado (6)
2,401
16-17
9–6
April 13
Oregon Live Stream 3:30 p.m.
at No. 17 Oregon
--
PK Park Eugene, Oregon
L 3-5
Grayson Grinsell (4–2)
Fisher Johnson (3–1)
Bradley Mullan (4)
16-18
9–7
April 14
Oregon Live Stream 12:00 p.m.
at No. 17 Oregon
--
PK Park Eugenu, Oregon
W 4-2
Williams Watson (1–0)
Brock Moore (1-1)
Josh Blum (4)
2,256
17-18
10–7
April 16
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs San Diego*
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
L 2-3
Ivran Romero (5–1)
Mason Edwards (0–3)
Drake Frize (2)
411
17-19
—
April 17
ESPN+ 6:00 p.m.
at No. 15 UC Irvine*
--
Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California
W 12-4
Michael Ebner (2–0)
Ryder Brooks (2–1)
None
955
18-19
—
April 19
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs Sacramento State *
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
L 3-6
Evan Gibbons (3–4)
Tyler Stromsborg (2–7)
Kade Brown (6)
329
18-20
—
April 20
USC Live Stream 2:00 p.m.
vs Santa Clara *
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
W 12-11
Brodie Purcell (1–0)
Blake Hammond (1–3)
Josh Blum (5)
598
19-20
—
April 21
USC Live Stream 1:00 p.m.
vs Sacramento State*
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
L 4-5
Xavier Richards (3–0)
William Watson (1-1)
Kade Brown (7)
783
19-21
—
April 23
ESPN+ 6:00 p.m.
at Cal State Fullerton*
--
Goodwin Field Fullerton, California
W 6-4
Jared Feikes (2–1)
Aaron Ceniceros (0–1)
Josh Blum (6)
812
20-21
—
April 26
ASU Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
at Arizona State
--
Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona
L 1-12
Ben Jacobs (5–2)
Tyler Stromsborg (2–8)
None
2,720
20-22
10–8
April 27
ASU Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
at Arizona State
--
Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona
L 2-17
Connor Markl (5–2)
Michael Ebner (2–1)
None
3,356
20-23
10–9
April 28
ASU Live Stream 1:00 p.m.
at Arizona State
--
Phoneix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona
W 11-6
Williams Watson (2–1)
Wyatt halvorson (1–3)
None
2,585
21-23
11–9
May (8–4)
Date
TV/Time (PT)
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Conference
May 3
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs California
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
W 5-1
Tyler Stromsborg (3–8)
Austin Turkington (1-1)
None
781
22-23
12–9
May 4
USC Live Stream 2:00 p.m.
vs California
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
L 4-11
Christian Becerra (4–1)
Jared Feikes (2-2)
None
1,037
22-24
12–10
May 5
USC Live Stream 12:00 p.m.
vs California
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
L 3-6
Trey Newmann (4-4)
William Watson (2-2)
Tyler Stasiowski (4)
1,248
22-25
12–11
May 7
ESPN+ 6:00 p.m.
at Long Beach State*
--
Blair Field Long Beach, California
L 6-7 12
Mason Dillow (1–0)
Dylan Tostrup (0–1)
None
2,046
22-26
—
May 10
P12NLA 6:00 p.m.
at Washington State
--
Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, Washington
L 8-20
Grant Taylor (5–3)
Tyler Stromsborg (3–9)
None
1,129
22-27
12-12
May 11
P12N 2:00 p.m.
at Washington State
--
Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, Washington
W 9-4
Brodie Purcell (2–0)
Rylan Haider (2–3)
None
1,490
23-27
13–12
May 12
P12N Washington 12:00 p.m.
at Washington State
--
Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, Washington
W 10-3
William Watson (3–2)
Duke Brotherton (5–7)
None
1,217
24-27
14–12
May 14
ESPN+ 6:00 p.m.
at Gonzaga *
--
Patterson Baseball Complex Spokane, Washington
W 15-3
Michael Ebner (1-1)
O'Brian Finbar (0–1)
None
1,066
25-27
—
May 16
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs Utah
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
W 6-5
Xavier Martinez (3–0)
Micah Ashman (1–3)
Josh Blum (7)
632
26-27
15–12
May 17
USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m.
vs Utah
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
W 8-2
William Watson (4–2)
Merit Jones (3–5)
Michael Ebner (1)
894
27-27
16–12
May 18
USC Live Stream 1:00 p.m.
vs Utah Senior Day
--
Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California
W 5-3
Tyler Stromsborg (4–9)
Colter McAnelly (5–4)
Xavier Martinez (2)
1,081
28-27
17–12
Postseason (3–1)
Pac-12 Tournament (3–1)
Date
TV/Time (PT)
Opponent
Seed
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
P12T Record
May 21
P12N 2:30 p.m.
vs Utah (Group C Pool Play)
#4
Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona
W 7-6
Xavier Martinez (4–0)
Micah Ashman (1–4)
Josh Blum (8)
1,738
29-27
1–0
May 23
P12N 2:30 p.m.
vs No. 23 Oregon (Group C Pool Play)
#4
Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona
W 4-2
William Watson (5–2)
RJ Gordon (7–5)
Josh Blum (9)
--
30-27
2–0
May 24
P12N 2:30 p.m.
vs California Semifinal
#4
Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona
W 7-4
Mason Edwards (1–3)
Trey Newmann (4–6)
Josh Blum (10)
--
31-27
3–0
May 25
ESPNU 7:00 p.m.
vs No. 18 Arizona Championship Game
#4
Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona
L 3–4
Anthony Susac (2–2)
Josh Blum (2–1)
None
3,813
31–28
3–1
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold =USC team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
[ 6]
Pool C
ORE
USC
UTAH
3
Oregon
2-4
2-4
4
USC
4-2
7-6
7
Utah
4-2
6-7
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
RF
RA
RD
PCT
Qualification
1
(4) USC
2
2
0
11
4
+7
1.000
Advanced to Semifinals
2
(7) Utah
2
1
1
6
7
−1
.500
Eliminated
3
(3) Oregon
2
0
2
4
8
−4
.000
May 21 2:30 p.m. Game 2
(7) Utah
6-7
(4) USC
Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ Attendance: 1,738 Umpires: HP: Nate White 1B: Steve Mattingly 2B: Mike Lusky 3B: Joe Burleson
LP : Micah Ashman (1-4)
WP : Xavier Martinez (4-0) Sv : Josh Blum (8)
HR : K. Carpenter (7)
HR : Carson Wells (4)
---
May 23 2:30 p.m. Game 8
(4) USC
4-2
(3) Oregon
Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ Umpires: HP: Ramon Armendariz 1B: Darren Hyman 2B: Mike Fichter 3B: Pat Riley
WP : William Watson (5-2) Sv : Josh Blum (9)
LP : RJ Gordon (7-5)
HR : Ryan Jackson (4)
HR : None
Semifinals May 24
Final May 25
4
USC'
7
6
California
4
4
USC
3
1
Arizona
4
1
Arizona
6
8
Stanford
3
May 24 2:30 p.m. Game 1
No. 6 California
4-7
No. 4 USC
Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ Umpires: HP: Bill Van Raaphorst 1B: Mike Fichter 2B: Steve Mattingly 3B: Scott Letendre
LP : Trey Newmann (4–6)
WP : Mason Edwards (1–3) Sv : Josh Blum (10)
HR : Caleb Lomavita
HR : Brayden Dowd
May 25 7:00 p.m. Game 11
No. 4 USC
3–4
No. 1 Arizona
Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ Attendance: 3,813 Umpires: HP: Darren Hyman 1B: Kellen Levy 2B: Joe Burleson 3B: Bill Van Raaphorst
LP : Josh Blum (2–1)
WP : Anthony Susac (2–2)
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
Venues Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics