2023 USC Trojans baseball team

2023 season of the University of Southern California baseball team

2023 USC Trojans baseball

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	34–22–1 (17–13 Pac-12)
Head coach	Andy Stankiewicz (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Andy Jenkins (1st season) Seth Etherton (1st season) Travis Jewett (1st season)
Home stadium	Dedeaux Field (Compacity: 2,500)
Seasons← 2022 2024 →

2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 4 Stanford ‍†‍‍	23	–	7	–	0	.767	38	–	16	–	0	.704
No. 23 Oregon State ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0	.600	39	–	18	–	0	.684
Washington ‍‍‍	17	–	12	–	0	.586	35	–	18	–	0	.660
USC ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0	.567	34	–	23	–	1	.595
Arizona State ‍‍‍	16	–	13	–	0	.552	32	–	23	–	0	.582
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‡‍	16	–	14	–	0	.533	38	–	20	–	0	.655
UCLA ‍‍‍	12	–	16	–	1	.431	28	–	24	–	1	.538
Arizona ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0	.400	33	–	24	–	0	.579
California ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0	.400	24	–	28	–	0	.462
Washington State ‍‍‍	10	–	19	–	0	.345	29	–	23	–	0	.558
Utah ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1	.317	22	–	32	–	1	.409

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of May 30, 2023 Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games for the 49th season at Dedeaux Field. The team was coached by Andy Stankiewicz in his 1st season at USC.

Previous season

The Trojans ended the 2022 season with a record of 8–22 in conference play and 25–28 overall record good for last place in the Pac-12. That season is one of the worst seasons in Trojan baseball history.

2022 MLB draft

The Trojans had four players drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB team
D'Andre Smith	2B	5th	149	New York Mets
Matt Keating	P	9th	280	New York Yankees
Rhylan Thomas	OF	11th	337	New York Mets
Tyresse Turner	SS	13th	391	Cleveland Guardians

Roster

2023 USC Trojans roster
	Pitchers 11 – Michael Ebner – Freshmen 12 – Caden Aoki – Sophomore 14 – Channing Austin – Junior 18 – Josh Blum – Sophomore 20 – Ethan Hoopingarner – Senior 22 – Michael Ryhlick – Senior 23 – Eddie Mgdesyan – Freshman 24 – Tyler Stromsborg – Junior 25 – Fisher Johnson – Sophomore 30 – Garrett Clarke – Senior 31 – Eric Hammond – Freshman 32 – Caden Connolly – Sophomore 38 – Toby Spach – Senior 39 – Jason Starrels – Senior 44 – Kyle Wisch – Junior 45 – Jaden Agassi – Junior 47 – Blake Sodersten – Senior 51 – Evan Clark – Sophomore	Catchers 5 – Connor Clift – Senior 26 – Luca DiPaolo – Freshman 29 – Connor Aoki – Senior 40 – Jacob Galloway – Freshman Infielders 2 – KaiKea Harrison – Freshman 3 – Caiden Huber – Freshman 4 – Johnny Olmstead – Senior 13 – Ryan Jackson – Junior 27 – Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek – Freshman 36 – Nick Lopez – Senior		Outfielders 6 – Cole Gabrielson – Senior 9 – Carson Wells – Junior 10 – Austin Overn – Freshman 16 – Caleb Brandon – Freshman 21 – Adrian Colon-Rosado – Senior	Two Way Players 8 – Nate Clow – Junior 15 – Ethan Hedges – Freshman

2023 USC Trojans roster

Pitchers

11 – Michael Ebner – Freshmen
12 – Caden Aoki – Sophomore
14 – Channing Austin – Junior
18 – Josh Blum – Sophomore
20 – Ethan Hoopingarner – Senior
22 – Michael Ryhlick – Senior
23 – Eddie Mgdesyan – Freshman
24 – Tyler Stromsborg – Junior
25 – Fisher Johnson – Sophomore
30 – Garrett Clarke – Senior
31 – Eric Hammond – Freshman
32 – Caden Connolly – Sophomore
38 – Toby Spach – Senior
39 – Jason Starrels – Senior
44 – Kyle Wisch – Junior
45 – Jaden Agassi – Junior
47 – Blake Sodersten – Senior
51 – Evan Clark – Sophomore

Catchers

5 – Connor Clift – Senior
26 – Luca DiPaolo – Freshman
29 – Connor Aoki – Senior
40 – Jacob Galloway – Freshman

Infielders

2 – KaiKea Harrison – Freshman
3 – Caiden Huber – Freshman
4 – Johnny Olmstead – Senior
13 – Ryan Jackson – Junior
27 – Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek – Freshman
36 – Nick Lopez – Senior

Outfielders

6 – Cole Gabrielson – Senior
9 – Carson Wells – Junior
10 – Austin Overn – Freshman
16 – Caleb Brandon – Freshman
21 – Adrian Colon-Rosado – Senior

Two Way Players

8 – Nate Clow – Junior
15 – Ethan Hedges – Freshman

Coaches

2023 USC Trojans baseball coaching staff
Andy Stankiewicz – Head coach – 1st season Travis Jewett – Assistant coach – 1st season Seth Etherton – Assistant coach – 1st season Andy Jenkins – Assistant coach – 1st season Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at USC.

2023 USC Trojans baseball coaching staff

Andy Stankiewicz – Head coach – 1st season
Travis Jewett – Assistant coach – 1st season
Seth Etherton – Assistant coach – 1st season
Andy Jenkins – Assistant coach – 1st season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at USC.

Pac-12 Media Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Pac–12 media poll
1	Stanford	99 (9)
2	UCLA	90 (2)
3	Oregon State	77
4	Arizona	74
5	Oregon	68
6	Arizona State	45
7	Washington	43
8	California	40
9	Washington State	29
10	USC	24
11	Utah	16

Opening day


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Johnny Olmstead	3rd Baseman
Carson Wells	Left fielder
Cole Gabrielson	Right fielder
Connor Aoki	Catcher
Bryce Martin-Gurdzielanek	Designated hitter
Nick Lopez	1st Baseman
Ryan Jackson	2nd Baseman
Austin Overn	Center fielder
Caiden Huber	Shortstop
Tyler Stromsborg	Pitcher

Schedule

2023 USC Trojans game log (34–22–1)

Regular Season: 33–22–1 (Home: 26–6; Away: 6–15–1; Neutral: 1–1)

February: 3–3–1
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
1	February 17		Marist*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	8–6	Garrett Clarke (1–0)	Kmietek Zane (0–1)	Kyle Wisch (1)	873	1–0	–
2	February 18		Marist*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	17–4	Jorden Agassi (1–0)	Brian Yetter (0–1)	—	487	2–0	–
3	February 19		Marist*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	12–2	Blake Sodersten (1–0)	John Hacker (0–1)	—	432	3–0	–
4	February 21		UC Irvine*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	7–8	Finnegan Wall (1–0)	Toby Spach (0–1)	Max Marin (1)	433	3–1	–
5	February 24		at #17 Auburn*	Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama	3–5	John Armstrong (1–0)	Tyler Stromsborg (0–1)	Will Cannon (1)	2,809	3–2	–
6	February 25		at #17 Auburn*	Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama	6–12	John Armstrong (2–0)	Fisher Johnson (0–1)	Will Cannon (2)	3,319	3–3	–
7	February 26		at #17 Auburn*	Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama	12–12	–	–	–	2,813	3–3–1	The Game ended after 9 Innings due to travel restrictions due to rain

March: 11–7
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
8	March 1		UC Riverside*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	5–6	Caleb Turner (1–0)	Blake Sodersten (1–1)	Tyler Frazier (1)	179	3–4–1	–
9	March 3		Sacramento State* Southern California College Baseball Classic	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	8–7	Josh Blum (1–0)	Trey Goodrich (0–1)	Caden Connolly (1)	412	4–4–1	–
10	March 4		Tulane* Southern California College Baseball Classic	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	13–8	Jason Starrels (1–0)	Cristian Sanchez (0–1)	–	532	5–4–1	–
11	March 5		at #12 UCLA* rivalry Southern California College Baseball Classic	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	3–5	Jake Saum (1–0)	Eric Hammond (0–1)	–	1,845	5–5–1	–
12	March 8		Nevada*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	2–3	Payton Stumbo (1–1)	Fisher Johnson (0–2)	Kolby Kmetko (3)	202	5–6–1	–
13	March 11		#2 Stanford (Doubleheader)	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	4–6	Quinn Mathews (3–1)	Caden Connolly (0–1)	Drew Dowd (1)	523	5–7–1	0–1
14	March 11		#2 Stanford (Doubleheader)	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	10–7	Josh Blum (2–0)	Nicolas Lopez (2–1)	Garrett Clarke (1)	431	6–7–1	1–1
15	March 12		#2 Stanford	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	4–1	Fisher Johnson (1–2)	Drew Dowd (0–1)	Gerrett Clarke (2)	708	7–7–1	2–1
16	March 15		at Cal Poly*	Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	16–3	Blake Sodersten (2–1)	Charlie Royle (0–1)	–	1,526	8–7–1	2–1
17	March 17		at California	Stu Gordon Stadium Berkeley, California	5–3	Tyler Stromsborg (1–1)	Daniel Colwell (1–2)	Garrett Clarke (3)	1,336	9–7–1	3–1
18	March 18		at California (Doubleheader)	Stu Gordon Stadium Berkeley, California	7–8 10	Bougie Tucker (2–1)	Garrett Clarke (1–1)	–	602	9–8–1	3–2
19	March 18		at California (Dubleheader)	Stu Gordon Stadium Berkeley, California	8–7	Fisher Johnson (2–2)	Connor Sullivan (1–2)	Kyle Wisch (2)	349	10–8–1	4–2
20	March 22		Seattle*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	9–4	Toby Spach (1–1)	Blake Leaverton (0–1)	–	211	11–8–1	4–2
21	March 24		Washington State	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	13–3	Tyler Stromsborg (2–1)	Dakota Hawkins (2–3)	–	323	12–8–1	5–2
22	March 25		Washington State	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	6–1	Caden Connolly (1–1)	Grant Taylor (1–1)	–	638	13–8–1	6–2
23	March 26		Washington State	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	6–3	Eric Hammond (1–1)	Caden Kaelber (3–1)	Garrett Clarke (4)	527	14–8–1	7–2
24	March 28		at UC Irvine*	Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California	4–5 10	Max Martn (1–0)	Garrett Clarke (1–2)	–	966	14–9–1	7–2
25	March 30		at Utah	Miller Park Provo, Utah	4–0	Tyler Stromsborg (3–1)	E. Canchola-Lugo (2–1)	–	238	15–9–1	8–2

April: 10–8
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
26	April 1		at Utah	Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah	10–0	Caden Aoki (1–0)	Bryson Van Sickle (2–3)	–	1,665	16–9–1	9–2
27	April 2		at Utah	Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah	3–8	Merit Jones (2–1)	Eric Hammond (1–2)	–	1,571	16–10–1	9–3
28	April 4		Loyola Marymount*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	11–9	Josh Blum (3–0)	Will Grimm (1–1)	Kyle Wisch (3)	355	17–10–1	9–3
29	April 6	#25	San Diego State*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	12–2	Tyler Stromsborg (4–1)	Omar Serrano (0–3)	–	369	18–10–1	9–3
30	April 7	#25	San Diego State*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	7–2	Caden AOki (2–0)	TJ Foundtain (3–2)	–	824	19–10–1	9–3
31	April 8	#25	San Diego State*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	7–0	Eric Hammond (2–2)	Chris Canada (1–3)	–	713	20–10–1	9–3
32	April 11	#21	Cal State Fullerton*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	4–3	Kyle Wisch (1–0)	Jojo Ingrassia (3–1)	Garrett Clarke (5)	398	21–10–1	9–3
33	April 14		at Oregon State	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon	4–10	Trent Sellers (5_3)	Tyler Stromsborg (4–2)	Ryan Brown (7)	3,719	21–11–1	9–4
34	April 15		at Oregon State	Gross Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon	2–3 13	Ran Brown (3–0)	Fisher Johnson (2–3)	–	3,992	21–12–1	9–5
35	April 16		at Oregon State	Gross Stadium att Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon	3–6	AJ Lattery (4–0)	Eric Hammond (2–3)	Ben Ferrer (1)	3,539	21–13–1	9–6
36	April 18		Cal State Northridge*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	8–5	Toby Spach (2–1)	Eenji Pallares (4–3)	Kyle Wisch (4)	376	22–13–1	9–6
37	April 21		#22 UCLA Rivalry	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	3–9	Jake Brooks (5–3)	Tyler Stromsborg (4–3)	–	2,057	22–14–1	9–7
38	April 22		#22 UCLA Rivalry	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	5–1	Caden Aoki (3–0)	Alonzo Tredwell (4–2)	–	1,577	23–14–1	10–7
39	April 23		#22 UCLA Rivalry	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	6–5	Garrett Clarke (2–2)	Cody Delvecchio (1–2)	–	1,882	24–14–1	11–7
40	April 25		UC San Diego*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	4–3	Fisher Johnson (3–3)	Donovan Chriss (1–2)	Garrett Clark (6)	289	25–14–1	11–7
41	April 28		at Washington	Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington	12–14 10	Josh Emanuels (3–2)	Garrett Clarke (2–3)	–	1,418	25–15–1	11–8
42	April 29		at Washington	Husky Ballpark Seattle Washington	6–7	Grant Cunningham (1–2)	Kyle Wisch (0–1)	Josh Emanuels (4)	1,687	25–16–1	11–9
43	April 30		at Washington	Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington	1–4	Jared Engman (3–3)	Blake Sodersten (2–2)	Josh Emaunels (5)	1,753	25–17–1	11–10

May: 8–4
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
44	May 2		Long Beach State*	Angel Stadium Anaheim, California	4–8	Jake Rons (1–1)	Jaden Agassi (1–1)	–	3,488	25–18–1	11–10
45	May 3 Rescheduled from February 28th		at #24 Cal State Fullerton*	Goodwin Field Fullerton, California	2–4	Seth Tomczak (2–0)	Eric Hammond (2–4)	Jojo Ingrassia (5)	1,624	25–19–1	11–10
46	May 5		#17 Oregon	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	7–2	Blake Sodersten (3–2)	Leo Uelmen (3–4)	–	2,105	26–19–1	12–10
47	May 6		#17 Oregon	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	5–7	Matt Dallas (6–1)	Caden Aoki (3–1)	Josh Mollerus (8)	879	26–20–1	12–11
48	May 7		#17 Oregon	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	11–4	Michael Ebner (1–0)	Matthew Grabmann (0–3)	–	907	27–20–1	13–11
49	May 9		Cal State Bakersfield*	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	12–8	Fisher Johnson (4–3)	Marcelo Saldana (0–4)	–	212	28–20–1	13–11
50	May 12		Arizona State	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	4–1	Blake Sodersten (4–2)	Timmy Manning (1–4)	Kyle Wisch 5)	598	29–20–1	14–11
51	May 13		Arizona State	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	2–0	Caden Aoki (4–1)	Owen Stevenson (4–3)	Garrett Clarke (7)	811	30–20–1	15–11
51	May 14		Arizona State	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	5–1	Caden Connolly (2–1)	Ross Dunn (4–5)	Kyle Wisch (6)	624	31–20–1	16–11
52	May 16		at Loyola Marymount*	George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California	8–6	Eric Hammond (3–4)	Chaz McRoberts (1–3)	Garrett Clarke (8)	317	32–20–1	16–11
53	May 19 (Doubleheader)		at Arizona	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona	4–13	Cam Walty (5–0)	Blake Sodersten (4–3)	–	3,643	32–31–1	16–12
54	May 19 (Doubleheader)		at Arizona	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona	3–6	Bradon Zastrow (5–5)	Caden Aoki (4–2)	Trevor Long (5)	3,643	32–22–1	16–13
55	May 20		at Arizona	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona	14–6	Kyle Wisch (2–1)	TJ Nichols (3–5)	–	4,448	33–22–1	17–13

Postseason: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 1–1)

2023 Pac–12 Tournament: 1–1
Game	Date	Opponent (Seed)	Rank (Seed)	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall
56	May 23	#7 UCLA (Rivalry, Pool C Pool Play)	#4	Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona	6–4	Caden Connolly (3–1)	Jake Brooks (6–6)	Kyle Wisch (7)	2,032	34–22–1
57	May 25	#3 Washington (Pool C Pool Play)	#4	Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona	3–8	Stu Flesland III (7–2)	Caden Aoki (4–3)	Case Matter (5)	–	34–23–1
59	May 26	TBD	TBD	Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona				–
60	May 27	TBD	TBD	Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona				–

Win
Loss
Tie
Bold: Trojans team member

Rankings from D1 Baseball.
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
* indicates a non-conference game.

Game summary

vs Marist

February 17 **6:35 P.M. (PST)** at Dedeaux Field, Los Angeles, California Clear, 58 °F (14 °C)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Marist Red Foxes	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	7	2
USC Trojans	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	x	8	10	3
WP: Garrett Clarke (1–0) LP: Knitetek Zane (0–1) Sv: Kyle Wisch (1) Home runs: Away: None Home: Nick Lopez, Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek (1) Attendance: 873 Boxscore

February 18 **6:35 P.M. (PST)** at Dedeaux Field, Los Angeles, California Partly Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Marist Red Foxes	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	5
USC Trojans	1	0	0	5	4	1	6	0	x	17	11	3
WP: Jaden Agassi (1–0) LP: Yetter Brian (0–1) Sv: None Home runs: Away: Brian Hart (1) Home: Nick Lopez (1) Attendance: 487 Boxscore

February 19 **11:05 A.M. (PST)** at Dedeaux Field, Los Angeles, California Clear, 62 °F (17 °C)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Marist Red Foxes	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3
USC Trojans	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	2	x	12	11	0
WP: Blake Sodersten (1–0) LP: John Hacker (0–1) Sv: None Home runs: Away: Danny Moshier (1) Home: Johnny Olmstead (1), Nick Lopez (1), Cole Gabrielson (2) Attendance: 432 Boxscore

vs UC Irvine

February 21 **6:35 P.M. (PST)** at Dedeaux Field, Los Angeles, California Cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
UC Irvine Anteaters	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	3	0	8	9	0
USC Trojans	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	7	10	0
WP: Finnegan Wall (1–0) LP: Toby Spach (0–1) Sv: Max Martin (1) Home runs: Away: Caden Kendle (1) Home: Carson Wells (1) Attendance: 433 Boxscore

at No. 17 Auburn

February 24 **6:02 P.M. (PST)** at Plainsman Park, Auburn, Alabama Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
USC Trojans	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	8	0
'No. 17 Auburn Tigers	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	x	5	9	0
WP: John Armstrong (1–0) LP: Tyler Stromsborg (0–1) Sv: Will Cannon (1) Home runs: Away: None Home: Justin Kirby (1) Attendance: 2,809 Boxscore

February 25 **2:02 P.M. (PST)** at Plainsman Park, Auburn, Alabama Partly Cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
USC Trojans	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	9	2
No. 17 Auburn Tigers	0	0	0	3	0	5	0	4	x	12	14	2
WP: John Armstrong (2–0) LP: Fisher Johnson (0–1) Sv: Will Cannon (2) Home runs: Away: Johnny Olmstead (1) Home: Bryson Ware, Cooper McMurray (1) Attendance: 3,319 Boxscore

February 26 **12:02 P.M. (PST)** at Plainsman Park, Auburn, Alabama
Game ending after 9 innings due to travel restrictions Mostly Cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
USC Trojans	4	0	0	4	0	1	3	0	0	12	15	3
No. 17 Auburn Tigers	3	4	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	12	15	1
Home runs: Away: Johnny Olmstead, Cole Gabrielson (1) Home: Justin Kirby (2), Bryson Ware (1) Attendance: 2,813 Boxscore

vs UC Riverside

March 1 **6:35 P.M. (PST)** at Dedeaux Field, Los Angeles, California Cold, 48 °F (9 °C)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
UC Riverside Highlanders	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	6	10	1
USC Trojans	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	9	0
WP: Caleb Turner (1–0) LP: Blake Sodersten (1–1) Sv: Tyler Frazier (1) Home runs: Away: None Home: Connor Clift (1) Attendance: 179 Boxscore

vs Sacramento State (Southern California College Baseball Classic)

vs Tulane (Southern California College Baseball Classic)

at No. 12 UCLA (Southern California College Baseball Classic)

2023 Pac-12 Tournament

Pool C Pool Play

vs No. 7 UCLA Bruins

May 23 **2:30 P.M. (PST)** at Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, Arizona Sunny, 99 °F (37 °C)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#7 UCLA Bruins	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	2
#4 USC Trojans	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	x	6	10	1
WP: Caden Connolly (3–1) LP: Jake Brooks (6–6) Sv: Kyle Wisch (7) Home runs: Away: None Home: Austin Overn (1) Attendance: 2,032 Boxscore

at No. 3 Washington Huskies

May 25 **2:30 P.M. (PST)** at Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, Arizona Sunny, 95 °F (35 °C)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#4 USC Trojans	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	7	1
#3 Washington Huskies	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	4	x	8	11	0
WP: Stu Flesland III (7–2) LP: Caden Aoki (4–3) Sv: Case Matter (5) Home runs: Away: None Home: None

# Tournament seeding in parentheses

Pool C

	Pool C	WASH	USC	UCLA
3	Washington		8–3	4–17
4	USC	3–8		6–4
7	UCLA	17–4	4–6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	Qualification
1	(3) Washington	2	1	1	12	20	−8	.500	Advanced to Semifinals
2	(4) USC	2	1	1	9	12	−3	.500	Eliminated
3	(7) UCLA	2	1	1	21	10	+11	.500	Eliminated

Source:

May 23 2:30 p.m. Game 2	(7) UCLA	4–6	(4) USC	Scottsdale Stadium Attendance: 2,032 Umpires: Kellen Levy, Jake Uhlenhopp, Ramon Armendariz, Angel Campos
	LP: J. Brooks (6–6)		WP: C. Connolly (3–1) Sv: K. Wisch (7)
	HR: none		HR: Overn (4)

May 24 2:30 p.m. Game 5	(3) Washington	4–17 (F/7 inn.)	(7) UCLA	Scottsdale Stadium Attendance: 2,012 Umpires: Steve Mattingly, Travis Reininger, Patrick Riley, Joe Maiden
	LP: J. Engman (3–4)		WP: K. Austin (5–4)
	HR: Morales (11)		HR: Holmen (13), Hahn (1)

May 25 2:30 p.m. Game 8	(4) USC	3–8	(3) Washington	Scottsdale Stadium Umpires: Mark Buchanan, Joe Burleson, Nathan White, Randy Sutton
	LP: Caden Aoki (4–3)		WP: Stu Flesland III (7–2) Sv: Case Matter (5)
	HR: None		HR: None

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches'	RV (1)	RV (1)*	—	—	—	—	RV (1)	RV (5)	24	—	RV (11)	—	—	RV (3)
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	25	21	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^	—	—	—	—	—	RV	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	26	— (RV)	—	—
D1Baseball	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	23	DR	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† 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.

References

"Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
https://usctrojans.com/news/2022/7/19/baseball-uscs-d-andre-smith-matt-keating-rhylan-thomas-tyresse-turner-selected-in-mlb-draft.aspx.
^ "2023 Baseball Roster". USC Trojans. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
"Pac-12 Favorite, Eight Earn Preseason Accolades".
"Baseball vs Marist on 2/17/2023 – Box Score". University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
"NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
"College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com.
"2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".
"NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
"Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.

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