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2023 season of the University of Southern California baseball team

2024 USC Trojans baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record31-28 (17–12 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Jenkins (2nd season)
  • Seth Etherton (2nd season)
  • Travis Jewett (2nd season)
Home stadiumOC Great Park Baseball Complex
Anteater Ballpark
Page Stadium
Seasons← 20232025 →
2024 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 25 Arizona ‍ 20 10 0   .667 36 23 0   .610
No. 10 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 19 10 0   .655 42 14 0   .750
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‍ 19 11 0   .633 37 18 0   .673
USC ‍‍‍ 17 12 0   .586 31 28 0   .525
California ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 36 19 0   .655
Arizona State ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 32 26 0   .552
Utah ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 33 22 0   .600
Stanford ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 22 32 0   .407
Washington ‍‍‍ 10 20 0   .333 19 31 1   .382
Washington State ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 21 32 0   .396
UCLA ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 19 33 0   .365
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 25, 2024
Rankings from D1Baseball

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. The team was coached by Andy Stankiewicz in his 2nd season at USC.

Previous season

See also: 2023 USC Trojans baseball team

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.

2023 MLB Draft

The Trojans had one player drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Johnny Olmstead INF 19th 563 Miami Marlins

Roster

2024 USC Trojans roster
 

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 – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 77 – Abbrie Covarrubias – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 9 – Carson Wells – Senior
  • 10 – Austin Overn – Sophomore
  • 16 – Brayden Dowd – Freshman
  • 23 – Ty Silva – Freshman
  • 32 – Duce RobinsonFreshman

Two Way Players

  • 8 – Kevin Takeuchi – Freshman
  • 28 – Riley Hunsaker – Freshman
  • 29 – Andrew Lamb – Freshman
  • 34 – JT Waldon – Junior

Coaches

2024 USC Trojans baseball coaching staff
  • 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

Opening Day Starters
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

Game log

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.

Game summaries

Pool C

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
Source:
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)

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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

Finals

Semifinals May 24 Final May 25
      
4 USC' 7
6 California 4
4 USC 3
1 Arizona 4
1 Arizona 6
8 Stanford 3

Semifinal

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

Final

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)

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'*
Baseball America
NCBWA

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

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  3. https://usctrojans.com/news/2023/7/11/usc-baseballs-johnny-olmstead-selected-by-miami-marlins-in-2023-mlb-draft.aspx
  4. ^ "2024 Baseball Roster". USC Trojans. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  5. "Baseball vs BYU on 2/16/2024 – Box Score". University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
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  8. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. May 20, 2024.
  9. "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
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