2024 USC Trojans baseball team

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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.

ConferencePac-12 Conference

Record31-28 (17–12 Pac-12)

Headcoach

Andy Stankiewicz (2nd season)

Assistant coaches

Andy Jenkins (2nd season)
Seth Etherton (2nd season)
Travis Jewett (2nd season)

Quick facts USC Trojans baseball, Conference ...

2024 USC Trojans baseball

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	31-28 (17–12 Pac-12)
Head coach	Andy Stankiewicz (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Andy Jenkins (2nd season) Seth Etherton (2nd season) Travis Jewett (2nd season)
Home stadium	OC Great Park Baseball Complex Anteater Ballpark Page Stadium
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

More information Conf., Overall ...

2024 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 25 Arizona ‍†‍‡‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	36	–	23	–	0	.610
No. 10 Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	19	–	10	–	0	.655	42	–	14	–	0	.750
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‍^y	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^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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.^[3]

More information Player, Position ...

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

Roster

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

Coaches

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

More information Opening Day Starters, Name ...


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

Game log

More information Regular season (28–27) Overall: 31–28, February (2–6) ...

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	--	Phoenix 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.

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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

More information Pos, Team ...

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	Eliminated

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

More information Week, Poll ...

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches'^[7]		*
Baseball America^[8]
NCBWA†^[9]

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.