2025 USC Trojans baseball team

2025 USC Trojans baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record37–23 (18–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Jenkins (3rd season)
  • Seth Etherton (3rd season)
  • Travis Jewett (3rd season)
Home stadiumOC Great Park Baseball Complex
George C. Page Stadium
2025 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Oregon ‍†‍‍y 22–8–0 .73342–16–0 .724
No. 13 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 22–8–0 .73348–16–0 .750
Iowa ‍‍‍ 21–9–0 .70033–22–1 .598
USC  ‍‍‍y 18–12–0 .60037–23–0 .617
Washington  ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56729–28–0 .509
Indiana ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53332–24–0 .571
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53333–23–0 .589
Nebraska ‍‍‡‍y 15–15–0 .50033–29–0 .532
Penn State ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50033–23–0 .589
Rutgers ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50029–28–0 .509
Illinois ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46730–24–0 .556
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43328–27–0 .509
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43325–27–0 .481
Maryland ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40027–29–0 .482
Purdue ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36731–23–0 .574
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33324–28–0 .462
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 5–25–0 .16713–37–0 .260
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 USC Trojans baseball team will represent the University of Southern California (USC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. Due to Dedeaux Field being renovated the Trojans played their home games OC Great Park Baseball Complex, and Page Stadium in Los Angeles.[2] The team will be coached by Andy Stankiewicz in his 3rd season at USC.

Previous season

The Trojans ended the 2024 season with a record of 17–12 in conference play and 31–28 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 they would beat Utah and then in Game 2 would beat Oregon they would play in the Semifinals beating #6 seed California and then they would play in the Championship Game against #1 seed Arizona but would lose to Arizona and would end their season after not being accepted into the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

2024 MLB draft

The Trojans had five players drafted in the 2024 MLB draft. Italics = did not sign.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Austin OvernOF3rd97Baltimore Orioles
Will WatsonP7th203New York Mets
Josh BlumP16th473New York Mets
Ryan JacksonSS17th510San Diego Padres
Bryce Martin-GrudzielanekSS20th607Toronto Blue Jays

Roster

2025 USC Trojans roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 - Michael Ebner - Junior
  • 12 - Saden Aoki - Senior
  • 22 - Caden Hunter - Junior
  • 25 - Fisher Johnson - Senior
  • 28 - Garren Rizzo - Sophomore
  • 30 - Mason Edwards - Sophomore
  • 31 - Sax Matson - Sophomore
  • 35 - Andrew Harbour - Sophomore
  • 36 - Iee Southisene - Freshman
  • 37 - Jackson Baker - Sophomore
  • 39 - Brodie Purcell - Sophomore
  • 40 - Andrew Johnson - Freshman
  • 41 - Ben Cushnie - Freshman
  • 44 - Jude Favela - Freshman
  • 45 - Adrian Boles - Freshman
  • 55 - Grant Govel - Freshman

Catchers

  • 24 - Augie Lopez - Freshman
  • 32 - Richard Tejeda - Junior

Infielders

  • 5 - Adrian Lopez - Sophomore
  • 6 - Dean Carpentier - Sophomore
  • 7 - Abbrie Covarrubias - Sophomore
  • 9 - Maddox Riske - Freshman
  • 15 - Ethan Hedges - Junior
  • 20 - Anthony Perritano - Freshman
  • 27 - Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek - Redshirt Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 4 - Wes Hickey - Freshman
  • 14 - Jack Basseer - Junior
  • 16 - Brayden Dowd - Sophomore
  • 18 - Kade Higgins - Graduate
  • 26 - Ryder Dykstra - Freshman
  • 34 - Matthew Priest - Freshman

Two Way Players

  • 8 - Kevin Takeuchi - Sophomore
  • 10 - Maximo Martinez - Freshman
  • 13 - Will Stickney - Freshman
  • 23 - Joshua Hanson - Freshman
  • 29 - Andrew Lamb - Sophomore
  • 33 - John Elliott - Freshman
  • 48 - Zach Schwartzberg - Junior
  • 77 - Dylan Osborne - Sophomore

Coaches

2024 USC Trojans baseball coaching staff[3]
  • Andy Stankiewicz – Head coach – 3rd season
  • Travis Jewett – Assistant coach – 3rd season
  • Seth Etherton – Assistant coach – 3rd season
  • Andy Jenkins – Assistant coach – 3rd season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at USC.

Personnel

Starters

Opening Night Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
LF8Kevin TakeuchiSophomore
CF16Brayden DowdSophomore
SS27Bryce Martin-GrudzielanekJunior
DH5Adrian LopezSophomore
1B6Dean CarpenterSophomore
RF18Kade HigginsGraduate
3B15Ethan HedgesJunior
C32Richard TejedaJunior
2B7Abbrie CovarrubiasSophomore
Weekend pitching rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday22Caden HunterJunior
Saturday12Caden AokiSenior
Sunday37Jackson BakerSophomore

Schedule and results

2025 USC Trojans baseball game log (Overall: 34–20; Conference: 18–12); (Home: 17–11; Away: 17–9)
Regular season (34-20)
February (8–1)
(Home; 5–0; Away: 3–1)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
February 14
6:30 p.m.
vs George Washington*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 15-2Andrew Johnson (1-0)Michael Foltz Jr. (0-1)None1,0861-0--
February 15
2:00 p.m.
vs George Washington*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 9-8Mason Edwards (1-0)Teddy Brennan (0-1) Ethan Hedges (1)1,0532-0--
February 16
1:00 p.m.
vs George Washington*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 7-5Garren Rizzo (1-0)Wywoda Declan (0-1)Ethan Hedges (2)1,0183-0--
February 18
6:00 p.m.
at UC Irvine*ESPN+Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CaliforniaW 5-2Grant Govel (1-0)Ryder Brooks (0-1)None1,2394-0--
February 19
6:00 p.m.
vs Cal State Bakersfield*BTN+Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 7-0Garren Rizzo (2-0)Jacob Gutierrez (0-1)None4895-0--
February 21
4:30 p.m.
at Rice*ESPN+Reckling Park • Houston, TexasW 7-5(11)Garren Rizzo (3-0)Gallant Reed (0-1)Dylan Osborne (1)1,8016-0--
February 22
12:00 p.m.
at Rice*ESPN+Reckling Park • Houston, TexasCanceled (Inclement Weather)--
February 23
11:00 a.m.
at Rice*ESPN+Reckling Park • Houston, TexasL 3–4Garrett Stratton (1-0)Brodie Purcell (0-1)None1,5856–1--
February 25
6:00 p.m.
at Cal State Fullerton*ESPN+Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CaliforniaW 5-3Garren Rizzo (4-0)Dylan Smith (0-1)Ethan Hedges (3)1,5567-1--
Southern California College Baseball Classic
February 28
6:00 p.m.
vs UConn*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 8-5Caden Hunter (2-0)Caden Suchy (0-1)Grant Govel (1)8798-1--
March (8–9)
(Home; 2–3; Away: 4–5; Neutral: 2–1)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
March 1
2:00 p.m.
vs No. 14 Vanderbilt*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 3-1Caden Aoki (1-0)Ethan McElvain (0-2)Ethan Hedges (4)3,5189-1--
March 2
2:00 p.m.
at UCLA*BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 1-5Michael Barnett (3-0)Michael Ebner (0-1)None1,5979-2--
March 4
6:00 p.m.
vs No. 16 UC Santa Barbara*BTN+Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 1–8Nathan Aceves (1–0)Jackson Baker (0–1)None2919–3--
March 7
6:30 p.m.
vs No. 10 OregonBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaL 2–7Grayson Grinsell (2–1)Caden Hunter (2–1)Jason Reitz (1)2,3199–40–1
March 8
2:00 p.m.
vs No. 10 OregonBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaL 6–8Santiago Garcia (1–0)Caden Aoki (1–1)Cole Stokes (1)1,1089–50–2
March 9
1:00 p.m.
vs No. 10 OregonBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaL 3–5Michael Meckna (3–0)Grant Govel (1–1)Ryan Featherson (1)2,9879–60–3
March 11
6:00 p.m.
at Cal State Fullerton*ESPN+Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CaliforniaL 6–11Gavin Meyer (1–0)Tee Southisene (0–1)None6889–7--
March 14
1:00 p.m.
at MichiganBTN+Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MichiganW 7–4Caden Hunter (3–1)David Lally Jr. (1–1)Ethan Hedges (5)1,17210–71–3
March 15
9:00 a.m.
at MichiganBTN+Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MichiganW 4–3Caden Aoki (2–1)Will Rogers (0–1)Mason Edwards (1)85811–72–3
March 16
9:00 a.m.
at MichiganBTN+Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MichiganL 0–11(7)Kurt Barr (1–2)Grant Govel (1–2)None80511–82–4
March 18
6:30 p.m.
at Arizona State*ESPN+Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Tempe, ArizonaW 6–3Sax Matson (1–0)Josh Butler (1–1)Ethan Hedges (6)4,56212–8--
March 21
6:30 p.m.
vs NebraskaFS1OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 5–3Caden Hunter (4–1)Will Walsh (2–4)Mason Edwards (2)1,08113–83–4
March 22
2:00 p.m.
vs NebraskaBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaL 5–6Luke Broderick (1–0)Ethan Hedges (0–1)None1,20913–93–5
March 23
12:00 p.m.
vs NebraskaBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 7–1Grant Govel (2–2)Jackson Brockett (0–2)None1,30414–94–5
March 25
6:00 p.m.
vs No. 19 UC Irvine*BTN+Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 9–12Ryan Kysar (1–1)Dylan Osborne (0–1)David Butler (1)42214–10--
March 28
11:00 a.m.
at IndianaBTN+Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IndianaW 10–5Caden Hunter (5–1)Gavin Seebold (1–3)Brodie Purcell (1)1,21715–105–5
March 28
3:00 p.m.
at IndianaBTN+Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IndianaL 6–13Cole Gilley (5–1)Caden Aoki (2–2)None1,87615–115–6
March 29
9:00 a.m.
at IndianaBTN+Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IndianaW 13–12Jackson Baker (1–1)Trey Telfer (0–1)Ethan Hedges (7)1,98716–116–6
April (14–3)
(Home; 7–2; Away: 7–1)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
April 1
6:00 p.m.
vs San Diego State*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 9–6Jude Favela (1–0)Thomas Young (0–2)Brodie Purcell (2)29817–11--
April 4
6:30 p.m.
vs Ohio StateBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 5–3Caden Hunter (6–1)Drew Erdmann (0–3)Brodie Purcell (3)89718–117–6
April 5
2:00 p.m.
vs Ohio StateBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 12–9Jude Favela (2–0)Blaine Wynk (1–2)Ethan Hedges (8)1,11419–118–6
April 6
1:00 p.m.
vs Ohio StateBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 10–9Andrew Harbour (1–0)Gavin Kuzniewski (3–2)None1,12420–119–6
April 8
6:00 p.m.
at Loyola Marymount*
(This is a LMU Home Game)
ESPN+Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 14-6Sax Matson (2-0)Jacob Hughes (0-3)Brodie Purcell (1)46721-11--
April 11
2:30 p.m.
at Penn StateBTN+Medlar Field at Lubrano Park • University Park, PennsylvaniaL 1-3Dimond Loosli (4-0)Brodie Purcell (0-2)None54821-129-7
April 12
2:30 p.m.
at Penn StateBTN+Medlar Field at Lubrano Park • University Park, PennsylvaniaW 6-3Caden Aoki (3-2)Mason Horwat (4-3)Andrew Johnson (1)1,84522-1210-7
April 13
10:00 a.m.
at Penn StateBTN+Medlar Field at Lubrano Park • University Park, PennsylvaniaW 11-6Brodie Purcell (1-2)Logan Olson (0-2)None92223-1211-7
April 15
6:00 p.m.
vs Hawaii*BTN+Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 4-5Freddy Rodriguez (4-0)Sax matson (2-1)Ethan Thomas (1)49823-13--
April 17
6:30 p.m.
vs Gonzaga*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaL 6-9Finbar O'brien (4-0)Caden Hunter (6-2)Erik Hoffberg (1)68023-14--
April 18
6:30 p.m.
vs Gonzaga*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 9-5Andrew Johnson (1-0)Michael Cunnelly (1-1)None1,02724-14--
April 19
1:00 p.m.
vs Gonzaga*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 11-1(8)Brodie Purcell (2-2)Justin Feld (3-5)None1,21125-14--
April 22
6:00 p.m.
at Long Beach State*ESPN+Blair Field • Long Beach, CaliforniaW 12-2Grant Govel (3-2)Cristien Banda (0-1)None2,38326-14--
April 25
4:00 p.m.
at MinnesotaBTN+Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MinnesotaW 16-6Andrew Johnson (2-0)Joe Sperry (4-1)None84627-1412-7
April 26
4:00 p.m.
at MinnesotaBTN+Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota W 6-1Caden Aoki (4-2)Kyle Remington (1-6)None95828-1413-7
April 27
11:00 p.m.
at MinnesotaBTN+Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MinnesotaW 3-2Brodie Purcell (3-2)Eli Sundquist (2-1)None71429-1414-7
April 29
6:00 p.m.
at Cal State Northridge*ESPN+Hiegert Field • Northridge, CaliforniaW 8-0Jackson Baker (2-1)Hayden Hall (0-4)None47230-14--
May (4–5)
(Home; 3–2; Away: 1–3)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
May 2
6:30 p.m.
vs No. 14 UCLABTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaL 6–7Wylan Moss (2–1)Caden Hunter (6–3)Easton Hawk (2)1,64930–1514–8
May 3
2:00 p.m.
vs No. 14 UCLABTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 7–5Caden Aoki (5–2)Michael Barnett (8–1)Ethan Hedges (9)1,58831–1515–8
May 4
1:00 p.m.
vs No. 14 UCLABTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 11–5Andrew Johnson (3–0)Chris Grothues (1–1)None2,87332–1516–8
May 6
4:30 p.m.
at UC Santa Barbara*No. 25ESPN+Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, CaliforniaL 2–3Reed Moring (2–1)Dylan Osborne (0–2)Cole Tryba (4)79732–16--
May 9
6:30 p.m.
vs Michigan StateNo. 25BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaL 0–5Joseph Dzierwa (8–2)Caden Hunter (6–4)None78932–1716–9
May 10
2:00 p.m.
vs Michigan StateNo. 25BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaL 5–15(8)Tate Farquhar (3–2)Caden Aoki (5–3)None50332–1816–10
May 11
1:00 p.m.
vs Michigan StateNo. 25BTN+OC Great Park baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 10–3Mason Edwards (2–0)Nolan Higgins (3–6)None70333–1817–10
May 15
6:00 p.m.
at WashingtonBTN+Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington33-1917-11
May 16
6:00 p.m.
at WashingtonBTN+Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington33-2017-12
May 17
1:00 p.m.
at WashingtonBTN+Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington34-2018-12
Postseason (3-2)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
May 22
11:03 a.m.
vs (9) Penn State
(Pool D, Game 1)
(4)BTNCharles Schwab Field • Omaha, NebraskaL 1-2Loosli Dimond (5-1)Andrew Johnson (3-1)Chase Renner (1)1,90934-210-1
May 23
8:00 a.m.
vs (12) Washington
(Pool D, Game 2)
(4)BTNCharles Schwab Field • Omaha, NebraskaW 6-5Ethan Hedges (2-1)J Emanuel (2-2)--35-211-1
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
May 30
12:00 p.m.
(2) No. 24 TCU
(Upper Bracket Regional)
(3)ESPNUGoss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OregonW 13-1Caden Aoki (6-4)Tommy LaPour (8-3)—4,06436-211-0
May 31
6:00 p.m.
(4) Saint Mary's (CA)
(Upper Winner Bracket)
(3)ESPN+Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OregonW 6-4Mason Edwards (3-0)John Damozonio (4-3)Caden Hunter (1)4,15237-212-0
June 1
7:40 p.m.
(1) No. 8 Oregon State
(Upper Regional Finals)
(3)ESPN2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OregonL 1-14Kellan Oakes (3-0)Andrew Johnson (3-2)Zach Kmatz (1)4,34737-222-1
June 2
3:00 p.m.
(1) No.8 Oregon State
(Upper Bracket Game 7)
(3)ESPNUGoss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OregonL 0-9James DeCremer (3-0)Caden Hunter (6-6)—4,38337-232-2
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 10 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
  = Win,   = Loss,   = Canceled/Postponed
Bold = USC Trojans team member
* = Non-Conference Game
Schedule Source:[4]


Postseason

Big Ten Tournament (Pool D)

Pool D USC WASH PSU
4 USC 1–0 0–1
5 Washington 0–1 0–1
9 Penn State 1–0 1–0
Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification
1 (9) Penn State 2 2 0 7 4 +3 1.000 Advanced to Semifinals
2 (4) USC 2 1 1 7 7 0 .500 Eliminated
3 (5) Washington 2 0 2 8 11 −3 .000
Source:

NCAA Tournament

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
June 7–9
               
1 Oregon State 4
4 Saint Mary's (CA) 6
4 Saint Mary's (CA) 4
3 USC 6
3 USC 13
2 TCU 1
3 USC 1 0
Corvallis Regional – Goss Stadium
1 Oregon State 14 9
1 Oregon State 7
4 TCU 2
1 Oregon State 20
4 Saint Mary's (CA) 3
8 Oregon State 5 1 14
9 Florida State 410 3 10
1 Florida State 6
4 Bethune–Cookman 2
1 Florida State 10
3 Mississippi State 3
3 Mississippi State 11
2 Northeastern 2
1 Florida State 5 –
Tallahassee Regional – Dick Howser Stadium
3 Mississippi State 2 –
4 Bethune–Cookman 3
2 Northeastern 4
2 Northeastern 2
3 Mississippi State 3

Corvallis Regional

Corvallis Regional Teams
No. 8 (1) Oregon State Beavers (2) TCU Horned Frogs (3) USC Trojans (4) Saint Mary's Gaels
  • ◆ Ranking based on NCAA tournament seeding
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Oregon State4
4Saint Mary's (CA)6
4Saint Mary's (CA)4
3USC6
2TCU1
3USC13
3USC10
1Oregon State149
Lower round 1Lower final
1Oregon State20
1Oregon State74Saint Mary's (CA)3
3TCU2

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[5]RVRV*—RV————RV———RVRV—RVRV
Baseball America[6]—————————
NCBWA†[7]—RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[8]————————————25————
Perfect Game—————————————————

† 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ "USC Ballpark being renovated". usctrojans.com. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "2025 Baseball Roster". USC Trojans. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2025 Baseball Schedule". USC Trojans. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
  6. ↑ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. May 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
  8. ↑ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.