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
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Oregon ‍†‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 42 – 16 – 0   .724
No. 13 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 48 – 16 – 0   .750
Iowa ‍‍‍ 21 – 9 – 0   .700 33 – 22 – 1   .598
 ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 37 – 23 – 0   .617
Washington  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 29 – 28 – 0   .509
Indiana ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 32 – 24 – 0   .571
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 33 – 23 – 0   .589
Nebraska ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 15 – 0   .500 33 – 29 – 0   .532
Penn State ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 33 – 23 – 0   .589
Rutgers ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 29 – 28 – 0   .509
Illinois ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 28 – 27 – 0   .509
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 25 – 27 – 0   .481
Maryland ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 27 – 29 – 0   .482
Purdue ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 31 – 23 – 0   .574
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 25 – 0   .167 13 – 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

See also: 2024 USC Trojans baseball team

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.

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
LF
CF
SS
DH
1B
RF
3B
C
2B
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday 22 Caden Hunter Junior
Saturday 12 Caden Aoki Senior
Sunday 37 Jackson Baker Sophomore

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		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
February 14
6:30 p.m.		 vs George Washington* BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 15-2 Andrew Johnson (1-0) Michael Foltz Jr. (0-1) None 1,086 1-0 --
February 15
2:00 p.m.		 vs George Washington* BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 9-8 Mason Edwards (1-0) Teddy Brennan (0-1) Ethan Hedges (1) 1,053 2-0 --
February 16
1:00 p.m.		 vs George Washington* BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 7-5 Garren Rizzo (1-0) Wywoda Declan (0-1) Ethan Hedges (2) 1,018 3-0 --
February 18
6:00 p.m.		 at UC Irvine* ESPN+ Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, California W 5-2 Grant Govel (1-0) Ryder Brooks (0-1) None 1,239 4-0 --
February 19
6:00 p.m.		 vs Cal State Bakersfield* BTN+ Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 7-0 Garren Rizzo (2-0) Jacob Gutierrez (0-1) None 489 5-0 --
February 21
4:30 p.m.		 at Rice* ESPN+ Reckling Park • Houston, Texas W 7-5(11) Garren Rizzo (3-0) Gallant Reed (0-1) Dylan Osborne (1) 1,801 6-0 --
February 22
12:00 p.m.		 at Rice* ESPN+ Reckling Park • Houston, Texas Canceled (Inclement Weather) --
February 23
11:00 a.m.		 at Rice* ESPN+ Reckling Park • Houston, Texas L 3–4 Garrett Stratton (1-0) Brodie Purcell (0-1) None 1,585 6–1 --
February 25
6:00 p.m.		 at Cal State Fullerton* ESPN+ Goodwin Field • Fullerton, California W 5-3 Garren Rizzo (4-0) Dylan Smith (0-1) Ethan Hedges (3) 1,556 7-1 --
Southern California College Baseball Classic
February 28
6:00 p.m.		 vs UConn* BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 8-5 Caden Hunter (2-0) Caden Suchy (0-1) Grant Govel (1) 879 8-1 --
March (8–9)
(Home; 2–3; Away: 4–5; Neutral: 2–1)
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
March 1
2:00 p.m.		 vs No. 14 Vanderbilt* BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 3-1 Caden Aoki (1-0) Ethan McElvain (0-2) Ethan Hedges (4) 3,518 9-1 --
March 2
2:00 p.m.		 at UCLA* BTN+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 1-5 Michael Barnett (3-0) Michael Ebner (0-1) None 1,597 9-2 --
March 4
6:00 p.m.		 vs No. 16 UC Santa Barbara* BTN+ Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 1–8 Nathan Aceves (1–0) Jackson Baker (0–1) None 291 9–3 --
March 7
6:30 p.m.		 vs No. 10 Oregon BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California L 2–7 Grayson Grinsell (2–1) Caden Hunter (2–1) Jason Reitz (1) 2,319 9–4 0–1
March 8
2:00 p.m.		 vs No. 10 Oregon BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California L 6–8 Santiago Garcia (1–0) Caden Aoki (1–1) Cole Stokes (1) 1,108 9–5 0–2
March 9
1:00 p.m.		 vs No. 10 Oregon BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California L 3–5 Michael Meckna (3–0) Grant Govel (1–1) Ryan Featherson (1) 2,987 9–6 0–3
March 11
6:00 p.m.		 at Cal State Fullerton* ESPN+ Goodwin Field • Fullerton, California L 6–11 Gavin Meyer (1–0) Tee Southisene (0–1) None 688 9–7 --
March 14
1:00 p.m.		 at Michigan BTN+ Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan W 7–4 Caden Hunter (3–1) David Lally Jr. (1–1) Ethan Hedges (5) 1,172 10–7 1–3
March 15
9:00 a.m.		 at Michigan BTN+ Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan W 4–3 Caden Aoki (2–1) Will Rogers (0–1) Mason Edwards (1) 858 11–7 2–3
March 16
9:00 a.m.		 at Michigan BTN+ Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan L 0–11(7) Kurt Barr (1–2) Grant Govel (1–2) None 805 11–8 2–4
March 18
6:30 p.m.		 at Arizona State* ESPN+ Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Tempe, Arizona W 6–3 Sax Matson (1–0) Josh Butler (1–1) Ethan Hedges (6) 4,562 12–8 --
March 21
6:30 p.m.		 vs Nebraska FS1 OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 5–3 Caden Hunter (4–1) Will Walsh (2–4) Mason Edwards (2) 1,081 13–8 3–4
March 22
2:00 p.m.		 vs Nebraska BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California L 5–6 Luke Broderick (1–0) Ethan Hedges (0–1) None 1,209 13–9 3–5
March 23
12:00 p.m.		 vs Nebraska BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 7–1 Grant Govel (2–2) Jackson Brockett (0–2) None 1,304 14–9 4–5
March 25
6:00 p.m.		 vs No. 19 UC Irvine* BTN+ Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 9–12 Ryan Kysar (1–1) Dylan Osborne (0–1) David Butler (1) 422 14–10 --
March 28
11:00 a.m.		 at Indiana BTN+ Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana W 10–5 Caden Hunter (5–1) Gavin Seebold (1–3) Brodie Purcell (1) 1,217 15–10 5–5
March 28
3:00 p.m.		 at Indiana BTN+ Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana L 6–13 Cole Gilley (5–1) Caden Aoki (2–2) None 1,876 15–11 5–6
March 29
9:00 a.m.		 at Indiana BTN+ Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana W 13–12 Jackson Baker (1–1) Trey Telfer (0–1) Ethan Hedges (7) 1,987 16–11 6–6
April (14–3)
(Home; 7–2; Away: 7–1)
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
April 1
6:00 p.m.		 vs San Diego State* BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 9–6 Jude Favela (1–0) Thomas Young (0–2) Brodie Purcell (2) 298 17–11 --
April 4
6:30 p.m.		 vs Ohio State BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 5–3 Caden Hunter (6–1) Drew Erdmann (0–3) Brodie Purcell (3) 897 18–11 7–6
April 5
2:00 p.m.		 vs Ohio State BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 12–9 Jude Favela (2–0) Blaine Wynk (1–2) Ethan Hedges (8) 1,114 19–11 8–6
April 6
1:00 p.m.		 vs Ohio State BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 10–9 Andrew Harbour (1–0) Gavin Kuzniewski (3–2) None 1,124 20–11 9–6
April 8
6:00 p.m.		 at Loyola Marymount*
(This is a LMU Home Game)		 ESPN+ Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 14-6 Sax Matson (2-0) Jacob Hughes (0-3) Brodie Purcell (1) 467 21-11 --
April 11
2:30 p.m.		 at Penn State BTN+ Medlar Field at Lubrano Park • University Park, Pennsylvania L 1-3 Dimond Loosli (4-0) Brodie Purcell (0-2) None 548 21-12 9-7
April 12
2:30 p.m.		 at Penn State BTN+ Medlar Field at Lubrano Park • University Park, Pennsylvania W 6-3 Caden Aoki (3-2) Mason Horwat (4-3) Andrew Johnson (1) 1,845 22-12 10-7
April 13
10:00 a.m.		 at Penn State BTN+ Medlar Field at Lubrano Park • University Park, Pennsylvania W 11-6 Brodie Purcell (1-2) Logan Olson (0-2) None 922 23-12 11-7
April 15
6:00 p.m.		 vs Hawaii* BTN+ Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 4-5 Freddy Rodriguez (4-0) Sax matson (2-1) Ethan Thomas (1) 498 23-13 --
April 17
6:30 p.m.		 vs Gonzaga* BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California L 6-9 Finbar O'brien (4-0) Caden Hunter (6-2) Erik Hoffberg (1) 680 23-14 --
April 18
6:30 p.m.		 vs Gonzaga* BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 9-5 Andrew Johnson (1-0) Michael Cunnelly (1-1) None 1,027 24-14 --
April 19
1:00 p.m.		 vs Gonzaga* BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 11-1(8) Brodie Purcell (2-2) Justin Feld (3-5) None 1,211 25-14 --
April 22
6:00 p.m.		 at Long Beach State* ESPN+ Blair Field • Long Beach, California W 12-2 Grant Govel (3-2) Cristien Banda (0-1) None 2,383 26-14 --
April 25
4:00 p.m.		 at Minnesota BTN+ Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota W 16-6 Andrew Johnson (2-0) Joe Sperry (4-1) None 846 27-14 12-7
April 26
4:00 p.m.		 at Minnesota BTN+ Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota W 6-1 Caden Aoki (4-2) Kyle Remington (1-6) None 958 28-14 13-7
April 27
11:00 p.m.		 at Minnesota BTN+ Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota W 3-2 Brodie Purcell (3-2) Eli Sundquist (2-1) None 714 29-14 14-7
April 29
6:00 p.m.		 at Cal State Northridge* ESPN+ Hiegert Field • Northridge, California W 8-0 Jackson Baker (2-1) Hayden Hall (0-4) None 472 30-14 --
May (4–5)
(Home; 3–2; Away: 1–3)
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
May 2
6:30 p.m.		 vs No. 14 UCLA BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California L 6–7 Wylan Moss (2–1) Caden Hunter (6–3) Easton Hawk (2) 1,649 30–15 14–8
May 3
2:00 p.m.		 vs No. 14 UCLA BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 7–5 Caden Aoki (5–2) Michael Barnett (8–1) Ethan Hedges (9) 1,588 31–15 15–8
May 4
1:00 p.m.		 vs No. 14 UCLA BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 11–5 Andrew Johnson (3–0) Chris Grothues (1–1) None 2,873 32–15 16–8
May 6
4:30 p.m.		 at UC Santa Barbara* No. 25 ESPN+ Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, California L 2–3 Reed Moring (2–1) Dylan Osborne (0–2) Cole Tryba (4) 797 32–16 --
May 9
6:30 p.m.		 vs Michigan State No. 25 BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California L 0–5 Joseph Dzierwa (8–2) Caden Hunter (6–4) None 789 32–17 16–9
May 10
2:00 p.m.		 vs Michigan State No. 25 BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California L 5–15(8) Tate Farquhar (3–2) Caden Aoki (5–3) None 503 32–18 16–10
May 11
1:00 p.m.		 vs Michigan State No. 25 BTN+ OC Great Park baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 10–3 Mason Edwards (2–0) Nolan Higgins (3–6) None 703 33–18 17–10
May 15
6:00 p.m.		 at Washington BTN+ Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington 33-19 17-11
May 16
6:00 p.m.		 at Washington BTN+ Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington 33-20 17-12
May 17
1:00 p.m.		 at Washington BTN+ Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington 34-20 18-12
Postseason (3-2)
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 22
11:03 a.m.		 vs (9) Penn State
(Pool D, Game 1)		 (4) BTN Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, Nebraska L 1-2 Loosli Dimond (5-1) Andrew Johnson (3-1) Chase Renner (1) 1,909 34-21 0-1
May 23
8:00 a.m.		 vs (12) Washington
(Pool D, Game 2)		 (4) BTN Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, Nebraska W 6-5 Ethan Hedges (2-1) J Emanuel (2-2) - - 35-21 1-1
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
May 30
12:00 p.m.		 (2) No. 24 TCU
(Upper Bracket Regional)		 (3) ESPNU Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 13-1 Caden Aoki (6-4) Tommy LaPour (8-3) — 4,064 36-21 1-0
May 31
6:00 p.m.		 (4) Saint Mary's (CA)
(Upper Winner Bracket)		 (3) ESPN+ Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 6-4 Mason Edwards (3-0) John Damozonio (4-3) Caden Hunter (1) 4,152 37-21 2-0
June 1
7:40 p.m.		 (1) No. 8 Oregon State
(Upper Regional Finals)		 (3) ESPN2 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 1-14 Kellan Oakes (3-0) Andrew Johnson (3-2) Zach Kmatz (1) 4,347 37-22 2-1
June 2
3:00 p.m.		 (1) No.8 Oregon State
(Upper Bracket Game 7)		 (3) ESPNU Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 0-9 James DeCremer (3-0) Caden Hunter (6-6) — 4,383 37-23 2-2
"#" 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)

Main article: 2025 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament
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: [1]

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
June 7–9
               
1 Oregon State 8:00 p.m.
4 Saint Mary's (CA) ESPN+
1 or 4 Oregon State or Saint Mary's (CA) 9:00 p.m.
3 USC ESPN+
3 USC 13
2 TCU 1
     
Corvallis Regional – Goss Stadium
     
1 or 4 Oregon State or Saint Mary's (CA)
4 TCU
   
   
       
       
1 Florida State 3:00 p.m.
4 Bethune–Cookman ACCN
   
   
3 Mississippi State 7:30 p.m.
2 Northeastern ESPN+
     
Tallahassee Regional – Dick Howser Stadium
     
   
   
   
   

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 State
4Saint Mary's
1 or 4Oregon State or Saint Mary's (CA)
3USC
2TCU1
3USC13
Lower round 1Lower final
1 or 4Oregon State or Saint Mary's (CA)
3TCU

Rankings

See also: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[5]RVRV*—-—RVRV—RV
Baseball America[6]—-—-—-—————
NCBWA†[7]—-RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[8]—-—-—-—25———
Perfect Game—-—-—-—————

† 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

  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. ^ a b "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.
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