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.
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]
| 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
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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
| 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
| 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. [6] |
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 |
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 | |
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| 4 | USC' | 7 | | |
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| 6 | California | 4 | |
| | 4 | USC | 3 | |
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| | | 1 | Arizona | 4 | |
| 1 | Arizona | 6 | |
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| 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
† 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.
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National championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics |
