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. 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.
Austin Overn OF 3rd 97 Baltimore Orioles Will Watson P 7th 203 New York Mets Josh Blum P 16th 473 New York Mets Ryan Jackson SS 17th 510 San Diego Padres Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek SS 20th 607 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster 2025 USC Trojans roster 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 - FreshmanCatchers 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 - 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 - FreshmanTwo 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 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 LineupPos. No.Player. Year LF 8 Kevin Takeuchi Sophomore CF 16 Brayden Dowd Sophomore SS 27 Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek Junior DH 5 Adrian Lopez Sophomore 1B 6 Dean Carpenter Sophomore RF 18 Kade Higgins Graduate 3B 15 Ethan Hedges Junior C 32 Richard Tejeda Junior 2B 7 Abbrie Covarrubias Sophomore
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
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|- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 146:30 p.m. || vs * || || 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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 152:00 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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 161:00 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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 186:00 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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 196:00 p.m. || vs * || || BTN+ || Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 7-0 || Garren Rizzo (2-0) || Jacob Gutierrez (0-1) || None || 489 || 5-0 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 214:30 p.m. || at * || || ESPN+ || Reckling Park • Houston, Texas || W 7-5(11) || Garren Rizzo (3-0) || Gallant Reed (0-1) || Dylan Osborne (1) || 1,801 || 6-0 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=bbbbbb | February 2212:00 p.m. || at Rice* || || ESPN+ || Reckling Park • Houston, Texas ||colspan="6"| Canceled (Inclement Weather) || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | February 2311:00 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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 256:00 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 || -- |- ! colspan=12 style="" | Southern California College Baseball Classic |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 286:00 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 || --
|- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 12:00 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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | March 22:00 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 || -- |- ! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;background:2D68C4; color:gold" | |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | March 46:00 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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | March 76:30 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | March 82:00 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | March 91:00 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | March 116:00 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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 141:00 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 159:00 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | March 169:00 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 186:30 p.m. || at * || || ESPN+ || Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Tempe, Arizona || W 6–3 || Sax Matson (1–0) || Josh Butler (1–1) || Ethan Hedges (6) || 4,562 || 12–8 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 216:30 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | March 222:00 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 2312:00 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | March 256:00 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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 2811:00 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | March 283:00 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 299:00 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
|- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | April 16:00 p.m. || vs * || || 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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | April 46:30 p.m. || vs || || 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | April 52:00 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | April 61:00 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | April 86:00 p.m. || at *(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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | April 112:30 p.m. || at || || 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | April 122:30 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | April 1310:00 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 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | April 156:00 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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | April 176:30 p.m. || vs * || || 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 || -- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc