# 2025 USC Trojans baseball team

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.

## Personnel
### Starters

Opening Night Lineup :
* Pos.
* 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 (9–6) :
Regular season (9–6) :
February (8–1) (Home; 5–0; Away: 3–1)
Date TimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
February 14th 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 15th 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)1,0532-0--
February 16th 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 18th 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 19th 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 21st 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 22nd 12:00 p.m.at Rice*ESPN+Reckling Park • Houston, TexasCanceled (Inclement Weather)--
February 23rd 11:00 a.m.at Rice*ESPN+Reckling Park • Houston, TexasL 3–4 Garrett Stratton (1-0)Brodie Purcell (0-1)None1,5856–1--
February 25th 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 28th 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 (1–4) (Home; 1–3; Away: 0–1)
Date TimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
March 1st 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 2nd 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 4th 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 7th 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 8th 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 9th 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 11th 6:00 p.m.at Cal State Fullerton*ESPN+Goodwin Field • Fullerton, California----
March 14th 1:00 p.m.at MichiganTBDRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan----
March 15th 11:00 a.m.at MichiganTBDRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan----
March 16th 10:00 a.m.at MichiganTBDRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan----
March 18th 6:30 p.m.at Arizona State*ESPN+Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Tempe, Arizona----
March 21st 6:30 p.m.vs NebraskaFS1OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
March 22nd 2:00 p.m.vs NebraskaBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
March 23rd 1:00 p.m.vs NebraskaBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
March 25th 6:00 p.m.vs UC Irvine*BTN+Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
March 28th 3:00 p.m.at IndianaBTN+Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana----
March 29th 11:00 a.m.at IndianaBTN+Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana----
March 30th 9:00 a.m.at IndianaBTN+Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana---- :
April (0-0) (Home; 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Date TimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
April 1st 6:00 p.m.vs San Diego State*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
April 4th 6:30 p.m.vs Ohio StateBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
April 5th 2:00 p.m.vs Ohio StateBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
April 6th 1:00 p.m.vs Ohio StateBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
April 8th 6:00 p.m.at Loyola Marymount* (This is a LMU Home Game)TBDPage Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 11th 2:30 p.m.at Penn StateBTN+Medlar Field at Lubrano Park • University Park, Pennsylvania----
April 12th 2:30 p.m.at Penn StateBTN+Medlar Field at Lubrano Park • University Park, Pennsylvania----
April 13th 10:00 a.m.at Penn StateBTN+Medlar Field at Lubrano Park • University Park, Pennsylvania----
April 15th 6:00 p.m.vs Hawaii*BTN+Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 17th 6:30 p.m.vs Gonzaga*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
April 18th 6:30 p.m.vs Gonzaga*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
April 19th 1:00 p.m.vs Gonzaga*BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
April 22nd 6:00 p.m.at Long Beach State*ESPN+Blair Field • Long Beach, California----
April 25th 4:00 p.m.at MinnesotaTBDSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota----
April 26th 4:00 p.m.at MinnesotaTBDSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota----
April 27th 11:00 p.m.at MinnesotaTBDSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota----
April 29th 6:00 p.m.at Cal State Northridge*TBDMatador Field • Northridge, California---- :
May (0-0) (Home; 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Date TimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
May 2nd 6:30 p.m.vs UCLABTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
May 3rd 2:00 p.m.vs UCLABTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
May 4th 1:00 p.m.vs UCLABTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
May 6th 4:30 p.m.at UC Santa Barbara*TBDCaesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, California----
May 9th 6:30 p.m.vs Michigan StateBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
May 10th 2:00 p.m.vs Michigan StateBTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
May 11th 1:00 p.m.vs Michigan StateBTN+OC Great Park baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
May 13th 6:00 p.m.vs Cal State Northridge*BTN+Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
May 15th 7:00 p.m.at WashingtonTBDHusky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington----
May 16th 7:00 p.m.at WashingtonTBDHusky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington----
May 17th 1:00 p.m.at WashingtonTBDHusky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington---- :
Postseason (0-0) :
Big Ten Tournament (0-0)
Date TimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
May 20th - May 25th TBD p.m.vs TBDTBDCharles Schwab Field • Omaha, Nebraska---- :
NCAA tournament (0-0)
Date TimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
May 30th - June 23rd TBDvs TBDTBDTBD • TBD---- :
"#" 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: :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | —- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | —- | —- | —- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | —- | —- | —- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | —- | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | —- | —- | —- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † 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.