# 2022 USC Trojans baseball team

The 2022 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games for the 48th season at Dedeaux Field. The team was coached by Jason Gill in his 3rd season at USC.
The Trojans finished the season 25-28 with an 8-22 record in conference play, one of the worst seasons in Trojan baseball history. They finished last in the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Trojans ended the 2021 season with a record of 13–17 in conference play and with a 25-26 overall record good for T-8th best with Washington State Cougars in the Pac-12.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | USC win |
| | USC loss |
| | Postponement |
| | Canceled |
| Bold | USC team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
| ^ | Conference game |
| † | Make-Up Game |
2022 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season: 18-15 (Home: 0–0 (Conference: 0-0, Non-Conference: 0-0); Away: 0–0 (Conference: 0-0, Non Conference: 0-0)) :
February: 5-2 (Home: 5-2) :
| Game # | Date Time (PT) | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Pac-12 | Sources |
| 1 | February 18 6:00 P.M. | vs Santa Clara* | - | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 2-0 | Isaac Esqueda (1-0) | Cole Kitchen (0-1) | Carson Lambert (1) | 1,374 | 1-0 0-0 | W1 |
| 2 | February 19 2:00 P.M. | vs Santa Clara* | | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 7-5 | Matt Keating (1-0) | Drake Davis (0-1) | None | 873 | 2-0 0-0 | W2 |
| 3 | February 20 1:00 P.M. | vs Santa Clara* | | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 7-9 | Jared Feikes (1-0) | Garrett Clarke (0-1) | Ethan Heinrich (1) | 744 | 2-1 0-0 | L1 |
| 4 | February 22 6:00 P.M. | vs UC San Diego* | | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 2-6 | Nolan McCracken (1-0) | Toby Spach (0-1) | None | 358 | 2-2 0-0 | L2 |
| 5 | February 25 6:00 P.M. | vs Omaha* | | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 4-3 (12) | Charlie Hurley (1-0) | Joey Machado (0-1) | None | 457 | 3-2 0-0 | W1 |
| 6 | February 26 2:00 P.M. | vs Omaha* | | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 5-2 | Tyler Stromsborg (1-0) | Charlie Bell (0-1) | Garrett Clarke (1) | 511 | 4-2 0-0 | W2 |
| 7 | February 27 1:00 P.M. | vs Omaha* | | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 7-4 | Kyle Wisch (1-0) | Howe Tanner (0-1) | Matt Keating (1) | 468 | 5-2 0-0 | W3 |
March: 9-6 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) :
| Game # | Date Time (PT) | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Pac-12 | Sources |
| 8 | March 1 6:00 P.M. | at Loyola Marymount* | | George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 8-2 | Toby Spach (1-1) | Quinn Lavelle (0-2) | None | 380 | 6-2 0-0 | W4 |
| 9 | March 4 6:00 P.M. | vs Wagner* | | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 11-3 | Jaden Agassi (1-0) | Frankie Wright (0-3) | None | 611 | 7-2 0-0 | W5 |
| 10 | March 5 2:00 P.M. | vs Wagner* | | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 15-4 | Carson Lambert (1-0) | Ruben Del Castillo (1-1) | None | 548 | 8-2 0-0 | W6 |
| 11 | March 6 1:00 P.M. | vs Wagner* | | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 6-2 | Charlie Hurley (2-0) | Connor Hayden (0-2) | None | 445 | 9-2 0-0 | W7 |
| 12 | March 11 5:00 P.M. | at UCLA^ Rivalry | | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 7-4 | Carson Lambert (2-0) | Jake Brooks (2-2) | Nate Clow (1) | 857 | 10-2 1-0 | W8 |
| 13 | March 12 5:00 P.M. | at UCLA^ Rivalry | | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 2-11 | Max Rajcic (2-1) | Tyler Stromsborg (1-1) | None | 1,655 | 10-3 1-1 | L1 |
| 14 | March 13 3:00 P.M. | at UCLA^ Rivalry | | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 6-3 | Charlie Hurley (3-0) | Kelly Austin (1-1) | Matt Keating (2) | 1,692 | 11-3 2-1 | W1 |
| 15 | March 15 6:00 P.M. | vs UConn* | No. 25 | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 7-1 | Ian Cooke (3-0) | Ethan Hoopingarner (0-1) | None | 311 | 11-4 –2-1 | L1 |
| 16 | March 18 6:00 P.M. | vs California^ | No. 25 | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 6-2 | Jaden Agassi (2-0) | Josh White (0-1) | None | 409 | 12-4 3-1 | W1 |
| 17 | March 19 2:00 P.M. | vs California^ | No. 25 | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 9-5 | Nick Proctor (2-1) | Nate Clow (0-1) | None | 573 | 12-5 3-2 | L1 |
| 18 | March 20 1:00 P.M. | vs California^ | No. 25 | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 3-2 | Ian May (1-0) | Charlie Hurley (3-1) | Nick Proctor (1) | 1,281 | 12-6 3-3 | L2 |
| 19 | March 22 6:00 P.M. | vs Cal State Fullerton* | | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | 11-10 | Matt Keating (2-0) | Michael Weisberg (1-1) | None | 587 | 13-6 3-3 | W1 |
| 20 | March 25 4:00 P.M. | at Oregon^ | | PK Park Eugene, OR | 9-7 | RJ Gordon (1-0) | Jaden Agassi (2-1) | Kolby Somers (3) | 1,289 | 13-7 3-4 | L1 |
| 21 | March 26 2:00 P.M. | at Oregon^ | | PK Park Eugene, OR | 6-5 | Carson Lambert (3-0) | Matt Dallas (1-1) | Matt Keating (3) | 1,640 | 14-7 4-4 | W1 |
| 22 | March 27 12:00 P.M. | at Oregon^ | | PK Park Eugene, OR | 7-6 | Dylan Sabia (1-0) | Carson Lambert (3-1) | Kolby Somers (4) | 1,277 | 14-8 4-5 | L1 |
| - | March 30 6:00 P.M. | vs Seattle* | | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | The Game between the Seattle Redhawks vs USC Trojans was cancelled due to COVID-19 within the Redhawks program' | The Game between the Seattle Redhawks vs USC Trojans was cancelled due to COVID-19 within the Redhawks program' | The Game between the Seattle Redhawks vs USC Trojans was cancelled due to COVID-19 within the Redhawks program' | The Game between the Seattle Redhawks vs USC Trojans was cancelled due to COVID-19 within the Redhawks program' | The Game between the Seattle Redhawks vs USC Trojans was cancelled due to COVID-19 within the Redhawks program' | The Game between the Seattle Redhawks vs USC Trojans was cancelled due to COVID-19 within the Redhawks program' | The Game between the Seattle Redhawks vs USC Trojans was cancelled due to COVID-19 within the Redhawks program' |
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) :
| Game # | Date Time (PT) | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Save | Overall Pac-12 |
| 23 | April 1 6:00 P.M. | vs San Jose State* | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | — | – – |
| 24 | April 2 2:00 P.M. | vs San Jose State* | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | — | – – |
| 25 | April 3 1:00 P.M. | vs San Jose State* | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | — | – – |
| 26 | April 4 6:00 P.M. | Hawaii* | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | — | – – |
| 27 | April 8 6:00 P.M. | vs Oregon State^ | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | — | – – |
| 28 | April 9 2:00 P.M. | vs Oregon State^ | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | — | – – |
| 29 | April 10 1:00 P.M. | vs Oregon State^ | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | — | – – |
| 30 | April 12 3:00 P.M. | at CSUN Matadors | Matador Field Northridge CA | – | — | – – |
| 31 | April 14 TBD P.M. | at Arizona State^ | Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ | – | — | – – |
| 32 | April 15 TBD P.M. | at Arizona State^ | Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ | – | — | – – |
| 33 | April 16 TBD P.M. | at Arizona State^ | Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ | – | — | – – |
| 34 | April 19 TBD P.M. | at Cal State Fullerton* | Goodwin Field Fullerton, CA | – | — | – – |
| 35 | April 22 6:00 P.M. | vs Utah^ | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | — | – – |
| 36 | April 23 5:00 P.M. | vs Utah^ | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | — | – – |
| 37 | April 24 1:00 P.M. | vs Utah^ | Dedaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | — | – – |
| 38 | April 26 6:00 P.M. | vs UC Santa Barbara* | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | — | – – |
| 39 | April 29 6:00 P.M. | at Washington State^ | Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, WA | – | — | – – |
| 40 | April 30 6:00 P.M. | at Washington State^ | Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, WA | – | — | – – |
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) :
| Game # | Date Time (PT) | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Pac-12 |
| 41 | May 1 12:00 P.M. | at Washington State^ | Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, WA | – | | | — | | – – |
| 42 | May 3 6:00 P.M. | vs CSUN Matadors* | Dedeadux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | | | — | | – – |
| 43 | May 6 7:00 P.M. | vs Arizona^ | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | | | — | | – – |
| 44 | May 7 2:00 P.M. | vs Arizona^ | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | | | — | | – – |
| 45 | May 8 2:00 P.M. | vs Arizona^ | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | | | — | | – – |
| 46 | May 11 TBD P.M. | at Long Beach State* | Blair Field Los Angeles, CA | – | | | — | | – – |
| 47 | May 13 7:00 P.M. | vs Washington^ | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | | | — | | – – |
| 48 | May 14 1:00 P.M. | vs Washington^ | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | | | — | | – – |
| 49 | May 15 12:00 P.M. | vs Washington^ | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | – | | | — | | – – |
| 50 | May 17 TBD P.M. | at UC Santa Barbara* | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, CA | – | | | — | | – – |
| 51 | May 19 6:00 P.M. | at Stanford^ | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, CA | 1–7 | Williams (8-1) | Agassi (3-2) | — | 1598 | 25–26 8–20 |
| 52 | May 20 7:00 P.M. | at Stanford^ | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, CA | – | | | — | | – – |
| 53 | May 21 12:00 P.M. | at Stanford^ | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, CA | – | | | — | | – – |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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.