# 2024 USC Trojans baseball team

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. 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.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Johnny Olmstead | INF | 19th | 563 | Miami Marlins |

## Roster
### Opening Day

Opening Day Starters :
| 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) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 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) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 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 | -- | Phoneix 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. :

## 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 | Eliminated |
| 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 |
| May 21 2:30 p.m. Game 2 | LP: Micah Ashman (1-4) | | WP: Xavier Martinez (4-0) Sv: Josh Blum (8) | Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ Attendance: 1,738 Umpires: HP: Nate White 1B: Steve Mattingly 2B: Mike Lusky 3B: Joe Burleson |
| May 21 2:30 p.m. Game 2 | HR: K. Carpenter (7) | | HR: Carson Wells (4) | Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ Attendance: 1,738 Umpires: HP: Nate White 1B: Steve Mattingly 2B: Mike Lusky 3B: Joe Burleson |
| 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 |
| May 23 2:30 p.m. Game 8 | WP: William Watson (5-2) Sv: Josh Blum (9) | | LP: RJ Gordon (7-5) | Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ Umpires: HP: Ramon Armendariz 1B: Darren Hyman 2B: Mike Fichter 3B: Pat Riley |
| May 23 2:30 p.m. Game 8 | HR: Ryan Jackson (4) | | HR: None | Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ Umpires: HP: Ramon Armendariz 1B: Darren Hyman 2B: Mike Fichter 3B: Pat Riley |

## Finals

| Semifinals May 24 | Semifinals May 24 | Semifinals May 24 | Final May 25 | Final May 25 | Final May 25 |
| 4 | USC' | 7 | | | |
| 6 | California | 4 | | | |
| 6 | California | 4 | 4 | USC | 3 |
| | | | 1 | Arizona | 4 |
| 1 | Arizona | 6 | 1 | Arizona | 4 |
| 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 |
| May 24 2:30 p.m. Game 1 | LP: Trey Newmann (4–6) | | WP: Mason Edwards (1–3) Sv: Josh Blum (10) | Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ Umpires: HP: Bill Van Raaphorst 1B: Mike Fichter 2B: Steve Mattingly 3B: Scott Letendre |
| May 24 2:30 p.m. Game 1 | HR: Caleb Lomavita | | HR: Brayden Dowd | Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ Umpires: HP: Bill Van Raaphorst 1B: Mike Fichter 2B: Steve Mattingly 3B: Scott Letendre |

## 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 |
| May 25 7:00 p.m. Game 11 | LP: Josh Blum (2–1) | | WP: Anthony Susac (2–2) | Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ Attendance: 3,813 Umpires: HP: Darren Hyman 1B: Kellen Levy 2B: Joe Burleson 3B: Bill Van Raaphorst |

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
| | 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' | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† 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.