2023 USC Trojans baseball team

2023 USC Trojans baseball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	34–22–1 (17–13 Pac-12)
Head coach	Andy Stankiewicz (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Andy Jenkins (1st season) Seth Etherton (1st season) Travis Jewett (1st season)
Home stadium	Dedeaux Field (Compacity: 2,500)
Seasons ←  2022 2024  →

2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 4 Stanford  ‍†‍‍y	23	–	7	–	0		.767			38	–	16	–	0		.704
No. 23 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			39	–	18	–	0		.684
Washington  ‍‍‍y	17	–	12	–	0		.586			35	–	18	–	0		.660
USC  ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			34	–	23	–	1		.595
Arizona State  ‍‍‍	16	–	13	–	0		.552			32	–	23	–	0		.582
No. 12 Oregon  ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			38	–	20	–	0		.655
UCLA  ‍‍‍	12	–	16	–	1		.431			28	–	24	–	1		.538
Arizona  ‍‍‍y	12	–	18	–	0		.400			33	–	24	–	0		.579
California  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			24	–	28	–	0		.462
Washington State  ‍‍‍	10	–	19	–	0		.345			29	–	23	–	0		.558
Utah  ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1		.317			22	–	32	–	1		.409
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of May 30, 2023 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games for the 49th season at Dedeaux Field. The team was coached by Andy Stankiewicz in his 1st season at USC.

Previous season

See also: 2022 USC Trojans baseball team

The Trojans ended the 2022 season with a record of 8–22 in conference play and 25–28 overall record good for last place in the Pac-12. That season is one of the worst seasons in Trojan baseball history.

2022 MLB draft

The Trojans had four players drafted in the 2022 MLB draft. ^[2]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB team
D'Andre Smith	2B	5th	149	New York Mets
Matt Keating	P	9th	280	New York Yankees
Rhylan Thomas	OF	11th	337	New York Mets
Tyresse Turner	SS	13th	391	Cleveland Guardians

Roster

2023 USC Trojans roster [3]
	Pitchers 11 – Michael Ebner – Freshmen 12 – Caden Aoki – Sophomore 14 – Channing Austin – Junior 18 – Josh Blum – Sophomore 20 – Ethan Hoopingarner – Senior 22 – Michael Ryhlick – Senior 23 – Eddie Mgdesyan – Freshman 24 – Tyler Stromsborg – Junior 25 – Fisher Johnson – Sophomore 30 – Garrett Clarke – Senior 31 – Eric Hammond – Freshman 32 – Caden Connolly – Sophomore 38 – Toby Spach – Senior 39 – Jason Starrels – Senior 44 – Kyle Wisch – Junior 45 – Jaden Agassi – Junior 47 – Blake Sodersten – Senior 51 – Evan Clark – Sophomore	Catchers 5 – Connor Clift – Senior 26 – Luca DiPaolo – Freshman 29 – Connor Aoki – Senior 40 – Jacob Galloway – Freshman Infielders 2 – KaiKea Harrison – Freshman 3 – Caiden Huber – Freshman 4 – Johnny Olmstead – Senior 13 – Ryan Jackson – Junior 27 – Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek – Freshman 36 – Nick Lopez – Senior		Outfielders 6 – Cole Gabrielson – Senior 9 – Carson Wells – Junior 10 – Austin Overn – Freshman 16 – Caleb Brandon – Freshman 21 – Adrian Colon-Rosado – Senior	Two Way Players 8 – Nate Clow – Junior 15 – Ethan Hedges – Freshman

Coaches

2023 USC Trojans baseball coaching staff [3]
Andy Stankiewicz – Head coach – 1st season Travis Jewett – Assistant coach – 1st season Seth Etherton – Assistant coach – 1st season Andy Jenkins – Assistant coach – 1st season Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at USC.

Pac-12 Media Poll

Pac–12 media poll [4]
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Stanford	99 (9)
2	UCLA	90 (2)
3	Oregon State	77
4	Arizona	74
5	Oregon	68
6	Arizona State	45
7	Washington	43
8	California	40
9	Washington State	29
10	USC	24
11	Utah	16

Opening day

Opening Day Starters [5]
Name	Position
Johnny Olmstead	3rd Baseman
Carson Wells	Left fielder
Cole Gabrielson	Right fielder
Connor Aoki	Catcher
Bryce Martin-Gurdzielanek	Designated hitter
Nick Lopez	1st Baseman
Ryan Jackson	2nd Baseman
Austin Overn	Center fielder
Caiden Huber	Shortstop
Tyler Stromsborg	Pitcher

Schedule

2023 USC Trojans game log (34–22–1)
Regular Season: 33–22–1 (Home: 26–6; Away: 6–15–1; Neutral: 1–1)
February: 3–3–1 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 1 February 17 Marist* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 8–6 Garrett Clarke (1–0) Kmietek Zane (0–1) Kyle Wisch (1) 873 1–0 – 2 February 18 Marist* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 17–4 Jorden Agassi (1–0) Brian Yetter (0–1) — 487 2–0 – 3 February 19 Marist* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 12–2 Blake Sodersten (1–0) John Hacker (0–1) — 432 3–0 – 4 February 21 UC Irvine* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 7–8 Finnegan Wall (1–0) Toby Spach (0–1) Max Marin (1) 433 3–1 – 5 February 24 at #17 Auburn* Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama 3–5 John Armstrong (1–0) Tyler Stromsborg (0–1) Will Cannon (1) 2,809 3–2 – 6 February 25 at #17 Auburn* Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama 6–12 John Armstrong (2–0) Fisher Johnson (0–1) Will Cannon (2) 3,319 3–3 – 7 February 26 at #17 Auburn* Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama 12–12 – – – 2,813 3–3–1 The Game ended after 9 Innings due to travel restrictions due to rain
March: 11–7 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 8 March 1 UC Riverside* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 5–6 Caleb Turner (1–0) Blake Sodersten (1–1) Tyler Frazier (1) 179 3–4–1 – 9 March 3 Sacramento State* Southern California College Baseball Classic Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 8–7 Josh Blum (1–0) Trey Goodrich (0–1) Caden Connolly (1) 412 4–4–1 – 10 March 4 Tulane* Southern California College Baseball Classic Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 13–8 Jason Starrels (1–0) Cristian Sanchez (0–1) – 532 5–4–1 – 11 March 5 at #12 UCLA* rivalry Southern California College Baseball Classic Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–5 Jake Saum (1–0) Eric Hammond (0–1) – 1,845 5–5–1 – 12 March 8 Nevada* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 2–3 Payton Stumbo (1–1) Fisher Johnson (0–2) Kolby Kmetko (3) 202 5–6–1 – 13 March 11 #2 Stanford (Doubleheader) Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 4–6 Quinn Mathews (3–1) Caden Connolly (0–1) Drew Dowd (1) 523 5–7–1 0–1 14 March 11 #2 Stanford (Doubleheader) Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 10–7 Josh Blum (2–0) Nicolas Lopez (2–1) Garrett Clarke (1) 431 6–7–1 1–1 15 March 12 #2 Stanford Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 4–1 Fisher Johnson (1–2) Drew Dowd (0–1) Gerrett Clarke (2) 708 7–7–1 2–1 16 March 15 at Cal Poly* Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California 16–3 Blake Sodersten (2–1) Charlie Royle (0–1) – 1,526 8–7–1 2–1 17 March 17 at California Stu Gordon Stadium Berkeley, California 5–3 Tyler Stromsborg (1–1) Daniel Colwell (1–2) Garrett Clarke (3) 1,336 9–7–1 3–1 18 March 18 at California (Doubleheader) Stu Gordon Stadium Berkeley, California 7–8 10 Bougie Tucker (2–1) Garrett Clarke (1–1) – 602 9–8–1 3–2 19 March 18 at California (Dubleheader) Stu Gordon Stadium Berkeley, California 8–7 Fisher Johnson (2–2) Connor Sullivan (1–2) Kyle Wisch (2) 349 10–8–1 4–2 20 March 22 Seattle* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 9–4 Toby Spach (1–1) Blake Leaverton (0–1) – 211 11–8–1 4–2 21 March 24 Washington State Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 13–3 Tyler Stromsborg (2–1) Dakota Hawkins (2–3) – 323 12–8–1 5–2 22 March 25 Washington State Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 6–1 Caden Connolly (1–1) Grant Taylor (1–1) – 638 13–8–1 6–2 23 March 26 Washington State Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 6–3 Eric Hammond (1–1) Caden Kaelber (3–1) Garrett Clarke (4) 527 14–8–1 7–2 24 March 28 at UC Irvine* Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California 4–5 10 Max Martn (1–0) Garrett Clarke (1–2) – 966 14–9–1 7–2 25 March 30 at Utah Miller Park Provo, Utah 4–0 Tyler Stromsborg (3–1) E. Canchola-Lugo (2–1) – 238 15–9–1 8–2
April: 10–8 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 26 April 1 at Utah Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah 10–0 Caden Aoki (1–0) Bryson Van Sickle (2–3) – 1,665 16–9–1 9–2 27 April 2 at Utah Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah 3–8 Merit Jones (2–1) Eric Hammond (1–2) – 1,571 16–10–1 9–3 28 April 4 Loyola Marymount* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 11–9 Josh Blum (3–0) Will Grimm (1–1) Kyle Wisch (3) 355 17–10–1 9–3 29 April 6 #25 San Diego State* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 12–2 Tyler Stromsborg (4–1) Omar Serrano (0–3) – 369 18–10–1 9–3 30 April 7 #25 San Diego State* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 7–2 Caden AOki (2–0) TJ Foundtain (3–2) – 824 19–10–1 9–3 31 April 8 #25 San Diego State* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 7–0 Eric Hammond (2–2) Chris Canada (1–3) – 713 20–10–1 9–3 32 April 11 #21 Cal State Fullerton* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 4–3 Kyle Wisch (1–0) Jojo Ingrassia (3–1) Garrett Clarke (5) 398 21–10–1 9–3 33 April 14 at Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon 4–10 Trent Sellers (5_3) Tyler Stromsborg (4–2) Ryan Brown (7) 3,719 21–11–1 9–4 34 April 15 at Oregon State Gross Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon 2–3 13 Ran Brown (3–0) Fisher Johnson (2–3) – 3,992 21–12–1 9–5 35 April 16 at Oregon State Gross Stadium att Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon 3–6 AJ Lattery (4–0) Eric Hammond (2–3) Ben Ferrer (1) 3,539 21–13–1 9–6 36 April 18 Cal State Northridge* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 8–5 Toby Spach (2–1) Eenji Pallares (4–3) Kyle Wisch (4) 376 22–13–1 9–6 37 April 21 #22 UCLA Rivalry Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 3–9 Jake Brooks (5–3) Tyler Stromsborg (4–3) – 2,057 22–14–1 9–7 38 April 22 #22 UCLA Rivalry Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 5–1 Caden Aoki (3–0) Alonzo Tredwell (4–2) – 1,577 23–14–1 10–7 39 April 23 #22 UCLA Rivalry Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 6–5 Garrett Clarke (2–2) Cody Delvecchio (1–2) – 1,882 24–14–1 11–7 40 April 25 UC San Diego* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 4–3 Fisher Johnson (3–3) Donovan Chriss (1–2) Garrett Clark (6) 289 25–14–1 11–7 41 April 28 at Washington Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington 12–14 10 Josh Emanuels (3–2) Garrett Clarke (2–3) – 1,418 25–15–1 11–8 42 April 29 at Washington Husky Ballpark Seattle Washington 6–7 Grant Cunningham (1–2) Kyle Wisch (0–1) Josh Emanuels (4) 1,687 25–16–1 11–9 43 April 30 at Washington Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington 1–4 Jared Engman (3–3) Blake Sodersten (2–2) Josh Emaunels (5) 1,753 25–17–1 11–10
May: 8–4 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 44 May 2 Long Beach State* Angel Stadium Anaheim, California 4–8 Jake Rons (1–1) Jaden Agassi (1–1) – 3,488 25–18–1 11–10 45 May 3 Rescheduled from February 28th at #24 Cal State Fullerton* Goodwin Field Fullerton, California 2–4 Seth Tomczak (2–0) Eric Hammond (2–4) Jojo Ingrassia (5) 1,624 25–19–1 11–10 46 May 5 #17 Oregon Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 7–2 Blake Sodersten (3–2) Leo Uelmen (3–4) – 2,105 26–19–1 12–10 47 May 6 #17 Oregon Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 5–7 Matt Dallas (6–1) Caden Aoki (3–1) Josh Mollerus (8) 879 26–20–1 12–11 48 May 7 #17 Oregon Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 11–4 Michael Ebner (1–0) Matthew Grabmann (0–3) – 907 27–20–1 13–11 49 May 9 Cal State Bakersfield* Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 12–8 Fisher Johnson (4–3) Marcelo Saldana (0–4) – 212 28–20–1 13–11 50 May 12 Arizona State Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 4–1 Blake Sodersten (4–2) Timmy Manning (1–4) Kyle Wisch 5) 598 29–20–1 14–11 51 May 13 Arizona State Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 2–0 Caden Aoki (4–1) Owen Stevenson (4–3) Garrett Clarke (7) 811 30–20–1 15–11 51 May 14 Arizona State Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 5–1 Caden Connolly (2–1) Ross Dunn (4–5) Kyle Wisch (6) 624 31–20–1 16–11 52 May 16 at Loyola Marymount* George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California 8–6 Eric Hammond (3–4) Chaz McRoberts (1–3) Garrett Clarke (8) 317 32–20–1 16–11 53 May 19 (Doubleheader) at Arizona Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona 4–13 Cam Walty (5–0) Blake Sodersten (4–3) – 3,643 32–31–1 16–12 54 May 19 (Doubleheader) at Arizona Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona 3–6 Bradon Zastrow (5–5) Caden Aoki (4–2) Trevor Long (5) 3,643 32–22–1 16–13 55 May 20 at Arizona Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona 14–6 Kyle Wisch (2–1) TJ Nichols (3–5) – 4,448 33–22–1 17–13
Postseason: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 1–1)
2023 Pac–12 Tournament: 1–1 Game Date Opponent (Seed) Rank (Seed) Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall 56 May 23 #7 UCLA (Rivalry, Pool C Pool Play) #4 Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona 6–4 Caden Connolly (3–1) Jake Brooks (6–6) Kyle Wisch (7) 2,032 34–22–1 57 May 25 #3 Washington (Pool C Pool Play) #4 Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona 3–8 Stu Flesland III (7–2) Caden Aoki (4–3) Case Matter (5) – 34–23–1 59 May 26 TBD TBD Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona – 60 May 27 TBD TBD Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona –
Win   Loss   Tie Bold: Trojans team member Rankings from D1 Baseball. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. * indicates a non-conference game.

Game summary

vs Marist

February 176:35 P.M. (PST) at Dedeaux Field, Los Angeles, California Clear, 58 °F (14 °C)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Marist Red Foxes	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	7	2
USC Trojans	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	x	8	10	3
WP:Garrett Clarke (1–0)  LP:Knitetek Zane (0–1)  Sv:Kyle Wisch (1) Home runs: Away: None Home: Nick Lopez, Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek (1) Attendance: 873 Boxscore

February 186:35 P.M. (PST) at Dedeaux Field, Los Angeles, California Partly Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Marist Red Foxes	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	5
USC Trojans	1	0	0	5	4	1	6	0	x	17	11	3
WP:Jaden Agassi (1–0)  LP: Yetter Brian (0–1)   Sv:None Home runs: Away: Brian Hart (1) Home: Nick Lopez (1) Attendance: 487 Boxscore

February 1911:05 A.M. (PST) at Dedeaux Field, Los Angeles, California Clear, 62 °F (17 °C)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Marist Red Foxes	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3
USC Trojans	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	2	x	12	11	0
WP:Blake Sodersten (1–0)  LP: John Hacker (0–1)   Sv:None Home runs: Away: Danny Moshier (1) Home: Johnny Olmstead (1), Nick Lopez (1), Cole Gabrielson (2) Attendance: 432 Boxscore

vs UC Irvine

February 216:35 P.M. (PST) at Dedeaux Field, Los Angeles, California Cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
UC Irvine Anteaters	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	3	0	8	9	0
USC Trojans	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	7	10	0
WP: Finnegan Wall (1–0)   LP:Toby Spach (0–1)  Sv: Max Martin (1) Home runs: Away: Caden Kendle (1) Home: Carson Wells (1) Attendance: 433 Boxscore

at No. 17 Auburn

February 246:02 P.M. (PST) at Plainsman Park, Auburn, Alabama Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
USC Trojans	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	8	0
'No. 17 Auburn Tigers	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	x	5	9	0
WP: John Armstrong (1–0)   LP:Tyler Stromsborg (0–1)  Sv: Will Cannon (1) Home runs: Away: None Home: Justin Kirby (1) Attendance: 2,809 Boxscore

February 252:02 P.M. (PST) at Plainsman Park, Auburn, Alabama Partly Cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
USC Trojans	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	9	2
No. 17 Auburn Tigers	0	0	0	3	0	5	0	4	x	12	14	2
WP: John Armstrong (2–0)   LP:Fisher Johnson (0–1)  Sv: Will Cannon (2) Home runs: Away: Johnny Olmstead (1) Home: Bryson Ware, Cooper McMurray (1) Attendance: 3,319 Boxscore

February 2612:02 P.M. (PST) at Plainsman Park, Auburn, Alabama
Game ending after 9 innings due to travel restrictions Mostly Cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
USC Trojans	4	0	0	4	0	1	3	0	0	12	15	3
No. 17 Auburn Tigers	3	4	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	12	15	1
Home runs: Away: Johnny Olmstead, Cole Gabrielson (1) Home: Justin Kirby (2), Bryson Ware (1) Attendance: 2,813 Boxscore

vs UC Riverside

March 16:35 P.M. (PST) at Dedeaux Field, Los Angeles, California Cold, 48 °F (9 °C)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
UC Riverside Highlanders	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	6	10	1
USC Trojans	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	9	0
WP: Caleb Turner (1–0)   LP:Blake Sodersten (1–1)  Sv: Tyler Frazier (1) Home runs: Away: None Home: Connor Clift (1) Attendance: 179 Boxscore

2023 Pac-12 Tournament

vs No. 7 UCLA Bruins

May 232:30 P.M. (PST) at Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, Arizona Sunny, 99 °F (37 °C)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#7 UCLA Bruins	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	2
#4 USC Trojans	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	x	6	10	1
WP:Caden Connolly (3–1)  LP: Jake Brooks (6–6)   Sv:Kyle Wisch (7) Home runs: Away: None Home: Austin Overn (1) Attendance: 2,032 Boxscore

at No. 3 Washington Huskies

May 252:30 P.M. (PST) at Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, Arizona Sunny, 95 °F (35 °C)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#4 USC Trojans	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	7	1
#3 Washington Huskies	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	4	x	8	11	0
WP: Stu Flesland III (7–2)   LP:Caden Aoki (4–3)  Sv: Case Matter (5) Home runs: Away: None Home: None

# Tournament seeding in parentheses

Pool C

	Pool C	WASH	USC	UCLA
3	Washington		8–3	4–17
4	USC	3–8		6–4
7	UCLA	17–4	4–6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	Qualification
1	(3) Washington	2	1	1	12	20	−8	.500	Advanced to Semifinals
2	(4) USC	2	1	1	9	12	−3	.500	Eliminated
3	(7) UCLA	2	1	1	21	10	+11	.500

Source:

May 23 2:30 p.m. Game 2	(7) UCLA	4–6	(4) USC	Scottsdale Stadium Attendance: 2,032 Umpires: Kellen Levy, Jake Uhlenhopp, Ramon Armendariz, Angel Campos
	LP: J. Brooks (6–6)		WP: C. Connolly (3–1) Sv: K. Wisch (7)
	HR: none		HR: Overn (4)

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May 24 2:30 p.m. Game 5	(3) Washington	4–17 (F/7 inn.)	(7) UCLA	Scottsdale Stadium Attendance: 2,012 Umpires: Steve Mattingly, Travis Reininger, Patrick Riley, Joe Maiden
	LP: J. Engman (3–4)	[ dead link ‍]	WP: K. Austin (5–4)
	HR: Morales (11)		HR: Holmen (13), Hahn (1)

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May 25 2:30 p.m. Game 8	(4) USC	3–8	(3) Washington	Scottsdale Stadium Umpires: Mark Buchanan, Joe Burleson, Nathan White, Randy Sutton
	LP: Caden Aoki (4–3)	[ dead link ‍]	WP: Stu Flesland III (7–2) Sv: Case Matter (5)
	HR: None		HR: None

Rankings

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches' [6]	RV (1)	RV (1)*	—	—	—	—	RV (1)	RV (5)	24	—	RV (11)	—	—	RV (3)
Baseball America [7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	25	21	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^ [8]	—	—	—	—	—	RV	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [9]	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	26	— (RV)	—	—
D1Baseball [10]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	23	DR	—	—	—	—

^ 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.

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