2025 USC Trojans baseball team

2025 USC Trojans baseball
Corvallis Regional, 2–2
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	37–23 (18–12 Big Ten)
Head coach	Andy Stankiewicz (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Andy Jenkins (3rd season) Seth Etherton (3rd season) Travis Jewett (3rd season)
Home stadium	OC Great Park Baseball Complex George C. Page Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big Ten Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 5 Oregon  ‍†‍‍y	22	–	8	–	0		.733			42	–	16	–	0		.724
No. 13 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y	22	–	8	–	0		.733			47	–	16	–	0		.746
Iowa  ‍‍‍	21	–	9	–	0		.700			33	–	22	–	1		.598
USC  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			37	–	23	–	0		.617
Washington  ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			29	–	28	–	0		.509
Indiana  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			32	–	24	–	0		.571
Michigan  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			33	–	23	–	0		.589
Nebraska  ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	15	–	0		.500			33	–	29	–	0		.532
Penn State  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			33	–	23	–	0		.589
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			29	–	28	–	0		.509
Illinois  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			30	–	24	–	0		.556
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			28	–	27	–	0		.509
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			25	–	27	–	0		.481
Maryland  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			27	–	29	–	0		.482
Purdue  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			31	–	23	–	0		.574
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			24	–	28	–	0		.462
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	5	–	25	–	0		.167			13	–	37	–	0		.260
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 2, 2025 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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. ^[2] The team will be coached by Andy Stankiewicz in his 3rd season at USC.

Previous season

See also: 2024 USC Trojans baseball team

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.

Roster

2025 USC Trojans roster [3]
	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 - Freshman	Catchers 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 - Freshman	Two 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 [3]
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 Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
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

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2025 USC Trojans baseball game log (Overall: 34–20; Conference: 18–12); (Home: 17–11; Away: 17–9)
Regular season (34-20)
February (8–1) (Home; 5–0; Away: 3–1) Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record February 14 6:30 p.m. vs George Washington* 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 -- February 15 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) 1,053 2-0 -- February 16 1:00 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 -- February 18 6:00 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 -- February 19 6:00 p.m. vs Cal State Bakersfield* BTN+ Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 7-0 Garren Rizzo (2-0) Jacob Gutierrez (0-1) None 489 5-0 -- February 21 4:30 p.m. at Rice* ESPN+ Reckling Park • Houston, Texas W 7-5 (11) Garren Rizzo (3-0) Gallant Reed (0-1) Dylan Osborne (1) 1,801 6-0 -- February 22 12:00 p.m. at Rice* ESPN+ Reckling Park • Houston, Texas Canceled (Inclement Weather) -- February 23 11:00 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 -- February 25 6:00 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 -- Southern California College Baseball Classic February 28 6:00 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 --
March (8–9) (Home; 2–3; Away: 4–5; Neutral: 2–1) Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record March 1 2:00 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 -- March 2 2:00 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 -- March 4 6:00 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 -- March 7 6:30 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 March 8 2:00 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 March 9 1:00 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 March 11 6:00 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 -- March 14 1:00 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 March 15 9:00 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 March 16 9:00 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 March 18 6:30 p.m. at Arizona State* ESPN+ Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Tempe, Arizona W 6–3 Sax Matson (1–0) Josh Butler (1–1) Ethan Hedges (6) 4,562 12–8 -- March 21 6:30 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 March 22 2:00 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 March 23 12:00 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 March 25 6:00 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 -- March 28 11:00 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 March 28 3:00 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 March 29 9:00 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
April (14–3) (Home; 7–2; Away: 7–1) Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record April 1 6:00 p.m. vs San Diego State* 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 -- April 4 6:30 p.m. vs Ohio State 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 April 5 2:00 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 April 6 1:00 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 April 8 6:00 p.m. at Loyola Marymount* (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 -- April 11 2:30 p.m. at Penn State 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 April 12 2:30 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 April 13 10:00 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 April 15 6:00 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 -- April 17 6:30 p.m. vs Gonzaga* 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 -- April 18 6:30 p.m. vs Gonzaga* BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 9-5 Andrew Johnson (1-0) Michael Cunnelly (1-1) None 1,027 24-14 -- April 19 1:00 p.m. vs Gonzaga* BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 11-1 (8) Brodie Purcell (2-2) Justin Feld (3-5) None 1,211 25-14 -- April 22 6:00 p.m. at Long Beach State* ESPN+ Blair Field • Long Beach, California W 12-2 Grant Govel (3-2) Cristien Banda (0-1) None 2,383 26-14 -- April 25 4:00 p.m. at Minnesota BTN+ Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota W 16-6 Andrew Johnson (2-0) Joe Sperry (4-1) None 846 27-14 12-7 April 26 4:00 p.m. at Minnesota BTN+ Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota W 6-1 Caden Aoki (4-2) Kyle Remington (1-6) None 958 28-14 13-7 April 27 11:00 p.m. at Minnesota BTN+ Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota W 3-2 Brodie Purcell (3-2) Eli Sundquist (2-1) None 714 29-14 14-7 April 29 6:00 p.m. at Cal State Northridge* ESPN+ Hiegert Field • Northridge, California W 8-0 Jackson Baker (2-1) Hayden Hall (0-4) None 472 30-14 --
May (4–5) (Home; 3–2; Away: 1–3) Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record May 2 6:30 p.m. vs No. 14 UCLA BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California L 6–7 Wylan Moss (2–1) Caden Hunter (6–3) Easton Hawk (2) 1,649 30–15 14–8 May 3 2:00 p.m. vs No. 14 UCLA BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 7–5 Caden Aoki (5–2) Michael Barnett (8–1) Ethan Hedges (9) 1,588 31–15 15–8 May 4 1:00 p.m. vs No. 14 UCLA BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 11–5 Andrew Johnson (3–0) Chris Grothues (1–1) None 2,873 32–15 16–8 May 6 4:30 p.m. at UC Santa Barbara* No. 25 ESPN+ Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, California L 2–3 Reed Moring (2–1) Dylan Osborne (0–2) Cole Tryba (4) 797 32–16 -- May 9 6:30 p.m. vs Michigan State No. 25 BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California L 0–5 Joseph Dzierwa (8–2) Caden Hunter (6–4) None 789 32–17 16–9 May 10 2:00 p.m. vs Michigan State No. 25 BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California L 5–15(8) Tate Farquhar (3–2) Caden Aoki (5–3) None 503 32–18 16–10 May 11 1:00 p.m. vs Michigan State No. 25 BTN+ OC Great Park baseball Complex • Irvine, California W 10–3 Mason Edwards (2–0) Nolan Higgins (3–6) None 703 33–18 17–10 May 15 6:00 p.m. at Washington BTN+ Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington 33-19 17-11 May 16 6:00 p.m. at Washington BTN+ Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington 33-20 17-12 May 17 1:00 p.m. at Washington BTN+ Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington 34-20 18-12
Postseason (3-2)
Big Ten Tournament (1-1) Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 22 11:03 a.m. vs (9) Penn State (Pool D, Game 1) (4) BTN Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, Nebraska L 1-2 Loosli Dimond (5-1) Andrew Johnson (3-1) Chase Renner (1) 1,909 34-21 0-1 May 23 8:00 a.m. vs (12) Washington (Pool D, Game 2) (4) BTN Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, Nebraska W 6-5 Ethan Hedges (2-1) J Emanuel (2-2) - - 35-21 1-1
Corvallis Regional (2-1) Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record May 30 12:00 p.m. (2) No. 24 TCU (Upper Bracket Regional) (3) ESPNU Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 13-1 Caden Aoki (6-4) Tommy LaPour (8-3) — 4,064 36-21 1-0 May 31 6:00 p.m. (4) Saint Mary's (CA) (Upper Winner Bracket) (3) ESPN+ Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 6-4 Mason Edwards (3-0) John Damozonio (4-3) Caden Hunter (1) 4,152 37-21 2-0 June 1 7:40 p.m. (1) No. 8 Oregon State (Upper Regional Finals) (3) ESPN2 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 1-14 Kellan Oakes (3-0) Andrew Johnson (3-2) Zach Kmatz (1) 4,347 37-22 2-1 June 2 3:00 p.m. (1) No.8 Oregon State (Upper Bracket Game 7) (3) ESPNU Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 0-9 James DeCremer (3-0) Caden Hunter (6-6) — 4,383 37-23 2-2
"#" 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: [4]

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament (Pool D)

Main article: 2025 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament

	Pool D	USC	WASH	PSU
4	USC		1–0	0–1
5	Washington	0–1		0–1
9	Penn State	1–0	1–0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	Qualification
1	(9) Penn State	2	2	0	7	4	+3	1.000	Advanced to Semifinals
2	(4) USC	2	1	1	7	7	0	.500	Eliminated
3	(5) Washington	2	0	2	8	11	−3	.000

Source:

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

Regional

Regional

Regional Final

Super Regional June 7–9

1

Oregon State

8:00 p.m.

4

Saint Mary's (CA)

ESPN+

1 or 4

Oregon State or Saint Mary's (CA)

9:00 p.m.

3

USC

ESPN+

3

USC

13

2

TCU

1

Corvallis Regional – Goss Stadium

1 or 4

Oregon State or Saint Mary's (CA)

4

TCU

1

Florida State

3:00 p.m.

4

Bethune–Cookman

ACCN

3

Mississippi State

7:30 p.m.

2

Northeastern

ESPN+

Tallahassee Regional – Dick Howser Stadium

Corvallis Regional

Corvallis Regional Teams
No. 8 (1) Oregon State Beavers	(2) TCU Horned Frogs	(3) USC Trojans	(4) Saint Mary's Gaels

• ◆ Ranking based on NCAA tournament seeding

First Round

Semi-Finals

Finals

1

Oregon State

4

Saint Mary's

1 or 4

Oregon State or Saint Mary's (CA)

3

USC

2

TCU

1

3

USC

13

Lower round 1

Lower final

1 or 4

Oregon State or Saint Mary's (CA)

3

TCU

Rankings

See also: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches' [5]	RV	RV*	—-									—	RV	RV	—	RV
Baseball America [6]	—-	—-	—-									—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [7]	—-	RV	RV									RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
D1Baseball [8]	—-	—-	—-									—	25	—	—	—
Perfect Game	—-	—-	—-									—	—	—	—	—

† 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.

References

1. "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
2. "USC Ballpark being renovated". usctrojans.com. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
3. "2025 Baseball Roster". USC Trojans. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
4. "2025 Baseball Schedule". USC Trojans. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
5. "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
6. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. May 20, 2024.
7. "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
8. "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.