USC Trojans baseball statistical leaders

The USC Trojans baseball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the USC Trojans baseball program in various categories, including batting average, home runs, runs batted in, runs, hits, stolen bases, ERA, and Strikeouts. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Trojans represent the University of Southern California in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference. ^[1]

USC began competing in intercollegiate baseball in 1889. ^[1] These lists are updated through the end of the 2025 season.

Batting Average

Career Rk Player AVG Seasons 1 Steve Kemp .397 1973 1974 1975 2 Hal Charnofsky .376 1951 1952 Rich Dauer .376 1973 1974 4 Geoff Jenkins .369 1993 1994 1995 5 Tony Santino .362 1954 1955 1956 6 Willie Ryan .360 1960 1961 1962 7 Grant Green .359 2007 2008 2009 8 Jacque Jones .355 1994 1995 1996 9 Eric Munson .354 1997 1998 1999 10 Bob Levingston .347 1960 1961 1962 Tim Steele .347 1971 1972

Season Rk Player AVG Season 1 Steve Kemp .435 1975 2 John Werhas .419 1959 3 Scott Sommers .409 1986 4 Casey Burrill .408 1993 5 Tim Tolman .404 1978 Len Gabrielson .404 1959 Ed Simpson .404 1953 8 Geoff Jenkins .399 1995 9 Bill Heath .396 1958 10 Tony Santino .393 1955

Home Runs

Career Rk Player HR Seasons 1 Mark McGwire 54 1982 1983 1984 2 Jeff Clement 46 2003 2004 2005 3 Geoff Jenkins 45 1993 1994 1995 4 Eric Munson 43 1997 1998 1999 5 Morgan Ensberg 40 1995 1996 1997 1998 Ricky Oropesa 40 2009 2010 2011 7 Jason Lane 34 1998 1999 8 Mike Robertson 33 1989 1990 1991 Joey Metropoulos 33 2002 2003 2004 10 Pat Harrison 32 1966 1967 1968 Brad Ticehurst 32 1996 1997 1998 1999

Season Rk Player HR Season 1 Mark McGwire 32 1984 2 Jim Campanis 23 1988 Geoff Jenkins 23 1995 4 Morgan Ensberg 21 1998 Jeff Clement 21 2003 6 Jason Lane 20 1999 Ricky Oropesa 20 2010 8 Mark McGwire 19 1983 9 Brad Ticehurst 18 1998 Justin Gemoll 18 2000 Beau Craig 18 2000

Single Game Rk Player HR Season Opponent 1 Several 3 Most recent: Ricky Oropesa, 2010 vs. Washington

Runs Batted In

Career Rk Player RBI Seasons 1 Geoff Jenkins 175 1993 1994 1995 2 Mark Smith 166 1989 1990 1991 3 Gabe Alvarez 163 1993 1994 1995 4 Bret Boone 160 1988 1989 1990 5 Michael Moon 155 2001 2002 2003 2004 6 Jacque Jones 154 1994 1995 1996 7 Timmy Robinson 152 2013 2014 2015 2016 8 Mark McGwire 150 1982 1983 1984 Jeff Clement 150 2003 2004 2005 10 Pat Harrison 149 1966 1967 1968 Morgan Ensberg 149 1995 1996 1997 1998

Season Rk Player RBI Season 1 Jim Campanis 92 1988 Rich Dauer 92 1974 3 Mark Smith 80 1991 Mark McGwire 80 1984 5 Robb Gorr 79 1998 6 Geoff Jenkins 78 1995 7 Jeff Inglin 72 1996 8 Bill Peavey 71 2002 9 Morgan Ensberg 69 1998 10 Jason Lane 68 1999

Single Game Rk Player RBI Season Opponent Ron Fairly 8 1958 UCLA Rich Dauer 8 1974 Pepperdine Steve Kemp 8 1975 San Francisco Jeff Inglin 8 1996 Arizona State

Runs

Career Rk Player R Seasons 1 Seth Davidson 201 1998 1999 2000 2001 2 Anthony Lunetta 197 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Murph Proctor 187 1988 1989 1990 1991 4 Geoff Jenkins 180 1993 1994 1995 5 Michael Moon 177 2001 2002 2003 2004 6 Walter Dawkins 175 1992 1993 1994 1995 Morgan Ensberg 175 1995 1996 1997 1998 8 Brian Barre 174 1999 2000 2001 2002 9 Mark Smith 169 1989 1990 1991 10 Bret Boone 166 1988 1989 1990

Season Rk Player R Season 1 Rich Dauer 75 1974 Mark McGwire 75 1984 Geoff Jenkins 75 1995 Brian Barre 75 2002 5 Morgan Ensberg 74 1998 6 Gabe Alvarez 73 1995 7 Mark Smith 72 1991 8 Jeff Cirillo 70 1991 9 Bret Barberie 67 1988 10 Brett Jenkins 66 1991

Single Game Rk Player R Season Opponent 1 Bret Barberie 6 1988 UC Riverside 2 Several 5 Most recent: J.P. Roberge, 1994 vs. UNC Greensboro

Hits

Career Rk Player H Seasons 1 Seth Davidson 312 1998 1999 2000 2001 2 Anthony Lunetta 290 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Murph Proctor 282 1988 1989 1990 1991 4 Michael Moon 270 2001 2002 2003 2004 5 Jacque Jones 268 1994 1995 1996 6 Gabe Alvarez 258 1993 1994 1995 7 Geoff Jenkins 251 1993 1994 1995 8 Mark Smith 240 1989 1990 1991 9 Walter Dawkins 238 1992 1993 1994 1995 10 Wes Rachels 237 1995 1996 1997 1998

Season Rk Player H Season 1 Rich Dauer 108 1974 2 Jacque Jones 106 1995 3 Geoff Jenkins 103 1995 4 Jeff Cirillo 100 1991 5 Gabe Alvarez 97 1995 Casey Burrill 97 1993 7 Robb Gorr 96 1998 Walter Dawkins 96 1995 Mark McGwire 96 1984 10 Jacque Jones 93 1996

Single Game Rk Player H Season Opponent 1 Morgan Ensberg 6 1997 UC Santa Barbara 2 several 5 Most recent: John Thomas, 2021 vs. Washington [2]

Stolen Bases

Career Rk Player SB Seasons 1 Seth Davidson 66 1998 1999 2000 2001 2 Mark Smith 57 1989 1990 1991 3 John Jackson 54 1987 1988 1989 1990 4 Damon Buford 53 1988 1989 1990 5 John Wells 50 1976 1977 1978 1979 6 Brian Barre 47 1999 2000 2001 2002 7 Cal Meier 44 1968 1969 1970 8 J.P. Roberge 43 1992 1993 1994 Morgan Ensberg 43 1995 1996 1997 1998 10 Don Buford Jr. 41 1986 1987 Wes Rachels 41 1995 1996 1997 1998

Season Rk Player SB Season 1 Aaron Boone 26 1994 Seth Davidson 26 2000 3 Don Buford Jr. 24 1987 4 Damon Buford 23 1990 5 Mark Smith 22 1990 Billy Morris 22 1992 7 John Jackson 21 1989 8 Cal Meier 20 1970 Morgan Ensberg 20 1998 Brian Barre 20 2001

Single Game Rk Player SB Season Opponent 1 J.P. Roberge 4 1993 Chapman 2 several times 3 Most recent: Ethan Hedges, 2025 vs. UConn [3]

Earned Run Average

Career Rk Player ERA Seasons 1 John Stewart 1.81 1965 1966 2 Walt Peterson 1.92 1963 1964 Bill Lee 1.92 1966 1967 1968 4 Al Meyer 1.93 1973 1974 1975 5 Mark Sogge 2.02 1970 1971 1972 6 Bob Vaughn 2.05 1967 1968 7 Steve Busby 2.24 1970 1971 8 Jim Barr 2.31 1968 1969 1970 9 Brent Strom 2.32 1968 1969 1970 10 Russ McQueen 2.35 1971 1972 1973 1974

Season Rk Player ERA Season 1 Greg Widman 1.16 1970 2 Bob Vaughn 1.23 1968 3 Pete Redfern 1.24 1975 4 Dave Kingman 1.38 1969 5 Tom House 1.43 1967 6 Bill Thom 1.44 1959 7 Brent Strom 1.47 1969 8 Ron Cook 1.52 1966 9 Walt Peterson 1.54 1964 10 Bill Lee 1.63 1967

Strikeouts

Career Rk Player K Seasons 1 Rik Currier 449 1998 1999 2000 2001 2 Seth Etherton 420 1995 1996 1997 1998 3 Ian Kennedy 380 2004 2005 2006 4 Brent Strom 363 1968 1969 1970 5 Mark Prior 352 2000 2001 6 Randy Flores 316 1994 1995 1996 1997 7 Randy Powers 312 1987 1988 1989 1990 8 Walt Peterson 288 1963 1964 9 Jim Barr 286 1968 1969 1970 10 Bruce Gardner 281 1958 1959 1960

Season Rk Player K Season 1 Mark Prior 202 2001 2 Seth Etherton 182 1998 3 Walt Peterson 172 1963 4 Ian Kennedy 158 2005 5 Mark Prior 150 2000 6 Brent Strom 147 1968 7 Barry Zito 146 1999 8 Mike Adamson 143 1967 9 Rik Currier 141 2000 10 Bruce Gardner 135 1960

Single Game Rk Player K Season Opponent 1 Dale Zeigler 21 1957 Fresno State 2 John Herbst 17 1965 UC Santa Barbara 3 Barry Zito 16 1999 Oregon State Barry Zito 16 1999 Arizona Barry Zito 16 1999 UCLA

References

1. "2026 USC Trojans Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Southern California. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
2. "USC vs. Washington Box Score". usctrojans.com. March 20, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
3. "USC vs. UConn Box Score". usctrojans.com. February 28, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.