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2025 USC Trojans baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record37–23 (18–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Jenkins (3rd season)
  • Seth Etherton (3rd season)
  • Travis Jewett (3rd season)
Home stadiumOC Great Park Baseball Complex
George C. Page Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
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 48 – 16 – 0   .750
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

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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

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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 - Redshirt 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

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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

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Starters

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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)
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
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

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Big Ten Tournament (Pool D)

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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: [1]

NCAA Tournament

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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

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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 RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Oregon State
4Saint Mary's
1 or 4Oregon State or Saint Mary's (CA)
3USC
2TCU1
3USC13
Lower round 1Lower final
1 or 4Oregon State or Saint Mary's (CA)
3TCU

Rankings

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See also: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[5]RVRV*—-—RVRV—RV
Baseball America[6]—-—-—-—————
NCBWA†[7]—-RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
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

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  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. ^ a b "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.
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