2023 USC Trojans baseball team explained

Year:	2023
Head Coach:	Andy Stankiewicz
Short Conf:	Pac-12
Ac3 Year:	1st
Asst Coach3:	Travis Jewett
Ac2 Year:	1st
Asst Coach2:	Seth Etherton
Ac1 Year:	1st
Asst Coach1:	Andy Jenkins
Hc Year:	1st
Mode:	baseball
Prev Year:	2022
Record:	34–22–1
Conf Record:	17–13
Conference:	Pac-12 Conference
Team:	USC Trojans
Next Year:	2024
Stadium:	Dedeaux Field (Compacity: 2,500)

The 2023 USC Trojans baseball team represents the University of Southern California during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans play their home games for the 49th season at Dedeaux Field. The team is 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.^[1]

D'Andre Smith	2B	5th	149	New York Mets
	P	9th	280	New York Yankees
	OF	11th	337	New York Mets
	SS	13th	391	Cleveland Guardians

Roster

Coaches

Pac-12 Media Poll

Pac–12 media poll^[3]
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^[4]

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

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February: 3–3–1
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
1	February 17				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			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 *		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

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March: 11–7
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
8	March 1			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		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		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			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 *		16–3	Blake Sodersten (2–1)	Charlie Royle (0–1)	–	1,526	8–7–1	2–1
17	March 17		at		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	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			Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	9–4	Toby Spach (1–1)	Blake Leaverton (0–1)	–	211	11–8–1	4–2
21	March 24			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*		4–5	Max Martn (1–0)	Garrett Clarke (1–2)	–	966	14–9–1	7–2
25	March 30		at		4–0	Tyler Stromsborg (3–1)	E. Canchola-Lugo (2–1)	–	238	15–9–1	8–2

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April: 10–8
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
26	April 1		at 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			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		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				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	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			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			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			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				12–14	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

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May: 8–4
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
44	May 2				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 *		2–4	Seth Tomczak (2–0)	Eric Hammond (2–4)	Jojo Ingrassia (5)	1,624	25–19–1	11–10
46	May 5			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			Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	12–8	Fisher Johnson (4–3)	Marcelo Saldana (0–4)	–	212	28–20–1	13–11
50	May 12			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 *	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)				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

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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		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				–

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Game summary

at No. 3 Washington Huskies

1. Tournament seeding in parentheses

Pool C

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Rankings

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

1. https://usctrojans.com/news/2022/7/19/baseball-uscs-d-andre-smith-matt-keating-rhylan-thomas-tyresse-turner-selected-in-mlb-draft.aspx.
2. Web site: 2023 Baseball Roster. USC Trojans. February 19, 2023.
3. Web site: Pac-12 Favorite, Eight Earn Preseason Accolades .
4. Web site: Baseball vs Marist on 2/17/2023 – Box Score . 2023-02-17 . University of Southern California Athletics . en.