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]
NamePosition
Johnny Olmstead3rd Baseman
Carson WellsLeft fielder
Cole GabrielsonRight fielder
Connor AokiCatcher
Bryce Martin-GurdzielanekDesignated hitter
Nick Lopez1st Baseman
Ryan Jackson2nd Baseman
Austin OvernCenter fielder
Caiden HuberShortstop
Tyler StromsborgPitcher

Schedule

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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.