2024 USC Trojans baseball team explained

Year:	2024
Head Coach:	Andy Stankiewicz
Short Conf:	Pac-12
Ac3 Year:	2nd
Asst Coach3:	Travis Jewett
Ac2 Year:	2nd
Asst Coach2:	Seth Etherton
Ac1 Year:	2nd
Asst Coach1:	Andy Jenkins
Hc Year:	2nd
Mode:	baseball
Prev Year:	2023
Record:	31-28
Conf Record:	17–12
Conference:	Pac-12 Conference
Team:	USC Trojans
Next Year:	2025
Stadium:	OC Great Park Baseball Complex Anteater Ballpark Page Stadium

The 2024 USC Trojans baseball team represents the University of Southern California (USC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. Due to Dedeaux Field being renovated the Trojans played their home games OC Great Park Baseball Complex, Anteater Ballpark in Irvine, and Page Stadium in Los Angeles.^[1] The team was coached by Andy Stankiewicz in his 2nd season at USC.

Previous season

See also: 2023 USC Trojans baseball team. The Trojans ended the 2023 season with a record of 17–13 in conference play and 34-23-1 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 of Pool Play they would beat rival UCLA by a score of 6–4, then in Game 2 of Pool Play they would lose to Washington eliminating them from the tournament and ending their season.

2023 MLB Draft

The Trojans had one player drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.^[2]

Johnny Olmstead

INF

19th

563

Miami Marlins

Roster

Opening Day

Opening Day Starters^[4]

Name	Position
Austin Overn	CF
Ryan Jackson	SS
Jacob Galloway	C
Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek	2B
Chris Brown	DH
Luca DiPaolo	LF
Carson Wells	RF
Ethan Hedges	1B
Abbrie Covarruibias	3B
Caden Aoki	P

Game log

2024 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (28–27) Overall: 31–28
February (2–6) Date TV/Time (PT) Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Conference February 16 MLB.TV 4:00 p.m. vs BYU* MLB Desert Invitational -- L 1-8 Ben Hansen (1–0) Caden Aoki (0–1) None 575 0-1 — February 17 MLB Network 6:00 p.m. vs * MLB Destert Invitational -- L 1-8 Carter Young (1–0) Tyler Stromsborg (0–1) None 575 0-2 — February 18 MLB.TV 4:00 p.m. vs * MLB Dester Invitational -- Sloan Park Mesa, Arizona L 2-5 Gavin Bruni (1–0) Eric Hammond (0–1) Justin Eckhardt (1) 575 0-3 — February 20 USC Live Stream 6:00 p.m. vs * -- Canceled (inclement weather) 0-3 — February 22 ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. at * -- Page Stadium Los Angeles, California L 3-5 Cole Stucky (1–0) Mason Edwards (0–1) Jeff Heinrich (1) 473 0-4 — February 23 USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m. vs * -- L 0-4 Nick Brink (1–0) Caden Aoki (0–2) Jack Folkins (1) 508 0-5 — February 24 USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m. vs Portland* -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California W 6-5 Jared Feikes (1–0) Carter Gaston (1-1) None 1,098 1-5 — February 25 USC Live Stream 1:00 p.m. vs Portland * -- Great Park Baseball COmplex Irvine, California W 10-4 Michael Ebner (1–0) Joey Cartrell (1-1) None 711 2-5 — February 27 Pac-12 Insider 6:00 p.m. vs Michigan* -- Page Stadium Los Angeles, California L 5-8 Chase Allen (2–0) Mason Edwards (0–2) Ricky Kidd (2) 258 2-6 —
April (10–8) Date TV/Time (PT) Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Conference April 2 USC Live Stream 6:00 p.m. at * -- L 3-9 Drake Frize (3–1) Garren Rizzo (0–2) Conner Thurman (1) 629 11-16 — April 3 USC Live Stream 6:00 p.m. vs UC San Diego* -- Page Stadium Los Angeles, California W 5-0 Tyler Stromsborg (1–5) Landon Marchetti (1-1) None 213 12-16 — April 5 USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m. vs -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California W 6-2 Eric Hammond (2-2) Jared Engman (0–6) None 438 13-16 7–5 April 6 USC Live Stream 2:00 p.m. vs Washington -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California W 9-5 Tyler Stromsborg (2–5) Calvin Kirchoff (2-2) None 919 14-16 8–5 April 7 USC Live Stream 1:00 p.m. vs Washington -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California W 6-5 Xavier Martinez (2–0) Spencer Dessart (2–3) Josh Blum (3) 952 15-16 9–5 April 9 USC Live Stream 6:00 p.m. vs No. 12 UC Irvine* -- Page Stadium Los Angeles, California W 12-5 Fisher Johnson (3–0) Tim Grack (0–1) None 374 16-16 — April 12 Oregon Live Stream 5:00 p.m. at -- L 1-4 RJ Gordon (5–2) Tyler Stromsborg (2–6) Logan Mercado (6) 2,401 16-17 9–6 April 13 Oregon Live Stream 3:30 p.m. at No. 17 Oregon -- PK Park Eugene, Oregon L 3-5 Grayson Grinsell (4–2) Fisher Johnson (3–1) Bradley Mullan (4) 16-18 9–7 April 14 Oregon Live Stream 12:00 p.m. at No. 17 Oregon -- PK Park Eugenu, Oregon W 4-2 Williams Watson (1–0) Brock Moore (1-1) Josh Blum (4) 2,256 17-18 10–7 April 16 USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m. vs San Diego* -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California L 2-3 Ivran Romero (5–1) Mason Edwards (0–3) Drake Frize (2) 411 17-19 — April 17 ESPN+ 6:00 p.m. at No. 15 UC Irvine* -- Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California W 12-4 Michael Ebner (2–0) Ryder Brooks (2–1) None 955 18-19 — April 19 USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m. vs * -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California L 3-6 Evan Gibbons (3–4) Tyler Stromsborg (2–7) Kade Brown (6) 329 18-20 — April 20 USC Live Stream 2:00 p.m. vs * -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California W 12-11 Brodie Purcell (1–0) Blake Hammond (1–3) Josh Blum (5) 598 19-20 — April 21 USC Live Stream 1:00 p.m. vs Sacramento State* -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California L 4-5 Xavier Richards (3–0) William Watson (1-1) Kade Brown (7) 783 19-21 — April 23 ESPN+ 6:00 p.m. at Cal State Fullerton* -- Goodwin Field Fullerton, California W 6-4 Jared Feikes (2–1) Aaron Ceniceros (0–1) Josh Blum (6) 812 20-21 — April 26 ASU Live Stream 6:30 p.m. -- L 1-12 Ben Jacobs (5–2) Tyler Stromsborg (2–8) None 2,720 20-22 10–8 April 27 ASU Live Stream 6:30 p.m. at Arizona State -- Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona L 2-17 Connor Markl (5–2) Michael Ebner (2–1) None 3,356 20-23 10–9 April 28 ASU Live Stream 1:00 p.m. at Arizona State -- Phoneix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona W 11-6 Williams Watson (2–1) Wyatt halvorson (1–3) None 2,585 21-23 11–9
May (8–4) Date TV/Time (PT) Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Conference May 3 USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m. vs -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California W 5-1 Tyler Stromsborg (3–8) Austin Turkington (1-1) None 781 22-23 12–9 May 4 USC Live Stream 2:00 p.m. vs California -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California L 4-11 Christian Becerra (4–1) Jared Feikes (2-2) None 1,037 22-24 12–10 May 5 USC Live Stream 12:00 p.m. vs California -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California L 3-6 Trey Newmann (4-4) William Watson (2-2) Tyler Stasiowski (4) 1,248 22-25 12–11 May 7 ESPN+ 6:00 p.m. at Long Beach State* -- Blair Field Long Beach, California L 6-7 Mason Dillow (1–0) Dylan Tostrup (0–1) None 2,046 22-26 — May 10 P12NLA 6:00 p.m. at -- L 8-20 Grant Taylor (5–3) Tyler Stromsborg (3–9) None 1,129 22-27 12-12 May 11 P12N 2:00 p.m. at Washington State -- Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, Washington W 9-4 Brodie Purcell (2–0) Rylan Haider (2–3) None 1,490 23-27 13–12 May 12 P12N Washington 12:00 p.m. at Washington State -- Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, Washington W 10-3 William Watson (3–2) Duke Brotherton (5–7) None 1,217 24-27 14–12 May 14 ESPN+ 6:00 p.m. at * -- W 15-3 Michael Ebner (1-1) O'Brian Finbar (0–1) None 1,066 25-27 — May 16 USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m. vs -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California W 6-5 Xavier Martinez (3–0) Micah Ashman (1–3) Josh Blum (7) 632 26-27 15–12 May 17 USC Live Stream 6:30 p.m. vs Utah -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California W 8-2 William Watson (4–2) Merit Jones (3–5) Michael Ebner (1) 894 27-27 16–12 May 18 USC Live Stream 1:00 p.m. vs Utah Senior Day -- Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California W 5-3 Tyler Stromsborg (4–9) Colter McAnelly (5–4) Xavier Martinez (2) 1,081 28-27 17–12
Postseason (3–1)
(3–1) Date TV/Time (PT) Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall P12T Record May 21 P12N 2:30 p.m. vs Utah (Group C Pool Play) 4 W 7-6 Xavier Martinez (4–0) Micah Ashman (1–4) Josh Blum (8) 1,738 29-27 1–0 May 23 P12N 2:30 p.m. vs No. 23 Oregon (Group C Pool Play) 4 Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona W 4-2 William Watson (5–2) RJ Gordon (7–5) Josh Blum (9) -- 30-27 2–0 May 24 P12N 2:30 p.m. vs California Semifinal 4 Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona W 7-4 Mason Edwards (1–3) Trey Newmann (4–6) Josh Blum (10) -- 31-27 3–0 May 25 ESPNU 7:00 p.m. vs No. 18 Arizona Championship Game 4 Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona L 3–4 Anthony Susac (2–2) Josh Blum (2–1) None 3,813 31–28 3–1
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled Bold =USC team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.^[5]

Game summaries

Pool C

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Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: USC Ballpark being renovated . usctrojans.com . March 17, 2024 . March 9, 2024.
2. https://usctrojans.com/news/2023/7/11/usc-baseballs-johnny-olmstead-selected-by-miami-marlins-in-2023-mlb-draft.aspx
3. Web site: 2024 Baseball Roster. USC Trojans. January 19, 2024.
4. Web site: Baseball vs BYU on 2/16/2024 – Box Score . 2024-02-16 . University of Southern California Athletics . en.
5. Web site: 2024 Baseball Schedule . usctrojans.com . January 8, 2024.