USC used a six-run second inning to defeat Oregon, 11-4, on Sunday at Dedeaux Field. Jacob Galloway went 3 for 5 with 2 RBI while Johnny Olmstead went 1 for 3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. USC had 13 hits but 12 were singles. USC is 27-20-1 after taking 2 of 3 games vs. the Ducks. Every victory counts if USC wants to … Continue reading USC Baseball Salvages Series

USC swept San Diego State with a 7-0 victory over the Aztecs on Saturday at Dedeaux Field. The Trojans have won 15 of their past 18 games and are 20-10-1 overall. USC had its third shutout in the past two weeks as four pitchers combined for Saturday’s shutout. Eric Hammond pitched five scoreless innings. Austin Overn homered and went 2 for 4. The sweep was … Continue reading USC Continues To Roll

USC baseball is one of the surprising teams in the country and somehow contending for first place in the Pac-12. But you wouldn’t know it from the crowds at Dedeaux Field, which are the smallest since at least 2018, according to Annenberg Media. USC currently averages 454 fans per game. Last year, when USC went 25-28, it drew 573 fans per game. Obviously, the fans/students, … Continue reading If You Rebuild It, They Won’t Come

USC baseball begins today in first place in the Pac-12 standings with a 9-2 record. That’s an incredible accomplishment, no matter what happens the rest of the season, given the fact the program was in tatters under Jason Gill. Andy Stankiewicz has done an excellent job and he wasn’t even the first choice to replace Gill. The Pac-12 is a baseball power conference and for … Continue reading What A Turnaround For USC Baseball

USC defeated Tulane, 13-8, at Dedeaux Field today in a rematch of the Cotton Bowl. Tulane might have a 1-10 record but it hit four home runs. USC center fielder Austin Overn, who also is on the football team, went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI and scored 3 runs. Right fielder Cole Gabrielson was 2 for 4 with 4 RBI and a home run. … Continue reading USC Plays Tulane And Again There’s Little Defense

USC and Auburn tied, 12-12, in nine innings today. The Trojans apparently scored the go-ahead run in the ninth to take a 13-12 lead, but the Auburn dugout and fans started protesting that the USC runner didn’t touch home plate. The cutoff then threw the ball to the catcher, who stepped on home. The home plate umpire called the runner out. Auburn then had runners … Continue reading USC Ties Auburn, 12-12, In Wild Finish