USC Baseball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule

May 17, 2025 · CSM Staff
 
USC Trojans
 
Big Ten (35-21, 18-12)
 
 
Coach: Andy Stankiewicz
 
Key Field Players:
Ethan Hedges, Junior, IF, .343 BA, 12 HR, 55 RBI
Adrian Lopez, Sophomore, IF, .337 BA, 8 HR, 49 RBI
Brayden Dowd, Sophomore, OF, .322 BA, 10 HR, 35 RBI
Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek, Junior, IF, .304 BA, 8 HR, 40 RBI
Abbrie Covarrubias, Sophomore, IF, .296 BA, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 12 SB
Jack Basseer, Junior, OF, .280 BA, 7 HR, 25 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Andrew Johnson, Freshman, P, 4.41 ERA, 3-1 W/L, 65.1 IP, 54 SO
Caden Aoki, Senior, P, 4.21 ERA, 5-4 W/L, 1 CG, 87.2 IP, 81 SO
Caden Hunter, Junior, P, 5.18 ERA, 6-5 W/L, 66.0 IP, 74 SO
Brodie Purcell, Sophomore, P, 2.11 ERA, 3-2 W/L, 38.1 IP, 47 SO, 4 SV
Ethan Hedges, Junior, P, 2.40 ERA, 2-1 W/L, 15.0 IP, 12 SO, 9 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .293 (74th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.59 (210, 15)
Doubles per Game: 2.04 (69, 4)
Earned Run Average: 4.61 (39, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .975 (67, 9)
Home Runs per Game: 1.17 (110, 11)
Scoring Offense: 6.6 (160, 11)
Slugging Percentage: .467 (92, 9)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.93 (212, 11)
Triples per Game: 0.28 (54, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015 Regional lost to Virginia, defeated UC Santa Barbara, defeated San Diego State, eliminated by Virginia
2005 Regional defeated Pepperdine, defeated Long Beach State, lost to Pepperdine, defeated Pepperdine
2005 Super Regional eliminated by Oregon State
2002 Regional defeated BYU, defeated Cal State Northridge, defeated BYU
2002 Super Regional eliminated by Stanford
2001 Regional defeated Oral Roberts, defeated Pepperdine, defeated Fresno State
2001 Super Regional defeated Florida International 
2001 CWS defeated Georgia, lost to Miami (FL), eliminated by Tennessee
2000 Regional defeated Virginia Tech, defeated Loyola Marymount, defeated Cal State Fullerton
2000 Super Regional defeated Georgia Tech
2000 CWS defeated Florida State, lost to LSU, eliminated by Florida State
1999 Regional defeated VCU, defeated Pepperdine, lost to Pepperdine, defeated Pepperdine
1999 Super Regional eliminated by Stanford
 
*all team stats through 5/18