Probable Starters. AJ Ramirez HR - 10 RBI Ramirez will also see time at RF/1B. Blake Lacey

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1 12-Time National Champions UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BASEBALL MEDIA INFORMATION Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California Telephone: (213) Fax: (213) Baseball Sports Information Director: Rachel Caton Telephone: (213) Fax: (213) Schedule/Results Overall: Pac-12: 3-6 Home: 10-8 Road: 4-5 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Res. February 14 Northwestern W, 4-3 (11 inn) February 15 Northwestern W, 2-1 (15 inn) February 16 Northwestern W, 13-6 February 18 # 3 Cal State Fullerton% W, 6-1 February 21 North Dakota State W, 4-3 February 22 North Dakota State W, 9-0 February 23 North Dakota State W, 5-3 (12 inn) February 25 at Long Beach State L, 2-1 February 28 Cal Poly Cancelled March 1 Cal Poly Postponed March 2 Cal Poly (DH) L, 5-1 March 2 Cal Poly (DJH) W, 16-0 March 3 Waseda University (ex) 6 p.m. March 4 at UC Irvine L, 6-4 March 7 Houston L, 6-1 March 8 Pepperdine L, 10-4 March 9 #13 UCLA L, 6-5 March 11 Loyola Marymount W, 6-1 March 14 at #12 Oregon* W, 3-2 March 15 at #12 Oregon* L, 7-2 March 16 at #12 Oregon* L, 7-2 March 18 Stony Brook L, 4-3 March 21 at Stanford*% W, 4-3 March 22 at Stanford* L, 6-2 March 23 at Stanford*% W, 6-3 (10 inn) March 25 at Loyola Marymount W, 4-2 March 28 Washington* L, 8-2 March 29 Washington* L, 19-4 March 30 Washington* L, 8-3 (14 inn) April 1 Long Beach State W, 4-3 April 4 at Arizona State* 6:30 p.m. April 5 at Arizona State* 6:30 p.m. April 6 at Arizona State* 12:30 p.m. April 8 at Pepperdine 3 p.m. April 11 Utah* 6 p.m. April 12 Utah* 2 p.m. April 13 Utah* 1 p.m. April 17 Arizona*% 7 p.m. April 18 Arizona*% 7 p.m. April 19 Arizona* % 7 p.m. April 22 Hawai i 6 p.m. April 24 at UCLA*% 6 p.m. April 25 at UCLA*% 7 p.m. April 26 at UCLA* 2 p.m. April 29 UC Irvine 6 p.m. May 2 at Washington State* 6 p.m. May 3 at Washington State* 2 p.m. May 4 at Washington State* 12 p.m. May 9 California* 6 p.m. May 10 California* 2 p.m. May 11 California* 1 p.m. May 19 Grand Canyon 6 p.m. May 20 at Cal State Fullerton 6 p.m. May 23 Oregon State*% 4 p.m. May 24 Oregon State* 2 p.m. May 25 Oregon State*% 12 p.m. All times local * Pac-12 game % Pac-12 Networks (Baseball America ranking at time of game) For Release: April 3, 2014 TROJANS HEAD BACK OUT ON THE ROAD, TRAVEL TO ARIZONA STATE FOR PAC-12 SERIES Game Upcoming Games Schedule Friday, April 4 USC at ASU- 6 :30 p.m. PT RHP Wyatt Strahan (2-3, 4.47 ERA) vs. LHP Brett Lilek (3-2, 2.27 ERA) Packard Stadium Saturday, April 5 USC at ASU- 6:30 p.m. PT LHP Bob Wheatley (2-3, 3.67 ERA) vs. LHP Ryan Kellogg (3-2, 4.25 ERA) Packard Stadium Sunday, April 6 USC at ASU- 12:30 p.m. PT TBA vs. RHP Darin Gillies (1-1, 4.67 ERA) Packard Stadium All times local Rankings based on Baseball America LOS ANGELES - The Trojans head back out on the road this weekend, travelling to Arizona State for a three-game Pac-12 series starting on Friday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m. PT in Tempe, Ariz. The Trojans got a much-needed win on Tuesday, taking care of business in a 4-3 defeat of visiting Long Beach State. Garrett Stubbs drove in the game-tying run in the seventh inning and Jake Hernandez doubled to drive in Timmy Robinson from first base for the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning.usc Friday starter Wyatt Strahan came out of the pen for a top of the ninth inning to collect his first save of the season. James Guillen earned his third win of the season in relief. Probable Starters LF 3B AJ Ramirez HR - 10 RBI Ramirez will also see time at RF/1B Kevin Swick SS Blake Lacey HR - 12 RBI Was named 1 of 30 candidates for Senior Class Award C Garrett Stubbs HR - 11 RBI Will also see time in LF when not catching CF HR - 7 RBI Could also see time at 2B or as DH SP Timmy Robinson Wyatt Strahan 2B ERA IP - 35 Ks Leads team with 35 Ks SP HR - 17 RBI Leads team with 17 RBI Bob Wheatley ERA IP - 26 Ks Second on team with 24 strikeouts RF Dante Flores HR - 13 RBI Could also see time at first base 1B Vahn Bozoian HR - 6 RBI Leads team with 3 home runs Jake Hernandez HR - 8 RBI Ranks second on the team in batting average DH Jeremy Martinez HR - 12 RBI Will also see time at catcher Bench Frankie Rios HR - 2 RBI Will see time at shortstop SP TBA Bench Omar Cotto Lozada HR - 5 RBI May start in LF 1 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com1

2 National Polls (March 31) Baseball America 1. Florida State 2. South Carolina 3. Virginia 4. Louisiana-Lafayette 5. Cal Poly 6. Oregon State 7. Vanderbilt 8. Texas 9. Mississippi State 10. Houston 11. Louisville 12. Rice 13. Florida 14. Washington 15. Alabama 16. Clemson 17. UC Santa Barbara 18. Cal State Fullerton 19. Oregon 20. LSU 21. UCLA 22. Kentucky 23. Mississippi 24. Indiana 25. UNLV Dedeaux Field You knew there had to be something special about Dedeaux Field from the day it first opened its gates on March 30, Righthander Russ McQueen threw a no-hitter that afternoon in the first game ever played at Dedeaux Field as USC swept a doubleheader from California. The Trojans went on to win the national championship that year and Dedeaux Field has been their home ever since. The 2014 season marks the 40th season of play at Dedeaux Field. One of the country s finest collegiate baseball structures, Dedeaux Field has continually been improved over recent years with the grandest project taking place before the 2002 season. A $4 million project signified the largest improvement made to the facility as a new clubhouse and players lounge were added on the first base side. Expanded offices for the coaching staff and new Hall of Fame were also part of the project, along with a new restroom pavilion. A new bleacher section was added on the first base side, pushing capacity to 2,500 at Dedeaux Field. The 2008 season brought a new scoreboard, along with the million-dollar Rod Dedeaux Research for Baseball Institute (RDRBI) which adds batting cages, a new weight room and state-of-the-art video motion analysis. Prior to the 2011 season, a $600,000 project added new lights to Dedeaux Field to bring the facility to NCAA-mandated standards for hosting postseason play. With dimensions of 335 feet down the right and left field lines, 365 in the right field power alleys and 375 to the left field power alleys, and 395 to straightaway center, Dedeaux Field is a natural grass field. Dedeaux Field has also been used extensively by the entertainment industry. It has been the site of MTV s Rock-and-Jock softball game and was used in the production and filming of several motion pictures, including Mr. Baseball, The Big Leaguer, A League of Their Own and For Love of the Game. USC at Dedeaux Field - Year-by-Year NCBWA 1. Virginia 2. South Carolina 3. Florida State 4. Louisiana-Lafayette 5. Vanderbilt 6. Cal Poly 7. Oregon 8. Louisville 9. Oregon 10. LSU 11. Texas 12. Houston 13. Mississippi State 14. Rice 15. Clemson 16. Cal State Fullerton 17. UCLA 18. Ole Miss 19. Florida 20. Oklahoma State 21. Alabama 22. Kentucky 23. UC Santa Barbara 24. Washington 25. NC State All-Time (.652) This past Sunday s game date, March 30, is the 40th anniversary of the first game at Dedeaux Field. The first day of play at Dedeaux Field was March 30, Righthander Russ McQueen threw a no-hitter that afternoon in the first game ever played at Dedeaux Field as USC swept a doubleheader from California. The Trojans went on to win their fifth-straight NCAA title in Russ McQueen was on hand to throw out the first pitch in commemoration of the 40-year anniversary of the opening of the field this past Sunday. Last week the Trojans earned their first midweek road victory on Tuesday at Loyola Marymount. Behind a solid start from Brent Wheatley, the Trojans put together a two-out rally scoring three in the third inning and never looked back. Lefty reliever Sean Adler threw 1.2 innings in the victory, while James Guillen tallied his first save of the year going two scoreless to hold off the recently surging Lions. Kevin Swick, AJ Ramirez and Jeremy Martinez each drove in runs in the win. ARIZONA STATE NOTES The Sun Devils are overall, with a record of 5-4 in the Pac-12. They are 7-7 at Packard Stadium this season marks the final season the Sun Devils will play at Packard Stadium. The team is lead by Nate Causey, who is batting.368. Dalton Dinatale leads the team with 22 RBI. The Sun Devil pitching staff has a 4.12 ERA and has held opponents to a.253 batting average. The Sun Devils hold the all-time series record over the Trojans, Last year the Trojans took game one of the series at Dedeaux Field with a combined one-hitter from Sean Silva and Brent Wheatley. The Trojans then dropped the final two games fo the series. The last time the Trojans played in Tempe was 2012, where they were swept by scores of 5-1, 4-0 and 8-1. PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK USC senior third baseman Kevin Swick was named Pac-12 Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 24-March 2 as he went 7-for-12 at the plate over three games. The honor is the first of Swick s career and USC s 56th all-time conference Player of the Week selection. Swick played a big role for the Trojans in their split of a two-game series vs. No. 13 Cal Poly. In the second half of the double header on Sunday, the senior went 3-for-4 with two doubles. He had a hand in six of the Trojans 16 runs; scoring three runs himself while driving in three more. He also drew a walk on the night. In the first half of the double header vs. Cal Poly and on Tuesday at Long Beach State, Swick was 4-for-8 overall, going 2-for-4 in each game. In the Tuesday game, Swick had two of the Trojans five hits in a close 2-1 loss. RAKING IN THE ACCOLADES Junior catcher Garrett Stubbs was named a Preseason All-Pac-12 first team selection by College Sports Madness and was recently named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List. The junior led the conference in runners caught attempting to steal in Freshman phenom Jeremy Martinez was also named Pac-12 Preseason Freshman of the Year by the publication. IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD Follow the Trojan baseball all year long on twitter, with the baseball specific twitter handle, USC_Baseball. The Trojans are also on Instagram, with the handle SCTrojans_Baseball. TROJANS ON THE NET USC baseball games this season will be broadcast live on usctrojans.com with video webcasts for majority of home games. The link is: For road games you can hear a live radio broadcast on usctrojans.com. BALLPARK FUN For all Friday games, there will be free hot dogs for all USC students. On Sundays this season, there will be an autograph session available to all fans, starting 15 minutes after the game has been completed. Tuesday games will also be Taco Tuesdays. This Sunday will also be Kids Take Over the Ballpark. SEASON OUTLOOK This season s tight-knit squad may seem young with 23 freshman and sophomores, but with 15 of those student-athletes gaining significant playing time on the diamond as freshmen in 2013, second-year head coach Dan Hubbs is looking for the Trojans to use that experience to propel the program back to winning ways in The Trojans return all but 25 innings on the mound from last season, and that experience will be key to the team s success. This spring expect a lot of familiar faces out on the diamond for the Trojans as they are expected to be a lot stronger because of their experience. In 2013, the Trojans lost 12 games by one or two runs and were in countless other games where the scored was either tied or a one-run game in the seventh that they eventually lost. One reason for this was the Trojans entered the season with only about 120 innings of collegiate experience on the mound. This spring it s a different story, as the Trojans return closer to 600 innings of college pitching experience. 2 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com2

3 Dan Hubbs is in his second season as head coach at Troy, after spending one season as associate head coach in He becomes only the sixth head coach at USC since Prior to that, he spend 12 seasons as pitching coach at California. Hubbs was a 3-year ( ) letterman at USC. He currently is fourth on the Trojans career saves list (22) and eighth on the career strikeouts per inning chart (9.19). He posted a career record of with a 3.58 ERA in 81 appearances (64 in relief). In his 12-year ( ) tenure at Cal, the 42-year-old Hubbs regularly produced team ERAs among the lowest in the Pac-10. Three times, his pitching staff set a school record for season strikeouts, including 475 in 2011 when the Golden Bears--a program that was slated to be discontinued after 2011 due to budget cuts but was saved through fundraising efforts-- advanced to the College World Series for the first time since His 2011 staff was second in the Pac-10 with a 2.90 team ERA, posted 11 shutouts and at one point went 47 innings without allowing an earned run. Besides being a top recruiter, he helped develop some of the greatest pitchers in Cal history, including current major leaguers Brandon Morrow, who became the school s highest draft pick ever (fifth in 2006), and Tyson Ross, Freshman All-Americans Kevin Miller (2008), Justin Jones (2010) and Kyle Porter (2011) and 2011 All-Pac-10 first teamer Erik Johnson. He produced Pac-10 save leaders in 2001 (Matt Brown) and 2004 (Jesse Ingram) and the school s career strikeout leader (Trevor Hutchinson). He had 4 pitchers drafted in 2011 and 3 in 2008, and saw 25 of his pitchers sign professional baseball contracts. Before going to Cal, Hubbs was the pitching coach of the Yakima Bears (a short-season single A minor league Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate in Yakima, Wash.) and assisted Pepperdine during the 1999 season. After seeing action in just 4 games as a 1990 freshman, he had a 7-2 record with a 3.60 ERA as a relief pitcher in 1991 as the Trojans won the Pac-10 title. He went 7-6 in 1992 with a 3.97 ERA as a starter. He returned to the bullpen in 1993, setting the since-broken USC season saves record (a national-best 18) while going 5-5 with a 2.96 ERA and a team-high 90 strikeouts as he earned All-American first team and All-Pac-10 first team honors. The Trojans advanced to the NCAA Regionals in 1990, 1991 and Hubbs earned a bachelor s degree in finance from USC in Dan Hubbs Head Coach 2nd year 3rd year at USC He had a seven-year ( ) minor league career with the Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. He finished second in the Dodgers organization with 126 strikeouts in In 1996, he went a combined 16-1 between AAA Albuquerque (7-1) and La Romana (9-0) of the Dominican winter league, and was named to Baseball America s Winter League All-Star Team. He led the Pacific Coast League in appearances in 1997, taking the mound 62 times in a 144-game season. He finished his career with a record with nine saves and a 3.75 ERA. In 427 innings, he struck out 436 while walking only 172. He was born on Jan. 23, He and his wife, Alison, a USC graduate, have two sons, Patrick and Charlie. IN THE PAC-12 By a vote of the Pac-12 coaches, the Trojans are picked to finish ninth in the conference. The Trojans were picked to finish higher than Washington and Utah. Oregon State was picked to win the Pac-12, followed by Oregon, UCLA, Arizona State, Arizona, Stanford, California and Washington State. CLASS BY CLASS PROSPECTS Sophomore lefty Kyle Twomey was named the No. 16 prospect in the sophomore class by Baseball America. Perfect Game USA selected Twomey as the No. 31 player in the sophomore class. Jeremy Martinez the No. 35 player in the freshman class nationally by Perfect Game USA. In the junior class, Wyatt Strahan was ranked No. 44 in the junior class, Nigel Nootbaar was ranked 86th. YOUTH MOVEMENT The Trojans have 23 freshmen and sophomores on the roster this season. The sophomores, although only in their second year of college ball, logged significant minutes as true freshmen that should pay off for Troy this year. The freshmen standouts include catcher/designated hitter Jeremy Martinez, infielder Frankie Rios and two-way athlete Jeff Paschke. Martinez is slated to start as the team s designated hitter and will see time behind the plate. Rios will be the Trojans starting shortstop as Blake Lacey rehabs his back injury. Paschke is an athletic righty with some pop in his bat, but is also strong off the mound, where he may see playing time first. TROJANS IN THE MAJORS In the history of the USC baseball program, a total of 108 players had made it to the major leagues. Current major leaguers include pitchers Ryan Cook and Tommy Milone (Oakland A s); Brad Boxberger (Tampa Bay Rays); Grant Green (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim); Lucas Duda (New York Mets); Ian Kennedy (San Diego Padres); JP Howell (Los Angeles Dodgers); Nick Buss (Los Angeles Dodgers). BRINGING HIS SKILLS BACK Former USC shortstop Gabe Alvarez enters his fourth season as assistant coach for the Trojans. Alvarez played at USC as a shortstop from and had a career.338 batting average for the Trojans with 28 home runs and 163 RBI. In 1994, he was a first team All-America pick by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association after batting.326 with seven home runs and 51 RBI. He was a second-round selection in the 1995 major league baseball draft by the San Diego Padres and played three seasons in the major leagues ( ). COACHING THE TROOPS Dan Hubbs has also brought in a very capable assistant coach in 2014, Matt Curtis, who formerly was the head coach at Cal State Northridge. He will run the offense for the Trojans and brings a load of experience, both as a player and a coach. Another newcomer on the coaching front is volunteer assistant Vinny Lopez, who brings coaching experience from the professional ranks. BROTHERLY LOVE The Trojans boast two sets of brothers on their roster, with the Aguirre brothers, senior J.R. Aguirre (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Palos Verdes HS) and sophomore Carl Aguirre (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Palos Verdes HS) and the Wheatley brothers senior Bob Wheatley (Villa Park, Calif./Orange Lutheran HS) and sophomore Brent Wheatley (Villa Park, Calif./Orange Lutheran HS). Both Aguirre brothers favor play in the outfield, although Carl is a versatile utility player, while the Wheatleys prefer the mound. Bob is a lefty, however, while Brent is a righty. MAKING THE GRADES Academics is highly important at USC, and senior third baseman Kevin Swick (La Canda, Calif./Loyola HS), who boasts a 3.83 GPA as a business administration major was a third team Academic All-American, along with being an All-Academic Pac-12 selection. Interested in finance, Swick held an internship in Alaska while he played summer ball for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in 2012 and this past summer he held an internship with Fidelity Investments in Boston. DEDEAUX FIELD DEDICATIONS Prior to the start of the 2011 season, the scoreboard at Dedeaux Field was renamed the Mike Gillespie Scoreboard in honor of former USC player and head coach Mike Gillespie (now the head coach at UC Irvine). Gillespie, who was a player on USC s 1961 national championship, spent 20 seasons as USC s head coach ( ). He led USC as head coach to the 1998 national championship, as well as four trips to the College World Series during his tenure. The batting cages were renamed for the Boone Family, in honor of the Boone family that included former USC players Aaron and Bret Boone. The Boone family became the first family in baseball history to send three generations to the major league All-Star Game (grandfather, Ray, and father, Bob). Bret Boone played at USC from while his brother Aaron played at USC from Both played in the 2003 All-Star Game as a total of five former Trojans (Geoff Jenkins, Barry Zito and Mark Prior) participated in the game. 3 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com3

4 Starting Lineups by Batting Order Game Date Opponent Result /14 Northwestern W, 4-3 (11) Stubbs Robinson Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernandez Rios Cotto Lozada 2 2/15 Northwestern W, 2-1 (15) Stahel Robinson Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernandez Rios Stubbs 3 2/16 Northwestern W, 13-6 Robinson Ramirez Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernandez Rios Stubbs 4 2/18 Cal State Fullerton W, 6-1 Robinson Ramirez Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernandez Rios Stubbs 5 2/21 North Dakota State W, 4-3 Robinson Ramirez Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernandez Rios Stubbs 6 2/22 North Dakota State W, 9-0 Robinson Ramirez Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernandez Rios Stubbs 7 2/23 North Dakota State W, 5-3 (12) Robinson Ramirez Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernandez Rios Stubbs 8 2/25 Long Beach State L, 2-1 Robinson Cotto Lozada Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernadez Rios Stubbs 9 3/2 #13 Cal Poly (DH) L, 5-1 Robinson Ramirez Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernandez Rios Stubbs 10 3/2 #13 Cal Poly (DH) W, 16-0 Robinson Stubbs Martinez Swick Ramirez Flores Hernandez Corrigan Lacey 11 3/4 UC Irvine L, 6-4 Robinson Stubbs Martinez Swick Ramirez Flores Hernandez Corrigan Lacey 12 3/7 Houston L, 6-1 Robinson Stubbs Martinez Swick Flores Ramirez Hernandez Lacey Rios 13 3/8 Pepperdine L, 10-4 Robinson Stubbs Martinez Swick Ramirez Flores Hernandez Lacey Clouse 14 3/9 #13 UCLA L, 6-5 Robinson Lacey Swick Ramirez Martinez Flores Hernandez Paschke Stubbs 15 3/11 Loyola Marymount W, 6-1 Robinson Lacey Swick Ramirez Martinez Flores Hernandez Bozoian Stubbs 16 3/14 #12 Oregon W, 3-2 Robinson Lacey Swick Ramirez Martinez Flores Hernandez Bozoian Stubbs 17 3/15 #12 Oregon L, 7-2 Robinson Lacey Swick Ramirez Martinez Hernandez Flores Stahel Stubbs 18 3/16 #12 Oregon L, 7-2 Robinson Cotto Lozada Swick Ramirez Flores Martinez Lacey Stubbs Stahel 19 3/18 Stony Brook L, 4-3 Stubbs Robinson Swick Ramirez Martinez Flores Hernandez Paschke Rios 20 3/21 Stanford W, 4-3 Cotto Lozada Robinson Swick Ramirez Flores Martinez Lacey Rios Stubbs 21 3/22 Stanford L, 6-2 Cotto Lozada Robinson Swick Ramirez Flores Strahan Lacey Rios Stubbs 22 3/23 Stanford W, 6-3 (10) Cotto Lozada Robinson Swick Ramirez Flores Stahel Lacey Bozoian Stubbs 23 3/25 Loyola Marymount W, 4-2 Stubbs Robinson Swick Ramirez Flores Martinez Hernandez Bozoian Rios 24 3/28 Washington L, 8-2 Cotto Lozada Robinson Swick Ramirez Flores Martinez Bozoian Rios Stubbs 25 3/29 Washington L, 19-4 Cotto Lozada Stubbs Robinson Swick Flores Lacey Martinez Hernandez Stahel 26 3/30 Washington L, 8-3 (14) Cotto Lozada Stubbs Robinson Swick Flores Ramirez Lacey Bozoian Southall 27 4/1 Long Beach State W, 4-3 Cotto Lozada Stubbs Swick Flores Robinson Hernandez Martinez Bozoian Southall Starting Lineups by Position Game Date Opponent Result 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF C DH 1 2/14 Northwestern W, 4-3 (11) Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Cotto Lozada Robinson Bozoian Stubbs Martinez 2 2/15 Northwestern W, 2-1 (15) Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Stubbs Robinson Bozoian Martinez Stahel 3 2/16 Northwestern W, 13-6 Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Ramirez Robinson Bozoian Stubbs Martinez 4 2/18 Cal State Fullerton W, 6-1 Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Ramirez Robinson Bozoian Stubbs Martinez 5 2/21 North Dakota State W, 4-3 Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Ramirez Robinson Bozoian Stubbs Martinez 6 2/22 North Dakota State W, 9-0 Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Stubbs Robinson Bozoian Martinez Ramirez 7 2/23 North Dakota State W, 5-3 (12) Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Stubbs Robinson Bozoian Martinez Ramirez 8 2/25 Long Beach State L, 2-1 Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Cotto Lozada Robinson Bozoian Martinez Ramirez 9 3/2 #13 Cal Poly (DH) L, 5-1 Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Ramirez Robinson Bozoian Stubbs Martinez 10 3/2 #13 Cal Poly (DH) W, 16-0 Hernandez Flores Lacey Swick Stubbs Robinson Bozoian Martinez Corrigan 11 3/4 UC Irvine L, 6-4 Hernandez Flores Lacey Swick Stubbs Robinson Ramirez Martinez Corrigan 12 3/7 Houston L, 6-1 Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Stubbs Robinson Ramirez Martinez Lacey 13 3/8 Pepperdine L, 10-4 Hernandez Flores Lacey Swick Clouse Robinson Ramirez Stubbs Martinez 14 3/9 #13 UCLA L, 6-5 Hernandez Flores Lacey Swick Stubbs Robinson Ramirez Martinez Paschke 15 3/11 Loyola Marymount W, 6-1 Hernandez Flores Lacey Swick Ramirez Robinson Bozoian Stubbs Martinez 16 3/14 #12 Oregon W, 3-2 Hernandez Flores Lacey Swick Ramirez Robinson Bozoian Stubbs Martinez 17 3/15 #12 Oregon L, 7-2 Hernandez Flores Lacey Swick Stubbs Robinson Ramirez Martinez Stahel 18 3/16 #12 Oregon L, 7-2 Ramirez Flores Lacey Swick Stahel Robinson Cotto Lozada Stubbs Martinez 19 3/18 Stony Brook L, 4-3 Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Paschke Robinson Ramirez Stubbs Martinez 20 3/21 Stanford W, 4-3 Flores Lacey Rios Swick Cotto Lozada Robinson Ramirez Stubbs Martinez 21 3/22 Stanford L, 6-2 Flores Lacey Rios Swick Cotto Lozada Robinson Ramirez Stubbs Strahan 22 3/23 Stanford W, 6-3 (10) Ramirez Flores Lacey Swick Cotto Lozada Robinson Bozoian Stubbs Stahel 23 3/25 Loyola Marymount W, 4-3 Ramirez Flores Rios Swick Stubbs Robinson Bozoian Martinez Hernandez 24 3/28 Washington L, 8-2 Ramirez Flores Rios Swick Cotto Lozada Robinson Bozoian Stubbs Martinez 25 3/29 Washington L, 19-4 Hernandez Flores Lacey Swick Stubbs Robinson Cotto Lozada Martinez Stahel 26 3/30 Washington L, 8-3 (14) Ramirez Flores Southall Swick Cotto Lozada Robinson Bozoian Robinson Lacey 27 4/1 Long Beach State W, 4-3 Hernandez Flores Southall Swick Flores Robinson Cotto Lozada Stubbs Martinez Home Run Breakdown Multi-hit Games Multi-RBI Games Player Solo 2R 3R GS Total Last HR 2H 3H 4H 5H Total 2BI 3BI 4BI 5BI 6+BI Total Vahn Bozoian /23 vs. STAN Kevin Swick Garrett Stubbs Jeremy Martinez Dante Flores 1 1 2/22 VS. NDSU Timmy Robinson Jake Hernandez AJ Ramirez Frankie Rios 2 2 Omar Cotto Lozada 1 1 2/23 vs. NDSU Blake Lacey Reggie Southall 1 1 Team Totals University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com4

5 HISTORY First Year of Baseball Overall All-Time Record...2,961-1, National Championships (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, , 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998) Post-season Record College World Series Appearances, Last Time...21, 2001 College World Series Record Playoff/Regional Appearances, Last Time...40, 2005 Regional Record TEAM INFORMATION Overall Home Away Neutral 2013 Overall Record Pac-12 Record Pac-12 Finish...T-8th Final Ranking...None Post-season Play...None Lettermen Returning/Lost...23/5 Non-lettermen Returning...3 Newcomers...11 Starting Position Players Returning/Lost... 7/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost...12/3 TROJAN STATS Hitting Streaks... Longest.... Current Kevin Swick AJ Ramirez Timmy Robinson Jeremy Martinez Blake Lacey Jake Hernandez Garrett Stubbs Dante Flores Reggie Southall Vahn Bozoian Omar Cotto Lozada Frankie Rios Jeff Paschke Joe Corrigan Bobby Stahel Turner Clouse Andrew Wright USC RECORD WHEN... Away Games Home Games Day Games Night Games vs. Lefthanded Starter vs. Righthanded Starter Run Games Run Games Run Games Extra Innings Shutouts Scoring 0-2 runs Scoring 3-5 runs Scoring 6-9 runs Scoring 10+ runs Scored in 1st inning Opponent scored in 1st inning Scores first Opponent scores first After 6 leading trailing tied After 7 leading trailing tied After 8 leading trailing tied Hit 0 home runs Hit 1 home run Hit 2+ home runs Opponent 0 home runs Opponent 1 home run Opponent 2+ home runs Made 0 errors Made 1 error Made 2+ errors Out-hit by opponent Out-hit opponent Hits are tied Reached Base Streaks... Longest.... Current Jeremy Martinez AJ Ramirez Timmy Robinson Kevin Swick Blake Lacey Jake Hernandez Garrett Stubbs Vahn Bozoian Dante Flores Bobby Stahel Frankie Rios Jeff Paschke Joe Corrigan Omar Cotto Lozada Reggie Southall Turner Clouse Andrew Wright University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com5

6 The Last Time... Hitting USC player hit a game-winning, game-ending home run: Omar Cotto Lozada - February 23, 2014 (USC wins 5-3 in 12 innings, 3 run HR) USC players hit back-to-back-to-back home runs: Jason Lane, Eric Munson and Dominic Correa vs. Washington - May 16, 1999 USC players hit back-to-back home runs: Jake Hernandez and Vahn Bozoian at Loyola Marymount (6th inning) - April 16, 2013 USC player homered in four straight games: Cyle Hankerd, April 25-30, 2006 USC player had back-to-back multi-home run games: Jeff Clement vs. South Alabama - February 14-15, 2003 USC player had home runs in the same inning: Jeff Clement at Arizona (3rd inning) - March 21, 2003 USC player had two home runs in a game: Greg Zebrack vs. Pepperdine - April 30, 2013 USC player had three home runs in a game: Ricky Oropesa vs. Washington - May 28, 2010 USC player hit a grand slam: Mike Roskopf vs. California - April 12, 2008 USC player hit for the cycle: Michael Moon vs. Washington State - May 17, 2003 USC player had five hits in a game: Ricky Oropesa at Hawai i - March 14, 2010 USC player had three doubles in a game: Robert Stock at UC Riverside - May 14, 2008 USC player had two triples in a game: Lucas Duda at Oregon State - April 6, 2007 USC player had seven or more RBI: Joey Metropoulos at UCLA (7) - May 26, 2002 USC player had eight RBI in a game: Jeff Inglin vs. Arizona State - March 16, 1996 USC player had four walks in a game: Ricky Oropesa at Pacific - March 21, 2010 USC player was hit by a pitch two times or more in a game: Anthony Vasquez vs. Brown - March 25, 2009 USC player stole home (not double steal): Joe De Pinto vs. Oregon State - April 1, 2010 USC scored in every inning: vs. North Carolina - February 14, 1998 USC batters had zero strikeouts in a game: vs. Long Beach State - March 15, 2008 Pitching USC pitcher threw a no-hitter: Russ McQueen vs. California - March 30, 1974, USC won 7-0 (Rik Currier threw a no-hitter in five innings, rain shortened, vs. Mississippi State on March 4, 2000, USC won 7-1) USC pitcher threw a one-hitter: Jim Barr vs. Stanford - April 20, 1968 (last combined one-hitter: Sean Silva (6), Brett Wheatley (3) vs. Arizona State - April 12, 2013, USC won, 5-0) USC pitcher threw a two-hitter: Anthony Vasquez vs. Cal Poly - May 5, 2009, USC won 5-0 (last combined two-hitter: Ian Kennedy (8.2) and Ryan Schlack (0.1) vs. Kansas - February 17, 2006, USC won 1-0) USC pitcher threw a complete game shutout: Anthony Vasquez vs. Cal Poly - May 5, 2009 USC pitcher struck out 10 or more batters: Anthony Vasquez vs. Cal Poly - May 5, 2009 (13 strikeouts), Andrew Triggs vs. WSU - April 21, 2011 (13 strikeouts), Nigel Nootbaar vs. Fresno State - March 1, 2013 (12 strikeouts) USC pitcher threw 10+ innings: Ian Kennedy (10.0) vs. California - April 7, 2006 Fielding USC had five or more errors in a game: vs. Oregon (6 errors) - March 16, 2013 (USC lost, 8-4) USC player had 15 or more putouts in a game: Derek Perren at Washington State - May 24, 2008 Scoring and Miscellaneous USC recorded 20 or more hits in a game: at Utah - April 20, 2013 (USC won, in 10 innings) USC recorded 20 or more runs in a game: vs. UC Riverside - March 1, 2005 (USC won 21-8) USC scored 10 or more runs in an inning: April 4, 2009 at Arizona (10 runs in 1st inning) USC swept a Pac-10/12 Conference series: April 9-11, 2009 vs. Oregon USC swept a Pac-10/12 Conference series on the road: May 25-27, 2012 at UCLA USC was swept in a Pac-10/12 Conference series: April 26-28, 2013 at Oregon State USC was swept in a Pac-10/12 Conference series at home: May 4-6, 2012 vs. Washington USC played 13 or more innings in a game: vs. Northwestern (15 innings) - February 15, University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com6

7 2014 Roster NO NAME POS B-T HGT WGT CL HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) 2 Jeremy Martinez C R-R Fr. Fountain Valley, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 3 Dante Flores IF L-R Jr. Norwalk, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS) 4 Bobby Stahel OF R-R R-So. Needles, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) 5 Reggie Southall IF S-R R-Fr. Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) 6 Kyle Davis IF/RHP R-R So. Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica HS) 8 J.R. Aguirre OF R-R R-Sr. Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) 9 Frankie Rios INF R-R Fr. Lakewood, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) 10 AJ Ramirez IF/C R-R So. Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield Christian HS) 11 Omar Cotto Lozada OF S-R R-Jr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Bonneville School) 14 Vahn Bozoian OF R-R So. Chino Hills, Calif. (Ayala HS) 15 Corey Dempster INF R-R Fr. South Pasadena, Calif. (Loyola HS) 16 Joe Corrigan INF/OF R-R Fr. Santa Monica, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) 17 Jeff Paschke INF R-R Fr. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara HS) 18 A.J. Fritts C R-R Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Brentwood School) 20 Nigel Nootbaar RHP S-R Jr. El Segundo, Calif. (El Segundo HS) 21 Jake Hernandez C R-R Sr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos HS) 22 Turner Clouse OF L-L So. Fountain Valley, Calif. (Fountain Valley HS) 23 Brooks Kriske RHP R-R` So. Palm Desert, Calif. (Palm Desert HS) 24 Kyle Twomey LHP L-L So. Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado HS) 25 Brent Wheatley RHP R-R So. Villa Park, Calif. (Orange Lutheran HS) 26 Blake Lacey IF R-R So. Clovis, Calif. (Clovis HS) 27 Bob Wheatley LHP L-L Sr. Villa Park, Calif. (Orange Lutheran HS) 28 Timmy Robinson OF R-R So. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Ocean View HS) 30 Aaron Digiamarino INF/RHP R-R Fr. La Verne, Calif. (Webb School) 31 Sean Silva LHP L-L Sr. Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West HS/Fresno City College) 33 Wyatt Strahan RHP R-R Jr. Villa Park, Calif. (Villa Park HS) 34 Kevin Swick IF R-R Sr. La Canada, Calif. (Loyola HS) 35 Andrew Wright LHP R-L Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 36 Carl Aguirre OF R-R So. Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) 41 Sean Adler P L-L So. Chatsworth, Calif. (Sierra Canyon) 42 David Edson IF L-R R-Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Faith Lutheran HS) 44 James Guillen RHP R-R Sr. Covina, Calif. (Damien HS) 45 Bernardo Flores LHP L-L Fr. Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS) 49 Marc Huberman LHP L-L So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Hamilton HS) 51 Garrett Stubbs C L-R Jr. Del Mar, Calif. (Torrey Pines) HEAD COACH: Dan Hubbs (40) ASSISTANT COACHES: Gabe Alvarez (7), Matt Curtis (12), Vinny Lopez (29) DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS: Marty Butterick ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS: Apoorv Gaur BASEBALL SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Rachel Caton ATHLETIC TRAINER: Justin Shibel STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Chris Chase PRONUNCIATION GUIDE AGUIRRE, Carl...uh-GEAR-ee AGUIRRE, J.R...uh-GEAR-ee BOZOIAN, Vahn...Bo-Zoy-en Vaughn COTTO LOZADA, Omar..KOH-toe LO-zada DIGIAMARINO, Aaron.Dee-Gee-a-Marino GUILLEN, James...Guee-In HUBERMAN, Marc...HUE-Ber-man NOOTBAAR, Nigel... NOOT-Bar PASCHKE, Jeff...PASH-Key STAHEL, Bobby...Stall TWOMEY, Kyle...Two-Me 7 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com7