Probable Starters. Matt Hart HR - 12 RBI Made 37 starts in 46 games last season for the Trojans. James Roberts

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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: Jason Pommier Telephone: (213) Fax: (213) Schedule/Results Overall: 0-0 Pac-10: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Res USC Tournament February 18 Cal Poly vs. North Carolina 2 p.m. Missouri vs. USC 6 p.m. February 19 Cal Poly vs. Missouri 2 p.m. North Carolina vs. USC 7 p.m. February 20 Missouri vs. North Carolina 10 a.m. Cal Poly vs. USC 3 p.m. February 22 at UC Riverside 6 p.m. February 25 at Rice 4:30 p.m. February 26 at Rice 2 p.m. February 27 at Rice 1 p.m. March 1 at Long Beach State 6:30 p.m. March 4 at Cal State Fullerton 7 p.m. March 5 at Cal State Fullerton 6 p.m. March 6 Cal State Fullerton 1 p.m. March 8 at UC Santa Barbara 2 p.m Dodgertown Classic March 11 St. Mary s 6 p.m. March 12 Georgia 6 p.m. March 13 vs. UCLA (Dodger Stadium) 2 p.m. March 15 Louisville 6 p.m. March 16 Louisville 3 p.m. March 18 Pacific 6 p.m. March 19 Pacific 2 p.m. March 20 Pacific 1 p.m. March 22 UC Santa Barbara 3 p.m. March 25 UCLA * 6 p.m. March 26 UCLA * 6 p.m. March 27 UCLA * 1 p.m. March 29 UC Irvine 3 p.m. April 1 at California * 2:30 p.m. April 2 at California * 1 p.m. April 3 at California * 1 p.m. April 5 Loyola Marymount 3 p.m. April 8 Stanford * 6 p.m. April 9 Stanford * 6 p.m. April 10 Stanford * 1 p.m. April 12 at Pepperdine 3 p.m. April 15 Oregon * 6 p.m. April 16 Oregon * 2 p.m. April 17 Oregon * Noon April 19 at Loyola Marymount 3 p.m. April 21 at Washington * 6 p.m. April 22 at Washington * 6 p.m. April 23 at Washington * 1 p.m. April 26 Long Beach State 6 p.m. April 29 at Arizona * 6 p.m. April 30 at Arizona * 1 p.m. May 1 at Arizona * Noon May 3 UC Riverside 6 p.m. May 13 Arizona State * 6 p.m. May 14 Arizona State * 2 p.m. May 15 Arizona State * 1 p.m. May 17 at UC Irvine 6:30 p.m. May 20 at Oregon State * 5:35 p.m. May 21 at Oregon State * 2:05 p.m. May 22 at Oregon State * 12:05 p.m. May 24 Pepperdine 6 p.m. May 27 Washington State * 6 p.m. May 28 Washington State * 2 p.m. May 29 Washington State * Noon June 3-6 NCAA Regionals TBA June NCAA Super Regionals TBA June 18-28/29 College World Series TBA All times local * Pac-10 game (Baseball America ranking at time of game) For Release: Feb. 15, 2011 USC Opens 2011 Season With Home Tournament Featuring Cal Poly, Missouri and North Carolina Upcoming Games Schedule 2011 USC Tournament Friday, February 18 Cal Poly vs. North Carolina - 2 p.m. Missouri vs. USC - 6 p.m. RHP Matt Stites vs. RHP Andrew Triggs (2-7, 3.95 ERA in 10) Saturday, February 19 Cal Poly vs. Missouri - 2 p.m. North Carolina vs. USC - 7 p.m. RHP Patrick Johnson vs. RHP Austin Wood (3-4, 4.81 ERA at St. Petersburg College in 10) Sunday, February 20 Missouri vs. North Carolina - 10 a.m. Cal Poly vs. USC - 3 p.m. RHP Chase Johnson vs. RHP Logan Odom (1-0, 7.01 ERA in 10) All times local All games broadcast on Rankings based on Baseball America LOS ANGELES The USC baseball team opens the 2011 season by hosting a tournament at Dedeaux Field, Friday-Sunday (February 18-20), that features Cal Poly, Missouri and North Carolina. Cal Poly and North Carolina will start the tournament on Friday at 2 p.m. with USC taking on Missouri at 6 p.m. On Saturday, Cal Poly plays Missouri at 2 p.m. with USC and North Carolina at 6 p.m. Sunday s action features Missouri and North Carolina at 10 a.m. with USC and Cal Poly at 3 p.m. The three USC games will be broadcast through a live video webcast on usctrojans.com. All six games will feature Gametracker live stats. Probable Starters LF 3B Matt Hart HR - 12 RBI Made 37 starts in 46 games last season for the Trojans SS Ricky Oropesa HR - 67 RBI All-American makes move to third base this season C Bench Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Kevin Roundtree HR - 23 RBI Battled with freshman Jake Hernandez to earn the starting spot Garret Houts HR - 9 RBI Possible platoon player in left field with teammate Matt Hart CF James Roberts Freshman NorCal infielder will also see action on the mound this season Alex Sherrod HR - 28 RBI Junior moves to center field to start the season SP SP Andrew Triggs Logan Odom 2B 2-7, 3.95 ERA Came back to school after drafted in the 24th round in 2010 SP Austin Wood 3-4, 4.81 ERA (St. Petersburg CC) Junior transfer was 4th round selection in 2010 draft by Tampa Bay 1-0, 7.01 ERA Senior righty bumps into starting rotation for 2011 season RF Joe De Pinto (all stats from 2010 season) HR - 23 RBI Senior has made 147 starts in his Trojan career 1B Alex Glenn HR - 12 RBI Athletic outfielder whose speed will be a factor Matt Foat HR - 33 RBI Should see more time at 1B this season, can also play in the outfield DH Brandon Garcia HR - 5 RBI One of three two-way players on the roster, could see action at 1B Bench Mike Greco HR - 2 RBI Has the ability to play at first base or in the outfield 1 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com1

2 National Polls (Preseason) Baseball America 1. Florida 2. UCLA 3. TCU 4. Vanderbilt 5. Oklahoma 6. Texas 7. South Carolina 8. Cal State Fullerton 9. Connecticut 10. Clemson 11. Arizona State 12. Florida State 13. Stanford 14. Oregon 15. Virginia 16. Baylor 17. California 18. Rice 19. Arizona 20. College of Charleston 21. Texas A&M 22. LSU 23. St. John s 24. Miami 25. Tulane 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 2011 season marks the 38th 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 Perfect Game USA 1. Florida 2. UCLA 3. TCU 4. Vanderbilt 5. Texas 6. Oklahoma 7. Florida State 8. Cal State Fullerton 9. South Carolina 10. Clemson 11. Arizona State 12. Oregon 13. Stanford 14. Rice 15. Virginia 16. Connecticut 17. Miami 18. Arizona 19. Coastal Carolina 20. Texas A&M 21. California 22. North Carolina 23. Auburn 24. Georgia Tech 25. LSU All-Time (.665) CAL POLY NOTES The Mustangs return 20 letterwinners from last year s team that finished overall and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big West Conference with a mark. Head coach Larry Lee is in his ninth year at Cal Poly. Junior outfielder Bobby Crocker batted.351 last season with 18 home runs and 49 RBI. USC leads the all-time series with Cal Poly by a 19-5 margin. The Trojans took two of three from the Mustangs last year in the season-opening series (9-4, 6-10, 9-4). MISSOURI NOTES The Tigers return 18 letterwinners from last year s squad that finished overall and eighth in the Big 12 Conference with a mark. Senior outfielder Jonah Schmidt hit.262 with seven home runs and 33 RBI. Head coach Tim Jamieson is in his 17th year at Missouri. USC leads the all-time series with Missouri by a 4-0 margin. The last meeting between the two schools came during the 1964 College World Series with the Trojans earning the 3-2 win. NORTH CAROLINA NOTES The Tar Heels return 20 letterwinners from last year s team that finished overall and fifth in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coach Conference with a mark. Head coach Mike Fox is in his 13th year at North Carolina. Junior shortstop Levi Michael batted.346 last season with nine home runs, 54 RBI and 20 stolen bases. The Tar Heels will play a unique doubleheader on Saturday, traveling to Cal State Fullerton for a day game on Saturday and driving back to Los Angeles to play the Trojans on Saturday evening. USC is 7-0 all-time against North Carolina with the Trojans sweeping the Tar Heels in a threegame series in the last meeting (Feb , 1998) by 10-0, 16-9 and 10-2 scores in Homestead, Fla. The 10-2 win by USC against North Carolina was the 2,000th win in the history of the Trojan baseball program. STATAPALOOZA Austin Wood is rated as the No. 26 college prospect in the nation by Baseball America. Ricky Oropesa is rated No. 33 overall while Andrew Triggs is rated No. 100 overall. Austin Wood is rated as the No. 22 junior in the nation by Baseball America while Ricky Oropesa is the No. 32-rated junior. Jake Hernandez is rated as the No. 37 freshman in the nation. The Trojans have four pitchers on the staff that stand 6-6 or taller: Chris Mezger (6-10), Ben Mount (6-8), Jordan Hershiser (6-8) and Logan Odom (6-6). TROJANS ON THE NET USC baseball games this season will be broadcast live on usctrojans.com with video webcasts for every home game, courtesy of Trojans All-Access. All road games will feature a live audio broadcast. Fans should note that video webcasts will no longer be archived. TROJANS PICKED NINTH IN PAC-10 USC was picked to finish ninth in the Pac-10 Conference, according to the preseason coaches poll. The Trojans were slotted behind UCLA, Stanford, Arizona State, Oregon, Arizona, California, Washington State and Oregon State and ahead of Washington. TROJANS IN THE MAJORS In the history of the USC baseball program, a total of 97 players had made it to the major leagues. NO EASY WAY OUT According to Boyd s World, USC is beginning the 2011 season with the No. 1 toughest schedule in the nation. GETTING TO THE (BB)COR OF THE MATTER The buzzword in college baseball for the 2011 season are the new BBCOR (Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution) bats being used for play. NCAA-mandated levels for all aluminum bats have ensured that players using BBCOR-rated bats will be similar to that of hitting a wood bat. I think the majority of coaches believe it s going to be a lower-scoring game and a quicker game, said USC head coach Frank Cruz. They feel the pitchers will dominate because of the fact that the baseball is not coming off the barrel as it used to in the past. I think you will see a more fundamental team game. TAKING ANOTHER CRUZ In August 2010, new USC athletic director Pat Haden installed Frank Cruz as interim head coach for the 2011 season. Cruz is in his second tour of duty at USC after 12 seasons as head coach at Loyola Marymount ( ) and his seventh overall year at USC. Cruz served as assistant coach at USC from under former head coach Mike Gillespie and was a volunteer assistant coach for USC in 2009 and He was an assistant coach for Team USA in 2000 and served as head coach in 2004, guiding the squad to the program s first-ever gold medal at the FISU World University Championships in Taiwan. 2 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com2

3 Frank Cruz Interim Head Coach 1st year 7th year at USC Frank Cruz was named interim head coach for the 2011 season after two seasons as USC s volunteer assistant coach during his second tour of duty with the Trojans. Cruz spent four seasons at Troy as an assistant coach ( ) under former head coach Mike Gillespie prior to his 12-year tenure as head coach at Loyola Marymount ( ). During his four years as an assistant coach at USC, the Trojans compiled a record and made four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. In 1995, USC made its first College World Series appearance in 17 years, reaching the championship game and finishing with a record. As LMU s head coach, he had a record. He finished ranked eighth in West Coast Conference history for overall victories and sixth in conference wins (170). The Lions won three straight WCC titles from as well as making three consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Cruz was named assistant coach for the 2000 United States National Team as the squad compiled a record, finishing the season with a 21-game unbeaten streak. Team USA beat Cuba twice to win the 2000 IBAF Tournament in the Netherlands. USA Baseball invited Cruz back to the program again in 2004, this time as the head coach for Team USA. The team won the program s first gold medal at the FISU World University Championships in Taiwan, winning 12 of its final 14 games. He was named 2004 IBF International Coach of the Year and U.S. National Development Coach of the Year. Before USC, he was the head coach at University High School in Los Angeles, posting a career record. He led University to the 1988 L.A. City baseball title, four Western League crowns ( ) and six trips to the city baseball playoffs. He attended Santa Monica College and transferred to Pepperdine, where he earned a bachelor s degree in 1983 in physical education and master s degree in 1989 in education. He is a graduate of St. Monica High School and resides in West Los Angeles. Cruz s Career Head Coaching Record OVERALL CONFERENCE YEAR SCHOOL W L PCT. W L PCT. FINISH 1997 Loyola Marymount th! 1998 Loyola Marymount st! 1999 Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount rd ^ 2003 Loyola Marymount rd ^ 2004 Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount th! 2007 Loyola Marymount T-4th! 2008 Loyola Marymount th! 2011 USC TOTALS * *includes 3 ties! West Coast WCC (Coast Div.) ^ - WCC (West Div.) HOG HEAVEN Doyle Wilson is in his fourth season at USC as assistant coach after seven seasons as the head coach at Chandler-Gilbert (Ariz.) Community College. With a lengthy scouting background, Wilson compiled a record at Chandler- Gilbert. He was a two-time all-conference catcher at Arkansas and played for the Razorbacks in the 1985 College World Series. Wilson is the recruiting coordinator and works as lead hitting coach. FULL HOUSE Tom House, who pitched for the Trojans in 1967, is in his fourth season as the pitching coach. He will serve as volunteer coach for the 2011 season. After spending eight seasons in the major leagues, House was the pitching coach for three major league teams before becoming the founder and CEO of the famed National Pitching Association in San Diego. His principles are based in three-dimensional motion analysis, mental and emotional profiles and nutritional assessments. In 2009, Collegiate Baseball expanded its Coach of the Year Award by renaming it the Tom House Teaching Professional Award for his lifetime research and coaching expertise. BACK AT TROY Former USC shortstop Gabe Alvarez is in his first 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 ( ). CITY OF ORO Junior infielder Ricky Oropesa (Rancho Cucamonga/Etiwanda HS) earned Baseball America All-America second team honors last year after leading the Trojans in the triple crown categories, batting.353 (83-for-253) with 20 home runs and 67 RBI (the first Trojan do lead in all three categories since Jeff Clement in 2005). Oropesa starts the 2011 season with Baseball America Preseason first team All- American and Louisville Slugger Preseason second team All-American honors. His 20 home runs last year tied him for sixth place on USC s single-season list with Jason Lane (1999) while his 22 doubles put him in a tie for fifth on USC s single-season list with three other players. He earned his first All-Pac-10 Conference honor and led the team with seven stolen bases. He recorded three home runs for the first time in his career on May 28, 2010, against Washington, going 4-for-5 with a double and a season-high five RBI. He hit the walk-off homer in the 11th inning on May 18 in a 9-8 win against New Mexico State and went 4-for-5 with a double, home run and four RBI on May 14 at No. 11 UCLA. He hit a solo home run in back-to-back games on March 20 and 21 at Pacific, batting.545 (6-for-11) in the series. He earned Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America and Pac-10 Conference honorable mention honors in his 2009 freshman season. He batted.314 (58-for-185) while leading the team in home runs (13) and RBI (48). He hit two home runs in a game twice, both around a span of one week. He hit two on April 21 against Loyola Marymount with the second one coming on April 29 at No. 6 Cal State Fullerton, where he had five RBI. He hit home runs in back-to-back games on April 9 and 10 against Oregon. He hit an opposite-field home run against UCLA s highly-touted freshman Gerrit Cole on March 21. On March 14, he hit his first collegiate home run and had a season-high four RBI. As a 24th round draft selection in the 2008 draft by the Boston Red Sox, Oropesa batted.563 with six home runs, two triples and 16 RBI as a senior in high school and.547 as a junior with 11 home runs and 46 RBI. CAREER CHANGER Ricky Oropesa has 33 career home runs is currently in USC s all-time list for round trippers: 1. Mark McGwire, Jeff Clement, Geoff Jenkins, Eric Munson, Morgan Ensberg, Jason Lane, Mike Robertson, Joey Metropoulos, Ricky Oropesa, Pat Harrison, Brad Ticehurst, University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com3

4 KNOCK ON WOOD Junior Austin Wood (Niceville, Fla./Florida State/St. Petersburg CC) was drafted in the fourth round of the 2010 major league draft by the Tampa Bay Rays and provides a power arm for the Trojans starting rotation. He pitched for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League last summer and was selected to play in the All-Star Game. He posted a 3-0 record with a 0.58 ERA for the Kettleers. Last year, he had a 3-4 record with a 4.81 ERA at St. Petersburg College (43 IP, 45 H, 23 ER, 21 BB, 42 SO) after transferring from Florida State in his 2009 freshman season. He made five starts in nine games for the Seminoles and had a 6.35 ERA. In 22 2/3 innings at Florida State, he allowed 24 hits and 16 earned runs with 25 walks and 13 strikeouts. MOUNTAIN CLIMBER Junior right-hander Ben Mount (Coto de Caza/Tesoro HS) went 5-6 last season for the Trojans with a 4.32 ERA (91 2/3 IP, 105 H, 44 ER, 28 BB, 65 SO,.291 OBA) as he led the team for innings and strikeouts and earned Pac-10 Conference honorable mention. Mount allowed two earned runs last season over six innings to pick up the win on May 1 vs. No. 19 Arizona. He threw seven innings without allowing an earned run on April 24 at No. 18 Oregon and giving up only four hits. He improved to 3-1 on the season with a win over No. 21 Oregon State on April 2, allowing just two runs (one earned) on four hits with a walk and seven strikeouts. He threw a complete game on March 13 at Hawai i in a 3-1 victory, allowing only one run on five hits with no walks and eight strikeouts. He earned his first collegiate win on March 7 in a 6-2 win against New Mexico, going 5 2/3 innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits. NO STICK IN THE MUD Senior right-hander Chris Mezger (Boulder, Colo./Fairview HS) has a nickname of Stick as the team s tallest player at He has a 3.78 grade-point-average and is majoring in linguistics. Last season, he went 4-2 with a 4.56 ERA (51 1/3 IP, 58 H, 26 ER, 17 BB, 40 SO,.289 OBA). Mezger made his first collegiate start on May 2 against No. 19 Arizona and earned the no-decision with five innings while allowing just two runs. He threw two scoreless innings on April 24 as USC defeated No. 18 Oregon, 5-4, in 10 innings. He threw four scoreless innings in relief and allowed only one hit to get the win on March 30 at Loyola Marymount and picked up his first collegiate win on March 2 at Long Beach State with 4 2/3 innings, allowing one run (unearned) on four hits. He was named to the 2010 CoSIDA Academic District VIII Team. YOU SPIN ME ROUND Junior catcher Kevin Roundtree (Glendora/Glendora HS) made 47 starts in 50 games last season and batted.288 (46-for-160) with one home run and 23 RBI, earning 2010 Pac-10 Conference honorable mention recognition. Last season, Roundtree collected five hits in the final two games of the Pacific series (March 20-21). He hit his first collegiate home run on March 14 at Hawai i and on March 12 in Honolulu, he went 3-for-3 at the plate with two stolen bases while throwing out two runners at second. RESCUE ME Junior infielder/outfielder Matt Foat (Rescue/Ponderosa HS/Sierra College) earned 2010 Pac-10 Conference honorable mention after batting.275 (50-for-182) with five home runs and 33 RBI. Foat recorded five RBI on March 21 in a 15-9 win at Pacific, including his fourth homer of the season. He went 8-for-17 (.471) in the four-game series at Hawai i (March 12-15) with five doubles, one triple, one home runs and six RBI. His key game was March 13 in a 3-1 win, knocking in two runs thanks to a double and triple. SPARE THE ROD Junior outfielder/pitcher Alex Sherrod (Marrieta, Ga./Walton HS) batted.315 (41-for-130) last season with six home runs and 28 RBI. Last season, Sherrod had a triple and home run on May 7 against Utah. He hit a home run in the final two games of the series against No. 19 Arizona (May 1-2). He had a career-high five RBI in a 13-8 win on March 26 at No. 19 Stanford, hitting a three-run homer in the third. He went 4-for-6 on March 21 at Pacific. On March 2 at Long Beach State, he hit a three-run homer to start a seven-run third inning during the Trojans 10-5 win. He started in 31 games during his 2009 freshman season for the Trojans in right field. He batted.296 (34-for-115) with 11 RBI. He hit a two-run double in the ninth to help USC defeat No. 14 Oregon State on April 18 in Corvallis and set up a 9-2 double play in the bottom of the ninth on April 19 to send the game into extra innings. PULL THE TRIGGER Junior right-hander Andrew Triggs (Nashville, Tenn./ Montgomery Bell Academy) went 2-7 last season with a 3.95 ERA (70 2/3 IP, 71 H, 31 ER, 21 BB, 62 SO,.257 OBA) and earned Pac-10 Conference honorable mention. He was drafted in the 2010 major league draft in the 24th round by the Cleveland Indians. Triggs threw seven scoreless innings, giving up just three hits with a walk and eight strikeouts in the win on April 30, 2010, against No. 19 Arizona. He took the loss on March 28 at No. 19 Stanford, but allowed only three runs on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. He gave up just two runs (one earned) on five hits with a career-high nine strikeouts on March 5 against New Mexico. He allowed four runs in seven innings with a walk and seven strikeouts in a 9-4 win on Feb. 19 at Cal Poly, the season opener for both teams. Triggs earned Pac-10 Conference honorable mention recognition as a freshman, going 5-3 with a 3.96 ERA (75.0 IP, 79 H, 33 ER, 20 BB, 50 SO,.276 OBA). He earned the win on April 18, 2009, at No. 14 Oregon State, allowing just two runs in eight innings. On March 22 against UCLA in his second start, he threw seven scoreless innings against the Bruins, allowing just three hits with seven strikeouts for the win. He celebrated his 20th birthday on March 16 with his first collegiate win in his first start against Winthrop (7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER). He threw six strong innings in relief on March 7 at Tulane, allowing two runs on five hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Triggs had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow prior to his senior season of high school, but bounced back after two years on the sidelines. THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT Junior right-hander Chad Smith (Thousand Oaks/ Thousand Oaks HS) will assume the closer role for the 2011 season. Last season, he went 5-6 with a 4.47 ERA and two saves (56 1/3 IP, 50 H, 28 ER, 31 BB, 58 SO,.237 OBA). He made six starts in 23 appearances. Smith recorded a career-high nine strikeouts on April 1, 2010, against No. 21 Oregon State with five innings of relief. He picked up the save by pitching in the ninth inning on March 30 at Loyola Marymount. On March 15 at Hawai i, he allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings with two walks and eight strikeouts to earn his first victory of the season. Smith went 3-4 in 2009 with a 3.40 ERA (45 IP, 51 H, 17 ER, 16 BB, 38 SO,.273 OBA) with one save. He made four starts in 18 appearances. He started his Trojan career in style last season with a 4-for-5 and four RBI night in the season opener on Feb. 19 at Cal Poly. He hit.462 (6-for-13) for the weekend with five RBI. He earned 2009 All Big-8 Conference first team honors at Sierra College after batting.395 (70-for-177) with 18 doubles, six home runs, 36 RBI and nine stolen bases. 4 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com4

5 DE PINTO BEANS Senior infielder Joe De Pinto (Sunland, St. Francis HS) earned Pac-10 Conference honorable mention recognition last season after batting.286 (72-for-252) with 15 doubles, two home runs and 23 RBI, playing in every game. He had an 11-game hitting streak snapped last weekend at Washington State last season. He hit his first home run of the season on May 2 against No. 19 Arizona. He went 4-for-6 on March 21 at Pacific. In 53 starts, he batted.277 (53-for-191) in 2009 with three home runs and 22 RBI while finishing second on the team with 11 stolen bases. De Pinto went 4-for-4 on March 25, 2009, in the first game of a doubleheader against Brown last year. He had a six-game hitting streak and recorded three-hit games on March 13 and 16 against Winthrop. He had an inside-the-park home run on March 8 at Tulane while his first collegiate home run came on Feb. 28 against Western Carolina, hitting a three-run shot to left at Dedeaux Field. In 2008 as a freshman, he made 34 starts in 42 games as he batted.203 (24-for-118) with five RBI and two stolen bases. MISTER ROBERTS Freshman infielder James Roberts (Cupertino/Archbishop Mitty HS) will start the season as the Trojans shortstop, but expect to see him on the mound in late-inning situations. He was selected to the 2010 Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game and was a member of the Archbishop Mitty High squad that won the 2010 mythical national championship by finishing first in the RivalsHigh Top 100 High School rankings. He was drafted in the 42nd round of the 2010 major league baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants. DON T GO BREAKING MY HART Junior infielder Matt Hart (Tacoma, Wash./ Washington State/Santa Ana College) batted.267 in his first season as a Trojan last year with 12 RBI. He made 37 starts in 46 games. He opened the season with a nine-game hitting streak that was snapped on March 7. He went 3-for-4 with two doubles on Feb. 20 at Cal Poly. ONE IF BY LAND, TWO IF BY SEA Sophomore infielder Adam Landecker (Calabasas/ Calabasas HS) made 43 starts last season, batting.265 (35-for-132) with one home run and 15 RBI to earn Pac-10 Conference honorable mention. Landecker hit his first collegiate homer with a two-run shot to left over the Blue Monster on March 30, 2010, at Loyola Marymount. He went 0-for-1 in his collegiate debut on Feb. 21 at Cal Poly. HOUTS IN THE HOUTFIELD Junior outfielder Garret Houts (Fort Collins, Colo./ Fort Collins HS) played in 43 games last season, batting.288 (23-for-80) with three home runs and nine RBI. Last season, Houts hit home runs in back-to-back games on May 21 and 22 at Washington State. He recorded two doubles in a 3-for-5 game on March 20 at Pacific with one RBI. He made 19 starts in 33 games in 2009, batting.232 (13-for-56) with one home run and six RBI. Houts recorded his first collegiate home run last year on March 7 at Tulane in a 2-for-4 performance. LOGAN S RUN Senior right-hander Logan Odom (Central Point, Ore./North Medford HS/Western Nevada CC) went 1-0 last season for the Trojans with a 7.01 ERA with four starts in 25 appearances (43 2/3 IP, 59 H, 34 ER, 21 BB, 28 SO,.324 OBA). Last season, he earned his first win on April 20 against UC Santa Barbara with one no-hit inning after the Trojans rallied from an 8-0 deficit to win, 9-8. GLENNGARRY GLENN ROSS Sophomore outfielder Alex Glenn (McDonough, Ga./ Henry County HS) made 14 starts in 39 games as a freshman last season, batting.193 with two home runs and 12 RBI. He was a 2009 ESPN Rise Magazine all-area first team selection in his senior season and was drafted in the 37th round of the 2009 MLB draft by the Florida Marlins. GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING Junior infielder/outfielder Mike Greco (Scottsdale, Ariz./Army) redshirted in 2009 for the Trojans after making 43 starts in 46 games at Army during the 2008 season. Greco, who was scheduled to be in the starting lineup last season, was hit by a pitch on Feb. 17 during a practice and did not play until April 9 against California when he entered the game as a pinch hitter. He batted.133 in nine games for the Trojans. He batted.250 (39-for-156) for Army with two home runs, 11 doubles, three stolen bases and 27 RBI. BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE The 2011 recruiting class for the USC baseball team was ranked No. 16 in the nation by Baseball America. The incoming class includes: outfielder Omar Cotto-Lozada (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico/ Bonneville HS); right-handed pitcher James Guillen (Covina/Damien HS); catcher Jake Hernandez (Rancho Cucamonga/Los Osos HS); left-handed pitcher Kyle Richter (Santa Margarita/Santa Margarita HS); shortstop/right-handed pitcher James Roberts (Cupertino/Archbishop Mitty HS); left-handed pitcher Bobby Wheatley (Villa Park/Orange Lutheran HS) and right-handed pitcher Austin Wood (Niceville, Fla./St. Petersburg College). 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. OPERATION: OMAHA From 1948 to 1978, USC dominated the world of college baseball with 11 national championships in 17 appearances at the College World Series (the 1948 CWS was held in Kalamazoo, Mich., with the CWS moving to Omaha, Neb., in 1949). After the 1978 season, the Trojans went through a drought and did not return to Omaha until 1995, when Troy reached the national championship game. Since 1995, the Trojans have made four trips to Omaha ( ), winning their 12th CWS title in USC has the second-most wins (74) at the CWS and is tied for third for most appearances (21). TROJAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME On Feb. 1, 2003, the USC Baseball Hall of Fame opened to the public for the first time. The Hall of Fame was the final part of a $4 million Dedeaux Field renovation project that included a new locker room, seating pavilion on the first base side and stadium seating. All 12 national championship trophies are permanently displayed as well as the awards won by former Trojan pitcher Mark Prior during his 2001 national player of the year season. Prior made a sizable donation to help complete the project. The major league uniforms of former Trojans are also on display. THE OTHER HALLS OF FAME Former USC pitcher Tom Seaver was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992 with a 98.8% vote, which remains the highest percentage ever for an inducted member. In the summer of 2006, legendary coach Rod Dedeaux (who passed away on January 5, 2006) was a member of the inaugural class for the College Baseball Hall of Fame in Lubbock, Texas. Another USC addition was made in 2007 when former outfielder Fred Lynn is inducted. He appeared on three consecutive USC national championship squads (1971, 1972 and 1973) and had a career.320 average with 28 home runs and 111 RBI. He also earned 1971 All-College World Series honors for the Trojans. Last season, he went 2-for-2 with a double and his first collegiate home run on April 18 at No. 3 Arizona State. 5 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com5

6 The Last Time... Hitting USC player hit a game-winning, game-ending home run: Ricky Oropesa vs. New Mexico State - May 18, 2010 (USC wins 9-8 in 11 innings) 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: Ricky Oropesa and Matt Foat at Pacific (9th inning) - March 21, 2010 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 inn.) - March 21, 2003 USC player had two home runs in a game: Ricky Oropesa vs. Washington - May 28, 2010 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: Mike Penney (7), Jason Saenz (2), Paul Sanchez (1) and Mike Weibling (1) vs. Cal Lutheran - March 21, 1996, USC won 20-0) 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) USC pitcher threw 10+ innings: Ian Kennedy (10.0) vs. California - April 7, 2006 Fielding USC had five or more errors in a game: at Arizona State, five errors - April 16, 2010 (USC lost 14-6) 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 UC Riverside (21) - May 14, 2008 (USC won 13-10) 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 Conference series: April 9-11, 2009 vs. Oregon USC swept a Pac-10 Conference series on the road: April 26-27, 2003 at Oregon State USC was swept in a Pac-10 Conference series: May 21-23, 2010 at Washington State USC was swept in a Pac-10 Conference series at home: April 9-11, 2010 vs. California USC played 13 or more innings in a game: vs. UC Irvine (13 innings) - March 7, University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com6

7 2011 Roster NO NAME POS B-T HGT WGT CL HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) 2 Adam Landecker IF R-R So. Calabasas (Calabasas HS) 3 Shane Boras IF B-R So.* Newport Coast (Junipero Serra HS) 4 Joe De Pinto IF R-R Sr. Sunland (St. Francis HS) 5 Nick Bast C R-R Fr. Upland (Damien HS) 6 Mike Greco IF/OF R-R Jr.* Scottsdale, AZ (Notre Dame Prep/Army) 7 Matt Foat IF R-R Jr. Rescue (Ponderosa HS/Sierra College) 8 Matt Hart OF R-R Sr. Federal Way, WA (Beamer HS/Washington State/ Santa Ana College) 10 Kevin Roundtree C L-R Jr. Glendora (Glendora HS) 11 Omar Cotto Lozada OF B-R Fr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Bonneville School) 12 Austin Wood RHP R-R Jr. Niceville, FL (Niceville HS/Florida State/St. Petersburg CC) 14 Brandon Garcia RHP/1B L-R Jr. Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS) 15 James Roberts IF R-R Fr. Cupertino (Archbishop Mitty HS) 16 Chad Smith RHP L-R Jr. Thousand Oaks (Thousand Oaks HS) 17 Nick Berhel RHP R-R So. Benicia (De La Salle HS) 18 Ryan Bast IF R-R Jr. Upland (Upland HS) 20 Jake Hernandez C R-R Fr. Rancho Cucamonga (Los Osos HS) 22 Jordan Hershiser RHP R-R Jr.* Dallas, TX (St. Mark s School) 23 Brett Williams RHP R-R Sr. Laguna Niguel (Loyola Marymount/Orange Coast College) 24 Alex Glenn OF L-L So. McDonough, GA (Henry County HS) 25 Garret Houts OF R-R Jr.* Fort Collins, CO (Fort Collins HS) 27 Bobby Wheatley LHP L-L Fr. Villa Park (Orange Lutheran HS) 28 J.R. Aguirre OF R-R So. Palos Verdes Estates (Palos Verdes HS) 29 Matt Munson RHP L-R So. Irvine (Northwood HS/Saddleback College) 30 Chris McCaffery RHP R-R Jr.* Hillsborough (St. Ignatius) 31 Andrew Triggs RHP R-R Jr.* Nashville, TN (Montgomery Bell Academy) 32 Ryan Cabral RHP R-R Sr. Norwalk (Don Bosco Tech HS) 33 Ricky Oropesa IF L-R Jr. Rancho Cucamonga (Etiwanda HS) 34 Kevin Swick C R-R Fr. La Canada (Loyola HS) 40 Alex Sherrod OF/RHP L-R Jr. Marietta, GA (Walton HS) 43 Logan Odom RHP L-R Sr. Central Point, OR (North Medford HS/Western Nevada CC) 44 James Guillen RHP R-R Fr. Covina (Damien HS) 45 Ben Mount RHP R-R Jr. Coto de Caza (Tesoro HS) 49 Brad Douthit LHP L-L Jr. Scottsdale, AZ (Desert Mountain HS) 50 Kyle Richter LHP L-L Fr. Mission Viejo (Santa Margarita HS) 51 Chris Mezger RHP R-R Sr. Boulder, CO (Fairview HS) INTERIM HEAD COACH: Frank Cruz (13) ASSISTANT COACHES: Doyle Wilson (21), Tom House (35) and Gabe Alvarez (9) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Chris Grosskopf STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Jackson Crowther DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS: Marty Butterick BASEBALL OPERATIONS COORDINATOR: Susan Chase UNDERGRADUATE ASSISTANT COACHES: Morgan Ensberg, Alberto Concepcion MANAGERS: Vinny Lopez, Jared Sandler, Danny Finlay, Apoorv Gaur, Nick Lindholm, Max Russell, Andrew Hanes Pronunciation Guide AGUIRRE, J.R...uh-GEAR-ee COTTO LOZADA, Omar...KOH-toe CABRAL, Ryan...cuh-BRAWL DEDEAUX, Rod...DAY-dough DOUTHIT, Brad...DOTH-it OROPESA, Ricky... oar-oh-pay-suh 7 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com7

8 2010 USC Trojans Baseball Statistics Summary for USC (as of Feb 15, 2011) (All games) Record: Home: Away: Neutral: 0-1 Pac-10: 7-20 Date Opponent Score 2/19 at Cal Poly W 9-4 2/20 at Cal Poly L /21 at Cal Poly W 9-4 2/23 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W 6-5 2/26 OKLAHOMA STATE L 4-6 2/27 VANDERBILT L /28 vs #23 UCLA L 1-6 3/2 at Long Beach State W /5 NEW MEXICO L 2-3 3/7 NEW MEXICO W 6-2 3/7 NEW MEXICO L /9 at Pepperdine W 5-0 3/10 CONNECTICUT L 4-5 3/12 at Hawai'i L 2-8 3/13 at Hawai'i W 3-1 3/14 at Hawai'i W /15 at Hawai'i W 9-0 3/19 at Pacific L 2-8 3/20 at Pacific L 5-6 3/21 at Pacific W /23 PEPPERDINE W 3-2 *3/26 at #19 Stanford W 13-8 *3/27 at #19 Stanford L 4-5 *3/28 at #19 Stanford L 1-3 3/30 at Loyola Marymount W 9-7 *4/1 #21 OREGON STATE L 1-4 *4/2 #21 OREGON STATE W 8-2 *4/3 #21 OREGON STATE L 3-4 4/7 CSU BAKERSFIELD W 4-3 *4/9 CALIFORNIA L 9-16 *4/10 CALIFORNIA L 1-7 *4/11 CALIFORNIA L 3-4 *4/16 at #3 Arizona State L 4-5 *4/17 at #3 Arizona State L 3-5 *4/18 at #3 Arizona State L /20 UC SANTA BARBARA W 9-8 *4/23 at #18 Oregon L 2-12 *4/24 at #18 Oregon W 5-4 *4/25 at #18 Oregon L 4-8 4/27 at UC Santa Barbara L 4-5 *4/30 #19 ARIZONA W 6-0 *5/1 #19 ARIZONA W 7-5 *5/2 #19 ARIZONA L 7-9 5/4 at UC Irvine W 8-6 5/7 UTAH W 8-1 5/8 UTAH W 6-5 5/9 UTAH W /12 LONG BEACH STATE L 1-9 *5/14 at #11 UCLA L 7-13 *5/15 at #11 UCLA L 2-15 *5/16 at #11 UCLA L 1-2 5/18 NEW MEXICO STATE W 9-8 5/19 NEW MEXICO STATE W 5-3 *5/21 at #24 Washington State L 7-20 *5/22 at #24 Washington State L 4-18 *5/23 at #24 Washington State L 2-8 5/25 #23 UC IRVINE W 8-1 *5/28 WASHINGTON L 7-9 *5/29 WASHINGTON W 10-5 *5/30 WASHINGTON W 11-5 * = Conference game Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-att 33 Oropesa, Ricky O'Neill, Mike Sherrod, Alex Castillo, Keith Roundtree, Kevi Houts, Garret De Pinto, Joe Kreuter, Cade Foat, Matt Hart, Matt Landecker, Adam Wrenn, Taylor Brett, Beau Starling, Jawanz Stock, Richard Bast, Ryan Kent, Ashton Glenn, Alex Garcia, Brandon Greco, Mike Husband, Casey Totals Opponents LOB - Team (446), Opp (526). DPs turned - Team (58), Opp (53). CI - Team (2), Stock 1, Roundtree 1. IBB - Team (11), Oropesa 9, Brett 1, Castillo 1, Opp (7). Picked off - Kreuter 3, Foat 1, De Pinto 1, Starling 1, Stock 1, Houts 1, Oropesa 1. Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so 31 Triggs, Andrew Mount, Ben Couture, Kevin Sherrod, Alex Stock, Richard Berhel, Nick Douthit, Brad Garcia, Brandon Smith, Chad Mezger, Chris Cabral, Ryan Dedeaux, Adam Odom, Logan Fujiya, Shuhei Hershiser, Jorda Williams, Brett Totals Opponents PB - Team (11), Castillo 7, Stock 2, Roundtree 2, Opp (9). Pickoffs - Team (4), Mount 2, Garcia 1, Odom 1, Opp (9). SBA/ATT - Roundtree (47-69), Castillo (14-21), Mount (11-21), Triggs (11-16), Couture (7-12), Mezger (6-12), Odom (8-12), Smith (5-7), Garcia (5-6), Cabral (3-5), Stock (3-4), Williams (3-4), Dedeaux (2-2), Douthit (2-2), Fujiya (1-1). Score by innings EX Total USC Opponents Win-loss breakouts: Day 13-15; Night 15-17; vs Left 10-10; vs Right 18-22; 1-run games 7-9; 2-run games 5-5; 5+run games 15-15; Extra inns 2-2; Shutouts 3-0. Current streak: Won 2; Longest winning streak: 4; Longest losing streak: 6. Attendance: Home 9283 (avg 331); Away (avg 2329); Total (avg 1381).