Game Probable Starters. J.R. Aguirre HR - 0 RBI Saw first two starts of the season, at CSUN 2/23 and at home 2/24.

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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: 5-3 Pac-12: 0-0 Home: 4-1 Road: 1-2 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Res. February 15 at Cal State Fullerton L, 3-2 February 16 at Cal State Bakersfield L, 9-4 February 17 Nebraska W, 4-3 February 19 Loyola Marymount W, 2-1 February 22 Cal State Northridge L, 9-4 (11) February 23 at Cal State Northridge W, 6-5 (10) February 24 Cal State Northridge W, 4-2 February 26 Long Beach State W, 4-1 March 1 at Fresno State 6:35 p.m. March 2 at Fresno State 6:35 p.m. March 3 at Fresno State 1 p.m. March 6 Cal State Fullerton 6 p.m. March 8 Oklahoma 6 p.m. March 9 Notre Dame 2 p.m. March 10 UCLA 3 p.m. March 12 Pepperdine 6 p.m. March 15 Oregon* 6 p.m. March 16 Oregon* 2 p.m. March 17 Oregon* 12 p.m. March 19 at Louisville 3 p.m. March 20 at Louisville 12 p.m. March 22 at Washington* 5 p.m. March 23 at Washington* 2 p.m. March 24 at Washington* 1 p.m. March 28 at California* 2:30 p.m. March 29 at California* 2:30 p.m. March 30 at California* 1 p.m. April 2 UC Irvine 6 p.m. April 5 Stanford* 6 p.m. April 6 Stanford* TBA April 7 Stanford* 1 p.m. April 9 at Cal State Fullerton 6 p.m. April 12 Arizona State* 6 p.m. April 13 Arizona State* 2 p.m. April 14 Arizona State* 1 p.m. April 16 at Loyola Marymount 3 p.m. April 19 at Utah* 6 p.m. April 20 at Utah* 12 p.m. April 21 at Utah* 11 a.m. April 26 at Oregon State* 5:35 p.m. April 27 at Oregon State* 1:05 p.m. April 28 at Oregon State* 12:05 p.m. April 30 at Pepperdine 3 p.m. May 2 TCU 6 p.m. May 3 TCU 6 p.m. May 4 TCU 12 p.m. May 7 UC Irvine 6 p.m. May 10 Washington State* 6 p.m. May 11 Washington State* 7 p.m. May 12 Washington State* 1 p.m. May 17 UCLA* 7 p.m. May 18 UCLA* 2 p.m. May 19 UCLA* 1 p.m. May 24 at Arizona* 6 p.m. May 25 at Arizona* 6 p.m. May 26 at Arizona* 12 p.m. All times local * Pac-12 game (Baseball America ranking at time of game) For Release: Feb. 28, 2013 TROJANS HIT THE ROAD FOR THREE-GAME SERIES AT FRESNO STATE Upcoming Games Schedule Friday, March 1 USC at Fresno State - 6:35 p.m. LHP Bob Wheatley (0-1, 2.38 ERA, 7 Ks ) vs. RHP Will Munro (1-0, 0.73 ERA, 6 K s) Saturday, March 2 USC at Fresno State - 6:35 p.m. RHP Wyatt Strahan (0-0, 1.59 ERA, 11 Ks) vs. RHP Derick Velazquez (0-1, 4.15 ERA, 8 K s) Sunday, March 3 USC at Fresno State - 1 p.m. LHP Kyle Twomey (1-0, 2.93 ERA, 9 Ks) vs. RHP Tim Borst (0-0, 2.38 ERA, 6 K s) All times local Rankings based on Baseball America LOS ANGELES The Trojans are set to hit the road for their first true road series of the year, as they travel to Fresno State to face the Bulldogs for a three-game set, beginning Friday, March 1. The Trojans are riding a three-game winning streak, after defeating Long Beach State, 4-1, at home on Tuesday. Dante Flores connected on a solo shot, the first home run of the year at Dedeaux Field, as the Trojans capitalized on the Dirtbags errors to take the 4-1 victory. Freshman Brent Wheatley looked strong in just his second collegiate start, earning his first victory of the year. Last weekend against Cal State Northridge, Trojans came back with a vengeance on Saturday, after dropping the first game of the series, taking an early 4-0 lead, before getting into trouble behind some defensive errors Probable Starters LF 3B J.R. Aguirre HR - 0 RBI Saw first two starts of the season, at CSUN 2/23 and at home 2/24 Kevin Swick SS HR - 3 RBI Delivered eventual game-winning RBI at CSUN on 2/23 C Game 9-11 Jake Hernandez HR - 3 RBI Had strong performance at CSUN, going 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, 1 double, 1 run scored CF James Roberts HR - 5 RBI Hit second home run of season, a solo shot at CSUN Greg Zebrack HR - 3 RBI Hit first home run at USC, a two-run bomb vs. CSU Bakersfield SP Bob Wheatley 2B ERA - 7 SO IP Looked strong in first two collegiate starts, allowing only 10 total hits and walking only four SP Wyatt Strahan ERA - 11 SO IP Leads the team with 11 strikeouts, no-hit CSUN through first 4.2 last Saturday RF Adam Landecker HR - 2 RBI Tallied walk-off single to defeat Nebraska 1B Vahn Bozoian HR - 2 RBI Was 3-for-4 in first collegiate start vs. Nebraska Dante Flores HR - 4 RBI Hit first home run of the season at Dedeaux Field on Tuesday vs. LBSU DH AJ Ramirez HR - 3 RBI Made his first 3 career starts at DH this weekend, going 5-for-12,.417 with 3 RBIs Bench Timmy Robinson HR - 1 RBI Collected the team s only triple of the season, started 5 games in LF SP Kyle Twomey ERA - 9 SO IP Earned first collegiate victory with a complete game vs. CSUN last Sunday Bench Garrett Stubbs HR - 1 RBI Has started four of seven games on the season at catcher 1 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com1

2 National Polls (February 25) Baseball America 1. North Carolina 2. Vanderbilt 3. Arkansas 4. Louisville 5. Mississippi State 6. Oregon State 7. South Carolina 8. Mississippi 9. LSU 10. North Carolina State 11. Kentucky 12. UCLA 13. Rice 14. Oregon 15. Stanford 16. Georgia Tech 17. Cal State Fullerton 18. Oklahoma 19. Florida State 20. Arizona 21. UC Irvine 22. Notre Dame 23. Florida Gulf Coast 24. Southern Miss 25. Virginia Tech 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 2013 season marks the 39th 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. North Carolina 2. Arkansas 3. Vanderbilt 4. LSU 5. UCLA 6. Stanford 7. Oregon State 8. Oregon 9. North Carolina State 10. South Carolina 11. Georgia Tech 12. Kentucky 13. Mississippi 14. Rice 15. Louisville 16. Mississippi State 17. Florida State 18. Cal State Fullerton 19. Oklahoma 20. Arizona 21. UC Irvine 22. Texas 23. Notre Dame 24. Southern Miss 25. Arizona State All-Time (.659) and four unearned runs, which tied the game up. The Trojans were able to plate the eventual game-winning run in the top of the 10th from an RBI single from Kevin Swick. In the rubber match, the Trojans got a stellar start from freshman lefty Kyle Twomey, who went the distance, throwing all nine innings for the Trojans, allowing only three runs on five hits, while striking out five in just his second collegiate start. The outing was key for the Trojans, giving the USC bullpen some much-needed rest after two extra-inning contests. Freshman Andre Ramirez looked strong in the series at the plate, hitting.417 in his first three collegiate starts at designated hitter. Overall he was 5-for-12, with one double, three RBIs for the Trojans. In the midweek contest versus Loyola Marymount, the Trojans played small ball, bunting runners into scoring position, to put up runs in the bottom of the seventh and eighth to defeat the visiting Lions, 2-1. Freshman Vahn Bozoian drove in the game run for the Trojans in the bottom half of the eighth inning. The Trojans also got stellar pitching from a quartet of Trojans freshman starter Brent Wheatley at the top, followed by Matt Munson, Nigel Nootbaar and Kyle Davis. Nootbaar earned his first victory of the season, while Davis tallied the save, the first of his young career. FRESNO STATE NOTES -- Fresno State, a NCAA Regional team from a year ago, is a dangerous squad, much better than their current 1-6 record indicates. The team is led by 6-foot-7 centerfielder Aaron Judge, a projected first rounder, who is currently batting.400, with seven RBIs. The team also returns players such as Chris Mariscal (.350), Trent Garrison (.345), Jordan Luplow (.269), Jordan Brink (.158) and Austin Wynns (.111) from last season s regional team. On the hill, the team has been going with the rotation of Will Munro, Derick Velazquez and Tim Borst so far this season. The Friday starter, Munro, boasts the best ERA of the three at 0.73 with a 1-0 record. Last season s Friday starter, Tyler Linehan is also in the pen for the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs team ERA is 5.25, while they are batting.228 as a team. The squad is coached by Mike Batesole, and so far this season at home, they are 1-2, dropping the season opening series to UC Santa Barbara. The Trojans are all-time against the Bulldogs, and the last time the teams matched up was in 2003, when Fresno State took two from USC in Fresno. Prior to that, the Trojans had won the previous three meetings. FOLLOWING THE TROJANS ON THE ROAD At Fresno State this weekend, you can hear the Trojans on a radio broadcast on usctrojans.com. There will be live stats also available. TROJANS ON THE NET USC baseball games this season will be broadcast live on usctrojans.com with video webcasts for majority of home games. Live stats will also be available. 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. IN THE TWEETS Follow the Trojan baseball all year long on twitter, with the baseball specific twitter handle, USC_Baseball. IN THE STATS The Trojans have climbed to fifth in the conference in batting average (.289), as well as fifth in slugging percentage (.389) and ranks third in hits (78). They rank fifth in home runs (4) and tied for fifth in doubles (13). The team also plays selfless baseball, ranking second with 10 sac bunts and third with four sac flies. The team has held opponents to a.232 batting average and is third with 54 strikeouts, and leads the conference with batters struck out looking (21). BIG TIME KNOCKS Two Trojans have hit home runs to open up the 2013 season, as junior shortstop James Roberts tagged one on opening day at Cal State Fullerton, to give the Trojans at 2-1 lead at the time. Roberts also tallied a solo shot in a 6-5 extra inning victory at Cal State Northridge on Feb. 23. Likewise, redshirt senior transfer Greg Zebrack tallied his first career home run on Saturday at CSU Bakersfield. His home run went to dead-center and then gave the team a 3-0 lead in the top of the third. Dante Flores connected on his first bomb of the year at the first of the season at home, a solo shot to right field vs. Long Beach State Feb. 26. HOME COOKIN The Trojans opened the season 2-0 for the third straight-season. They currently boast a 5-1 record at home. Last year the Trojans started the year off on a tear at home, going 9-0 at Dedeaux Field. SENIOR CLASS Redshirt senior Greg Zebrack was recently named one of thirty candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. The award recognizes student athletes who excel both on and off the field, and are NCAA Division I seniors with notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. Zebrack holds an undergraduate degree in commerce and 2 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com2

3 Dan Hubbs is in his first 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 1st year 2nd 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. communication from UPenn, and is working on his Master s in Business Administration at USC. He had a 3.4 GPA in his undergraduate work, and currently holds the same in his master s courses. FROM THE PEN The Trojans have used five pitchers out of the pen this season, with RHP Nigel Nootbaar (4 appearances, 1-0 record, 5.0 IP, 3 SO), RHP Kyle Davis (4 appearances, 1-1, 1 save, 4.1 IP, 4 SO), RHP Matt Munson (4 appearances, 1-0, 5.0 IP), RHP Shane Gonzales (1 appearance, 0-1, 1.2 IP) and LHP Sean Adler (4 appearances, 4.1 IP, 8 SO). YOUTH MOVEMENT The Trojans have 16 true freshmen, one redshirt freshman and five sophomores on their roster of 34. Of those, nine are expected to play big, everyday roles for the Trojans, and 16 underclassmen have already seen action in the young season. Those with everyday starting roles include left fielder Timmy Robinson, freshman right fielder Vahn Bozoian, sophomore first baseman Dante Flores and sophomore catcher Garrett Stubbs. On the hill, the Trojans have in the starting rotation sophomore righty Wyatt Strahan, freshman lefty Kyle Twomey and freshman righthander Brent Wheatley. Others out of the pen expected to contribute include freshman righty Kyle Davis, freshman lefty Sean Adler and sophomore righthander Nigel Nootbaar. In the field, freshman outfielder Turner Clouse started the first two games of the season at center field. TROJANS PICKED EIGHTH IN PAC-12 USC was picked to finish tied for eighth along with Washington State by a vote of the Pac-12 coaches in the preseason poll. The Trojans were picked to finish higher than Washington and Utah. Stanford was picked to win the Pac-12, followed by UCLA, Oregon State, Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State and California. TROJANS IN THE MAJORS In the history of the USC baseball program, a total of 106 players had made it to the major leagues. Current major leaguers include pitchers Ryan Cook and Tommy Milone (Oakland A s); Brad Boxberger (San Diego Padres); Barry Zito (San Francisco Giants); Lucas Duda (New York Mets); Ian Kennedy (Arizona Diamondbacks). NO EASY WAY OUT According to Boyd s World, USC is beginning the 2012 season with the No. 1 toughest schedule in the nation and face 10 teams that are ranked in the top-25 preseason polls, while a total of 27 of 55 games coming against these ranked opponents. BRINGING HIS SKILLS BACK Former USC shortstop Gabe Alvarez enters his third 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 ( ). ALL IN THE FAMILY The name may sound familiar, as the grandson of the namesake for the Trojans ballpark, Adam Dedeaux joined the Trojan coaching staff this fall as a volunteer assistant coach. Dedeaux is the grandson of the legendary former USC baseball coach Rod Dedeaux, was a Trojan baseball letterman from and played professionally in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization for two seasons. Dedeaux played two seasons in the Los Angeles Dodgers minor league system from He competed for the AZL Dodgers in rookie ball in 2010 and 2011, before heading to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes of the Pacific Coast League. Overall he finished his time in the Dodgers organization with 26 appearances and 36 strikeouts in 38.1 total innings. BLOCKING THE PLATE The Trojans boast two very qualified catchers behind the dish in junior Jake Hernandez (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos HS) and sophomore Garrett Stubbs (Del Mar, Calif./Torrey Pines HS). The two will be splitting time behind the dish, with Hernandez boasting a plus bat and will step in to DH as well. Last season Hernandez hit.286 and drove in 15 runs. He played for the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Cod League last summer, earning an All-Star nod and winning the Manny Robello 10th Player Award, given to the player who performs above and beyond expectations. Stubbs has been swinging the bat well from the left side as of late. After playing in the Alaska League last summer, Stubbs was named the 23rd best prospect in the highly competitive league by Perfect Game USA. TAKING THE BALL The Trojans have a young starting pitching core, and heading into opening weekend, the three projected starters have a combined two collegiate starts. All of those starts belong to Friday starter Bob Wheatley (Villa Park, Calif./ Orange Lutheran HS), which came in His first start came on April 12 vs. Pepperdine, where he went 3.0 innings, allowing no hits and striking out three. His 3 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com3

4 second start came vs. Washington on May 6, where he went 5.0 innings, allowing five hits, but no runs, while striking out just one. So far on the season, Wheatley is 0-1 with a 2.38 ERA. He has looked strong through 11.1 innings and two starts, striking out seven and only allowing three earned runs. Wyatt Strahan (Villa Park, Calif./Villa Park HS), Saturday s projected starter boasted 22 appearances as a freshman last season, second-most on the squad behind the left-handed specialist who had 29. He finished 3-3 with two saves and a 1.37 ERA through 26.1 innings pitched. So far this season, Strahan has impressed in his new starting role. He has two nodecisions, but leads the team with 11 strikeouts through 11.1 innings. He boasts a 1.59 ERA. Last week he no-hit Cal State Northridge through the first 4.2 innings on the road. Freshman LHP Kyle Twomey (Placentia, Calif./El Dorado HS) enters the season as the Sunday starter after an impressive fall camp with the Trojans. He was selected in the 3rd round of the 2012 Major League Draft by the Oakland A s. He is now 1-0 on the year and tallied a complete game in just his second career start. He has a 2.93 ERA and is second on the team with nine strikeouts. FRESHMAN STEPPING UP The Trojans will be looking towards a strong crop of freshman in 2013 to really play key roles this season. The class, featuring Twomey and Timmy Robinson (Huntington Beach, Calif./Ocean View HS), both MLB draft picks out of high school, was ranked No. 19 nationally by Baseball America. Blake Lacey (Fresno, Calif./Clovis West HS) and Reggie Southall (Gardena, Calif./Junipero Serra HS) are up-and-coming middle infielders for the Trojans, while Vahn Bozoian (Chino Hills, Calif./Ayala HS) and Turner Clouse (Fountain Valley, Calif./Fountain Valley HS) will look to contribute in the outfield. On the mound, the Trojans have junior college transfer LHP Sean Silva (Clovis, Calif./Clovis HS) and true freshman lefties Marc Huberman (Los Angeles/Hamilton HS) and Sean Alder (Chatsworth, Calif./Sierra Canyon). MAKING THE RETURN Redshirt senior outfielder Greg Zebrack (Northridge, Calif./ Campbell Hall/UPenn) returns to USC after playing for the Trojans as a true freshman in As a true freshman he appeared in 21 games, making five starts. He then transferred to UPenn, and after sitting out the season due to transfer rules, Zebrack appeared in 78 games, earning All-Ivy League and All-Big Five honors as a redshirt sophomore in and a redshirt junior in During his time as a Quaker, Zebrack led the team in many offensive categories. Last season he batted.343 and led the team in on-base percentage (.448), slugging percentage (.657), RBI (28), runs (34), stolen bases (10), doubles (18) and home runs (7). MISTER ROBERTS Junior shortstop James Roberts (Cupertino/Archbishop Mitty HS) batted.289 (54-for-187) with 24 RBIs while starting all 54 games as a sophomore. In just two seasons at Troy, Roberts has tallied 110 starts. SETTING THE EXAMPLE Senior infielder Adam Landecker (Calabasas/Calabasas HS) provides sure hands for the Trojans in the infield, as he has only made 10 errors over the past two seasons, where he has started in 82 total games. Landecker also leads all returners with a.329 batting averag, starting 39 games as a junior before being out the last 16 games with an injury. 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 freshman Carl Aguirre (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Palos Verdes HS) and the Wheatley brothers junior Bob Wheatley (Villa Park, Calif./Orange Lutheran HS) and 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. SUMMER FUN The Trojans spread across the country to play summer baseball, and brought home many accolades to Troy. Competing in the Alaska League for the Peninsula Oilers was sophomore pitcher Nigel Nootbaar (El Segundo, Calif./El Segundo HS). He appeared in 13 games, compiling a 3-3 record with a 3.41 ERA in 31.2 innings pitched. He tallied 35 strikeouts, good for second on the team. Touted as potentially the most athletic player in the league, the switch-hitting Nootbaar also played 17 games at third base, collecting 10 hits and driving in two runs. Both Baseball America and Perfect Game ranked Nootbaar was the third-best prospect in the Alaska League, and he also competed in the Alaska League All-Star Team. Junior catcher Jake Hernandez (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos HS) made his mark in the Cape Cod League, suiting up for the Orleans Firebirds. Hernandez was named a Cape League All-Star, starting for the East squad and earned the league s Manny Robello 10th Player Award, given to the player who performs above and beyond expectations. Named after long-time volunteer Manny Robello, who served as the director of both the Cape League and the Cotuit Athletic Association, the award recognizes a player in the league who shows the highest level of continuous leadership and dedication throughout the length of the season. Hernandez played in 33 games, hitting.239 and driving in 19 runs, while showing some pop with five home runs and five doubles. He was joined by James Roberts (Cupertino, Calif./ Archbishop Mitty), who suited up for the Cotuit Kettleers and batted.306 with 25 RBIs, and Dante Flores (Norwalk, Calif./St. John Bosco HS) of the Chatham Anglers, where he appeared in 20 games and drove in three runs. MAKING THE GRADES Academics is highly important at USC, and five Trojans last season earned All-Academic Pac-12 honors. The only returner of the five is junior third baseman Kevin Swick (La Canda, Calif./Loyola HS), who boasts a 3.77 GPA as a business administration major. Interested in finance, Swick held an internship in Alaska while he played summer ball for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots. The other four Trojans all graduated and earned their degrees last season. Redshirt senior transfer Greg Zebrack (Northridge, Calif./Campbell Hall/UPenn) comes back to Troy with a B.A. in communication and commerce, and is currently a graduate student working on his MBA at USC. While at UPenn he earned All-Academic Big Five and Ivy League honors. He had a 3.4 GPA as a undegrad, and also earned that in his MBA program so far. 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. CHANGES At the helm for the Trojans will be first-year head coach Dan Hubbs, who was named to the position on Wednesday, Feb. 13, by athletic director Pat Haden after two-year head coach Frank Cruz was terminated for knowingly violating NCAA Countable Athletically-Related Activities limitations within the program. Those CARA rules restrict the number of hours student-athletes can spend in activities directed by or supervised by the coaching staff. In addition, the University has self-imposed a reduction in the number of practice session hours for the USC baseball team this season and next year. USC has alerted the NCAA and Pac-12 of the infraction and the University-imposed actions. 4 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com4

5 Starting Pitcher Capsules # 27 BOB WHEATLEY # 33 WYATT STRAHAN Pitcher Junior Bats: Left Throws: Left Villa Park, Calif. Orange Lutheran HS Pitcher Sophomore Bats: Right Throws: Right Villa Park, Calif. Villa Park HS NOTES - Bob Wheatley s first start of the season at #22 Cal State Fullerton was just the third start of his career (two came last season). - Wheatley went toe-to-toe with Fullerton s starter Eschelman, who had a no-hitter going through 4.2 innings. Wheatley only allowed three hits through the first five innings, with two of those coming in the first inning. - Wheatley had a strong start in his home debut this season last Friday vs. Cal State Northridge, only allowing four hits and no earned runs over 6.0 innings. He has shown great control, only walking one vs. Northridge and four overall. He finished with a no-decision in his last start. - Brother Brent is a freshman righthanded pitcher who made his colleigate debut in a start versus Loyola Marymount (2/20/13) and earned his first collegiate victory on Tuesday (2/26/13) vs. Long Beach State. WHEATLEY S GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO Cal State Fullerton * /22/13 Cal State Northridge * WHEATLEY'S CAREER STATISTICS Year W-L SV ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO Totals WHEATLEY'S CAREER PAC-12 CONFERENCE STATISTICS Year W-L SV ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO Totals NOTES - Strahan made his first collegiate start on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at CSU Bakersfield. - As a freshman in 2012, Strahan made 22 apperances, but all out of the bullpen. It was the most apperances for a freshman pitcher. - Only allowed three runs (only two were earned) in the start on the road at CSU Bakersfield. - Held Northridge hitless through the first 3.2 innings of his start last Saturday at Northridge. - Did not allow an earned run in the game, finished with a no-decision. Tallied a season and career high seven strikeouts. - Has held opponents to a.163 batting average in his two starts. STRAHAN S GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO CSU Bakersfield * Cal State Northridge * STRAHAN'S CAREER STATISTICS Year W-L SV ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO # 24 KYLE TWOMEY PITCHER Freshman Bats: Left Throws: Left Placentia, Calif. El Dorado HS NOTES - Twomey, the third-round draft pick in the 2012 MLB Draft by the Oakland A s, made his collegiate debut in the home opener at Dedeaux Field vs. Nebraska. - The earned his first career victory, a complete game on Sunday vs. Cal State Northirdge. He didn t allow a run until the top of the sixth, and struck out a career high five batters, while giving up a career-low five hits. - Currently tied for first in the Pac-12 with innings pitched (15.1) - Twomey sparkled in his opener, allowing just three runs on six hits. All three runs came in the top of the sixth, when the Huskers were able to string together four of their six total hits on the day off the lefty. TWOMEY S GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2/17/13 Nebraska * /24/13 Cal State Northridge * University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com5

6 HISTORY First Year of Baseball Overall All-Time Record... 2,941-1, National Championships...12 (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971,1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998) Post-season Record CWS Appearances, Last Time... 21, 2001 College World Series Record Playoff/Regional Appearances, Last Time... 40, 2005 Regional Record TEAM INFORMATION Overall Home Away Neutral 2012 Overall Record Pac-12 Record Pac-12 Finish...10th Final Ranking... None Post-season Play... None Lettermen Returning/Lost... 16/17 Non-lettermen Returning... 1 Newcomers Starting Position Players Returning/Lost... 4/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost... 7/ Pac-10 Finish...10th Final Ranking... None Post-season Play... None Lettermen Returning/Lost... 16/17 Non-lettermen Returning... 1 Newcomers Starting Position Players Returning/Lost... 4/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost... 7/9 TROJAN STATS Hitting Streaks... Longest.... Current Jake Hernandez Adam Landecker Dante Flores AJ Ramirez Vahn Bozoian Greg Zebrack James Roberts Kevin Swick Garrett Stubbs Turner Clouse J.R. Aguirre Conner Sullivan Timmy Robinson 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 Jake Hernandez Kevin Swick Greg Zebrack Adam Landecker Vahn Bozoian AJ Ramirez Dante Flores James Roberts Garrett Stubbs J.R. Aguirre Turner Clouse Conner Sullivan Timmy Robinson University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com6

7 2013 Miscellaneous Stats Starting Lineups by Batting Order Game Date Opponent Result Cal State Fullerton L, 3-2 Landecker Roberts Flores Hernandez Zebrack Swick Clouse Robinson Stubbs 2 CSU Bakersfield L, 9-4 Landecker Roberts Flores Hernandez Zebrack Swick Clouse Robinson Stubbs 3 2/17 Nebraska W, 4-3 Stubbs Landecker Flores Zebrack Roberts Hernandez Bozoian Swick Robinson 4 2/20 Loyola Marymount W, 2-1 Stubbs Landecker Flores Zebrack Roberts Hernandez Bozoian Swick Robinson 5 2/22 Cal State Northridge L, 9-4 (11) Robinson Landecker Zebrack Roberts Flores Hernandez Bozoian Swick Ramirez 6 State Northridge W, 6-5 (10) Zebrack Landecker Flores Hernandez Bozoian Roberts Swick Ramirez Aguirre, J.R. 7 2/24 Cal State Northridge W, 4-2 Zebrack Landecker Flores Hernandez Bozoian Roberts Swick Ramirez Aguirre, J.R. 8 2/26 Long Beach State W, 4-1 Zebrack Landecker Flores Hernandez Bozoian Roberts Swick Ramirez Robinson Starting Lineups by Position Game Date Opponent Result 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF C DH 1 Cal State Fullerton L, 3-2 Flores Landecker Roberts Swick Robinson Clouse Zebrack Stubbs Hernandez 2 CSU Bakersfield L, 9-4 Flores Landecker Roberts Swick Robinson Clouse Zebrack Stubbs Hernandez 3 2/17 Nebraska W, 4-3 Flores Landecker Roberts Swick Robinson Zebrack Bozoian Stubbs Hernandez 4 2/20 Loyola Marymount W, 2-1 Flores Landecker Roberts Swick Robinson Zebrack Bozoian Stubbs Hernandez 5 2/22 Cal State Northridge L, 9-4 (11) Flores Landecker Roberts Swick Robinson Zebrack Bozoian Hernandez Ramirez 6 State Northridge W, 6-5 (10) Flores Landecker Roberts Swick Aguirre, J.R. Zebrack Bozoian Hernandez Ramirez 7 2/24 Cal State Northridge W, 4-2 Flores Landecker Roberts Swick Aguirre, J.R. Zebrack Bozoian Hernandez Ramirez 8 2/26 Long Beach State W, 4-1 Flores Landecker Roberts Swick Robinson Zebrack Bozoian Hernandez Ramirez 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 Dante Flores 1 1 2/26 vs. LBSU Greg Zebrack 1 1 CSUB James Roberts CSUN Jake Hernandez Kevin Swick Adam Landecker AJ Ramirez Team Totals University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com7

8 2013 Game Recaps Feb. 22- Cal State Northridge Dedeaux Field Feb #22 Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. USC CSF x WP - Eschelman (1-0) LP - Wheatley, Bo. (0-1) S - Lorenzen (1) Records: USC (0-1), Cal State Fullerton (1-0) The Trojans were getting no-hit for 4.2 innings, before Kevin Swick broke up Eschelman s no-hitter with a single to third base. Wheatley had a strong outing in just his third career start, while James Roberts tagged a ball over the left field wall for a two-run home run that gave the team a short-lived 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth. Feb CSU Bakersfield Bakersfield, Calif. USC CSUB x WP - Brattvet (1-0) LP - Gonzales (0-1) S - Aikenhead (1) Records: USC (0-2), CSU Bakersfield (2-0) Wyatt Strahan had an excellent outing in his first colleigate start, going 5.0 innings, allowing only four hits and three runs (2 earned), while striking out four. Greg Zebrack tatooed a ball to deep center field for a two-run home run, his first as a Trojan. Despite taking the loss, freshman righty Shane Gonzales looked good in his collegiate debut. CSUB s Cael Brockmeyer put away the game with a bases-clearing triple in the bottom of the eighth. NEB USC WP - Davis (1-0) LP - Vogt (0-1) Records: USC (1-2), Nebraska (0-4) Feb Nebraska Dedeaux Field The Trojans needed last-second heroics from Adam Landecker, with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to score Kevin Swick and give the Trojans the 4-3 victory. Garrett Stubbs also delivered a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth to tie things up, 3-3. Starter Kyle Twomey, making his first collegiate start, went a strong 6.1 innings, allowing three runs on six hits, while striking out three. This was the Trojans first double-digit hits game of the year. Feb Loyola Marymount Dedeaux Field LMU USC x WP - Nootbaar (1-0) LP - Florer (0-1) S - Davis (1) Records: USC (2-2), Loyola Marymount (2-2) The Trojans saw solid pitching from a quartet of pitchers, including starter Brent Wheatley, Matt Munson, Nigel Nootbaar and Kyle Davis, as they had late-inning heroics to take a victory for the secondstraight game. In the bottom of the eighth, Greg Zebrack singled to third base, and was moved around on a bunt by James Roberts to second. That set the table for a two-out single by Vahn Bozoian to score the go-ahead run. CSUN USC WP - Goosen-Brown (1-0) LP - Davis (1-1) S - None Records: USC (2-3), Cal State Northridge (4-1) Another strong outing by starter Bob Wheatley propelled the Trojans to an early 4-1 lead. However, the Matadors were able to get to the Trojan bullpen after the sixth inning, forcing extra innings, where they tacked up five in the top of the 11th to give the Matadors the victory. Feb Cal State Northridge Northridge, Calif. USC CSUN WP - Munson (1-0) LP - Salas (0-1) S - Adler (1) Records: USC (3-3), Cal State Northridge (4-2) Starter Wyatt Strahan, in just his second career start held the Matadors hittless through the first 4.2 innings. The Matadors took advantage of USC s poor defense, that made four errors and allowed four unearned runs to cross the plate, tying things up and forcing extra innings for the second-straight game. Kevin Swick drove in the eventual game-winning run for USC in the top of the 10th inning. Adler came in to strikeout two and earned the save in the bottom of the 10th. Feb Cal State Northridge Dedeaux Field CSUN USC x WP - Twomey (1-0) LP - Copping (1-1) S - None Records: USC (4-3), Cal State Northridge (4-3) Freshman starter Kyle Twomey went the distance in his first collegiate victory, throwing all 9.0 innings, allowing only two runs on five hits, while striking out five. The outing was big, to save the taxed Trojan bullpen that had participated in two-straight extra inning contests. Offensively, freshman designated hitter AJ Ramirez went 3-for-4, tallying two RBIs in the victory. Sophomore first baseman Dante Flores also drove in a run, on 2-for-4 hitting. Feb Long Beach State Dedeaux Field LBSU USC x WP - Wheatley, Brent (1-0) LP - Sabo (1-1) S - Adler (2) Records: USC (5-3), Long Beach State (5-4) Freshman righty Brent Wheatley earned his first collegiate win, going 6.1 innings and allowing only one run on four hits, as he masterfully pitched out of jams in just his second collegiate start. Sophomore first baseman Dante Flores launched a solo shot to right field in the bottom of the third innings, to give the Trojans a 2-1 lead that they would never look back from. Flores home run was the first of the year at Dedeaux Field. The Trojans were able to take advantage of wild Dirtbag pitchers to pad their lead with two more runs in the bottom of the seventh, as Long Beach walked in one run and hit and batter to bring in the second of the inning. 8 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com8

9 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), Andrew Triggs vs. WSU - April 21, 2011 (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 13-15, 2012 at Arizona 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.com9

10 2013 Roster NO NAME POS B-T HGT WGT CL HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) 2 Adam Landecker IF R-R Sr. Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas HS) 3 Dante Flores IF L-R So. Norwalk, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS) 4 Bobby Stahel OF R-R R-Fr. Needles, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) 5 Reggie Southall IF S-R Fr. Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) 6 Kyle Davis IF/RHP R-R Fr. Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica HS) 8 J.R. Aguirre OF R-R Sr. Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) 9 Greg Zebrack OF R-R R-Sr. Northridge, Calif. (Campbell Hall/UPenn) 10 AJ Ramirez IF/C R-R Fr. Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield Christian HS) 11 Omar Cotto Lozada OF S-R Jr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Bonneville School) 12 Trent Boras IF L-R So. Newport Beach, Calif. (J Serra) 14 Vahn Bozoian OF R-R Fr. Chino Hills, Calif. (Ayala HS) 15 James Roberts IF R-R Jr. Cupertino, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) 16 Conner Sullivan IF/OF S-R Fr. Orange, Calif. (Orange Lutheran HS) 17 Nick Berhel RHP R-R Sr. Benicia, Calif. (De La Salle HS) 20 Nigel Nootbaar RHP S-R So. El Segundo, Calif. (El Segundo HS) 21 Jake Hernandez C R-R Jr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos HS) 22 Turner Clouse OF L-L Fr. Fountain Valley, Calif. (Fountain Valley HS) 23 Brooks Kriske RHP R-R` Fr. Palm Desert, Calif. (Palm Desert HS) 24 Kyle Twomey LHP L-L Fr. Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado HS) 25 Brent Wheatley RHP R-R Fr. Villa Park, Calif. (Orange Lutheran HS) 26 Blake Lacey IF R-R Fr. Clovis, Calif. (Clovis HS) 27 Bob Wheatley LHP L-L Jr. Villa Park, Calif. (Orange Lutheran HS) 28 Timmy Robinson OF R-R Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Ocean View HS) 29 Matt Munson RHP L-R Sr. Irvine, Calif. (Northwood HS/Saddleback College) 31 Sean Silva LHP L-L Jr. Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West HS/Fresno City College) 33 Wyatt Strahan RHP R-R So. Villa Park, Calif. (Villa Park HS) 34 Kevin Swick IF R-R Jr. La Canada, Calif. (Loyola HS) 35 Shane Gonzales RHP R-R Fr. Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak HS) 36 Carl Aguirre OF R-R Fr. Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) 41 Sean Adler P L-L Fr. Chatsworth, Calif. (Sierra Canyon) 42 David Edson IF L-R Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Faith Lutheran HS) 44 James Guillen RHP R-R Jr. Covina, Calif. (Damien HS) 49 Marc Huberman LHP L-L Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Hamilton HS) 50 Kyle Richter LHP L-L Jr. Mission Viejo, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) 51 Garrett Stubbs C L-R So. Del Mar, Calif. (Torrey Pines) HEAD COACH: Dan Hubbs (40) ASSISTANT COACHES: Gabe Alvarez (7), Adam Dedeaux(30) BASEBALL SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Rachel Caton ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jon Yonamine STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Chirs Chase DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS: Marty Butterick BASEBALL OPERATIONS COORDINATOR: Susan Chase PRONUNCIATION GUIDE AGUIRRE, Carl...uh-GEAR-ee AGUIRRE, J.R...uh-GEAR-ee BERHEL, Nick... Bur-Hill BOZOIAN, Vahn...Boz-Oyen Vaughn COTTO LOZADA, Omar...KOH-toe NOOTBAAR, Nigel... NOOT-Bar STAHEL, Bobby...Stall TWOMEY, Kyle...Two-Me ZEBRACK, Greg... ZEE-Brack 10 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com10