Probable Starters. Timmy Robinson HR - 1 RBI Collected the team s only triple of the weekend, started all 3 games in LF.

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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: 1-2 Pac-12: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Road: 0-2 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 6 p.m. February 22 Cal State Northridge 6 p.m. February 23 at Cal State Northridge 1 p.m. February 24 Cal State Northridge 1 p.m. February 26 Long Beach State 6 p.m. 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. 18, 2013 TROJANS HOST LMU IN A MIDWEEK TILT BEFORE A THREE- GAME SET WITH CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE Upcoming Games Schedule Tuesday, February 18 Loyola Marymount at USC - 6 p.m. RHP Patrick McGrath vs. RHP Brent Wheatley Dedeaux Field Friday, February 22 Cal State Northridge at USC - 6 p.m. Dedeaux Field Saturday, February 23 USC at Cal State Northridge - 1 p.m. Sunday, February 24 Cal State Northridge at USC - 1 p.m. Dedeaux Field All times local Rankings based on Baseball America LOS ANGELES After gaining their first victory of the season in dramatic walk-off fashion at Dedeaux Field on Sunday afternoon, the Trojans stay home to host Loyola Marymount in a midweek tilt at 6 p.m. PT on Tuesday evening. The team will then remain at home to start a three-game set with Cal State Northridge on Friday, before traveling to Northridge for the second game of the series and returning home to Dedeaux Field to close things out on Sunday. Tuesday s game vs. Loyola Marymount will be streamed for free via the Pac-12 portal at usctrojans.com. The Trojans went 1-2 to open the 2013 season, falling in a tight game on Friday at then-no. 22 Cal State Fullerton, 3-2 and at Cal State Bakersfield, 9-4, before returning home and finishing off the home opener with a walk-off Probable Starters LF 3B Timmy Robinson HR - 1 RBI Collected the team s only triple of the weekend, started all 3 games in LF Kevin Swick SS HR - 1 RBI Swinging hot bat to start season, 4-for-9 over the weekend. C Game 4 Games 5-7 Garrett Stubbs HR - 1 RBI SAC fly scored the game-tying run in B9 vs. Nebraska CF James Roberts HR - 2 RBI Hit first home run of 2013, a two-run bomb vs. Cal State Fullerton Greg Zebrack HR - 3 RBI Hit first home run at USC, a two-run bomb vs. CSU Bakersfield SP 2B Brent Wheatley Freshman Slated to make first collegiate debut vs. Loyola Marymount SP TBA RF Adam Landecker HR - 1 RBI Tallied walk-off single to defeat Nebraska 1B Vahn Bozoian HR - 0 RBI Was 3-for-4 in first collegiate start vs. Nebraska Dante Flores HR - 1 RBI The sophomore went 3-for-8 in first two games of the season. DH Jake Hernandez HR - 0 RBI Scored a run on a 1-for-4 day in victory over Nebraska Bench J.R. Aguirre Senior The outfielder hit a hot bat in the fall and will see time at centerfield SP TBA Bench Turner Clouse HR - 0 RBI Started at CF in the first two games of the season. 1 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com1

2 National Polls (February 18) 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. Florida 18. Oklahoma 19. Florida State 20. Cal State Fullerton 21. Southern Miss 22. TCU 23. Arizona 24. Virginia Tech 25. UC Irvine 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 (Preseason) 1. North Carolina 2. Arkansas 3. Vanderbilt 4. Stanford 5. Louisiana State 6. UCLA 7. Florida 8. Oregon State 9. North Carolina State 10. Oregon 11. South Carolina 12. Georgia Tech 13. Kentucky 14. TCU 15. Louisville 16. Mississippi State 17. Florida State 18. San Diego 19. Mississippi 20. Oklahoma 21. Rice 22. Arizona 23. Cal State Fullerton 24. Texas 25. Arizona State All-Time (.659) single from Adam Landecker to take the game over Nebraska, 4-3. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT NOTES-- After falling in their season opener, 6-3, the Lions fought back to take the series with 1-0 and 11-2 victories over the Utes at Page Stadium. In their 11-2 victory, they were helped by some big innings, as they had a sixth inning fourth and a five inning eighth for a total of 11 runs on 11 hits. Cullen Mahoney has been leading the team at the plate, batting.455 on 5-for-11 hitting, scoring five runs. The Lions have yet to hit a home run this season, but have knocked five doubles. Catcher Colton Plaia has two of those five doubles, batting.333. The Lions potential starter, Patrick McGrath is in his first season at LMU after pitching at Southwestern Community College in 2011 and Last season he earned All-Pacific Coast Conference honors and made 14 appearances and 13 starts, finishing with a 2.79 ERA and tallying 66 strikeouts. The Trojans lead the all-time series with LMU, Last season the Trojans and Lions only met once, with USC falling 8-5 at Dedeaux Field. Prior to that USC had won the last six meetings. CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE NOTES -- Ahead of two games at CSU Bakersfield this week, CSUN is 3-1 after taking a fourgame series versus Saint Mary s. The Matadors won the first two, before falling in the third game and came back on Sunday to take the series. Miles Williams leads the team with five RBIs, while Josh Goossen-Brown leads the team iwth a.375 batting average as he went 6-for-16 over the four games. As a team they are batting.328, while holding opponents to.200. As a squad, their team ERA is They had smashed two home runs so far this season and have an on-base percentage of.418. The Trojans lead in the all-time series, The last time the two teams met was in 2009 for a three game set, with the Matadors taking two-of-three. The Trojans won the first game, 8-7, but fell in the final two, 7-4 and 5-4 in 11 innings. From 1997 through 2005, the Trojans won all seven games between the two clubs. FOLLOWING THE TROJANS ON THE ROAD At Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, 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. IN THE STATS The Trojans are tied for second in the conference with two home runs in the season. They are also ranked sixth as they have held opponents to a.233 batting average. BIG TIME KNOCKS Two Trojans had two-run 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. 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. ON OPENING DAY The Trojans have won their last seven home openers, including Sunday s game versus Nebraska. The last time the Trojans lost their home opener was in 2006 when they lost to Long Beach State, 9-6. That was under head coach Mike Gillespie. 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. 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 7-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 2 sons, Patrick and Charlie. 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 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. 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. 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. 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). 3 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com3

4 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. 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. 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. 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5 Starting Pitcher Capsules # 25 BRENT WHEATLEY Pitcher Freshman Bats: Right Throws: Right Villa Park, Calif. Orange Lutheran HS Notes: - Freshman Brent Wheatley is set to make his first collegiate start for the Trojans. - He will be the third Trojan is as many games to make his first collegiate start, as sophomore Wyatt Strahan had his on Saturday at CSU Bakersfield, followed by freshman Kyle Twomey s first collegiate start on Sunday vs. Nebraska. Bio: High School: Earned three varsity baseball letters at Orange Lutheran HS in Orange, Calif.... Was a Louisville Slugger First Team All-American in 2012 and was named the Trinity League Pitcher of the Year as a senior in Named an Under Armour and Perfect Game Preseason All-American in 2011 and Lancer team was ranked No. 1 nationally... Also earned two varsity football letters as a quarterback for Orange Lutheran... Competed for Team Anderson for two seasons and Marucci Elite for one season... Marucci Elite won the 2012 WWBA World Championship... Member of the National Honors Society. Personal: Majoring in communication at USC... Parents are Bob and Julie... Bob played basketball at USC and Julie also is a USC alum... Has one sister, Taylor and one brother, Bob... Bob is a junior on the Trojan baseball team... Favorite movie is Saving Private Ryan... Favorite TV shows are Tosh.O and SportsNation... Would like to visit, Omaha, Neb... Listens to Josh Turner... Favorite food is pasta... Birthdate is August 31, 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 Kevin Swick Jake Hernandez Adam Landecker Dante Flores AJ Ramirez Turner Clouse Vahn Bozoian Garrett Stubbs Timmy Robinson James Roberts Greg Zebrack 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 Dante Flores Adam Landecker Garrett Stubbs Timmy Robinson James Roberts AJ Ramirez Turner Clouse Vahn Bozoian 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 Cal Poly W, 3-2 Stubbs Landecker Flores Zebrack Roberts Hernandez Bozoian Swick 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, 3-2 Flores Landecker Roberts Swick Robinson Zebrack Bozoian Stubbs Hernandez 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 1 1 Greg Zebrack 1 1 CSUB James Roberts 1 1 CSUF Kevin Swick 1 1 Team Totals University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com7

8 2013 Game Recaps 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. 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 (9), 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 TWOMEY, Kyle...Two-Me ZEBRACK, Greg... ZEE-Brack 10 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com10