Probable Starters. LF Dante Flores b - 5 2b - 1 HR - 11 RBI Highly touted freshman has all the tools to impress.

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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: Chris Roberts Telephone: (213) Fax: (213) Schedule/Results Overall: Pac-12: 7-10 Home: 16-7 Road: 6-9 Neutral: 0-1 Date Opponent Time/Res. February 17 Jacksonville W 8-2 February 18 Jacksonville W 11-3 February 19 Jacksonville W 4-3 February 21 at Long Beach State W 4-2 February 24 Akron W 12-1 February 25 Akron W 10-2 February 26 Akron W 9-5 February 28 at Pepperdine L 7-2 March 2 at North Carolina L 11-1 March 3 at North Carolina L 1-0 March 4 at North Carolina W 5-2 March 6 Cal State Fullerton W 7-4 March 9 Cal State Bakersfield W 6-5 March 10 Cal State Bakersfield W 9-8 March 11 Cal State Bakersfield W Dodgertown Classic March 13 vs. UCLA (Dodger Stadium) L 7-2 March 16 Utah* L 1-0 March 16 Utah* L 3-1 March 18 Utah* W 10-5 March 25 at Stanford* L 4-2 March 25 at Stanford* L 3-2 March 26 at Stanford* 8-4 March 28 at UC Irvine W 5-4 March 30 at Washington State* W March 31 at Washington State* L 9-7 April 1 at Washington State* Rained Out April 3 Pepperdine W 5-4 April 5 California * L 5-4 April 6 California* W 2-1 April 7 California* W 3-2 April 10 Loyola Marymount L 8-5 April 13 at Arizona State* L 5-1 April 14 ar Arizona State* L 4-0 April 15 at Arizona State* L 8-1 April 17 Cal State Bakersfield W 11-2 April 18 UCSB L 5-4 April 24 Long Beach State L 1-0 April 27 Oregon State* L 5-3 April 28 Oregon State* W 3-2 April 29 Oregon State* W 6-2 May 1 at Cal State Fullerton 6 p.m. May 4 Washington* 6 p.m. April 5 Washington* 2 p.m. May 6 Washington* 1 p.m. May 12 at Oregon* 7 p.m. May 13 at Oregon* 1 p.m. May 14 at Oregon* 6 p.m. May 16 UC Riverside 6 p.m. May 18 Arizona* 6 p.m. May 19 Arizona* 2 p.m. May 20 Arizona* 1 p.m. May 22 UCSB 3 p.m. May 25 at UCLA* 6 p.m. May 26 at UCLA* 2 p.m. May 27 at UCLA* 1 p.m. May 31-June 3 NCAA Regionals TBA June 7-10 NCAA Super Regionals TBA June 15-25/26 College World Series TBA For Release: May 1, 2012 Trojans Visit No. 8 Cal State Fullerton, Host Washington This Weekend. Game 40 Games Upcoming Games Schedule Tuesday, May 1 USC at Cal State Fullerton - 6 p.m. Ben Mount (1-5, 5.03 ERA) vs. TBA Friday, May 4 Washington at USC - 6:00 p.m. TBA vs TBA Saturday, May 5 Washington at USC - 2 p.m. TBA vs. TBA Sunday, May 6 Washington at USC - 1 p.m. TBA vs. TBA Rankings based on Baseball America LOS ANGELES The USC baseball team (22-17, 7-10 Pac-12) took two-of-three games for a huge series win over No. 18 Oregon State last weekend at Dedeaux Field. The team travels to face No. 8 Cal State Fullerton Tuesday at 6 p.m. before returning home for another Pac-12 series as they host the Washington Huskies. Next week, USC heads north to face No. xx Oregon for a three-game series before returning to Washington State to make up the rained out game from April 1. The home games will be broadcast through a live video webcast on usctrojans.com. All games will feature Gametracker live stats. Probable Starters LF Dante Flores b - 5 2b - 1 HR - 11 RBI Highly touted freshman has all the tools to impress. 3B Kevin Swick B - 1 HR - 20 RBI Versitile utility man - plays LF/3B and swings the bat well. C Kevin Roundtree H - 25 RBI - 17 BB Consistent hitter plays solid defense and can handle the pitching staff. SS Adam Landecker R - 4 2B - 12 RBI Leads team with 30 runs. 17 multihit games. CF Garret Houts B - 2 3B - 4 RBI Senior co-captain plays terrific defense/ swinging hot bat. SP Andrew Triggs ERA - 66 K s Co-captain came back to school after being drafted in the 21st round in 2011 SP Ben Mount ERA - 34 K s Senior steps into the Saturday starter spot in RF Alex Sherrod B - 1 3B - 2 HR - 15 RBI Strong arm in the outfield, can hit for power. 2B James Roberts B - 21 RBI Riding a 17-game hitting streak. May 1, B Matt Foat HR - 9 2B - 22 RBI Trojans offensive leader in multiple categories. DH Brandon Garcia HR - 5 2B - 12 RBI Senior co-captain will see time at DH and on the mound All times local * Pac-12 game (Baseball America ranking at time of game) Bench Garrett Stubbs B - 1HR -12 RBI -13 BB Has played C, CF, LF, 3B this season. SP Stephen Tarpley ERA - 56 K s Picked up fouth win against No. 2 Stanford 3/26 Bench Jake Hernandez B - 22 H- 15 RBI Has the ability to play at first base, catcher or in the outfield 1 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com1

2 National Polls (4/31/2012) Baseball America Rankings 1. Florida State 2. Baylor 3. Kentucky 4. Louisiana State 5. South Carolina 6. Rice 7. Florida 8. Cal State Fullerton 9. Texas A&M 10. Oregon 11. Arizona 12. Stanford 13. Purdue 14. UCLA 15. Central Florida 16. North Carolina 17. North Carolina State 18. Arkansas 19. San Diego 20. Arizona State 21. Sam Houston State 22. Louisville 23. Virginia 24. Mississippi 25. Texas USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll 1. Florida State 2. Baylor 3. South Carolina 4. LSU 5. Florida 6. Kentucky 7. Stanford 8. Rice 9. Texas A&M 10. North Carolina 11. Purdue 12. Oregon 13. Arkansas 14. UCLA 15. Central Florida 16. Arizona 17. Cal State Fullerton 18. North Carolina State 19. Louisville 20. Oregon State 21. Miami 22. Virginia 23. San Diego 24. Texas 25. Mississippi This Week s Games: N/A 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 All-Time (.661) 2 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com2

3 Frank Cruz Head Coach 2nd year 8th year at USC Frank Cruz was named interim head coach on August 9, 2010, after spending two seasons as USC s volunteer assistant coach in his second tour of duty with the Trojans. He was named the full-time head coach on May 19, 2011 by USC athletic director Pat Haden. He enters his first full season at the helm of the USC baseball program. 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 th# TOTALS * FULLERTON NOTES-- The No. 8 Titans return 16 letterwinners from last season s team that finished 41-7 overall and first in the Big West with a 19-5 record. Head coach Rick Vanderhook is in his first season as skipper leads a talented squad. The Titans are currently overall after dropping a 6-5 road at LMU last week. Carlos Lopez leads the offense with a.327 average, 12 doubles and 21 RBI s. The team is hitting a combined.277. Dylan Floro leads the pitching staff with a 6-3 record and a 2.19 ERA. Fullerton has a staff ERA of The Trojans defeated Fullerton 7-4 in their first meeting this season at Dedeaux Field. In the all-time series, the Titans hold a advantage over USC. WASHINGTON NOTES --The Washington Huskies are currently overall and 8-10 in Pac-12 play. They are led by head coach Lindsay Meggs in his third season at Washington. Meggs has a career record of in 18 years as a four-year college head coach. The Huskies took 2-of-3 from Utah in Salt Lake City last week. As a team Washington is hitting.280 with a staff ERA of Austin Voth is 7-1 on the season with a USC holds the all-time series advantage against Washington with a record and won 2-of-3 in their series last year. LAST WEEK-- Andrew Triggs and Stephen Tarpley picked up wins as the Trojans held No. 18 Oregon State to just nine runs in as they took two-of-three from the Beavers. On Saturday, Triggs tossed seven solid innings allowing only two runs on five hits. Sunday, Tarpley pitched in to the eighth inning allowing just two runs on six hits. PACK POINTS -- USC s pitching staff has allowed only 126 earned runs this season, to lead the Pac-12. The Trojans rank second in runs allowed (160) and third in hits allowed with 325 behind Oregon and UCLA. The 3.26 staff ERA is third in the conference. Freshman Stephen Tarpley is one of only three pitchers in the conference not to have allowed a home run this season. Senior first baseman Matt Foat s.477 on base percentage is second in the conference while his.371 batting average is seventh best. He is also tied for fourth in walks with 23. 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 EIGHTH IN PAC-12 USC was picked to finish eighth in the Pac- 12 Conference, according to the preseason coaches poll. The Trojans were slotted behind Stanford, Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, Oregon State, California and Oregon and ahead of Washington State, Washington and Utah. TROJANS IN THE MAJORS In the history of the USC baseball program, a total of 100 players have made it to the major leagues. NO EASY WAY OUT According to Boyd s World, USC is beginning the 2012 season with the No. 2 toughest schedule in the nation and face seven teams ranked in the preseason Top-25. TAKING ANOTHER CRUZ In August 2010, new USC athletic director Pat Haden installed Frank Cruz as interim head coach for the 2011 season. After making an immediate impact on the program, he was named head coach on a full-time basis late in the 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. HUBBS JOINS THE CLUB -- Former USC All-American pitcher Dan Hubbs, who was the pitching coach at California the past 12 years, was named the Trojans pitching coach and associate head coach last July. In his 12-year ( ) tenure at Cal, the 40-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 3 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com3

4 innings without allowing an earned run. Hubbs was a 3-year ( ) letterman at USC, including as a senior in 1993 when Cruz was in his first year as a USC assistant. 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). BACK AT TROY Former USC shortstop Gabe Alvarez enters his second 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 ( ). MULTIPLE MUNSON S -- Eric Munson (cousin of current Trojan pitcher Matt Munson), a former USC All-American catcher and third overall pick in the 1999 major league baseball draft returned to Troy as an undergraduate assistant coach last summer. Munson, who starred at USC from 1997 to 1999, helped the Trojans to their 12th national title in During that title run, he batted.476 in the College World Series and was named to the All-CWS team. On USC s career lists, he ranks third in home runs (44), fourth in slugging percentage (.655), sixth in batting average (.356), ninth in RBI (147), tied for ninth in walks (106), and tenth in total bases (364). Munson played for the USA National Team in both the summer of 1997 and He was also named The Sporting News National Freshman of the Year in 1997 and a first team All-American in A first round selection of the Detroit Tigers, Munson played five seasons with the organization, including stand-out campaigns in 2003 and 2004 in which he totaled 18 and 19 home runs, respectively. He went on to play for the Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres before retiring in BROWNIE POINTS -- Jason Brown, a former USC and professional baseball player joined the USC staff as an assistant coach last summer as part of an overhaul that brought an influx of former Trojan players back to Dedeaux Field. Brown saw action as a catcher, first baseman, designated hitter and outfielder at USC from 1994 to 1997, posting a career batting average of.311 with 14 home runs and 77 RBI. He earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention honors as a senior in 1997, while hitting.368 with 10 home runs and 45 RBI. In 1995, he was a part of the Trojan squad that made its first trip to the College World Series since 1978 as USC reached the national title game. He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted free agent in 1997 and played in the Dodgers system until Brown went on to play another eight seasons in the farm systems of the Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos and New York Yankees. Brown made the switch to coaching in 2009 as a varsity assistant coach at his alma mater, Palos Verdes High School. He spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach of the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod League. CAPTAINS OF CONQUEST -- Seniors Andrew Triggs, Brandon Garcia and Garret Houts were named co-captains of the 2012 squad. PULL THE TRIGGER Senior right-hander Andrew Triggs (Nashville, Tenn./ Montgomery Bell Academy) is 1-0 this season after allowing only two runs on five hits with six strikeouts while holding Jacksonville hitters to a.237 average in the season opener on February 17. On April 6 he allowed just one run while striking out eight in his complete game win against California. February 24 he went eight innings surrendering just one run on four hits and striking out eight in USC s 12-1 win over Akron. He went 5-4 last season with a 3.67 ERA (90 2/3 IP, 72 SO, 28 BB) and earned Pac-10 Conference All-Academic first team honors for the third time. He struck out a career high 13 batters on April 21 vs. Washington State. In 2010, he 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 21st round of the 2011 Major League Draft by the San Francisco Giants but chose to return to school and pursue his MBA. He was also drafted in 2010 by the Cleveland Indians in the 24th round. 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. MOUNTAIN CLIMBER Senior right-hander Ben Mount (Coto de Caza/Tesoro HS) went steps into the Saturday starter role in 2012 for the Trojans after Coming off a tremendous summer campaign with the Holyoke Blue Sox of the New England Collegiate League. Mount received the Robin Roberts Award, given to the league s top starting pitcher. Mount went 6-1 with a 1.14 ERA in nine appearances for the Blue Sox, including a complete-game playoff victory over Vermont. In 51 1/3 innings, he allowed 36 hits with 16 walks and an impressive 56 strikeouts. In his first start of the season Mount (0-0) allowed only one run on three hits and struck out five in six innings while holding Jacksonville hitters to a.150 average. February 25 he went seven innings allowing only two runs while striking out eight in USC s 10-2 win over Akron. Mount took a tough no decision March 3 at North Carolina when threw 7.2 innings and allowed only one run in the 1-0 loss. Last season as a junior, Mount posted a 1-2 record with a 5.15 ERA and four saves, making four starts in 22 appearances for the Trojans. In 43 2/3 innings, he allowed 51 hits and 25 earned runs with 22 walks and 30 strikeouts. DOUBLE THREAT Senior co-captain Brandon Garcia (Las Vegas, Nev. /Bishop Gorman HS) opened the 2012 season with a bang is a guiding force for the Trojans. As a designated hitter, Garcia has two home runs and six RBI. He homered in backto-back games February in the opening series against Jacksonville. As a pitcher, Garcia picked up the 4-3 win in his season debut against Long Beach State on February 21. He allowed only two runs (one earned) on five hits while striking out four in 5.2 innings of work. He holds a 1.59 ERA after limiting Dirtbags hitters to a.238 average. March 5, Garcia gave the Trojans five solid innings allowing four runs on four hits in USC s 7-4 win over No. 15 Cal State Fullerton. TARPLEY TIME -- Freshman LHP Stephen Tarpley (Gilbert, AZ/Gilbert HS) enters the season as the Sunday starter after an impressive fall camp with the Trojans. He was selected in the 8th round of the 2011 Major League Draft by the Cleveland Indians and was rated as the No. 2 pitcher in the state of Arizona by Perfect Game USA. Tarpley is rated as the No. 37 college freshman in the nation by Baseball America. Tarpley (2-0) impressed in his collegiate debut allowing only two runs and five hits while fanning nine in 5.2 innings on February 19 vs. Jacksonville. He picked up the win March 4 at North Carolina holding a potent Tar Heel offense to two runs on four hits while striking out eight. March 11 he tossed eight scoreless innings and struck out 10 in USC s 6-0 win over CSUB. 4 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com4

5 STUB-HUB -- Freshman Garrett Stubbs (Del Mar/Torrey Pines HS) is riding a fourgame hitting streak as a do-it-all utility man for the Trojans. Stubbs has made 14 starts and appeared in all 15 games for USC this season playing center field, left field, third base and catcher. Along With Stephen Tarpley, he formed an all-freshman battery when he got the start behind the plate on February 19. Stubbs has collected five multi-hit games this season in addition to playing stellar error-free defense. Stubbs hit his the first home run of his Trojan career March 28 in USC s 5-4 win over UC Irvine. He drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth on April 7 to clinch a 3-2 win over California. YOU SPIN ME ROUND Senior catcher Kevin Roundtree (Glendora/Glendora HS) is hitting.393 (22-for-56) with 12 RBI in 15 starts this season. Roundtree has started every game for the Trojans at catcher, designated hitter or third base. Roundtree has seven multi-hit games this year. Last season, he made 53 starts in 55 games last season and batted.308 (64-for- 208) with 11 RBI and tied for the team lead with 11 doubles while earning Pac-10 Conference honorable mention recognition. In 2010, he 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. In 2009, 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 Senior first baseman Matt Foat (Rescue/Ponderosa HS/Sierra College) currently leads the team with a.429 average (24-for-56) with one home run, four doubles and 11 RBI. March 11 he went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI in USC s 6-0 win over CSUB to pick up his eighth multi-hit game of the year. Last season he hit.262 with one home run and 26 RBI. Foat is tied for the team lead hitting.438 (7-for-16) with five runs and three RBI to start the 2012 campaign. He is slugging.563 with an on-base percentage of.526. He had a tem high three hits in the Trojans 4-3 win over Long Beach State on February 21. In 2010, he 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. 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. SPARE THE ROD Senior outfielder/pitcher Alex Sherrod (Marrieta, Ga./Walton HS) is hitting.261 on the season with one home run and eight RBI. On February 26 he launched a grand slam in USC s 9-5 win over Akron. Last Season he hit.318 (55-for-173) with six home runs (2nd on the team) and 35 RBI (2nd on the team). He led the team with a.486 slugging percentage and tied for 1st with 11 doubles. In 2010, 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 threerun 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. MISTER ROBERTS Sophomore shortstop James Roberts (Cupertino/Archbishop Mitty HS) batted.274 (49-for-179) with one home run and 16 RBI while starting all 56 games as a freshman. 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. He delivered the game-winning two-rbi single in the ninth on April 6 to beat California 2-1. ALL HANDS ON DECK Junior infielder Adam Landecker (Calabasas/Calabasas HS) is coming off a tremendous defensive campaign in which made 45 starts last season and committed only 3 errors. He also hit.280 with 16 RBI and enters the season as the Trojans starting third baseman. Aside from providing stellar defense, Landecker is hitting a.333 (40-for-120) with an on-base percentage of.421. He leads the team with 14 multi-hit games and 27 runs scored. One of the team s most consistent players, Landecker picked up his eighth multi-hit game of the year March 11 in USC s 6-0 win over CSUB. In 2010, he 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. SWICK-SWACK-SMACK -- Sophomore utility-man Kevin Swick (La Canada/Loyola HS) is off to a blazing start to the 2012 season for the Trojans. As a reliable option at third base or left field, Swick has started 14-of-15 games for USC while hitting.375 (21-for-56), slugging.482 and maintaining a.410 on-basepercentage. Swick has six doubles and 12 RBI with seven multi-hit games on the season. He launched the first home run of his Trojan career on April 5 in a 5-4 loss to Cal. HOUTS IN THE HOUTFIELD Senior outfielder Garret Houts (Fort Collins, Colo./ Fort Collins HS) enter the season as the starter in center field. Last season he made 39 appearances and batted.290. In 2010, played in 43 games last season, batting.288 (23-for-80) with three home runs and nine RBI. In 2009, 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. BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE The 2012 recruiting class for the USC baseball team was ranked No. 5 in the nation by Baseball America. The 2011 class came in at No University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com5

6 The incoming class includes: infielder Dante Flores (Norwalk/St. John Bosco HS), RHP/OF Nigel Nootbaar (El Segundo/El Segundo HS), catcher Garrett Stubbs (La Jolla/ Torrey Pines HS) and LHP Steven Tarpley (Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert HS). 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. 6 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com6

7 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.com7

8 2012 Roster NO NAME POS B-T HGT WGT CL HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) 2 Adam Landecker IF R-R Jr. Calabasas (Calabasas HS) 3 Dante Flores IF L-R Fr. Norwalk (St. John Bosco HS) 4 Bobby Stahel OF R-R Fr. Needles (Palos Verdes HS) 5 Nick Bast C R-R So. Upland (Damien HS) 6 Sean Spear OF S-R Jr.* Oak Park (Glendale C.C.) 7 Matt Foat IF R-R Sr. Rescue (Ponderosa HS/Sierra College) 8 J.R. Aguirre OF R-R Jr. Palos Verdes Estates (Palos Verdes HS) 10 Kevin Roundtree C L-R Sr. Glendora (Glendora HS) 11 Omar Cotto OF S-R So. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Bonneville School) 12 Trent Boras IF L-R Fr. Newport Beach (J Serra) 14 Brandon Garcia RHP/1B L-R Sr. Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS) 15 James Roberts IF R-R So. Cupertino (Archbishop Mitty HS) 16 Stephen Tarpley LHP R-L Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert HS) 17 Nick Berhel RHP R-R Jr. Benicia (De La Salle HS) 18 Martin Viramontes RHP R-R Sr.* Fresno (Loyola Marymount) 20 Nigel Nootbaar RHP S-R Fr. El Segundo (El Segundo HS) 21 Jake Hernandez C R-R So. Rancho Cucamonga (Los Osos HS) 22 Jordan Hershiser RHP R-R Sr.* Dallas, TX (St. Mark s School) 23 Brett Williams RHP R-R Sr.* Laguna Niguel (Loyola Marymount/Orange Coast College) 25 Garret Houts OF R-R Sr.* Fort Collins, CO (Fort Collins HS) 27 Bobby Wheatley LHP L-L So. Villa Park (Orange Lutheran HS) 29 Matt Munson RHP L-R Jr. Irvine (Northwood HS/Saddleback College) 31 Andrew Triggs RHP R-R Sr.* Nashville, TN (Montgomery Bell Academy) 32 Corey Carma RHP R-R Jr. Salinas (Hartnell College) 33 Wyatt Strahan RHP R-R Fr. Villa Park(Villa Park HS) 34 Kevin Swick IF R-R So. La Canada (Loyola HS) 37 Andres Rodriguez IF R-R Fr. La Mirada (La Mirada HS) 38 Kaz Halcovich IF R-R Fr. Indio (Palm Desert) 40 Alex Sherrod OF L-R Sr. Marietta, GA (Walton HS) 44 James Guillen RHP R-R So. Covina (Damien HS) 45 Ben Mount RHP R-R Sr. Cotto de Caza (Tesoro HS) 49 Brad Douthit LHP L-L Sr. Scottsdale, AZ (Desert Mountain HS) 50 Kyle Richter LHP L-L So. Mission Viejo (Santa Margarita HS) 51 Garrett Stubbs C L-R Fr. Del Mar (Torrey Pines) HEAD COACH: Frank Cruz (13) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Dan Hubbs (41) ASSISTANT COACHES: Gabe Alvarez (9), Jason Brown (42), Eric Munson (30) BASEBALL SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Chris Roberts ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jon Yonamine STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Wendell Richards DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS: Marty Butterick BASEBALL OPERATIONS COORDINATOR: Susan Chase MANAGERS: Apoorv Gaur, Josephine Lim, Krystal Garcia, Chase Linehan Giuther, Drew Eller Pronunciation Guide AGUIRRE, J.R...uh-GEAR-ee COTTO, Omar...KOH-toe DEDEAUX, Rod...DAY-dough DOUTHIT, Brad...DOTH-it 8 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com8