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For Release: May 4, 2012 2012 Schedule/Results Trojans Visit No. 8 Cal State Fullerton, Host Washington This Overall: 22-18 Pac-12: 7-10 Home: 16-7 Road: 6-10 Neutral: 0-1 Weekend. Date Opponent Time/Res.

February 17 Jacksonville W 8-2 Upcoming Games Schedule February 18 Jacksonville W 11-3 February 19 Jacksonville W 4-3 Game 40 Tuesday, May 1 February 21 at Long Beach State W 4-2 February 24 Akron W 12-1 USC at Cal State Fullerton - 6 p.m. February 25 Akron W 10-2 Lost 4-2 February 26 Akron W 9-5 February 28 at Pepperdine L 7-2 Friday, May 4 March 2 at North Carolina L 11-1 Washington at USC - 6:00 p.m. March 3 at North Carolina L 1-0 RHP Aaron West (5-4, 2.91 ERA) vs RHP Nigel Nootbaar (1-0, 2.81 ERA) March 4 at North Carolina W 5-2 Games 41-43 March 6 Cal State Fullerton W 7-4 Saturday, May 5 March 9 Cal State Bakersfield W 6-5 Washington at USC - 2 p.m. March 10 Cal State Bakersfield W 9-8 RHP Tyler Davis (2-2, 2.65 ERA) vs RHP Andrew Triggs (4-4, 3.14 ERA) March 11 Cal State Bakersfield W 6-0 Sunday, May 6 2011 Dodgertown Classic Washington at USC - 1 p.m. March 13 vs. UCLA (Dodger Stadium) L 7-2 RHP Jeff Brigham (0-0, 4.70 ERA) vs LHP Stephen Tarpley (5-1, 2.64 ERA) March 16 Utah* L 1-0 March 16 Utah* L 3-1 Rankings based on Baseball America March 18 Utah* W 10-5 March 25 at Stanford* L 4-2 March 25 at Stanford* L 3-2 LOS ANGELES — The USC baseball team (22-18 overall, 7-10 Pac-12) dropped a 4-2 road contest to No. 8 Cal March 26 at Stanford* 8-4 State Fullerton on Tuesday, but look to rebound with a crucial Pac-12 series as they host the Washington Huskies March 28 at UC Irvine W 5-4 (23-18 overall, 8-10 Pac-12) this weekend at Dedeaux Field. March 30 at Washington State* W 15-10. March 31 at Washington State* L 9-7 April 1 at Washington State* Rained Out Next week, USC heads north to face No. 10 Oregon for a three-game series before returning to Washington April 3 Pepperdine W 5-4 State to make up the rained out game from April 1. April 5 California * L 5-4 April 6 California* W 2-1 April 7 California* W 3-2 The home games will be broadcast through a live video webcast on usctrojans.com. All games will feature April 10 Loyola Marymount L 8-5 Gametracker live stats. April 13 at Arizona State* L 5-1 April 14 ar Arizona State* L 4-0 Probable Starters May 1, 2012 April 15 at Arizona State* L 8-1 CF April 17 Cal State Bakersfield W 11-2 Garret Houts April 18 UCSB L 5-4 LF Dante Flores .292 - 4 2B - 2 3B - 4 RBI RF Alex Sherrod April 24 Long Beach State L 1-0 Senior co-captain plays terrific defense/ .306 - 6 2B - 1 3B - 2 HR - 15 RBI April 27 Oregon State* L 5-3 .300- 2 3b - 5 2b - 1 HR - 11 RBI swinging hot bat. Strong arm in the outfield, can for April 28 Oregon State* W 3-2 Highly touted freshman has all the tools April 29 Oregon State* W 6-2 to impress. power. May 1 at Cal State Fullerton L 4-2. May 4 Washington* 6 p.m. SS James Roberts 2B Andres Rodriguez April 5 Washington* 2 p.m. .313 - 9 2B - 22 RBI .150 - 2 RBI May 6 Washington* 1 p.m. May 12 at Oregon* 7 p.m. Leads team with 18-game hitting-streak. Freshman has played terrific defense in May 13 at Oregon* 1 p.m. his new starting role. May 14 at Oregon* 6 p.m. May 18 Arizona* 6 p.m. 3B Kevin Swick SP Andrew Triggs 1B Matt Foat May 19 Arizona* 2 p.m. May 20 Arizona* 1 p.m. .278 - 9 2B - 1 HR - 20 RBI 4-4 - 3.14 ERA - 66 K’s .361 - 2 HR - 9 2B - 22 RBI May 22 UCSB 3 p.m. Versitile utility man - plays LF/3B and Co-captain came back to school after Trojans offensive leader in multiple May 23 UC Riverside 6 p.m. swings the bat well. being drafted in the 21st round in 2011 categories. May 25 at UCLA* 6 p.m. May 26 at UCLA* 2 p.m. C Kevin Roundtree SP Ben Mount DH Brandon Garcia May 27 at UCLA* 1 p.m. May 31-June 3 NCAA Regionals TBA .284 - 42 H - 25 RBI - 17 BB 1-4 - 4.76 ERA - 34 K’s .263 - 2 HR - 5 2B - 12 RBI June 7-10 NCAA Super Regionals TBA Consistent hitter plays solid defense and Senior steps into the Saturday starter Senior co-captain will see time at DH and June 15-25/26 TBA can handle the pitching staff. spot in 2012. on the mound

All times local * Pac-12 game Bench Garrett Stubbs SP Stephen Tarpley Bench Jake Hernandez (Baseball America ranking at time of game) .205 - 1 3B - 1HR -12 RBI -13 BB 5-1 - 2.64 ERA - 56 K’s .297 - 4 2B - 22 H- 15 RBI Has played C, CF, LF, 3B this season. Picked up fouth win against No. 2 Has the ability to play at first base, Stanford 3/26 catcher or in the outfield

1 University of Southern California Baseball •usctrojans.com1 National Polls (4/31/2012)

Baseball America Rankings USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll

1. Florida State 1. Florida State 2. Baylor 2. Baylor 3. Kentucky 3. South Carolina 4. Louisiana State 4. LSU 5. South Carolina 5. Florida 6. Rice 6. Kentucky 7. Florida 7. Stanford 8. Cal State Fullerton 8. Rice 9. Texas A&M 9. Texas A&M 10. Oregon 10. North Carolina 11. Arizona 11. Purdue 12. Stanford 12. Oregon 13. Purdue 13. Arkansas 14. UCLA 14. UCLA 15. Central Florida 15. Central Florida 16. North Carolina 16. Arizona 17. North Carolina State 17. Cal State Fullerton 18. Arkansas 18. North Carolina State 19. San Diego 19. Louisville This Week’s Games: 20. Arizona State 20. Oregon State 21. Sam Houston State 21. Miami Tues., May 1 22. Louisville 22. Virginia 23. Virginia 23. San Diego No. 12 STANFORD at San Jose State, 2:30 p.m. 24. Mississippi 24. Texas No. 10 OREGON at Gonzaga, 6 p.m. 25. Texas 25. Mississippi USC at No. 8 Cal State Fullerton, 6 p.m. No. 14 UCLA at Long Beach State, 6:30 p.m. Dedeaux Field Wed., May 2 You knew there had to be something special about Dedeaux Field from the day it first opened its gates on March 30, 1974. No. 10 OREGON at Gonzaga, 6 p.m. 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 Fri., May 4 on to win the national championship that year and Dedeaux Field has been their home No. 12 STANFORD at OREGON STATE, 5:35 p.m.* ever since. The 2011 season marks the 38th season of play at Dedeaux Field. No. 10 OREGON at No. 11 ARIZONA, 6 p.m.* One of the country’s finest collegiate baseball structures, Dedeaux Field has WASHINGTON at USC, 6 p.m.* continually been improved over recent years with the grandest project taking place UTAH at No. 20 ARIZONA STATE, 6:30 p.m.* before the 2002 season. A $4 million project signified the largest improvement made CALIFORNIA at WASHINGTON STATE, 7 p.m.* 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. Sat., May 5 A new bleacher section was added on the first base side, pushing capacity to 2,500 Purdue at No. 14 UCLA (DH), 1 p.m. at Dedeaux Field. WASHINGTON at USC, 2 p.m.* The 2008 season brought a new scoreboard, along with the million-dollar Rod No. 12 STANFORD at OREGON STATE, 1:05 p.m.* Dedeaux Research for Baseball Institute (RDRBI) which adds batting cages, a new weight room and state-of-the-art video motion analysis. CALIFORNIA at WASHINGTON STATE, 5:30 p.m.* Prior to the 2011 season, a $600,000 project added new lights to Dedeaux Field No. 10 OREGON at No. 11 ARIZONA, 6 p.m.* to bring the facility to NCAA-mandated standards for hosting postseason play. UTAH at No. 20 ARIZONA STATE, 6:30 p.m.* 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, Sun., May 6 Dedeaux Field is a natural grass field. Dedeaux Field has also been used extensively by the entertainment industry. It has CALIFORNIA at WASHINGTON STATE, 12 p.m.* been the site of MTV’s “Rock-and-Jock” softball game and was used in the production No. 10 OREGON at No. 11 ARIZONA, 12 p.m.* and filming of several motion pictures, including “Mr. Baseball,” “The Big Leaguer,” “A UTAH at No. 20 ARIZONA STATE, 12:30 p.m.* League of Their Own” and “For Love of the Game” Purdue at No. 14 UCLA, 1 p.m. USC at Dedeaux Field - Year-by-Year WASHINGTON at USC, 1 p.m.* No. 12 STANFORD at OREGON STATE, 1:05 p.m.* 1975...... 24-7 1994...... 22-7 1976...... 25-10 1995...... 21-9 1977...... 26-6 1996...... 23-7 1978...... 30-3 1997...... 19-6 *Pac-12 Conference Game 1979...... 21-10 1998...... 20-9 1980...... 16-9 1999...... 24-10 All times are Pacific Time unless otherwise noted 1981...... 20-14 2000...... 20-7 1982...... 15-18 2001...... 26-5 1983...... 17-11-1 2002...... 16-8 1984...... 30-8 2003...... 16-11 1985...... 14-21 2004...... 12-14 1986...... 16-11 2005...... 21-5 1987...... 21-10 2006...... 16-12 1988...... 19-10 2007...... 12-16 1989...... 21-13 2008...... 13-12 1990...... 24-6 2009...... 18-15 1991...... 31-6 2010...... 16-13 1992...... 17-9 2011...... 14-14 1993...... 20-11 All-Time...... 749-384-1 (.661)

2 University of Southern California Baseball •usctrojans.com2 WASHINGTON NOTES --The Washington Huskies are currently 23-18 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 681-389-4 in 18 years as a four-year Frank Cruz 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 3.65. Austin Voth is 7-1 on the season with a 4.17. USC holds the all-time series advantage against Washington Head Coach with a 34-22 record and won 2-of-3 in their series last year.

2nd year LAST WEEK-- Andrew Triggs and Stephen Tarpley picked up wins as the Trojans held 8th year at USC No. 18 Oregon State to just nine runs in as they took two-of-three from the Beavers. On Saturday, Triggs tossed seven solid allowing only two runs on five hits. Sunday, Tarpley pitched in to the eighth allowing just two runs on six hits.

PACK POINTS -- USC’s pitching staff has allowed only 129 earned runs this season, to lead the Pac-12. The Trojans rank third in runs allowed (164) and fourth in hits Frank Cruz was named interim head coach on August 9, 2010, after allowed with 331. The 3.26 staff ERA is third in the conference. Freshman Stephen spending two seasons as USC’s volunteer assistant coach in his second tour Tarpley is one of only three in the conference not to have allowed a home of duty with the Trojans. He was named the full-time head coach on May 19, this season. Tapley also ranks ninth in ERA at 2.64 and ninth in opponent batting 2011 by USC athletic director Pat Haden. He enters his first full season at the average at .225. Senior first baseman Matt Foat’s .466 on base percentage is sixth helm of the USC baseball program. in the conference while his .371 batting average is 10th best. He is also tied for Cruz spent four seasons at Troy as an assistant coach (1993-96) under fourth in walks with 23. former head coach Mike Gillespie prior to his 12-year tenure as head coach at Loyola Marymount (1997-2008). TROJANS ON THE NET — USC baseball games this season will be broadcast live During his four years as an assistant coach at USC, the Trojans compiled on usctrojans.com with video webcasts for every home game, courtesy of Trojans a 169-86-1 record and made four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. All-Access. All road games will feature a live audio broadcast. In 1995, USC made its first College World Series appearance in 17 years, reaching the championship game and finishing with a 49-21 record. Fans should note that video webcasts will no longer be archived. As LMU’s head coach, he had a 329-356-3 record. He finished ranked eighth in West Coast Conference history for overall victories and sixth TROJANS PICKED EIGHTH IN PAC-12 — USC was picked to finish eighth in the Pac- in conference wins (170). The Lions won three straight WCC titles from 12 Conference, according to the preseason coaches’ poll. The Trojans were slotted 1998-2000 as well as making three consecutive appearances in the NCAA behind Stanford, Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, Oregon State, California and Oregon Tournament. and ahead of Washington State, Washington and Utah. Cruz was named assistant coach for the 2000 United States National Team as the squad compiled a 27-3-1 record, finishing the season with a TROJANS IN THE MAJORS — In the history of the USC baseball program, a total of 21-game unbeaten streak. Team USA beat Cuba twice to win the 2000 IBAF 100 players have made it to the major leagues. Tournament in the Netherlands. USA Baseball invited Cruz back to the program again in 2004, this time NO EASY WAY OUT — According to Boyd’s World, USC is beginning the 2012 season as the head coach for Team USA. The team won the program’s first gold with the No. 2 toughest schedule in the nation and face seven teams ranked in the medal at the FISU World University Championships in Taiwan, winning 12 of preseason Top-25. its final 14 games. He was named 2004 IBF International Coach of the Year and U.S. National Development Coach of the Year. TAKING ANOTHER CRUZ — In August 2010, new USC athletic director Pat Haden Before USC, he was the head coach at University High School in Los installed Frank Cruz as interim head coach for the 2011 season. After making an Angeles, posting a 152-68 career record. He led University to the 1988 L.A. immediate impact on the program, he was named head coach on a full-time basis City baseball title, four Western League crowns (1988-90-91-92) and six trips late in the season. Cruz is in his second tour of duty at USC after 12 seasons as to the city baseball playoffs. head coach at Loyola Marymount (1997-2008) and his seventh overall year at USC. He attended Santa Monica College and transferred to Pepperdine, Cruz served as assistant coach at USC from 1993-96 under former head coach Mike where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1983 in physical education and Gillespie and was a volunteer assistant coach for USC in 2009 and 2010. He was an master’s degree in 1989 in education. He is a graduate of St. Monica High assistant coach for Team USA in 2000 and served as head coach in 2004, guiding School and resides in West Los Angeles. 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 Dan Hubbs, who was Cruz’s Career Head Coaching Record the pitching coach at California the past 12 years, was named the Trojans’ pitching OVERALL CONFERENCE coach and associate head coach last July. In his 12-year (2000-11) tenure at Cal, the YEAR SCHOOL W L PCT. W L PCT. FINISH 40-year-old Hubbs regularly produced team ERAs among the lowest in the Pac-10. 1997 Loyola Marymount 21 39 .350 11 17 .393 6th ! Three times, his pitching staff set a school record for season , including 1998 Loyola Marymount 34 23 .596 21 8 .724 1st ! 475 in 2011 when the Golden Bears--a program that was slated to be discontinued 1999 Loyola Marymount 33 28 .541 18 12 .600 1st @ after 2011 due to budget cuts but was saved through fundraising efforts--advanced 2000 Loyola Marymount 40 19 .678 22 8 .733 1st @ to the College World Series for the first time since 1992. His 2011 staff was second 2001 Loyola Marymount 21 37 .362 8 22 .267 4th @ in the Pac-10 with a 2.90 team ERA, posted 11 shutouts and at one point went 47 2002 Loyola Marymount 22 34 .393 15 15 .500 3rd ^ 2003 Loyola Marymount 26 30 .464 13 17 .433 3rd ^ innings without allowing an earned run. Hubbs was a 3-year (1991-93) letterman at 2004 Loyola Marymount 32 22 .593 20 7 .741 1st @ USC, including as a senior in 1993 when Cruz was in his first year as a USC assistant. 2005 Loyola Marymount 31 27 .534 18 12 .600 1st @ He currently is fourth on the Trojans’ career saves list (22) and eighth on the career 2006 Loyola Marymount 24 32 .429 11 10 .524 4th ! strikeouts per inning chart (9.19). He posted a career record of 19-13 with a 3.58 2007 Loyola Marymount 22 33 .400 9 12 .429 T-4th ! ERA in 81 appearances (64 in relief). 2008 Loyola Marymount 23 32 .418 7 14 .333 7th ! 2011 USC 25 31 .446 13 14 .481 7th# BACK AT TROY — Former USC shortstop Gabe Alvarez enters his second season as TOTALS 354 387 .478* 186 168 .488 assistant coach for the Trojans. Alvarez played at USC as a shortstop from 1993-95 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

3 University of Southern California Baseball •usctrojans.com3 Writers Association after batting .326 with seven home runs and 51 RBI. He was a going 5-3 with a 3.96 ERA (75.0 IP, 79 H, 33 ER, 20 BB, 50 SO, .276 OBA). second-round selection in the 1995 draft by the San Diego Padres and played three seasons in the major leagues (1998-2000). 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 MULTIPLE MUNSON’S -- Eric Munson (cousin of current Trojan pitcher Matt Munson), scoreless innings against the Bruins, allowing just three hits with seven strikeouts a former USC All-American catcher and third overall pick in the 1999 major league for the win. He celebrated his 20th birthday on March 16 with his first collegiate baseball draft returned to Troy as an undergraduate assistant coach last summer. win in his first start against Winthrop (7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER). He threw six strong Munson, who starred at USC from 1997 to 1999, helped the Trojans to their 12th innings in relief on March 7 at Tulane, allowing two runs on five hits with a walk national title in 1998. During that title run, he batted .476 in the College World Series and three strikeouts. 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 Triggs had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow prior to his senior season of high in RBI (147), tied for ninth in walks (106), and tenth in total bases (364). Munson school, but bounced back after two years on the sidelines. played for the USA National Team in both the summer of 1997 and 1998. He was also named The Sporting News National Freshman of the Year in 1997 and a first MOUNTAIN CLIMBER — Senior right-hander Ben Mount (Coto de Caza/Tesoro HS) team All-American in 1999. A first round selection of the , Munson went steps into the Saturday starter role in 2012 for the Trojans after Coming off played five seasons with the organization, including stand-out campaigns in 2003 a tremendous summer campaign with the Holyoke Blue Sox of the New England and 2004 in which he totaled 18 and 19 home runs, respectively. He went on to play Collegiate League. Mount received the Robin Roberts Award, given to the league’s for the Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, and San Diego Padres top starting pitcher. Mount went 6-1 with a 1.14 ERA in nine appearances for the before retiring in 2010. 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. 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 In his first start of the season Mount (0-0) allowed only one run on three hits and brought an influx of former Trojan players back to Dedeaux Field. Brown saw action as struck out five in six innings while holding Jacksonville hitters to a .150 average. 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 February 25 he went seven innings allowing only two runs while striking out eight All-Pac-10 honorable mention honors as a senior in 1997, while hitting .368 with 10 in USC’s 10-2 win over Akron. 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. Mount took a tough no decision March 3 at North Carolina when threw 7.2 innings He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted free agent in 1997 and and allowed only one run in the 1-0 loss. played in the Dodgers’ system until 2000. Brown went on to play another eight seasons in the farm systems of the Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Last season as a junior, Mount posted a 1-2 record with a 5.15 ERA and four saves, Pirates, Montreal Expos and . Brown made the switch to coaching making four starts in 22 appearances for the Trojans. In 43 2/3 innings, he allowed in 2009 as a varsity assistant coach at his alma mater, Palos Verdes High School. He 51 hits and 25 earned runs with 22 walks and 30 strikeouts. spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach of the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod League. 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. CAPTAINS OF CONQUEST -- Seniors Andrew Triggs, Brandon Garcia and Garret Houts As a designated hitter, Garcia has two home runs and six RBI. He homered in back- were named co-captains of the 2012 squad. to-back games February 18-19 in the opening series against Jacksonville.

PULL THE TRIGGER — Senior right-hander Andrew Triggs (Nashville, Tenn./ As a pitcher, Garcia picked up the 4-3 win in his season debut against Long Beach Montgomery Bell Academy) is 1-0 this season after allowing only two runs on five State on February 21. He allowed only two runs (one earned) on five hits while hits with six strikeouts while holding Jacksonville hitters to a .237 average in the striking out four in 5.2 innings of work. He holds a 1.59 ERA after limiting Dirtbags’ season opener on February 17. hitters to a .238 average.

On April 6 he allowed just one run while striking out eight in his March 5, Garcia gave the Trojans five solid innings allowing four runs on four hits win against California. in USC’s 7-4 win over No. 15 Cal State Fullerton.

February 24 he went eight innings surrendering just one run on four hits and striking TARPLEY TIME -- Freshman LHP Stephen Tarpley (Gilbert, AZ/Gilbert HS) enters the out eight in USC’s 12-1 win over Akron. 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 He went 5-4 last season with a 3.67 ERA (90 2/3 IP, 72 SO, 28 BB) and earned Pac-10 and was rated as the No. 2 pitcher in the state of Arizona by Perfect Game USA. Conference All-Academic first team honors for the third time. He struck out a career Tarpley is rated as the No. 37 college freshman in the nation by Baseball America. high 13 batters on April 21 vs. Washington State. Tarpley (2-0) impressed in his collegiate debut allowing only two runs and five hits In 2010, he went 2-7 last season with a 3.95 ERA (70 2/3 IP, 71 H, 31 ER, 21 BB, 62 while fanning nine in 5.2 innings on February 19 vs. Jacksonville. SO, .257 OBA) and earned Pac-10 Conference honorable mention. He picked up the win March 4 at North Carolina holding a potent Tar Heel offense He was drafted in the 21st round of the 2011 Major League Draft by the San Francisco to two runs on four hits while striking out eight. 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. March 11 he tossed eight scoreless innings and struck out 10 in USC’s 6-0 win over CSUB. Triggs threw seven scoreless innings, giving up just three hits with a walk and eight STUB-HUB -- Freshman Garrett Stubbs (Del Mar/Torrey Pines HS) is riding a four- strikeouts in the win on April 30, 2010, against No. 19 Arizona. game 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 He took the loss on March 28 at No. 19 Stanford, but allowed only three runs on five field, third base and catcher. Along With Stephen Tarpley, he formed an all-freshman hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. He gave up just two runs battery when he got the start behind the plate on February 19. Stubbs has collected (one earned) on five hits with a career-high nine strikeouts on March 5 against New five multi-hit games this season in addition to playing stellar error-free defense. 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. Stubbs hit his the first home run of his Trojan career March 28 in USC’s 5-4 win over UC Irvine. Triggs earned Pac-10 Conference honorable mention recognition as a freshman,

4 University of Southern California Baseball •usctrojans.com4 He drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth on April 7 to clinch a 3-2 April 18 in Corvallis and set up a 9-2 double play in the bottom of the ninth on April win over California. 19 to send the game into extra innings.

YOU SPIN ME ROUND — Senior catcher Kevin Roundtree (Glendora/Glendora HS) MISTER ROBERTS — Sophomore shortstop James Roberts (Cupertino/Archbishop is hitting .393 (22-for-56) with 12 RBI in 15 starts this season. Roundtree has started Mitty HS) batted .274 (49-for-179) with one home run and 16 RBI while starting all every game for the Trojans at catcher, designated hitter or third base. 56 games as a freshman.

Roundtree has seven multi-hit games this year. 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 Last season, he made 53 starts in 55 games last season and batted .308 (64-for- national championship by finishing first in the RivalsHigh Top 100 High School 208) with 11 RBI and tied for the team lead with 11 doubles while earning Pac-10 rankings. He was drafted in the 42nd round of the 2010 major league baseball Conference honorable mention recognition. draft by the . He delivered the game-winning two-RBI single in the ninth on April 6 to beat In 2010, he made 47 starts in 50 games last season and batted .288 (46-for-160) California 2-1. with one home run and 23 RBI, earning 2010 Pac-10 Conference honorable mention recognition. 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 In 2009, Roundtree collected five hits in the final two games of the Pacific series and committed only 3 errors. He also hit .280 with 16 RBI and enters the season as (March 20-21). He hit his first collegiate home run on March 14 at Hawai’i and on the Trojans starting third baseman. March 12 in Honolulu, he went 3-for-3 at the plate with two stolen bases while throwing out two runners at second. 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 RESCUE ME — Senior first baseman Matt Foat (Rescue/Ponderosa HS/Sierra College) runs scored. currently leads the team with a .429 average (24-for-56) with one home run, four doubles and 11 RBI. 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. 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. 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. Last season he hit .262 with one home run and 26 RBI. Landecker hit his first collegiate homer with a two-run shot to left over the “Blue Foat is tied for the team lead hitting .438 (7-for-16) with five runs and three RBI to Monster” on March 30, 2010, at Loyola Marymount. He went 0-for-1 in his collegiate start the 2012 campaign. He is slugging .563 with an on-base percentage of .526. debut on Feb. 21 at Cal Poly. He had a tem high three hits in the Trojans 4-3 win over Long Beach State on February 21. 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. In 2010, he earned 2010 Pac-10 Conference honorable mention after batting .275 (50-for-182) with five home runs and 33 RBI. 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-base- Foat recorded five RBI on March 21 in a 15-9 win at Pacific, including his fourth percentage. Swick has six doubles and 12 RBI with seven multi-hit games on the season. 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 He launched the first home run of his Trojan career on April 5 in a 5-4 loss to Cal. game was March 13 in a 3-1 win, knocking in two runs thanks to a double and triple. HOUTS IN THE HOUTFIELD — Senior outfielder Garret Houts (Fort Collins, Colo./ He started his Trojan career in style last season with a 4-for-5 and four RBI night in Fort Collins HS) enter the season as the starter in center field. Last season he made the season opener on Feb. 19 at Cal Poly. He hit .462 (6-for-13) for the weekend 39 appearances and batted .290. with five RBI. In 2010, played in 43 games last season, batting .288 (23-for-80) with three home He earned 2009 All Big-8 Conference first team honors at Sierra College after batting runs and nine RBI. .395 (70-for-177) with 18 doubles, six home runs, 36 RBI and nine stolen bases. In 2009, Houts hit home runs in back-to-back games on May 21 and 22 at Washington SPARE THE ROD — Senior outfielder/pitcher Alex Sherrod (Marrieta, Ga./Walton State. He recorded two doubles in a 3-for-5 game on March 20 at Pacific with one RBI. HS) is hitting .261 on the season with one home run and eight RBI. He made 19 starts in 33 games in 2009, batting .232 (13-for-56) with one home run On February 26 he launched a grand slam in USC’s 9-5 win over Akron. and six RBI. Houts recorded his first collegiate home run last year on March 7 at Tulane in a 2-for-4 performance. 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 BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE — The 2012 recruiting class for the USC baseball team for 1st with 11 doubles. was ranked No. 5 in the nation by Baseball America. The 2011 class came in at No. 16.

In 2010, Sherrod had a triple and home run on May 7 against Utah. He hit a home The incoming class includes: infielder Dante Flores (Norwalk/St. John Bosco HS), run in the final two games of the series against No. 19 Arizona (May 1-2). He had RHP/OF Nigel Nootbaar (El Segundo/El Segundo HS), catcher Garrett Stubbs (La a career-high five RBI in a 13-8 win on March 26 at No. 19 Stanford, hitting a three- Jolla/Torrey Pines HS) and LHP Steven Tarpley (Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert HS). run homer in the third. He went 4-for-6 on March 21 at Pacific. On March 2 at Long Beach State, he hit a three-run homer to start a seven-run third inning during DEDEAUX FIELD DEDICATIONS — Prior to the start of the 2011 season, the scoreboard the Trojans’ 10-5 win. 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). 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. Gillespie, who was a player on USC’s 1961 national championship, spent 20 seasons as USC’s head coach (1987-2006). He led USC as head coach to the 1998 national He hit a two-run double in the ninth to help USC defeat No. 14 Oregon State on championship, as well as four trips to the College World Series during his tenure.

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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 1988-90 while his brother Aaron played at USC from 1992-94. 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 (1995-1998-2000- 2001), winning their 12th CWS title in 1998. 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 (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.

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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: 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, 2006

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NO NAME POS B-T HGT WGT CL HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) 2 Adam Landecker IF R-R 6-1 195 Jr. Calabasas (Calabasas HS) 3 Dante Flores IF L-R 5-10 160 Fr. Norwalk (St. John Bosco HS) 4 Bobby Stahel OF R-R 5-10 185 Fr. Needles (Palos Verdes HS) 5 Nick Bast C R-R 6-0 180 So. Upland (Damien HS) 6 Sean Spear OF S-R 6-0 180 Jr.* Oak Park (Glendale C.C.) 7 Matt Foat IF R-R 6-0 185 Sr. Rescue (Ponderosa HS/Sierra College) 8 J.R. Aguirre OF R-R 5-10 160 Jr. Palos Verdes Estates (Palos Verdes HS) 10 Kevin Roundtree C L-R 6-0 190 Sr. Glendora (Glendora HS) 11 Omar Cotto OF S-R 5-11 190 So. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Bonneville School) 12 Trent Boras IF L-R 5-10 165 Fr. Newport Beach (J Serra) 14 Brandon Garcia RHP/1B L-R 6-1 195 Sr. Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS) 15 James Roberts IF R-R 6-2 190 So. Cupertino (Archbishop Mitty HS) 16 Stephen Tarpley LHP R-L 6-1 185 Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert HS) 17 Nick Berhel RHP R-R 6-1 180 Jr. Benicia (De La Salle HS) 18 Martin Viramontes RHP R-R 6-5 230 Sr.* Fresno (Loyola Marymount) 20 Nigel Nootbaar RHP S-R 6-1 175 Fr. El Segundo (El Segundo HS) 21 Jake Hernandez C R-R 6-1 195 So. Rancho Cucamonga (Los Osos HS) 22 Jordan Hershiser RHP R-R 6-8 245 Sr.* Dallas, TX (St. Mark’s School) 23 Brett Williams RHP R-R 6-1 200 Sr.* Laguna Niguel (Loyola Marymount/Orange Coast College) 25 Garret Houts OF R-R 6-0 190 Sr.* Fort Collins, CO (Fort Collins HS) 27 Bobby Wheatley LHP L-L 6-4 215 So. Villa Park (Orange Lutheran HS) 29 Matt Munson RHP L-R 6-4 205 Jr. Irvine (Northwood HS/Saddleback College) 31 Andrew Triggs RHP R-R 6-4 210 Sr.* Nashville, TN (Montgomery Bell Academy) 32 Corey Carma RHP R-R 5-11 180 Jr. Salinas (Hartnell College) 33 Wyatt Strahan RHP R-R 6-3 195 Fr. Villa Park(Villa Park HS) 34 Kevin Swick IF R-R 6-0 185 So. La Canada (Loyola HS) 37 Andres Rodriguez IF R-R 5-7 170 Fr. La Mirada (La Mirada HS) 38 Kaz Halcovich IF R-R 6-3 205 Fr. Indio (Palm Desert) 40 Alex Sherrod OF L-R 6-2 200 Sr. Marietta, GA (Walton HS) 44 James Guillen RHP R-R 6-1 165 So. Covina (Damien HS) 45 Ben Mount RHP R-R 6-8 210 Sr. Cotto de Caza (Tesoro HS) 49 Brad Douthit LHP L-L 6-3 185 Sr. Scottsdale, AZ (Desert Mountain HS) 50 Kyle Richter LHP L-L 6-4 215 So. Mission Viejo (Santa Margarita HS) 51 Garrett Stubbs C L-R 5-9 150 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

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