On a roster that is made up of 50% freshmen (17 of 34), two of the top seven hitters are neophytes - Blake Lacey (.349) and Bobby Stahel (.321). USC has given freshmen more than twice as many at-bats as any other team in the Pac-12, and the class has responded by hitting .280 combined.
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On the mound, true freshman Kyle Twomey leads the team in strikeouts, while fellow freshman Kyle Davis is the staff leader in wins this season. A third freshman, Brent Wheatley, pitched three hitless innings recently to combine with junior Sean Silva on the Trojans first one-hitter since 1996.
USC has won three of its last four as the Trojans continue an eight-game road trip with a series at Oregon State this weekend. At 8-10 in the Pac-12, USC has already matched last year's conference win total.
Sophomore Dante Flores leads the team with a .356 batting average.
