Heading into the 2017 season, USC baseball head coach Dan Hubbs expressed uncertainty but excitement about his new-look roster.
USC's draftees and graduates left five starting spots open for USC's young talent to fill and freshmen Blake Sabol, Christian Moya and Matthew Acosta have all stepped up to the plate.
Sabol, a catcher from Aliso Viejo, CA, has started 16 games this season. Sabol has cardinal, gold and baseball in the blood, as his second cousin is USC legend Troy Polamalu and his older brother played baseball at Oregon and in the New York Mets organization.
Moya, an outfilder from Diamond Bar, CA, has started 12 games. Hubbs called him "an absolute run stopper in center field" and "a guy who shows that he is not scared of Division I baseball from the time he stepped on campus."
Acosta is an outfielder from Chino Hills, CA. He's started more games than any other freshman this season (32) and sports a .250 batting average.
Meet Sabol, Moya and Acosta:
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