USC Baseball Welcomes 24 Newcomers

LOS ANGELES - The USC baseball program, entering its second season under head coach Andy Stankiewicz, welcomed 24 new players this fall.

The incoming USC class features 10 transfers and 14 incoming freshmen, with 13 listed as pitchers and 11 as position players.

Get your first look at the Trojan class here…

TRANSFERS:

Brock Blatter
6-6 | 230 | RHP | Billings, Mont. | Billings Central Catholic HS | University of Alabama

2023/ ALABAMA:

Played 1 season at Alabama before transferring to USC
Pitched to a 1-0 record with 12 strikeouts across six relief appearances in 2023
Recorded six straight swinging strikeouts, tossing 2.2 innings to earn the win vs. High Point (2/24/23)
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played varsity high school basketball at Billings Central Catholic
Sophomore year basketball All-Conference honorable mention
2021 Montana Basketball State Champion, State Tournament MVP and All-State Team
Played travel ball for Big Sky Baseball (2021-22) and the 406 Flyers (2017-22)
Top-rated prospect out of Montana according to Perfect Game
Earned a spot in the MLB Draft League during the summer of 2022
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs but did not sign (2022, 19^th Round)

Spent the past 4 seasons at UCONN
Slashed .267/.324/.438
In 2021 hit .298 with 5 home runs and 38 RBIs
Was named to the All-Big East Tournament Team 2021
2021 Notre Dame regional All-Tournament team

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Spent two seasons playing for Phil Pacelli at Trumbull High School
No. 1 ranked 3B in the state of CT out of HS and the 11^th overall prospect from the state
2019 1^st team All-FCIAC
2019 2^nd team All-State
Male Athlete of the Year at Trumbull in his senior year.
Spent 4 years playing varsity basketball in HS

Played 1 season at San Jacinto College (TX) (2022) and 1 season at Saddleback College (2023) before transferring to USC
Appeared in 13 games for Saddleback College in 2023, striking out 20 batters over 14.0 innings of work
Didn't allow a hit in 8 of his 13 appearances in 2023
Struck out 6 batters in two innings of work at Orange Coast (5/23/23)
Appeared in 21 games for San Jacinto College

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 4 varsity seasons at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas
Desert League Hitter of the Year
Under Armour All-American
Participated in 12u, 14u, 15u and 16u national team programs
MLB Top-100 draft prospect
Played travel ball for the Las Vegas Recruits and Team Elite Prime

Played 4 seasons at Santa Clara before transferring to USC
Tossed 7.1 innings, allowing just 2 ER with 6 strikeouts in a WCC Tournament Semifinal win vs. Saint Mary's (5/26/23)
Recorded a 9-out save in an NCAA Tournament Regional elimination game vs. Arizona (6/3/2023)
Led Santa Clara in wins for the 2022 season
In his 2022 season debut, tossed 5.0 innings of 1-run baseball with 4 strikeouts in a win at USC (2/20/22)
Struck out a season-high 6 batters in 7.2 innings, allowing just 1 run in a win at San Francisco (3/19/22)
2021 WCC All-Academic

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 4 varsity seasons at Lakeside High School in Seattle, where he also captained the basketball team
2x First-Team All-Metro Conference (2018, 2019)
2019 Washington All-State
2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Underclassmen All-American High Honorable Mention
2018 Kansas City Royals Area Code team
Out of high school, was the 5^th-ranked right-handed pitcher in Washington (15^th overall)

Played 2 seasons at Cal State Northridge before transferring to USC
2023 Big West Honorable Mention
Posted a team-best 2.29 ERA with a 4-1 record as a sophomore, tallying a team third-best 45 strikeouts in 35.1 innings
As a sophomore, pitched to a 1.74 ERA in 10.1 innings of work on the road
Struck out all five batters faced, earning the win at UC Santa Barbara (3/25/23)
Recorded a season-high 6 strikeouts in 3.1 shutout innings at UC San Diego (5/5/23)
Made a team-high 22 appearances as a freshman, pitching to a 3.03 ERA and a 2-0 record with 20 strikeouts over 29.2 innings
As a freshman, lowered his ERA to 2.20 over 13 appearances in Big West play
Tossed 2 shutout innings to pick up the save at UC Riverside (4/16/22)

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 4 varsity seasons at Otay Ranch High School
First Team All-Mesa League as a senior
2021 San Diego Petco Park All-Star
Pitched two a 0.61 ERA as a senior, allowing just 2 earned runs over 23 innings with 26 strikeouts
Graduated in white with the California Scholar Federation
Was the 130th-ranked right-handed pitcher in the state of California according to Perfectgame.org

Played 1 season at UNLV and 1 season at College of Southern Nevada before transferring to USC
2023 All-SWAC First Team
2023 All-SWAC Tournament Team
2023 Second-Team Academic All-American
Slashed .358/.449/.522 with 4 HRs and 31 RBIs at College of Southern Nevada
Went 4-for-4 with 2 RBIs in a win vs. Utah State Eastern (5/6/23)
Appeared in 18 games and started in five in 2022 at UNLV

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 4 varsity seasons at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas
2021 All-Southern Nevada Max Preps Catcher
4x Varsity Baseball Scholar Athlete (2018-2021)
Batted .462 as a senior in 2021, .366 as a sophomore in 2019 and .314 as a freshman in 2018
2021 Nevada 5A Southern Region Champion
Was the top-ranked catcher in Nevada (11^th overall) and the 74^th-ranked catcher nationally out of high school according to Perfect Game

Played 3 seasons at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif. before transferring to USC
Made First Team All-OEC as a sophomore and second team as a freshman
Hit .314 with 4 HRs and 70 RBIs, scoring 53 runs and stealing 15 bases
Went 4-for-5 with 3 RBIs in a 10-2 win at Cuesta (2/18/22)

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played four varsity seasons at La Jolla Country Day, where he also played football
All-Coastal League as a junior and all-underclass as a freshman and sophomore
Three-time Union Tribune Academic All-Star
Hit .310 for his career, batting .326 as a junior and .360 in his senior season

Played 1 season at San Joaquin Delta College before transferring to USC
Tossed 8 appearances out of the bullpen, striking out 9 in 7.1 innings

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Spent the summer of 2020 playing travel ball with Slammers Baseball
Tossed 54 innings on the mound with a 1.80 ERA along with 62 strike outs
2020 Perfect Game Fall National Championship All-Tournament Team

Played 2 seasons at Folsom Lake College and 1 season at Gonzaga before transferring to USC
2x Ju-Co All-American (2023, 2022)
2x First-Team All-Conference (2023, 2022)
In two seasons at Folsom Lake, batted .380 with 18 home runs and 133 RBIs, tallying 153 hits and 32 doubles
Hit 2 home runs with 6 RBIs at Mendocino (2/23/23)
Went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 6 RBIs in a win vs. Diablo Valley (4/20/23)
Hit 2 home runs with a season-high 7 RBIs in a win vs. West Valley (5/7/23)
In 2023, recorded at least 3 hits in 8 games

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 2 varsity seasons at Christian Brothers HS in Sacramento, where he also played football and soccer
Batted .409 for his high school career
Won Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore
Played travel ball for SSC for 2 years

Played 1 season at Cal Lutheran (2022) and 1 season at San Joaquin Delta College (2023) before transferring to USC
Pitched to a 2.97 ER over 57.2 innings of work at Delta College, and registered a 1.82 ERA in 34.2 innings at Cal Lutheran
Tossed 9 shutout innings, striking out 15 batters in a win vs. Cosumnes River (5/13/23)
Recorded three quality starts in 2023 at Delta College, allowing more than 2 earned runs in just two of his starts
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners but did not sign (2023, Round 22, Pick 607)

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 3 varsity seasons at Burlington Edison High School, where he also played basketball and ran cross country
Earned All-State honors in Washington his senior season
Pitched to a 0.24 ERA his senior year, allowing just one run and striking out 57 batters over 29.2 innings of work
Played travel ball for Crusade Crush for 5 years
Played 2 years in the Northwest Baseball Invite

FRESHMEN:

Adrian Blanchet
6-4 | 215 | RHP | Irvine, Calif. | Capistrano Valley Christian HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Spent 4 years on varsity at Capistrano Valley Christian HS under head coach Clemente Bonilla
Ranked as the 29^th overall prospect coming out of HS in California and the 12^th ranked RHP
Won the San Juaquin league all 4 years
Played 4 years of travel ball with the SoCal Giants and 2 years with the TB SoCal Baseball Club

Dean Carpentier
6-3 | 185 | INF | Huntington Beach, Calif. | Huntington Beach HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Spent 3 seasons playing varsity baseball for Huntington Beach High School under coach Benji Medure
20^th ranked shortstop in California and the 86^th overall player in the state
2022 CIF State Champions with Huntington Beach High School
2023 National High School Invitational Champs and selected to the all-tournament teams

Abbrie Covarrubias
6-0 | 187 | INF | Anaheim, Calif. | Cypress HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Spent four seasons at Cypress HS playing for John Weber on varsity
Ranked as the 57^th overall player from the state of California and the 13^th ranked shortstop
Empire League MVP
1^st Team All-CIF
Played travel ball for TB SoCal Baseball Club

Brayden Dowd
5-10 | 180 | OF | Clarkston, Mich. | Brother Rice HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 4 varsity seasons at Brother Rice High School under coaches Bob Riker and Kyle Galli
Comes to USC ranked as the 103^rd ranked outfield in the country and the 14^th overall prospect from the state of Michigan
As a Junior, led HS team in batting average, slugging percentage, OPS and hits
All Catholic League selection his junior and senior year

Mason Edwards
6-2 | 190 | LHP | Los Angeles, Calif. | Palisades HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 2 varsity seasons at Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
2023 League Co-Pitcher of the Year
2022 League Pitcher of the Year
2x First-Team All-City (2023, 2022)
2x First-Team All-League (2023, 2022)
As a senior, pitched to a 1.15 ERA with 103 strikeouts over 55 innings pitched
As a junior, recorded a 1.20 ERA with 102 strikeouts in 64 innings of work
Played travel ball for CBG for 2 years
Comes to USC as the 6^th-ranked left-handed pitcher in California, the 122^nd-ranked overall recruit in the state

Andrew Harbour
6-2 | 200 | RHP | Tustin, Calif. | Foothill HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 2 varsity seasons at Foothill Knight under coach Chris Price
Ranked as the 81^st overall RHP in California coming out of HS
As a Junior, threw 17 innings with a 1.50 ERA and 22 strike outs
As a Senior, had a 2.60 ERA over 49 innings with 57 strike outs
1^st team All Crest View League his senior year
Played for BPA on the travel ball circuit
In the summer prior to his senior year for BPA, threw 23 innings with a 0.87 ERA and 29 strikeouts

Riley Hunsaker
5-10 | 175 | OF/LHP | Highland, Calif. | Citrus Valley HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 4 varsity seasons at Citrus Valley High School in Highland, Calif.
2x First-Team All-Division 5 CIF (2022, 2021)
2x First-Team All-Division 5 CIF (2022, 2021)
2021 Division 5 CIF Southern Section Champion
Batted .305 as a senior, .361 with 33 runs scored as a junior, .448 as a sophomore, with 24 stolen bases and .447 as a freshman
Played travel ball for Easton Prime (2019-22), CBA (2015-19), and IE Elite (2012-2015)
Comes to USC as the 23^rd-ranked outfielder in California and the 133^rd-ranked overall recruit in the state according to Perfect Game

Andrew Lamb
6-0 | 185 | C/1B/OF | Coto de Caza, Calif. | JSerra Catholic High School

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 3 varsity seasons at JSerra Catholic High School under coach Brett Kay
Comes to USC ranked as the 43^rd overall player in the state of California and the 32^nd ranked catcher in the nation
As a Junior, hit .398 with 4 home runs and 20 RBIs
Was CIF D1 Player of the year in 2022
Was a 2022 1^st-team All-Trinity League selection
2023 2^nd team All-Trinity League selection
Won the CIF D1 Championship in 2022 and 2023
Played travel baseball for Legacy Baseball

Sax Matson
6-2 | 213 | LHP | Olympia, Wash. | Olympia HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 3 varsity seasons at Olympia High School in Olympia, Wash. where he graduated with a 4.0 GPA
South Puget Sound League Pitcher of the Year (2023)
First-Team All-League 2023
2022 4A Washington State Champion
Pitched to a 12-0 record over his junior and senior year, recording a 0.50 ERA over 50 innings of work
Closed out 2022 4A State Championship Game, the first state title in Olympia High School history
Played travel ball for New Level College Prep for 4 years
Northwest Scout Games MVPitcher (2022)
Comes to USC as the 6^th-ranked left-handed pitcher in Washington and the 23^rd-ranked player overall in the state according to Perfect Game

Brodie Purcell
6-3 | 200 | RHP | Aliso Viejo, Calif. | JSerra Catholic HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 3 varsity seasons at JSerra Catholic High School in Orange County, Calif.
Prep Baseball Report Top Prospect
Baseball Factory All-American
2021 Trinity League Champion
2x CIF D1 Southern Section Champion (2022, 2023)
In 2022, allowed just 1 run with 46 strikeouts in 25 innings of work
Comes to USC as the 48^th-ranked right-handed pitcher and the 126^th-ranked overall recruit in California according to Perfect Game

Garren Rizzo
6-1 | 180 | RHP | Palos Verdes, Calif. | Palos Verdes HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 3 seasons of varsity baseball at Palos Verdes High School
Back-to-back Bay League Pitcher of the Year
3x All-Bay League Team
3x All-Area
2x All-Southern CIF Team
Pitched to a 0.65 ERA in 99 innings of work, striking out 135 batters and allowing just 10 earned runs
Won a 15-inning Division I CIF playoff game against Harvard Westlake. The game finished 1-0 and had to be finished the following day due to darkness.
Played travel ball for Trosky National
2022 Milwaukee Brewers Area Code team
Comes to USC as the 30^th-ranked right-handed pitcher in California (78^th overall recruit) and a top-225 RHP nationally according to Perfect Game

Duce Robinson
6-6 | 225 | OF | Phoenix, Ariz. | Pinnacle HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

A two-sport athlete, Robinson was a highly-touted recruit in both football and baseball (He currently plays wide receiver on the USC football team and will join the baseball program in the spring semester)
Competed in the 2022 Baseball Factory All-America Game and the 2022 Area Code Games
According to Perfect Game, was the No. 1-ranked outfielder and No. 4 overall prospect in Arizona, as well as the 30th-ranked outfielder in the nation
Robinson is the third athlete ever to be named "Under Armour All-American" in both baseball and football (joining Kyler Murray and AJ Brown).
Was a 2022 MaxPreps First Team All-American after 84 receptions for 1,614 yards (19.2 avg) and 14 TDs as a senior in 2022
Selected to the 2023 Under Armour All-American Game and the 2023 Polynesian Bowl
Named the 2022 6A Northeast Valley Region Offensive Player of Year
According to 247Sports Composite, Robinson was a five-star recruit and was the No. 1 ranked tight end in the nation, the No. 1 player in the state of Arizona and the No. 17 recruit in the nation for football

Ty Silva
6-2 | 205 | OF | Las Vegas, Nev. | Shadow Ridge HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played 4 varsity seasons at Shadow Ridge High School in Las Vegas
2022 All Southern Nevada Team
2x 4A Southern Nevada Team (2022, 2021)
3x 4A Desert Southern Nevada Team (2022, 2021, 2020)
2022 NIAA 4A State Champion
2x NIAA 4A Desert Champion (2022, 2021)
Hit .355 with 12 HRs and 73 RBIs in high school career
As a senior, batted .372 with 7 HRs, tallying 39 RBIs and 48 runs scored
Played travel ball for CBG Vegas for 2 years (2020-21) and Ohio Warhawks for 1 year (2022)
PG Preseason All-American Region Team (2022/2023)
Comes to USC as the 4th-ranked outfielder in Nevada and the 11th-ranked player overall in the state according to Perfect Game

Kevin Takeuchi
5-10 | 180 | INF/OF | San Diego, Calif. | Rancho Bernardo HS

HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:

Played three varsity seasons at Rancho Bernardo High School
In 2023 as a senior, slashed .520/.603/1.080 with 13 HR, 41 RBI, 52 hits and 38 runs scored in 32 games
ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America First Team and All-Region First Team
Perfect Game High School All-American team
All-CIF First Team and named CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year
First Team, All-Coastal League and named Player of the Year
SBLive California High School All-State team
SBLive All-San Diego Section Player of the Year
Cal-Hi Sports All-State First Team
MaxPreps California All-State First Team
Scholar Athlete and Athlete of the Year for Rancho Bernardo High School
Played for Kansas City Royals Scout Ball team, Trosky Redbirds, San Diego BPA Longhorns
Graduated with 4.0 GPA
Member of National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation

Players Mentioned

Adrian Blanchet

Brock Blatter

Chris Brown

Dean Carpentier

Abbrie Covarrubias

Thomas Di Landri

Brayden Dowd

Mason Edwards

Jared Feikes

Andrew Harbour

Riley Hunsaker

Andrew Lamb

Xavier Martinez

Sax Matson

Gavin Mez

Brodie Purcell

Garren Rizzo

Duce Robinson

Ty Silva

Kevin Takeuchi

Dylan Tostrup

JT Waldon

William Watson