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2026 USC Baseball Schedule Announced
December 03, 2025 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES – Coming off its best season in a decade, USC Baseball Head Coach Andy Stankiewicz announced the team's 2026 schedule this week as the Trojans head into their second season as members of the Big Ten Conference, and first season at the new Dedeaux Field.
The Trojans open the 2026 season with their first 18 games in the state of California, and 14 of those being home games at Dedeaux Field. USC will open the 2026 season on Feb. 13 against Pepperdine (Feb. 13-15), followed by a home series against Rice (Feb. 20-22). The Trojans' first road series of the season comes when USC travels to San Luis Obispo to take on Cal Poly in a four-game series (Feb. 26-Mar. 1). The Trojans open Big Ten play at home when they host Illinois (March 6-8).
NEW DEDEAUX FIELD
After spending the last two seasons in Irvine, the Trojans will be back home at the new Dedeaux Field on the University Park campus this year. While construction on USC's stadium will be ongoing during the 2026 season, all games will be open to the public and free of charge. More details about game days at Dedeaux Field for the 2026 season will be available in January.
HOME SCHEDULE
The Trojans have 33 home games on the slate, up from 29 last season. The 33 games are made up of eight three-game series and nine nonconference midweek games. The Trojans will host five conference series, including three in the final four weekends of the season.
USC hosts three full nonconference series at Dedeaux, welcoming Pepperdine (Feb. 13-15) to open the season and hosting Rice the following weekend (Feb. 20-22). During the Big Ten bye week, the Trojans will host Nevada (May 8-10).
USC will host five Big Ten opponents for series at Dedeaux Field, with Illinois (March 6-8), Washington (March 20-22), Iowa (April 10-12), Purdue (April 24-26) and Rutgers (May 1-3) traveling to Los Angeles.
The Trojans' nine home midweek contests will be against LMU (Feb. 17), UC Irvine (March 3), Long Beach State (March 10), San Diego (March 11), San Diego State (March 17), CSU Bakersfield (March 18), Oregon State (March 24), UC Santa Barbara (March 31) and Cal State Fullerton (May 5).
ROAD SCHEDULE
USC has 23 games on the road this season, with four nonconference road games and six road series. The Trojans play series at Cal Poly (Feb. 26-March 1), Northwestern (March 13-15), Maryland (March 27-29), UCLA (April 3-5), Nebraska (April 17-19) and Oregon (May 14-16). All of USC's midweek road games will be in the month of April, beginning at UC Santa Barbara (April 7), Long Beach State (April 14), Cal State Fullerton (April 21) and UC Irvine (April 28).
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
The Big Ten hosts its annual baseball tournament at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. The Tournament will run May 19-24, with the top eight teams in the conference standings making the tournament. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Postseason.
LAST SEASON
USC finished last season 37-23 overall and 18-12 in its first season of Big Ten play. The Trojans finished fourth in the Big Ten, winning 10-of-13 three-game series on the year. The season included a run of eight-straight series wins (the longest such streak for USC since 1978), and the Trojans earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade. The Trojans won two games in the NCAA Corvallis Regional, finding themselves in the Regional Championship game before falling to Oregon State.
2025 marked the third season under Head Coach Andy Stankiewicz, with the Trojans seeing marked improvement for a third consecutive year. The Trojans' 37 wins were the program's most since 2015 and the NCAA at-large bid was the first postseason appearance for USC since 2015 as well. It was the Trojans' third straight 30-win season, marking the first such streak since 2000-02 under Hall of Fame Coach Mike Gillespie. The Trojans finished in fourth place in the conference standings for the third consecutive year, earning the first back-to-back-to-back top four conference finishes also since 2000-02. USC posted four wins over ranked opponents, including a series win over No. 14 UCLA, and a win over No. 22 TCU in the opening game of the Corvallis Regional.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
The Trojans will play six opponents and 16 games against teams that made the 2025 NCAA Tournament last season, including three matchups against tournament national seeds. The six teams combined for 18 wins in the tournament and two CWS trips.
Oregon State, Nebraska, Oregon, Cal Poly, UCLA and UC Irvine all made the NCAA field last year, with UCLA and Oregon State earning spots in the College World Series. The Bruins, Beavers and Oregon Ducks were all national seeds in last year's tournament.
KEY SCHEDULE FACTS
The Trojans open the 2026 season with their first 18 games in the state of California, and 14 of those being home games at Dedeaux Field. USC will open the 2026 season on Feb. 13 against Pepperdine (Feb. 13-15), followed by a home series against Rice (Feb. 20-22). The Trojans' first road series of the season comes when USC travels to San Luis Obispo to take on Cal Poly in a four-game series (Feb. 26-Mar. 1). The Trojans open Big Ten play at home when they host Illinois (March 6-8).
NEW DEDEAUX FIELD
After spending the last two seasons in Irvine, the Trojans will be back home at the new Dedeaux Field on the University Park campus this year. While construction on USC's stadium will be ongoing during the 2026 season, all games will be open to the public and free of charge. More details about game days at Dedeaux Field for the 2026 season will be available in January.
HOME SCHEDULE
The Trojans have 33 home games on the slate, up from 29 last season. The 33 games are made up of eight three-game series and nine nonconference midweek games. The Trojans will host five conference series, including three in the final four weekends of the season.
USC hosts three full nonconference series at Dedeaux, welcoming Pepperdine (Feb. 13-15) to open the season and hosting Rice the following weekend (Feb. 20-22). During the Big Ten bye week, the Trojans will host Nevada (May 8-10).
USC will host five Big Ten opponents for series at Dedeaux Field, with Illinois (March 6-8), Washington (March 20-22), Iowa (April 10-12), Purdue (April 24-26) and Rutgers (May 1-3) traveling to Los Angeles.
The Trojans' nine home midweek contests will be against LMU (Feb. 17), UC Irvine (March 3), Long Beach State (March 10), San Diego (March 11), San Diego State (March 17), CSU Bakersfield (March 18), Oregon State (March 24), UC Santa Barbara (March 31) and Cal State Fullerton (May 5).
ROAD SCHEDULE
USC has 23 games on the road this season, with four nonconference road games and six road series. The Trojans play series at Cal Poly (Feb. 26-March 1), Northwestern (March 13-15), Maryland (March 27-29), UCLA (April 3-5), Nebraska (April 17-19) and Oregon (May 14-16). All of USC's midweek road games will be in the month of April, beginning at UC Santa Barbara (April 7), Long Beach State (April 14), Cal State Fullerton (April 21) and UC Irvine (April 28).
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
The Big Ten hosts its annual baseball tournament at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. The Tournament will run May 19-24, with the top eight teams in the conference standings making the tournament. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Postseason.
LAST SEASON
USC finished last season 37-23 overall and 18-12 in its first season of Big Ten play. The Trojans finished fourth in the Big Ten, winning 10-of-13 three-game series on the year. The season included a run of eight-straight series wins (the longest such streak for USC since 1978), and the Trojans earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade. The Trojans won two games in the NCAA Corvallis Regional, finding themselves in the Regional Championship game before falling to Oregon State.
2025 marked the third season under Head Coach Andy Stankiewicz, with the Trojans seeing marked improvement for a third consecutive year. The Trojans' 37 wins were the program's most since 2015 and the NCAA at-large bid was the first postseason appearance for USC since 2015 as well. It was the Trojans' third straight 30-win season, marking the first such streak since 2000-02 under Hall of Fame Coach Mike Gillespie. The Trojans finished in fourth place in the conference standings for the third consecutive year, earning the first back-to-back-to-back top four conference finishes also since 2000-02. USC posted four wins over ranked opponents, including a series win over No. 14 UCLA, and a win over No. 22 TCU in the opening game of the Corvallis Regional.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
The Trojans will play six opponents and 16 games against teams that made the 2025 NCAA Tournament last season, including three matchups against tournament national seeds. The six teams combined for 18 wins in the tournament and two CWS trips.
Oregon State, Nebraska, Oregon, Cal Poly, UCLA and UC Irvine all made the NCAA field last year, with UCLA and Oregon State earning spots in the College World Series. The Bruins, Beavers and Oregon Ducks were all national seeds in last year's tournament.
KEY SCHEDULE FACTS
- Opening of the new Dedeaux Field after two seasons playing off campus (with construction ongoing)
- 18 straight games in California to start the season, including 14 at home
- 33 home games, the most since 2022
- Five Big Ten home series: Illinois, Washington, Iowa, Purdue, Rutgers
- Three home series in the final month of the season
- Six opponents and 16 games against 2025 NCAA Tournament teams
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