2024 USC Baseball Roster
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Jersey Number 12
Caden Aoki
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Huntington Beach HS/Notre Dame
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
Bio
2025/SENIOR:
- All-Big Ten third team
- Big Ten All-Defensive team
- All-Corvallis Regional Team
- All-West Region second team
- Appeared on the mound in 17 games making 16 starts
- Ranked 1st in the Big Ten, 8th in the nation with a 6.43 strikeout-to-walk ratio
- Ranked 1st in the Big Ten, 9th in the nation with 1.30 walks per nine innings
- Ranked 3rd in the Big Ten with 1 complete save
- Ranked 4th in the Big Ten with 90 strikeouts
- Had an ERA of 3.99, with opponents batting .247 against him in 97.0 total innings pitched
- Had a career-high 10 strikeouts vs. Vanderbilt (3/1)
- Tossed a complete game with 9.0 innings pitched and 31 batters faced vs. Minnesota (4/26)
2024/JUNIOR
- Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
- Started all 11 appearances on the mound
- Went 2-3 in 46.2 total innings pitched
- Posted 42 strikeouts
- Had an ERA of 3.91, with opponents hitting .290 against him
- Threw 4.0 scoreless innings and 4 strikeouts vs. Utah (5/16)
- Only gave up 1 hit of 6.1 innings pitched in the Pac-12 title game
2023/SOPHOMORE:
- All-Pac-12 Selection
- All-West Region second team
- Led the Pac-12 in ERA last (2.98)
- Appeared on the mound in 13 games making 11 starts
- Threw 63.1 innings for the Trojans striking out 52 batters
- Had a career high 8 strike outs twice (UCLA 4/22, at Arizona 5/19)
- Threw 8 scoreless innings against Arizona St. (5/13) to earn Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors
- Had a streak of 23.1 straight scoreless innings (2/25-4/15)
NOTRE DAME/2022:
- Spent one season at Notre Dame before transferring to USC
- Posted a 3.86 ERA, with 9.1 IP, 10 strikeouts and a .200 opponent batting average in four appearances
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four varsity seasons at Huntington Beach High School under coach Benji MedureÂ
- Four year varsity starter and All-League Selection, Sunset League Pitcher of the Year in 2019
- Threw an eight-inning complete game shutout in the CIF playoffs
- Graduated Magna Cum LaudeÂ
- Ranked the 28th shortstop in California by Perfect Game
- Hit .378 with 40 runs, nine home runs, 25 RBI and five steals, threw 45.1 innings with a 9-0 record, .93 ERA with 46 strikeouts and 10 walks in 2021
- Team was undefeated league champions in 2021Â
PERSONAL
- Born on Aug. 21, 2002Â
- Brother is Connor Aoki who also plays for USC
- Majoring in BusinessÂ
- Favorites: Cooking (hobby), going to the beach (hobby)Â
- Chose USC because of the “unparalleled combination of tradition, history, academics, athletics, and location. Being a Trojan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”Â
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Monday, June 02
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Saturday, May 31
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Friday, May 30
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