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Jersey Number 24
Dillon Paulson
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Encinitas, Calif.
- High School:
- Santa Fe Christian HS
Bio
2018/JUNIOR: Started at first base every game this season and led the Trojans offense with a .500 slugging percentage, fueled by a team-high 10 home runs … Was selected in the 13th round of the 2018 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers … Received an All Pac-12 team honorable mention … Led the team in RBI (41), doubles (14), runs scored (35), total bases (94) and walks (35) … Posted a slash line of .255/.374/.500 … Was a key part of the Trojan defense, recording 425 putouts for a fielding percentage of .996, both team highs … Hit two home runs against Loyola Marymount on 4/18 … Posted a team and career-high six RBI in a 2-for-3 game against Cal on 5/4 … Went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI against CSUN on 5/26 … Reached base for a team-high 14 straight games from 5/4 through the end of the season.
2017/SOPHOMORE: Appeared in 41 games, making 29 starts for the Trojans in 2017 … Had a .239/.336/.358 slash line with 26 hits, 16 RBI, and 11 runs scored … Drove in his career-best three runs against both Oregon State on 4/29 and Utah on 5/14 … Matched his career-best three hits against both Oregon on 5/20 and Washington on 5/26.Â
2016/FRESHMAN: Appeared in 40 games as a true freshman, starting 29 of those all at first base...Batted .208 on the year (21-for-101)...Drove in nine runs, scored his first career home run on April 23 at Washington State...Had a career-high three hits on Feb. 23 at LMU, going 3-for-4 with one double and two runs scored...Had five multi-hit outings on the year, including four two-hit outings, Feb. 21 vs. North Dakota, Feb. 23 at LMU, April 10 vs. Utah, April 12 at Pepperdine and April 23 at Washington State...Tallied four doubles on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Played three years of varsity baseball for head coach Don Mitchell at Santa Fe Christian HS...Batted .415 in his career, with 10 home runs, 92 RBIs, 51 runs scored and 30 doubles... On the mound boasts a career 21-4 record, with a 1.28 ERA...2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American...2015 California - All Region First Team honoree by Perfect Game, going .414 (29 for 95) with 16 extra-base hits, including four home runs with an OPS of 1.329...Two-time First Team All-CIF San Diego Section (2014, 2015)...Earned First Team All-Coastal League honors in 2013, 2014 and 2015...Named league MVP in 2014 and 2015... led the state in RBIs (47) in 2014...Played travel ball for the San Diego Show...Member of California Scholarship Federation and National Honors Society.
PERSONAL: Parents are Dennis and Linda Paulson...Has one brother, Ethan...Chose to attend USC to "play baseball at a school with a great history"...Is a business administration major...Pastimes away from baseball are hunting, fishing, and going to the beach...Favorite foods are sushi and pasta...Favorite TV show is Prison Break...Always has wanted to go skydiving...Wants to visit Hawaii...Birthdate is June 10, 1997.
2017/SOPHOMORE: Appeared in 41 games, making 29 starts for the Trojans in 2017 … Had a .239/.336/.358 slash line with 26 hits, 16 RBI, and 11 runs scored … Drove in his career-best three runs against both Oregon State on 4/29 and Utah on 5/14 … Matched his career-best three hits against both Oregon on 5/20 and Washington on 5/26.Â
2016/FRESHMAN: Appeared in 40 games as a true freshman, starting 29 of those all at first base...Batted .208 on the year (21-for-101)...Drove in nine runs, scored his first career home run on April 23 at Washington State...Had a career-high three hits on Feb. 23 at LMU, going 3-for-4 with one double and two runs scored...Had five multi-hit outings on the year, including four two-hit outings, Feb. 21 vs. North Dakota, Feb. 23 at LMU, April 10 vs. Utah, April 12 at Pepperdine and April 23 at Washington State...Tallied four doubles on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Played three years of varsity baseball for head coach Don Mitchell at Santa Fe Christian HS...Batted .415 in his career, with 10 home runs, 92 RBIs, 51 runs scored and 30 doubles... On the mound boasts a career 21-4 record, with a 1.28 ERA...2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American...2015 California - All Region First Team honoree by Perfect Game, going .414 (29 for 95) with 16 extra-base hits, including four home runs with an OPS of 1.329...Two-time First Team All-CIF San Diego Section (2014, 2015)...Earned First Team All-Coastal League honors in 2013, 2014 and 2015...Named league MVP in 2014 and 2015... led the state in RBIs (47) in 2014...Played travel ball for the San Diego Show...Member of California Scholarship Federation and National Honors Society.
PERSONAL: Parents are Dennis and Linda Paulson...Has one brother, Ethan...Chose to attend USC to "play baseball at a school with a great history"...Is a business administration major...Pastimes away from baseball are hunting, fishing, and going to the beach...Favorite foods are sushi and pasta...Favorite TV show is Prison Break...Always has wanted to go skydiving...Wants to visit Hawaii...Birthdate is June 10, 1997.
Baseball: Postgame Press Conference (USC vs OSU, NCAA Regional Round)
Monday, June 02
Baseball: Postgame Press Conference (USC vs SMC, NCAA Regional Round)
Saturday, May 31
Baseball: Postgame Press Conference (USC vs TCU, NCAA Regional Opener)
Friday, May 30
Baseball - USC 10, Washington 4: Highlights (05/17/25)
Saturday, May 17
