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Hedges, Ethan
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Jersey Number 15
Ethan Hedges
- Position:
- Infield/Pitcher
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Fountain Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Mater Dei HS
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
Bio
2025/JUNIOR:
- All-Big Ten first team
- Big Ten All-Defensive Team
- All-West Region second team
- Perfect Game All-American second team
- One of five finalists for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award
- NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List
- Made 60 appearances and starts as a dual-player for the Trojans
- Ranked 1st in the Big Ten, 19th in the nation with 5 triples
- Ranked 2nd in the Big Ten, 23rd in the nation with 9 saves
- Ranked 11th in the Big Ten with a batting average of .346
- Slashed .346/.462/.619
- Recorded 57 runs, 80 hits, and 58 RBI
- Hit 11 doubles, 5 triples, and 14 home runs
- Stole 10 bases in 10 attempts
- Had multiple-hit games, including a 2-home run, 5-RBI performance vs. Indiana (3/29), where he also pitched a scoreless inning to earn a save
- Posted a 2.40 ERA in 15 relief appearances, with opponents batting .173 against him
- Struck out 12 batters in 15.0 total innings pitched
2024/SOPHOMORE:
- 59 game appearances and 54 starts
- Ranked 3rd in the Pac-12 with 5 triples
- Ranked 3rd in the Pac-12 with 6 sacrifice flies
- Ranked 4th in the Pac-12 with 0.08 triples per game
- Totaled 54 hits and 34 RBI
- Posted a slash line of .270/.356/.390
- Recorded 38 runs, 54 hits, and 34 RBI
- Hit 8 doubles, 5 triples, and 2 home runs
- Stolen 5 bases
- Career-high single-game 4 hits and covered eight bases vs. UC Irvine (4/09)
- Had a walkoff double in the bottom of the ninth vs. Portland (2/24)
2023/FRESHMAN:
- Appeared in 49 games starting 44 in his first year at USC
- Slashed .302/.411/.421
- Had a pair of home runs in 2023 against Stanford (3/11) and UCLA (4/23)
- In the 3 game series at Arizona, went 6-12
HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL
- Played two varsity seasons at Mater Dei HS under coach Richard MercadoÂ
- Senior Year was Team Captain and MVPÂ
- Graduated with a 4.4 GPA, earning Honor Roll First Team recognition
- Named to All-Tournament Team in the 2022 PG West Coast High School ShowdownÂ
- Was the 9th-ranked short stop in California according to Perfect GameÂ
- In 2022, had a .325 average, .882 OPS, 27 hits, 17 RBI, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 12 runs and 3 SB
- In 2021, had a .357 average, .823 OPS, 35 hits, 16 RBI, 22 Runs, and 9 SBÂ
- Preseason All-American in the 2022 PG Preseason awards and was a Preseason Underclass All-American in 2021
- Named to the All-Trinity League first team, All-Region second team, and the True Temper California Hitter of the Year during his prep career
- Played his travel ball for SoCal Birds from 2018-2022, where he was named Most Valuable Pitcher in the 2022 PG West Coast High School Showdown Tournament
- Also named to the All-Tournament Team in the 2021 PG 17U World Series and was named PG World Series MVP in 2021
PERSONAL
- Born on April. 19, 2004
- Parents are Kathleen and Stephen Hedges. Brother is Trevor Hedges
- Uncle Tim Hovland was an all-time great men's volleyball player at USC and went on to be one of the greatest beach volleyball players of all time.
- Majoring in BusinessÂ
- Favorites: Spikeball (hobby), Spaghetti and meatballs (food), Seven (movie), Seinfeld(TV show), Future (musician)
- Chose USC, “because of its historic excellence in both academics and athletics. I wanted to challenge myself both in the classroom and on the baseball field, and USC is the perfect place for that.”
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