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The USC baseball team is set to take on the UNC Tarheels this weekend in the Trojans’ first Super Regional appearance in 21 years.
USC (47-16) faces UNC (43-11-1) in a three-game series, with a trip to Omaha, Nebraska, and the College World Series on the line.
The Trojans haven’t made that eight-team tournament in 25 years, something that players and coaches have been thinking about, as reported by Haley Sawyer of the Orange County Register.
“It’s been an honor to wear the Trojan brand on the front of my chest,” sophomore catcher Augie Lopez said. “Honestly, just knowing that this team is the team to bring USC back to a super regional is incredible. It hasn’t hit me until right now, but just feeling grateful and super blessed.”
May 31, 2025; Corvallis, OR, USA; USC head coach Andy Stankiewicz takes questions after a game against Saint Mary’s at the NCAA Corvallis Regional at Goss Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images
“Man, I can’t tell you how proud I am of everybody on our team,” added head coach Andy Stankiewicz. “They just kept working, kept getting after it and believing in each other.”
Despite initially falling to Texas State, the Trojans made it out of a regional round hosted at top-seeded Texas A&M, a squad they beat in two games by a combined 21-4 score.
USC’s Isaac Cadena makes a catch to clinch the Trojans’ win in extra innings as the Oregon Ducks host the USC Trojans on May 14, 2026, in Eugene, Oregon.
Those wins allow the Trojans, the winningest program in college baseball history with 12 championships, to compete again for a title after decades without one.
As Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Los Angeles Times notes, “No player on the current roster was alive when the Trojans won their last national title in 1998.”
The first game of the best-of-three series begins at noon PT Friday at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN2, while Saturday’s second game will be broadcast on ESPN. That matchup is set to begin at 11 a.m. PT.
Details of the potential third game on Sunday have not yet been released.
The winner of this series moves on to face the winner of Ole Miss and Auburn.
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USC (47-16) faces UNC (43-11-1) in a three-game series, with a trip to Omaha, Nebraska, and the College World Series on the line.
The Trojans haven’t made that eight-team tournament in 25 years, something that players and coaches have been thinking about, as reported by Haley Sawyer of the Orange County Register.
“It’s been an honor to wear the Trojan brand on the front of my chest,” sophomore catcher Augie Lopez said. “Honestly, just knowing that this team is the team to bring USC back to a super regional is incredible. It hasn’t hit me until right now, but just feeling grateful and super blessed.”
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May 31, 2025; Corvallis, OR, USA; USC head coach Andy Stankiewicz takes questions after a game against Saint Mary’s at the NCAA Corvallis Regional at Goss Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images
“Man, I can’t tell you how proud I am of everybody on our team,” added head coach Andy Stankiewicz. “They just kept working, kept getting after it and believing in each other.”
How did the USC Trojans get to the Super Regionals and what’s at stake?
Despite initially falling to Texas State, the Trojans made it out of a regional round hosted at top-seeded Texas A&M, a squad they beat in two games by a combined 21-4 score.
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USC’s Isaac Cadena makes a catch to clinch the Trojans’ win in extra innings as the Oregon Ducks host the USC Trojans on May 14, 2026, in Eugene, Oregon.
Those wins allow the Trojans, the winningest program in college baseball history with 12 championships, to compete again for a title after decades without one.
As Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Los Angeles Times notes, “No player on the current roster was alive when the Trojans won their last national title in 1998.”
How to watch the USC baseball team
The first game of the best-of-three series begins at noon PT Friday at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN2, while Saturday’s second game will be broadcast on ESPN. That matchup is set to begin at 11 a.m. PT.
Details of the potential third game on Sunday have not yet been released.
The winner of this series moves on to face the winner of Ole Miss and Auburn.
The post USC Baseball Begins 1st Super Regionals in 21 Years appeared first on LA Sports Report.
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