Dedeaux Download: Senior pitcher Caden Aoki, VP of scouting Shooter Hunt preview USC baseball's 2025 season

Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football Discussion

Ryan Abraham - USCFootball,com publisher

Sports, Basketball, Football

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

The Dedeaux Download podcast, part of the Peristyle Podcast family of shows, is back with Shotgun Spratling and Jack Smith returning with another episode in our four-part season preview, leading up to the start of the 2025 USC baseball season. In part two of the season preview series, Prep Baseball vice president of scouting Shooter Hunt joins the show to break down USC's freshman class and what kind of impact the first-year Trojans could have this season. He also discusses the reputation of the USC coaching staff on the recruiting trail and why the Trojans have struggled to consistently lock up big-name talent over the last 15-20 years under previous coaching regimes. Hunt also talks about the impact NIL is having on the college baseball game and the potential impact other changes that could be coming to the sport could have. After a break, USC senior right-handed pitcher Caden Aoki then joins the Dedeaux Download to chat about the mentality the team has this season after falling just short of making the NCAA tournament each of the last two years. Aoki also discusses his role as a veteran and leader on the team this year and where he's seen the team make strides this offseason. He gives his picks for freshmen pitchers to watch out for and which returners he's seen make the biggest jumps from last year to now. Aoki also discusses the move to the Big Ten Conference and the extra travel the team will have to face this season and gives his impressions of new pitching coach Sean Allen. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on Apple Podcasts! Make sure you check out USCFootball.com for complete coverage of this USC Trojans basketball and football teams. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.6	You know, Welcome to another edition of the Dato Download podcast, the preeminent USC baseball podcast in all the land.
0:50.3	I'm your host, Shotgun Sprightly.
0:51.4	Along with my co-host, Jack, how are we doing?
0:54.1	Do you like that we're now preeminent?
0:55.8	I added that in there.
0:56.9	Yeah, we're only now preeminent.
0:59.2	I mean, we've been doing this for like almost two years now.
1:01.5	I feel like that label got added a little bit late, but I can't.
1:04.7	I'm doing well and excited for the episode today. Well, for any first time listeners, the day-o-down-down-pod podcast is part of the Peristyle podcast family of shows.
1:11.7	On the show, we break down all the latest news and developments with the USC baseball program.
1:15.5	And this week, we're continuing our four weeks of preview running up to the season.
1:19.4	Last week, we were able to talk with head coach Andy Stankowitz about the program overall,
1:23.2	as the Trojans head into another season of change, heading to the Big Ten, and again, being without a home field for games this year. They'll make the conference switch without some notable
1:31.7	names that were instrumental to getting USC on the cusp of the NCAA tournament each of the
1:36.4	first two seasons under Andy Stankowice. Guys like Austin O'Vern, Ryan Jackson, Jacob Galloway,
1:41.3	Eric Hammond, Josh Blum, all gone for various reasons.
1:45.7	Draft, transfer portal, different things.
1:50.4	That puts a greater onus on the players that are returning to take that step forward and for the newcomers coming in to fill roles.
1:52.8	So this episode, we're talking with USC veteran ace, Kay Naoki, about where he sees the team at
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