Dedeaux Download: Walter Urbon joins after USC baseball advances to first super regional since 2005

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🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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The Dedeaux Download Podcast returns with Shotgun Spratling and podcast co-host Kasey Kazliner breaking down USC baseball's unreal run through the loser's bracket in the College Station Regional, winning four games in a row to be able to take the title and advance to the program's first super regional since 2005. At the end of the show, the podcasting duo also previews this weekend's Chapel Hill Super Regional where USC is two wins away from a trip to the College World Series in Omaha.

But in between, special guest USC freshman outfielder Walter Urbon joins the show to talk about the wild weekend in Texas where the Trojans dropped their NCAA tournament opener in heartbreaking fashion to Texas State only to have that light a bonfire under the Trojans. USC's offense caught absolute fire, scoring 55 runs in four blowout wins to take home the regional.

"It kind of felt like we were playing and scoring and I didn't even know who we were playing against," Urbon says. "We just went and scored runs and beat them."

Urbon also discusses the atmosphere in Blue Bell Park where the home-standing Texas A&M fans didn't have much to cheer about the final two nights of the regional as the Trojans thumped the Aggies twice, including how USC knew they were going to take care of business once it forced the winner-take-all Game 7

"After we did that that [Sunday] night with their fans there, we had zero doubt," Urbon says. "We were totally going to win. We just fed off the energy."

Urbon also discusses his journey this season from the unfamiliar territory of not playing every day to getting his chance because of an injury and then running with it and never looking back. The Los Angeles native also discusses his defense and how an activity like the Brazilian dance fighting exercise capoeira helps him stay grounded and athletic.

Prior to Urbon's appearance, Shotgun and Kasey break down the regional win and what it means for the Trojans as they note three positives, including a full roster of players stepping up and quieting some of their critics. They also look at the loss of pitching coach Sean Allen after he was named the next head coach at Lamar...three days after the Trojans eliminated Lamar from the NCAA tournament.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome into the Dato Download podcast, a USC baseball podcast presented by USCFootball.com and the Paris style podcast.
0:21.6	I'm your host, Shotkin, Spradling, alongside my co-host, Casey Caslinner.
0:25.2	Casey, we didn't know what type of show this was going to be this week.
0:29.2	We said there were three possible outcomes, that we were doing a wrap-up show, that we were doing
0:33.7	a show bemoaning what happened over the weekend or that we were doing a show
0:38.8	previewing a super regionals and it turns out to be the third one USC advances to their first
0:45.4	super regional since 2005 even though after Friday it didn't look like that was going to be the
0:50.5	case first off how are you doing a day and then what did you think i just want to get your initial thoughts on the weekend. I'm doing great. I mean, this is a historical episode.
0:58.9	We've never been able to preview a Super Regional and come off a regional victory. So it's kind of
1:03.4	huge. And I just think this is great for college baseball, blue blood program, being able to
1:09.0	staple itself, you know, in an elite company of teams still left. I'm really happy just as someone who covers the team, but also as a college baseball fan and someone who covers a sport knowing that a team like USC has risen the ranks year by year under Andy Stankowitz. The vision is very clear. I'm sure we'll talk about that more a little bit later. But just how they were able to do it too with so many doubters. I'll admit, I was one of their doubters kind of coming into this regional. I was pretty pessimistic about how they played on the road and they completely shut everybody up, took care of business. So I'm excited to break it down with you. Yeah, it was definitely a fun one. They definitely did shut some haters up, including Casey.
1:45.6	I think you were just the motivation. That's probably what it was. But for any newcomers listening
1:49.4	to their first episode here on the Dato Download podcast, which is part of the Peristyle podcast family
1:53.3	shows, we break down all the latest news and developments with the USC baseball program. Each week
1:57.9	during the season, we recap the latest action. We look forward to the upcoming matchups, and we got some upcoming matchups because
2:03.1	USC did advance winning the College Station Regional and doing it a pretty impressive
2:08.0	fashion after dropping their opener in a heartbreaking fashion and it looked like, oh,
2:12.9	oh, no, things are in, USC is in trouble, how are they going to make their way out of
2:17.0	the losers bracket? They win four games in a row and do it by knocking the ball all over the park, big time home runs, big time clutch hitting all over the place, things that they didn't necessarily have throughout the season. So we'll be breaking all that down. As always, please make sure you guys like, share, subscribe on your favorite podcast listing medium of choice so you don't miss out on any of the new episodes talking
2:38.6	all things USC. From football to recruiting to basketball and baseball, we have a wide range
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