Dedeaux Download: Why it's not yet time to panic after Trojans fall flat in MLB Desert Invitational
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🗓️ 20 February 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Shotgun Spratling and Jack Smith return with another episode of the Dedeaux Download Podcast to open the 2024 regular season. They break down USC baseball's disappointing opening weekend where the Trojans went winless in the MLB Desert Invitational in Arizona, falling to BYU (8-1), Grand Canyon (8-1) and Ohio State (5-2).
The Trojans managed only 12 hits and four runs on the weekend with Jacob Galloway supplying nearly half of that output himself in one of the lone bright spots for the offense. USC struck out 31 times in three games and struggled mightily when it got runners on base, going just 2 for 34 (.059), and were even worse with runners in scoring position, going 1 for 25 (.040).
But the offense wasn't the only area of concern for the Trojans. The pitching allowed 19 walks, and the defense committed six errors.
Shotgun and Jack break down all the action from the 0-3 opening weekend, assess the current concern level for the Trojans and look forward to the upcoming week of action that has the Trojans slated to play five games with midweek contests against UC San Diego and Loyola Marymount before hosting Portland this weekend at Great Park in Irvine.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm welcome. Hello and |
| 0:15.0 | welcome to another edition of the Dado Download podcast. I'm your host |
| 0:17.8 | Shotgun Sp probably. |
| 0:18.8 | Hello my co-host Jack Smith. |
| 0:20.6 | Jack would finally have some baseball to break down and dissect. |
| 0:24.0 | Of course, that doesn't mean it was victorious baseball for the USC Trojans. |
| 0:28.0 | Yeah, obviously not the most ideal start for USC. |
| 0:32.0 | We knew they were heading out to Arizona for the MLB |
| 0:34.0 | desert invitational, kind of a far cry from welcoming in Marist like they did at the start of last year. So we |
| 0:39.3 | knew higher expectations, which means they're going to go out and they're going to play some good teams in Arizona. |
| 0:45.3 | They're facing bigger competitions start the year. |
| 0:48.7 | And shocking, they kind of got hit in the mouth. |
| 0:50.2 | Oh and three start to the year for USC. We talked all off season with the coaches about how do you handle expectations because there were going to be expectations. |
| 0:59.0 | With expectations comes people wanting you to win and expecting you to win and USC |
| 1:03.4 | didn't go out and win so we'll see if they can bounce back from that going |
| 1:06.3 | forward and obviously we'll talk about the losses but I think the words you would |
| 1:09.4 | use is it's not the most ideal start for USC. |
| 1:11.5 | Definitely not ideal. |
| 1:13.0 | We'll break down each of those games as well as look forward at this week's upcoming |
| 1:16.6 | action. |
| 1:17.6 | I would not have an interview this week. |
| 1:19.4 | I just got back from Arizona as well. |
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