USC hires Grand Canyon's Andy Stankiewicz to rebuild Trojans' baseball method

USC has employed Andy Stankiewicz to be the Trojans’ new baseball coach, turning to a perfectly-highly regarded veteran to rebuild a fractured program that has the most national titles at the Division I level but hasn’t achieved the postseason because 2015.

Stankiewicz, an Inglewood native, former Main League Baseball infielder and 4-time Western Athletic Convention mentor of the year, is leaving Division I Grand Canyon College in Arizona to guide the Trojans, a resource not authorized to remark publicly forward of a team conference Sunday early morning told The Periods. The news was initial described by D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers.

USC fired coach Jason Gill on June 6 right after a few turbulent seasons major the Trojans. The team concluded previous in the Pac-12 Meeting, and Gill closed with a 60-59 record. His tenure was marred not only by two dropping seasons, but also two college investigations 1st noted by The Moments — 1 into his carry out and an additional into achievable NCAA rules violations. USC’s compliance investigation uncovered only 1 secondary violation.

Resources told The Instances numerous gamers have been poised to depart the program if a coaching alter wasn’t built.

USC athletic director Mike Bohn attributed some of Gill’s struggles to exclusive pressure applied by COVID-19 and vowed to find a coach capable of encouraging the Trojans contend for national championships.

Substantial-profile candidates were being joined to the work, including former MLB shortstop and Texas volunteer assistant mentor Troy Tulowitzki, but all reportedly passed on the prospect. The problems rebuilding the roster and adapting to disruptions triggered by design in advance of the 2028 Olympics challenging the search.

USC has won 12 NCAA titles, but Stankiewicz is its fifth mentor in 16 many years. USC designed just one particular NCAA regional (2015) physical appearance during that stretch although biking by means of coaches who mixed to produce just two profitable seasons.

Stankiewicz has a 341-239-2 occupation coaching document and led Grand Canyon University to frequent-period Western Athletic Convention titles in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021.