La Cañada Flintridge is a good distance away from Matt Cheney's hometown of Costa Mesa, but it's the city he and his family now call home. "There's plenty of USC alumni out here and we even know a few former athletes. My kids have played [on sports teams] with the kids of former women's soccer players."

LOS ANGELES – The USC baseball team announced the dates of its two fall games this week, with the Trojans playing at home against San Diego State on October 28 and on the road against San Diego on November 3.

This weekend, USC baseball partnered with Trojan Outreach to build and beautify a local middle school's community garden.

LOS ANGELES – USC Baseball Head Coach Dan Hubbs released the Trojans' incoming class of recruits this week, a group of 14 newcomers that was recently ranked the 14th best recruiting class in the nation by Baseball America.

LOS ANGELES – Former USC pitcher Stephen Tarpley made his Major League debut this week for the New York Yankees, becoming the 113th former Trojan to play in the MLB.

LOS ANGELES – With the USC baseball team back on campus after playing in summer leagues across the country, we took a look at how the Trojans fared over the last few months.