Updates: Other Sports

The Pac-10 released the results of its preseason women’s volleyball coaches’ poll today, and USC placed second in voting, trailing only Stanford. The Trojans, who finished last season at 27-5, received one first-place vote. They begin play on August 24th, hosting Michigan State at the Galen Center.
USC Picked Second In Pac-10 Coaches Poll (Official USC […]

Former USC RHP Ian Kennedy was promoted to the New York Yankees’ triple-A affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes Barre today, just over a year after he was selected in the first round (21st overall) of the MLB draft. His combined A and AA stats so far are stellar: 11-2, a 1.85 ERA and 129 strikeouts.
Ian Kennedy Promoted […]

A pair of USC sophomore baseball players, RHP Brad Boxberger and C/RHP Robert Stock, have been selected to play in the Cape Cod League’s all-star game on July 28th. The Cape Cod League is considered the top summer league.
Boxberger, who was arguably the Trojans’ top starter last year as a freshman (3-5, 3.20 ERA), is […]

In case you haven’t received your August issue of Volleyball Magazine yet, you’ll be happy to know that the publication ranked USC’s incoming women’s volleyball class #3 in the nation. The Class of 2007 includes four of the magazine’s top 50 players.
The Women of Troy begin play August 24th at the Galen Center.
Volleyball Magazine Rates […]

Fred Lynn, winner of three College Baseball World Series titles with the Trojans (1971, 1972 and 1973), was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday.  After graduating from USC, Lynn won Rookie of the Year and MVP honors with the Boston Red Sox in 1975, a first for that particular same-season double-honor.  Lynn became […]

The Los Angeles Times has a short profile of RHP Ian Kennedy, who was drafted out of USC by the New York Yankees in 2006 and who was recently elevated to the Yanks’ AA affiliate in Trenton, NJ. In AA and A combined this year, Kennedy has an impressive 1.72 ERA and 102 strikeouts.
Kennedy is […]

USC picked up five big all-conference honors today: Lionel Larry was named the Pacific-10 Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Year; Noah Bryant was named Men’s Field Athlete of the Year;  Ahmad Rashad was named Men’s Track and Field Newcomer of the Year;  and Shalina Clarke and Shana Woods were named Women’s Track and […]