Dedeaux Download: Previewing USC baseball's 2026 pitching with assistant Sean Allen

The Dedeaux Download podcast, part of the Peristyle Podcast family of shows, returns with the 2026 college baseball beginning next Friday. Shotgun Spratling and Kasey Kazliner with the second episode in our three-part season preview, leading up to the start of the 2026 USC baseball season. In part two of the season preview series, USC assistant and pitching coach Sean Allen joins the Dedeaux Download to talk about the offseason work the Trojans put in to improve the pitching staff, including the coaching staff's roster construction adding an impressive freshman class and some experienced transfers and the players' individual development. He also discusses the mental and physical development of players from the fall to the spring and where he feels like the roster heading into the final week before the start of the 2026 season. Allen specifically notes the year-over-year improvements of returners Mason Edwards, Andrew Johnson and Grant Govel and points out the potential of freshmen Gavin Luridsen and Rohan Kasanagottu, who both could have immediate roles with the team. After a break, Shotgun and Kasey then talk all things on the mound with the pitchers in the spotlight. They comb through the Trojans’ 2026 roster looking at what USC will have on the mound. The podcasting duo supply superlatives for the Trojan arms, giving their picks for the team's best pitcher, most impactful newcomer and breakout candidates among others. Please review, rate and subscribe to the Peristyle Podcast on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠! Make sure you check out ⁠⁠USCFootball.com⁠⁠ for complete coverage of this USC Trojans basketball and football teams.