Seth Michael Etherton (born October 17, 1976) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current pitching coach for the USC Trojans. He played college baseball at USC from 1995 to 1998. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 4 seasons, with his longest tenure as a player coming with the Anaheim Angels. Etherton was born in Laguna Beach, California. He attended Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California. After graduating from Dana Hills, Etherton enrolled at USC, where he was a Three-time All-American, and twice named the Pac-10 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year. The Anaheim Angels selected Etherton in the first round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft. He played 4 seasons professionally as a pitcher in the MLB, with Anaheim in 2000, the Cincinnati Reds in 2003, the Oakland Athletics in 2005, and Kansas City Royals in 2006. He also played professionally for the Kia Tigers (), and the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions (). High School/College career Etherton played at Dana Hills High School and the University of Southern California. In 1995 and 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League, was named a league all-star in 1995, and was instrumental in the team's 1996 league championship series victory. He was a 1st team College All-American at USC and helped the team win the 1998 College World Series. Professional career Anaheim Angels Etherton was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 1st round of the 1998 MLB draft. He made his major league debut on May 26, 2000 for the Angels against the Kansas City Royals. He started the game and pitched five innings while giving up three runs. He recorded his first win on June 13, 2000 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He was 5-1 for the Angels in 11 starts in 2000 with a 5.52 ERA. Cincinnati Reds On December 10, 2000 he was traded by the Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for shortstop Wilmy Caceras. He missed all of the 2001 season and most of the 2002 season because of shoulder surgery and then made seven starts for the Reds in 2003. He was 2-4 with a 6.90 ERA in those appearances. He spent the entire 2004 season in the minor leagues with the AAA Louisville Bats. Oakland Athletics Etherton signed as a minor league free agent with the Oakland