1948 USC Trojans baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 baseball 1948 USC Trojans USC Trojans logo.svg 150 Pacific Coast Conference PCC 26–4 13–2 Sam Barry (16th year) Rod Dedeaux (7th year) Bovard Field College World Series ChampionsPacific Coast Conference champions The 1948 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1948 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by co-head coaches Sam Barry and Rod Dedeaux. The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating future U.S. President George H. W. Bush and the Yale Bulldogs in the championship series.http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1948 https://web.archive.org/web/20111226191748/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1948 dead December 26, 2011 1948 College World Series August 31, 2019 Omaha.com Roster 1948 USC Trojans roster Pitchers Dick Bishop Dick Fiedler Wally Hood Maynard Horst Tom Kipp Don Pender Bob Williams Catchers Harry Gorman Jerome Jones Bruce McKelvey Bob Zuber Infielders Jim Brideweser Mike Catron Henry Cedillos James Hardy Dave Haserot George Hefner Bill Lille Art Mazmanian Paul Salata Outfielders Chuck Freeman Gail Henley Gordon Jones Charles Pryor Jay Roundy Al Wilson Hank Workman Coaches Sam Barry Rod Dedeaux  Schedule Legend USC win USC lossBoldUSC team member * Non-Conference game 1948 USC Trojans baseball game log Regular season March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record PCC Record March 5 1948 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine University Pepperdine Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 11–0 1–0 March 20 1948 UCLA Bruins University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 13–0 2–0 1–0 March 23 1948 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 14–4 3–0 March 27 Loyola Marymount Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 15–7 4–0 April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record PCC Record April 9 at 1948 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos University of California, Gauchos Santa Barbara College Santa Barbara, CA W 6–5 5–0 April 10 at Santa Barbara College Santa Barbara, CA L 6–7 5–1 April 13 at 1948 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State University San Diego State San Diego, CA W 10–7 6–1 April 16 1948 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara University Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA L 4–5 6–2 1–1 April 17 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–6 7–2 2–1 April 23 at Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA W 9–2 8–2 3–1 April 24 at 1948 Stanford Indians Stanford University Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 12–10 9–2 4–1 April 27 at UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–2 9–3 4–2 April 30 1948 California Golden Bears University of California California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 15–11 10–3 5–2 May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record PCC Record May 1 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–2 11–3 6–2 May 4 1948 San Francisco Dons University of San Francisco San Francisco Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 12–3 12–3 May 7 1948 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's College, California Saint Mary's Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–4 13–3 7–2 May 8 Saint Mary's Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–1 14–3 8–2 May 14 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 15–3 9–2 May 15 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 13–6 16–3 10–2 May 18 UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–3 17–3 11–2 May 21 at Saint Mary's Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA W 13–7 18–3 12–2 May 22 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 4–2 19–3 13–2 Postseason Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record May 28 at 1948 Washington State Cougars Washington State University Washington State Pullman, WA W 7–5 20–3 1–0 May 31 at Washington State Pullman, WA W 6–3 21–3 2–0 USC Trojans 1948 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Western Playoff NCAA tournament: Western Playoff Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record June 16 vs. 1948 Baylor Bears Baylor University Baylor Denver, CO W 8–0 22–3 1–0 June 17 vs. 1948 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University Oklahoma A&M Denver, CO W 7–1 23–3 2–0 June 19 vs. Baylor Denver, CO W 16–3 24–3 3–0 USC Trojans 1948 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#College World Series NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 25 vs. Yale Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI W 3–1 25–3 1–0 June 26 vs. Yale Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI L 3–8 25–4 1–1 June 26 vs. Yale Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI W 9–2 26–4 2–1 Awards and honors Jim Brideweser All-PCC First Team2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usc/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012_USC_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf USCTrojans.com 2 July 2012 12 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112170010/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usc/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012_USC_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf dead Wally Hood All-American First Team All-PCC First Team Bill Lillie All-PCC Honorable Mention Art Mazmanian All-PCC First Team All-American First Team Bruce McKelvey All-PCC Second Team Hank Workman All-PCC First Team All-American First Team Bob Zuber All-PCC Honorable Mention References USC Category:USC Trojans baseball seasons Category:College World Series seasons Category:NCAA Division I baseball championship seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference baseball champion seasons