1978 USC Trojans baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1978 USC Trojans baseball USC Trojans logo.svg 150 Pacific-8 Conference Pac-8 54–9 15–3 1 Rod Dedeaux (37th year) Dedeaux Field National championsPacific-8 Conference champions The 1978 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 37th season. The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game for the Trojans eleventh and final national championship under Rod Dedeaux. Roster 1978 USC Trojans roster Pitchers Ron Arnold Ray Benzor Bill Bordley Rod Boxberger Bill Bumstead Brian Hayes Tom Marchica Ernie Mauritson Anthony Muñoz Spiro Psaltis Jeff Schattinger Larry Simpson Stan Williams Jeff Wick Infielders Dan Burns Dave Caffey Jim Connor Dave Engle Larry Fobbs Dave Hostetler Jim McDowell Marv Okamura Frank Pennachio Gerald Price John Stevenson Doug Stokke Outfielders Keith Brown Mark Rhodes Bob Skube Chris Smith Tim Tolman John Wells Paul Ziegler Catchers Tom Hicks Dave Hodgins Dave Van Gorder Schedule background:#990000;color:#FFCC00; 1978 USC Trojans baseball game log ! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;"| Regular season |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; February Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 14 || at 1978 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine University Pepperdine || 0–3 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 18 || at 1978 Cal State Fullerton Titans California State University, Fullerton Cal State Fullerton || 10–9 || 1–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 18 || Cal State Fullerton || 9–6 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 24 || at 1978 Long Beach State 49ers California State University, Long Beach Long Beach State || 23–8 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 25 || 1978 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's College of California Saint Mary's || 9–2 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 25 || Saint Mary's || 8–0 || 5–1 || – |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; March Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 4 || at Arizona State || 9–13 || 5–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 4 || at Arizona State || 7–13 || 5–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 7 || Pepperdine || 7–0 || 6–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 10 || 1978 Chapman Panthers Chapman University Chapman || 10–0 || 7–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 11 || 1978 UC Irvine Anteaters University of California, Irvine UC Irvine || 2–8 || 7–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 11 || UC Irvine || 8–0 || 8–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 14 || 1978 Cal State Dominguez Hills California State University, Dominguez Hills Cal State Dominguez || 8–1 || 9–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 16 || 1978 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles California State University, Los Angeles Cal State Los Angeles || 14–4 || 10–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 17 || at Cal State Los Angeles || 10–1 || 11–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 18 || Cal State Los Angeles || 3–2 || 12–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 19 || at 1978 Houston Cougars University of Houston Houston || 13–1 || 13–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 20 || at Houston || 10–4 || 14–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 21 || at 1978 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University Texas A&M || 5–2 || 15–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 22 || at Texas A&M || 8–5 || 16–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 24 || vs. 1978 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan || 5–2 || 17–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 24 || at 1978 Texas Longhorns University of Texas Texas || 8–2 || 18–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 25 || at Texas || 3–2 || 19–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 25 || at Texas || 2–3 || 19–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 28 || 1978 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen California Lutheran University Cal Lutheran || 2–1 || 20–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 31 || Arizona State || 11–0 || 21–5 || – |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; April Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 1 || Arizona State || 11–6 || 22–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 2 || Arizona State || 10–1 || 23–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 5 || 1978 Cal State Northridge Matadors California State University, Northridge Cal State Northridge || 12–1 || 24–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 8 || at 1978 Cal Golden Bears University of California California || 13–14 || 24–6 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 8 || at California || 6–2 || 25–6 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 9 || at 1978 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara University Santa Clara || 7–2 || 26–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 13 || 1978 Stanford Cardinal Stanford University Stanford || 7–0 || 27–6 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 14 || Stanford || 2–3 || 27–7 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 15 || Stanford || 8–3 || 28–7 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 18 || Pepperdine || 10–2 || 29–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 20 || 1978 UCLA Bruins University of California, Los Angeles UCLA || 6–5 || 30–7 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 21 || at UCLA || 5–4 || 31–7 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 22 || UCLA || 7–3 || 32–7 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 24 || Long Beach State || 12–1 || 33–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 27 || California || 11–2 || 34–7 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 28 || California || 14–3 || 35–7 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 29 || California || 11–2 || 36–7 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 30 || California || 7–2 || 37–7 || 10–2 |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; May Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 1 || 1978 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal Poly Pomona || 11–5 || 38–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 2 || 1978 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount || 15–2 || 39–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 5 || at Stanford || 17–7 || 40–7 || 11–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 6 || at Stanford || 4–3 || 41–7 || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 7 || at Stanford || 12–6 || 42–7 || 13–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 9 || 1978 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos University of California, Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara || 4–6 || 42–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 11 || at UCLA || 1–0 || 43–8 || 14–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 12 || UCLA || 7–6 || 44–8 || 15–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 13 || at UCLA || 8–9 || 44–9 || 15–3 |- |- ! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;"| Postseason |- y background:#FFF NCAA tournament: Pacific-8 playoffs Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 20 || vs. 1978 Washington State Cougars Washington State University Washington State || Buck Bailey Field || 3–2 || 45–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 21 || vs. Washington State || Buck Bailey Field || 5–4 || 46–9 |- y background:#FFF NCAA tournament: District 8 playoffs Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 26 || vs. Arizona || Dedeaux Field || 3–2 || 47–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 27 || vs. Cal State Fullerton || Dedeaux Field || 3–2 || 48–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 28 || vs. Arizona || Dedeaux Field || 2–1 || 49–9 |- y background:#FFF NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 2 || vs. Miami (FL) || Rosenblatt Stadium || 9–3 || 50–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 4 || vs. Michigan || Rosenblatt Stadium || 11–3 || 51–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 6 || vs. Arizona State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 5–2 || 52–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 7 || vs. North Carolina || Rosenblatt Stadium || 3–2 || 53–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 8 || vs. Arizona State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 10–3 || 54–9 |- Awards and honors Bill Bordley All-America 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 Pacific-8 Player of the Year Rod Boxberger College World Series Most Outstanding PlayerCollege World Series record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA.org 22 June 2012 All-America First Team Dave Engle All-Pacific-8 First Team Brian Hayes All-Pacific-8 First Team Dave Hostetler All-America Second Team College World Series All-Tournament Team Chris Smith All-Pacific-8 First Team Doug Stokke College World Series All-Tournament Team All-Pacific-8 First Team Tim Tolman All-America Second Team College World Series All-Tournament Team All-Pacific-8 First Team Dave Van Gorder All-America First Team John Wells College World Series All-Tournament Team Trojans in the 1978 MLB draft The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1978 Major League Baseball draft.MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)" https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?key_school=e413ab82&exact=1&query_type=key_school Baseball-Reference 4 July 2012 Player Position Round Overall MLB TeamRod BoxbergerRHP1st11thHouston AstrosDave Van GorderC2nd43rdCincinnati RedsDave Engle3B3rd66thCalifornia AngelsDave Hostetler1B4th87thMontreal ExposDouglas StokkeSS5th115thHouston AstrosChris SmithOF11th280thTexas RangersTim TolmanOF12th297thHouston AstrosJeff SchattingerRHP12th300thCalifornia AngelsBrian HayesLHP16th411thLos Angeles DodgersBob SkubeOF18th456thSt. Louis CardinalsJohn WellsOF19th470thNew York Mets 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 USC Trojans