1966 USC Trojans baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1966 USC Trojans baseball USC Trojans logo.svg 100 California Intercollegiate Baseball Association California Intercollegiate Baseball Association CIBA 42–9 16–4 Rod Dedeaux 25th Bovard Field CIBA ChampionsDistrict VIII Champions College World Series T-3rd The 1966 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Bovard Field. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 25th year at USC. The Trojans won the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association championship and the District VIII Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Ohio State Buckeyes. Roster 1966 USC Trojans y Sheldon Andrens OF L L 5 7 150 JR Los Angeles, California Oscar Brown baseball y OF R R 6 0 175 Long Beach, California William Brown SO Ronald Cook P SR Joe Cox Armando DeCastro SR Justin Dedeaux SR John Fodor JR Doug Gabrielson SR Buddy Gordon INF L R 6 3 190 James Harrison John Herbst LHP L L 6 3 205 JR Jeff Jameson Greg Kritzer Pat Kuehner INF L R 6 2 200 Ray Lamb y RHP R R 6 1 170 SR Glendale, California Bill Lee left-handed pitcher y LHP L L 6 3 205 SO Burbank, California Martin Lillard Fred Shuey OF R R 6 0 170 SR Steve Sogge C John Stewart RHP R R 6 1 170 North Hollywood, California Steven Tanner INF L R 6 3 190 SO Rod Dedeaux Schedule USC Trojans 2 white 1966 USC Trojans baseball game log ! style="USC Trojans 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y USC Trojans 2; February (4–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 11 || 1966 Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 9–1 || 1–0 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 19 || 1966 San Fernando Valley State Matadors San Fernando Valley State || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 15–14 || 2–0 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 19 || San Fernando Valley State || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 10–5 || 3–0 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 25 || 1966 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 14–10 || 4–0 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || February 28 || 1966 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 14–10 || 4–1 || 0–0 |- y USC Trojans 2; March (15–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || March 1 || at San Fernando Valley State || Matador Field • Northridge, California || 6–2 || 5–1 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || March 4 || at 1966 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Santa Barbara || Campus Diamond • Santa Barbara, California || 7–3 || 6–1 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || March 5 || Santa Barbara || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 10–0 || 7–1 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 7 || at Long Beach State || Blair Field • Long Beach, California || 2–0 || 8–1 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 11 || 1966 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 4–3 || 9–1 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 12 || 1966 California Golden Bears California || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 6–0 || 10–1 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 12 || California || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 6–0 || 11–1 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || March 15 || 1966 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles Cal State Los Angeles || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 5–3 || 12–1 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 18 || at California || Edwards Field • Berkeley, California || 4–2 || 13–1 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || March 19 || at Santa Clara || Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California || 9–6 || 14–1 || 7–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || March 19 || at Santa Clara || Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California || 3–2 || 15–1 || 8–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || March 22 || 1966 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 13–0 || 16–1 || 8–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || March 26 || 1966 Stanford Indians Stanford || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 3–1 || 17–1 || 9–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 || March 26 || Stanford || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 0–4 || 17–2 || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || March 27 || Santa Clara || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 7–3 || 18–2 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 29 || at Cal State Los Angeles || Unknown • Los Angeles, California || 4–0 || 19–2 || 10–1 |- y USC Trojans 2; April (11–5) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || April 1 || 1966 BYU Cougars BYU || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 14–3 || 20–2 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || April 2 || Pepperdine || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 6–0 || 21–2 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || April 2 || Pepperdine || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 11–0 || 22–2 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || April 4 || vs 1966 Cal Western Gulls Cal Western || Unknown • Unknown || 5–1 || 23–2 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || April 5 || vs San Diego State || Unknown • Unknown || 1–3 || 23–3 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || April 5 || vs 1966 Pacific Tigers Pacific || Unknown • Unknown || 12–0 || 24–3 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || April 6 || vs 1966 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State || Unknown • Unknown || 12–7 || 25–3 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 6 || vs San Diego State || Unknown • Unknown || 10–5 || 26–3 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 || April 12 || 1966 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 3–4 || 26–4 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || April 15 || at California || Edwards Field • Berkeley, California || 2–7 || 26–5 || 11–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 || April 16 || at Stanford || Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California || 3–5 || 26–6 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 16 || at Stanford || Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California || 3–2 || 27–6 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || April 19 || 1966 Westmont Warriors Westmont || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 3–0 || 28–6 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 22 || 1966 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 4–2 || 29–6 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 || April 26 || at Santa Barbara || Campus Diamond • Santa Barbara, California || 1–2 || 29–7 || 12–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 29 || 1966 Chapman Panthers Chapman || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 2–1 || 30–7 || 12–4 |- y USC Trojans 2; May (6–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || May 3 || Santa Barbara || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 6–0 || 31–7 || 12–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || May 6 || at 1966 UCLA Bruins UCLA || Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California || 13–10 || 32–7 || 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || May 7 || UCLA || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 3–2 || 33–7 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || May 10 || at Cal Poly Pomona || Unknown • Pomona, California || 7–1 || 34–7 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || May 13 || UCLA || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 13–11 || 35–7 || 15–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || May 14 || at UCLA || Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California || 4–1 || 36–7 || 16–4 |- |- ! style="USC Trojans 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y USC Trojans 2; District VIII Playoff (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || May 23 || Cal Poly Pomona || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 11–7 || 37–7 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 24 || 1966 Washington State Cougars Washington State || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 4–3 || 38–7 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 25 || Washington State || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 7–4 || 39–7 || 16–4 |- y USC Trojans 2; College World Series (3–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || June 13 || vs North Carolina || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 6–2 || 40–7 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 || June 14 || vs Ohio State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–6 || 40–8 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || June 15 || vs Arizona || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 8–4 || 41–8 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || June 16 || vs Ohio State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–1 || 42–8 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 || June 17 || vs Ohio State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 0–1 || 42–9 || 16–4 |- |https://usctrojans.com/documents/2020/1/13/2020_record_book.pdf 2020 USC Trojans Baseball record Book University of Southern California Athletics www.usctrojans.com August 30, 2020 Awards and honors Shelly Andrens Honorable Mention All-CIBA Oscar Brown Second Team All-American The Sports Network First Team All-CIBA Armando DeCastro Honorable Mention All-CIBA Justin Dedeaux Second Team All-CIBA Pat Harrison Second Team All-CIBA John Herbst Honorable Mention All-CIBA Fred Shuey Second Team All-CIBA Steve Sogge Second Team All-American The Sports Network First Team All-CIBA John Stewart Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association College World Series All-Tournament TeamCWS record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2020/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA www.ncaa.org September 1, 2020 First Team All-CIBA References Category:USC Trojans baseball seasons USC Trojans baseball Category:College World Series seasons USC Category:Pac-12 Conference baseball champion seasons