1963 USC Trojans baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1963 USC Trojans baseball USC Trojans logo.svg 150 Athletic Association of Western Universities AAWU 35–10 10–6 1 Rod Dedeaux (22nd year) Bovard Field College World Series championsCIBA Champions The 1963 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 22nd season. The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game. Roster 1963 USC Trojans roster Pitchers Bart Araujo Mike Crowley Larry Fisher Bob Fuller Cliff Goodrich Pete Hillman Al Lasas Walt Peterson Ron Scott James Ritter Bob Selleck Duane White Steven Greenfield Tom Seaver Catchers Steve Deleau Bob Hollowell Marty Piscovich Infielders Joe Austin David Berg Gary Coscarart Justin Dedeaux Ed Gagle Nat Harty Gary Holman Marv Lotz Larry Sandel Bob Thompson Ken Walker Bob Withers Daryl Wilkins Outfielders Jim Brown Willie Brown Fred Hill Andy Pitchess Mike Smith Don Taylor Toby Thurlow Ken Washington Coaches Rod Dedeaux  Schedule background:#990000;color:#FFCC00; 1963 USC Trojans baseball game log ! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#FFF;color:#990000; March Date Opponent Score Overall record AAWU record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || 1963 Cal Poly State Northridge Matadors California State University, Northridge San Fernando Valley State || 11–10 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | || 1963 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal Poly Pomona || 1–4 || 1–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 16 || 1963 UCLA Bruins University of California, Los Angeles UCLA || 3–13 || 1–2 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 16 || UCLA || 1–3 || 1–3 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || 1963 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles California State University, Los Angeles Cal State Los Angeles || 5–4 || 2–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 22 || 1963 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State University Fresno State || 4–2 || 3–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 23 || Fresno State || 4–3 || 4–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || 1963 San Diego Toreros University of San Diego San Diego || 9–0 || 5–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || 1963 Long Beach State 49ers California State University, Long Beach Long Beach State || 7–2 || 6–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 30 || 1963 Stanford Indians Stanford University Stanford || 2–1 || 7–3 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 30 || Stanford || 1–0 || 8–3 || 2–2 |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; April Date Opponent Score Overall record AAWU record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || at Long Beach State || 8–1 || 9–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. 1963 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State University San Jose State || 2–0 || 10–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. 1963 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU || 17–1 || 11–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || at Cal State Los Angeles || 4–1 || 12–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. Cal Poly Pomona || 6–0 || 13–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || 1963 New Mexico Lobos University of New Mexico New Mexico || 21–1 || 14–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. Cal Poly Pomona || 10–2 || 15–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 20 || vs. Cal Poly Pomona || 7–5 || 16–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | || 1963 Occidental Tigers Occidental College Occidental || 1–4 || 16–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || at San Fernando Valley State || 20–13 || 17–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || at Stanford || 2–1 || 18–4 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | || at Stanford || 3–6 || 18–5 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | || at 1963 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara University Santa Clara || 10–1 || 19–5 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | || at Santa Clara || 1–6 || 19–6 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || at 1963 Cal Golden Bears University of California California || 3–2 || 20–6 || 5–4 |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; May Date Opponent Score Overall record AAWU record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || at California || 4–3 || 21–6 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | || at UCLA || 2–11 || 21–7 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 4 || at UCLA || 1–0 || 22–7 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || 1963 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine University Pepperdine || 7–2 || 23–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || 1963 Westmont Warriors Westmont College Westmont || 12–5 || 24–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || California || 6–4 || 25–7 || 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || California || 11–5 || 26–7 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || Cal State Los Angeles || 6–2 || 27–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 17 || Santa Clara || 3–0 || 28–7 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 18 || Santa Clara || 4–5 || 28–8 || 10–6 |- |- ! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;"| Postseason |- |- y background:#FFF NCAA tournament: District 8 playoffs Date Opponent Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. 1963 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State University Oregon State || 6–5 || 29–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | || vs. Oregon State || 6–8 || 29–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. Oregon State || 7–5 || 30–9 |- y background:#FFF NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 10 || vs. Texas || Rosenblatt Stadium || 3–8 || 30–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 11 || vs. Holy Cross || Rosenblatt Stadium || 6–5 || 31–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 12 || vs. Florida State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 4–3 || 32–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 13 || vs. Missouri || Rosenblatt Stadium || 12–3 || 33–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 14 || Arizona || Rosenblatt Stadium || 6–4 || 34–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 16 || Arizona || Rosenblatt Stadium || 5–2 || 35–10 |- Awards and honors Willie Brown All-AAWU First Team Bud Hollowell 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-AAWU Honorable Mention Gary Holman College World Series All-Tournament Team Walt Peterson College World Series All-Tournament Team All-America Second 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 All-AAWU First Team Marty Piscovich All-AAWU Honorable Mention Ken Walker All-AAWU Honorable Mention Kenny Washington College World Series All-Tournament Team 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 Category:1963 in American sports