1998 USC Trojans baseball team

Baseball team of California March 2026 August 2023 1998 USC Trojans baseball USC Trojans logo.svg 150 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 49–17 21–9 1 1 Mike Gillespie (12th year) Dedeaux Field National champions The 1998 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Mike Gillespie in his 12th season. The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game. Roster 1998 USC Trojans roster Pitchers Rik Currier Don DiDomizio Seth Etherton Tanner Eriksen Ronald Flores Marco Hernandez Steve Immel Craig Jones Shaun Kramer Jack Krawczyk Peter Krogh Jason Lane Raul Lepe Mike Penney Jason Saenz Chris Tessman Brian Vieira Mike Weibling Taiki Yamaoka Infielders Carlos Casillas Oscar Casillas Dominic Correa Seth Davidson Morgan Ensberg Robb Gorr Ray Kasper Brandon Mugavero Bill Peavey Josh Persell Wes Rachels Kevin Schultz Outfielders Jeremy Freitas Greg Hanoian Rod Perry, Jr. Brad Ticehurst Tony Alston Ivan Garcia Catchers Jeff DePippo Mike McHargue Eric Munson Josh Townsend Schedule background:#990000;color:#FFCC00; 1998 USC Trojans baseball game log ! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;"| Regular season |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; January/February Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | January 30 || 1998 Long Beach State 49ers California State University, Long Beach Long Beach State || 16–4 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 1 || Long Beach State || 9–5 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 7 || 1998 Texas Longhorns University of Texas Texas || 5–3 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 7 || Texas || 5–6 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 8 || Texas || 7–15 || 3–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 10 || at Long Beach State || 12–3 || 4–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 13 || vs. 1998 North Carolina Tar Heels University of North Carolina North Carolina || 10–0 || 5–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 14 || vs. North Carolina || 16–9 || 6–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 15 || vs. North Carolina || 10–2 || 7–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 18 || at 1998 Cal State Fullerton Titans California State University, Fullerton Cal State Fullerton || 3–2 || 8–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 20 || vs. Arizona || 10–3 || 9–2 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 21 || vs. Arizona || 4–1 || 10–2 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 22 || vs. Arizona || 2–3 || 10–3 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 25 || at 1998 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine University Pepperdine || 5–2 || 11–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 27 || 1998 UCLA Bruins University of California, Los Angeles UCLA || 6–1 || 12–3 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 28 || UCLA || 10–9 || 13–3 || 4–1 |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; March Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 1 || UCLA || 7–12 || 13–4 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 3 || 1998 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos University of California, Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara || 15–8 || 14–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 6 || 1998 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State University Oregon State || 9–0 || 15–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 7 || Oregon State || 7–4 || 16–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 8 || Oregon State || 6–13 || 16–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 14 || Arizona State || 7–6 || 17–5 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 14 || Arizona State || 13–5 || 18–5 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 15 || Arizona State || 6–3 || 19–5 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 17 || 1998 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount || 6–4 || 20–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 20 || at Arizona || 6–4 || 21–5 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 21 || at Arizona || 7–6 || 22–5 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 22 || at Arizona || 10–6 || 23–5 || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 24 || Pepperdine || 11–1 || 24–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 27 || at 1998 Cal Golden Bears University of California California || 10–6 || 25–5 || 11–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 28 || at California || 7–6 || 26–5 || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 29 || at California || 8–1 || 27–5 || 13–2 |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; April Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 1 || Cal State Fullerton || 4–7 || 27–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 3 || 1998 Stanford Cardinal Stanford University Stanford || 0–1 || 27–7 || 13–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 5 || Stanford || 6–7 || 27–8 || 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 5 || Stanford || 7–4 || 28–8 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 6 || 1998 Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Hawaii-Hilo || 12–3 || 29–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 9 || at Arizona State || 3–18 || 29–9 || 14–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 10 || at Arizona State || 5–7 || 29–10 || 14–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 11 || at Arizona State || 4–24 || 29–11 || 14–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 14 || at Loyola Marymount || 6–12 || 29–12 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 17 || California || 10–0 || 30–12 || 15–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 18 || California || 14–13 || 31–12 || 16–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 19 || California || 5–2 || 32–12 || 17–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 21 || at 1998 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State University San Diego State || 9–4 || 33–12 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 24 || at UCLA || 14–6 || 34–12 || 18–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 25 || UCLA || 17–18 || 34–13 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 26 || at UCLA || 17–12 || 35–13 || 19–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 28 || San Diego State || 17–10 || 36–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 29 || UC Santa Barbara || 9–8 || 37–13 || – |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; May Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 9 || at Stanford || 2–4 || 37–14 || 19–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 10 || at Stanford || 5–2 || 38–14 || 20–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 11 || at Stanford || 5–1 || 39–14 || 21–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 15 || at 1998 Portland State Vikings Portland State University Portland State || 10–2 || 40–14 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 15 || at Portland State || 6–7 || 40–15 || – |- |- ! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;"| Postseason |- y background:#FFF NCAA tournament: East Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 21 || vs. 1998 Fordham Rams Fordham University Fordham || Tiger Field || 10–6 || 41–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 22 || vs. 1998 VCU Rams Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth || Tiger Field || 4–14 || 41–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 23 || vs. Clemson || Tiger Field || 8–5 || 42–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 23 || vs. 1998 South Alabama Jaguars University of South Alabama South Alabama || Tiger Field || 3–2 || 43–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 24 || vs. South Alabama || Tiger Field || 4–3 || 44–16 |- y background:#FFF NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 30 || vs. LSU || Rosenblatt Stadium || 10–12 || 44–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 1 || vs. Florida || Rosenblatt Stadium || 12–10 || 45–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 2 || vs. 1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State University Mississippi State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 7–1 || 46–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 4 || vs. LSU || Rosenblatt Stadium || 5–4 || 47–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 5 || vs. LSU || Rosenblatt Stadium || 7–3 || 48–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 6 || vs. Arizona State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 21–14 || 49–17 |- Awards and honors Rik Currier Freshman All-America Seth Davidson Freshman All-America All-Pac-10 First Team Morgan Ensberg All-America Third Team All-Pac-10 First Team Seth Etherton The Sporting News Player of the Year2012 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-America First Team Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year All-Pac-10 First Team Jeremy Freitas All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention Rob Gorr College World Series All-Tournament Team All-Pac-10 First Team Jack Krawczyk College World Series All-Tournament Team All-America First Team All-Pac-10 First Team Jason Lane College World Series All-Tournament Team Eric Munson College World Series All-Tournament Team All-America Second Team All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention Wes Rachels 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-Pac-10 Honorable Mention Brad Ticehurst College World Series All-Tournament Team All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention Trojans in the 1998 MLB draft The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1998 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 TeamSeth EthertonRHP1st18thCalifornia AngelsJason SaenzLHP3rd94thNew York MetsBrad TicehurstOF8th233rdTexas RangersMike PenneyRHP8th236thMilwaukee BrewersMorgan Ensberg3B9th272ndHouston AstrosRob Gorr1B14th426thLos Angeles DodgersCraig JonesRHP16th467thKansas City RoyalsJeremy FreitasOF25th737thKansas City RoyalsJack KrawczykRHP25th746thMilwaukee BrewersJeff DePippoC27th813thCleveland IndiansWes Rachels2B33rd974thPhiladelphia Phillies See also USC Trojans baseball References External links USC Trojans baseball official website https://web.archive.org/web/20120618011917/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-basebl/usc-m-basebl-body.html 2012-06-18 Category:USC Trojans baseball seasons Usc Category:College World Series seasons Category:NCAA Division I baseball championship seasons USC Trojans Southern California