2001 USC Trojans baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2001 USC Trojans baseball USC Trojans logo.svg 100 Pacific-10 Pac-12 Conference Pac-10 4 5 45–19 18–6 Mike Gillespie 15th Rob Klein 14th Andy Nieto 5th John Savage 6th Dedeaux Field Pacific-10 ChampionsLos Angeles Regional champions Los Angeles Super Regional champions College World Series T-5th The 2001 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California collegiate sports in the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Dedeaux Field. The team was coached by Mike Gillespie in his 15th year at USC. The Trojans won the Los Angeles Regional and the Los Angeles Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Tennessee Volunteers. Roster 2001 USC Trojans y Seth Davidson 2 INF S R 6 0 165 SR San Diego, California Brian Bannister y 3 RHP R R 6 0 180 SO Paradise Valley, Arizona Michael Moon 4 INF L R 5 10 175 FR Alta Loma, California Brian Barre 6 OF L L 5 8 170 JR Garden Grove, California Jeff Adolph 7 C R R 6 0 190 SO y Fresno, California Rik Currier 8 RHP R R 5 10 185 SR Dana Point, California Fraser Dizard 9 LHP L L 6 0 180 FR Edmonds, Washington Josh Self 10 U R R 6 4 190 SR y Hughson, California Matt Bonovich 12 C R R 6 0 190 JR Sacramento, California Alberto Concepcion 13 C R R 6 0 210 SO El Segundo, California Colby Self 14 INF R R 6 1 165 SO Hughson, California Rob Garibaldi 15 OF L L 5 11 175 JR y Petaluma, California Tony Esquibel 16 U R R 6 3 210 FR Alta Loma, California Mark Todd 18 LHP L L 5 11 170 JR San Diego, California Sam Ramirez 20 RHP R R 6 0 175 FR y Monterey Park, California Mark Prior y 21 RHP R R 6 5 220 JR Salinas, California Josh Persell 22 U S R 6 3 200 SR y Sherman Oaks, California Anthony Reyes y 23 RHP R R 6 1 200 SO Whittier, California Anthony Lunetta 24 INF R R 5 9 170 SO Riverside, California Chad Clark 25 RHP L R 6 6 210 SO Glendora, California Jordan Olson 26 LHP L L 6 2 165 SO La Crescenta, California Josh Rummonds 28 LHP L L 6 1 185 FR La Selva Beach, California Ricky Helland 17 C S R 6 2 215 JR y Ventura, California Paki Lum 30 OF R R 6 1 215 SO Aiea, Hawaii Jon Williams 32 RHP R R 6 3 190 FR Alamo, California Al Benavente 34 U L L 5 8 180 FR Pico Rivera, California Rafael Torres 35 INF R R 5 9 170 FR Corona, California Nick Priest 37 INF R R 6 0 200 SO El Cajon, California Todd Dedeaux 38 LHP L L 6 0 185 FR Pasadena, California Kellan Broines 39 INF R R 5 11 175 FR Honolulu, Hawaii Shaun Kramer 40 RHP R R 6 2 180 JR Diamond Bar, California Michael Morales 41 OF R R 5 11 180 SO Anaheim, California Bret Butler 42 RHP R R 6 3 180 FR Woodinville, Washington Abel Montanez 44 OF R R 6 1 195 SR y Montebello, California Nick Mosich 45 C R R 5 11 180 SO Santa Ana, California Jon Brewster 47 INF R R 6 0 170 FR Sherman Oaks, California Bill Peavey 50 INF L L 6 4 230 SR Brisbane, California https://web.archive.org/web/20010207224637/http://usctrojans.fansonly.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/usc-m-basebl-mtt.html September 9, 2020 Mike Gillespie Andy Nieto John SavageRob Klein Schedule USC Trojans 2 white 2001 USC Trojans baseball game log ! style="USC Trojans 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y USC Trojans 2; January (1–0) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1 || January 31 || 2001 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara || No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 10–3 || 1–0 || 0–0 |- y USC Trojans 2; February (8–4) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 2 || February 3 || 2001 Louisville Cardinals Louisville || No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 19–4 || 2–0 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 3 || February 4 || Louisville || No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 11–4 || 3–0 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 4 || February 6 || No. 12 Cal State Fullerton || No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 6–5 || 4–0 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 5 || February 9 || at No. 22 2001 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State || No. 2 || Blair Field • Long Beach, California || W 6–2 || 5–0 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 6 || February 10 || No. 22 Long Beach State || No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 10–1 || 6–0 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 7 || February 11 || at No. 22 Long Beach State || No. 2 || Blair Field • Long Beach, California || L 5–9 || 6–1 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 8 || February 16 || at 2001 UCLA Bruins UCLA || No. 3 || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || L 3–4 || 6–2 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 9 || February 17 || at UCLA || No. 3 || Jackie Robinson Field • Los Angeles, California || W 6–0 || 7–2 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 10 || February 18 || at UCLA || No. 3 || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 5–4 || 8–2 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 11 || February 20 || 2001 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount || No. 3 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || L 1–9 || 8–3 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 12 || February 21 || at 2001 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine || No. 3 || Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, California || L 3–5 || 8–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 13 || February 23 || No. 30 2001 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State || No. 3 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 7–3 || 9–4 || 0–0 |- y USC Trojans 2; March (11–7) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 14 || March 3 || at 2001 Houston Cougars Houston || No. 5 || Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas || W 6–3 || 10–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 15 || March 3 || at Houston || No. 5 || Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas || W 6–3 || 11–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 16 || March 4 || at Houston || No. 5 || Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas || W 4–3 || 12–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 17 || March 6 || 2001 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside || No. 4 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || L 4–6 || 12–5 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 18 || March 9 || at No. 9 Stanford || No. 4 || Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California || L 0–2 || 12–6 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 19 || March 10 || at No. 9 Stanford || No. 4 || Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California || L 3–15 || 12–7 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 20 || March 11 || at No. 9 Stanford || No. 4 || Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California || L 5–9 || 12–8 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 21 || March 13 || at 2001 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara || No. 13 || Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, California || W 12–5 || 13–8 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 22 || March 14 || 2001 San Diego Toreros San Diego || No. 13 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 4–3 || 14–8 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 23 || March 17 || at 2001 Washington Huskies Washington || No. 13 || Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington || W 5–1 || 15–8 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 24 || March 19 || at Washington || No. 12 || Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington || L 6–7 || 15–9 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 25 || March 19 || at Washington || No. 12 || Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington || L 3–7 || 15–10 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 26 || March 21 || No. 18 Pepperdine || No. 12 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 9–3 || 16–10 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 27 || March 23 || at Arizona || No. 12 || Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona || W 8–0 || 17–10 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 28 || March 24 || at Arizona || No. 12 || Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona || W 6–4 || 18–10 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 29 || March 25 || at Arizona || No. 12 || Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona || W 8–7 || 19–10 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 30 || March 27 || at No. 29 Cal State Fullerton || No. 12 || Titan Field • Fullerton, California || L 11–12 || 19–11 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 31 || March 28 || 2001 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State || No. 12 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 16–7 || 20–11 || 4–2 |- y USC Trojans 2; April (13–5) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 32 || April 3 || at San Diego State || No. 15 || Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, California || W 2–1 || 21–11 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 33 || April 6 || No. 9 2001 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State || No. 15 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 11–2 || 22–11 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 34 || April 7 || No. 9 Arizona State || No. 15 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 5–1 || 23–11 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 35 || April 8 || No. 9 Arizona State || No. 15 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || L 1–11 || 23–12 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 36 || April 10 || UC Santa Barbara || No. 10 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 6–4 || 24–12 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 37 || April 14 || at 2001 California Golden Bears California || No. 10 || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California || W 1–0 || 25–12 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 38 || April 15 || at California || No. 10 || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California || W 5–3 || 26–12 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 39 || April 16 || at California || No. 10 || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California || L 4–5 || 26–13 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 40 || April 17 || at UC Riverside || No. 7 || Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, California || W 14–2 || 27–13 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 41 || April 20 || No. 1 Stanford || No. 7 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 2–1 || 28–13 || 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 42 || April 21 || No. 1 Stanford || No. 7 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 7–0 || 29–13 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 43 || April 22 || No. 1 Stanford || No. 7 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || L 5–9 || 29–14 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 44 || April 23 || 2001 San Francisco Dons San Francisco || No. 6 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || L 8–10 || 29–15 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 45 || April 24 || at Loyola Marymount || No. 6 || George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California || L 7–13 || 29–16 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 46 || April 27 || UCLA || No. 6 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 2–0 || 30–16 || 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 47 || April 28 || UCLA || No. 6 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 7–6 || 31–16 || 12–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 48 || April 29 || UCLA || No. 6 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 7–1 || 32–16 || 13–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 49 || April 30 || at San Diego || No. 4 || Fowler Park • San Diego, California || W 5–4 || 33–16 || 13–5 |- y USC Trojans 2; May (6–1) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 50 || May 12 || 2001 Washington State Cougars Washington State || No. 3 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 7–6 || 34–16 || 14–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 51 || May 13 || Washington State || No. 3 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 7–0 || 35–16 || 15–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 52 || May 14 || Washington State || No. 1 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 5–1 || 36–16 || 16–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 53 || May 15 || Long Beach State || No. 1 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 10–2 || 37–16 || 16–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 54 || May 18 || at 2001 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State || No. 1 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Beaverton, Oregon || W 7–3 || 38–16 || 17–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 55 || May 19 || at Oregon State || No. 1 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Beaverton, Oregon || L 0–6 || 38–17 || 17–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 56 || May 20 || at Oregon State || No. 1 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Beaverton, Oregon || W 1–0 || 39–17 || 18–6 |- |- ! style="USC Trojans 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y USC Trojans 2; Los Angeles Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 57 || May 25 || (4) No. 25 2001 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts || (1) No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 12–4 || 40–17 || 18–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 58 || May 26 || (2) No. 13 Pepperdine || (1) No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 4–3 || 41–17 || 18–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 59 || May 27 || (3) 2001 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State || (1) No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 8–0 || 42–17 || 18–6 |- y USC Trojans 2; Los Angeles Super Regional (2–0) # Date Seed/Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 60 || June 1 || No. 19 2001 FIU Panthers FIU || (3) No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 5–1 || 43–17 || 18–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 61 || June 2 || No. 19 FIU || (3) No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California || W 6–0 || 44–17 || 18–6 |- y USC Trojans 2; College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 62 || June 9 || vs. (6) No. 7 2001 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia || (3) No. 2 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || W 11–5 || 45–17 || 18–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 63 || June 11 || vs. (2) No. 1 Miami (FL) || (3) No. 2 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || L 3–4 || 45–18 || 18–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 64 || June 12 || vs. No. 8 2001 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee || (3) No. 2 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || L 2–10 || 45–19 || 18–6 |- |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 September 8, 2020 Awards and honors Brian Barre First Team All-Pac-10 Alberto Concepcion Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Rik Currier Second Team All-American The Sports Network Third Team All-American Baseball America Third Team All-American Collegiate Baseball First Team All-Pac-10 Anthony Lunetta Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Michael Moon Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Mark Prior First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All-American Baseball America First Team All-American Collegiate Baseball First Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association First Team All-American The Sports Network First Team All-American USA Today Sports Weekly Pac-10 Conference Pitcher of the Year First Team All-Pac-10 Bill Peavey Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Josh Persell Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 References Category:USC Trojans baseball seasons USC Trojans baseball Category:College World Series seasons USC USC Category:Pac-12 Conference baseball champion seasons