1955 USC Trojans baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1955 USC Trojans baseball 150 California Intercollegiate Baseball Association California Intercollegiate Baseball Association CIBA 23–5 12–3 Rod Dedeaux 14th Bovard Field CIBA ChampionsPCC Tournament ChampionsDistrict VIII Champions College World Series T-7th The 1955 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Bovard Field. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 14th year at USC. The Trojans won the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association championship, the Pacific Coast Conference Tournament, and the District VIII Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Colgate Red Raiders. Roster 1955 USC Trojans y Robert Burdick SR Bill Faddis INF JR John Garten C SR Bob Gerst JR Kent Hadley y INF L L 6 3 190 JR Pocatello, Idaho Dick Harris C L R 5 11 185 Kenneth Hoeck Vic Lapiner RHP R R 6 0 203 SR Jack Lovrich SR Carl Maggio Gerry Mason OF Fred Olson SO Jim Oros INF SR Ralph Pausig P Buddy Pritchard y INF R R 6 1 195 Bell, California Gary Robin OF R R 5 9 170 SR Albany, California Tony Santino OF JR Jerry Siegert INF L L 6 0 175 SO Los Angeles, California John Stevenson INF SR Larry Yeths Marty Zuanich P JR Rod Dedeaux Schedule USC Trojans 2 white 1955 USC Trojans baseball game log ! style="USC Trojans 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y USC Trojans 2; March (3–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || March 19 || 1955 UCLA Bruins UCLA || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 6–10 || 0–1 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || March 21 || 1955 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 17–4 || 1–1 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || March 25 || 1955 Stanford Indians Stanford || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 8–1 || 2–1 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || March 26 || Stanford || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 7–4 || 3–1 || 2–1 |- y USC Trojans 2; April (10–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 1 || 1955 BYU Cougars BYU || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 23–5 || 4–1 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 4 || at 1955 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State || Unknown • San Diego, California || 7–2 || 5–1 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || April 8 || 5 California Golden Bears California || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 13–7 || 6–1 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 9 || California || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 18–4 || 7–1 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || April 12 || 1955 Pacific Tigers Pacific || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 29–5 || 8–1 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April 15 || at 1955 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara || Unknown • Santa Clara, California || 24–2 || 9–1 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 16 || at California || Edwards Field • Berkeley, California || 5–3 || 10–1 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || April 16 || at California || Edwards Field • Berkeley, California || 13–1 || 11–1 || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || April 26 || 1955 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Santa Barbara || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 12–6 || 12–1 || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || April 29 || Santa Clara || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 11–0 || 13–1 || 8–1 |- y USC Trojans 2; May (6–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || May 4 || 1955 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 19–0 || 14–1 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || May 6 || UCLA || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 14–8 || 15–1 || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || May 7 || at UCLA || Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California || 7–1 || 16–1 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || May 10 || Loyola Marymount || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 14–2 || 17–1 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || May 13 || at Santa Clara || Unknown • Santa Clara, California || 13–7 || 18–1 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || May 14 || at Stanford || Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California || 8–6 || 19–1 || 12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || May 14 || at Stanford || Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California || 2–3 || 19–2 || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || May 17 || at UCLA || Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California || 4–18 || 19–3 || 12–3 |- |- |- ! style="USC Trojans 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y USC Trojans 2; Pacific Coast Conference Tournament (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || May 27 || 1955 Oregon Ducks Oregon || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 7–1 || 20–3 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || May 28 || Oregon || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 10–1 || 21–3 || 12–3 |- y USC Trojans 2; District VIII Playoff (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || June 3 || 1955 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 11–2 || 22–3 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || June 4 || Fresno State || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 15–2 || 23–3 || 12–3 |- y USC Trojans 2; College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || June 10 || vs Colorado State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–2 || 23–4 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || June 12 || vs Colgate || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 4–6 || 23–5 || 12–3 |- |- | 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 John Garten Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All-CIBA Kent Hadley First Team All-CIBA Vic Lapiner First Team All-CIBA Gerry Mason Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All-CIBA James Oros Second Team All-CIBA Ralph Pausig Second Team All-CIBA Gary Robin Second Team All-CIBA Tony Santino First Team All-CIBA John Stevenson Second 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