1968 USC Trojans baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1968 USC Trojans baseball USC Trojans logo.svg 150 Athletic Association of Western Universities AAWU 42–12–1 16–2–1 1 Rod Dedeaux (27th year) Bovard Field National championsAAWU Champions The 1968 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 27th season. The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Southern Illinois Salukis in the championship game. Roster 1968 USC Trojans roster Pitchers Jim Barr Bill Lee Mike Link John Rockwell Jim Southworth Bob Vaughn Catchers Bill Homik Rich McCombs Steve Sogge Infielders Ron Drake Pat Harrison Bill Hugg Cal Meier Chuck Ramshaw Bill Seinsoth Steve Tanner Outfielders Reid Braden Bill Brown Bob Gire Jay Jaffe Pat Kuehner Rich Leon Phil MacDonald Randy Port Coaches Rod Dedeaux  Schedule background:#990000;color:#FFCC00; 1968 USC Trojans baseball game log ! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#FFF;color:#990000; February Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 23 || 1968 Cal Poly Broncos California State University Cal Poly || 9–4 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 24 || 1968 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State University San Diego State || 5–3 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 24 || San Diego State || 2–0 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 28 || 1968 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles California State University, Los Angeles Cal State Los Angeles || 9–2 || 4–0 || – |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; March Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 1 || at 1968 Chapman Panthers Chapman University Chapman || 0–2 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 2 || 1968 Long Beach State 49ers California State University, Long Beach Long Beach State || 0–1 || 4–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 4 || at 1968 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos University of California, Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara || 0–3 || 4–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 11 || at 1968 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal Poly Pomona || 7–4 || 5–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 12 || 1968 Cal Poly State Northridge Matadors California State University, Northridge San Fernando Valley State || 0–3 || 5–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 15 || 1968 Utah Utes University of Utah Utah || 2–1 || 6–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 16 || 1968 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU || 0–7 || 6–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 16 || BYU || 3–0 || 7–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 19 || 1968 Occidental Tigers Occidental College Occidental || 2–1 || 8–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 22 || Long Beach State || 0–3 || 8–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 25 || 1968 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine University Pepperdine || 4–0 || 9–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 26 || Cal State Los Angeles || 9–3 || 10–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 29 || 1968 Westmont Warriors Westmont College Westmont || 9–3 || 11–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 30 || 1968 Stanford Indians Stanford University Stanford || 4–9 || 11–7 || – |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; April Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 2 || Chapman || 6–2 || 12–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 5 || 1968 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara University Santa Clara || 5–6 || 12–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || at 1968 Hawaii Warriors University of Hawaii Hawaii || 16–0 || 13–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. 1968 Air Force Falcons United States Air Force Academy Air Force || 4–0 || 14–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. 1968 Army Black Knights United States Military Academy Army || 7–0 || 15–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. 1968 Illinois Fighting Illini University of Illinois Illinois || 10–4 || 16–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 16 || UC Santa Barbara || 3–12 || 16–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 19 || at 1968 Cal Golden Bears University of California California || 8–5 || 17–9 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 20 || at Stanford || 3–1 || 18–9 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddddff" | April 20 || at Stanford || 2–2 || 18–9–1 || 2–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 23 || San Fernando Valley State || 8–6 || 19–9–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 26 || 1968 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State University Oregon State || 7–3 || 20–9–1 || 3–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 27 || 1968 Oregon Ducks University of Oregon Oregon || 4–1 || 21–9–1 || 4–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 27 || Oregon || 6–3 || 22–9–1 || 5–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 29 || 1968 Washington Huskies University of Washington Washington || 9–4 || 23–9–1 || 6–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 29 || Washington || 16–10 || 24–9–1 || 7–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 30 || 1968 Washington State Cougars Washington State University Washington State || 4–3 || 25–9–1 || 8–0–1 |- y background:#FFF;color:#990000; May Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 3 || 1968 UCLA Bruins University of California, Los Angeles UCLA || 4–7 || 25–10–1 || 8–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 4 || UCLA || 8–3 || 26–10–1 || 9–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 7 || Cal Poly Pomona || 3–0 || 27–10–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 10 || Stanford || 4–3 || 28–10–1 || 10–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 || California || 3–1 || 29–10–1 || 11–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 || California || 8–1 || 30–10–1 || 12–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 14 || 1968 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount || 10–1 || 31–10–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 17 || at Washington || 10–4 || 32–10–1 || 13–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 18 || at Washington State || 3–9 || 32–11–1 || 13–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 18 || at Washington State || 6–1 || 33–11–1 || 14–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 21 || at Oregon || 11–6 || 34–11–1 || 15–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 25 || at UCLA || 11–2 || 35–11–1 || 16–2–1 |- |- ! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;"| Postseason |- |- y background:#FFF NCAA tournament: District 8 playoffs Date Opponent Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 31 || vs. Cal State Los Angeles || 4–2 || 36–11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 1 || vs. Cal State Los Angeles || 4–8 || 36–12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 1 || vs. Cal State Los Angeles || 5–4 || 37–12–1 |- y background:#FFF NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 11 || vs. BYU || Rosenblatt Stadium || 5–3 || 38–12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 12 || vs. Oklahoma State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 6–5 || 39–12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 13 || vs. 1968 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University St. John's || Rosenblatt Stadium || 7–6 || 40–12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 14 || vs. 1968 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University North Carolina State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 2–0 || 41–12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 15 || vs. Southern Illinois || Rosenblatt Stadium || 4–3 || 42–12–1 |- Awards and honors Jim Barr All-Pac-8 Second Team Reid Braden All-Pac-8 First Team Pat Harrison All-America First Team All-Pac-8 First Team Bill Lee College World Series All-Tournament Team All-Pac-8 Honorable Mention Chuck Ramshaw All-Pac-8 Second Team Bill Seinsoth 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-America First 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 Steve Sogge All-Pac-8 First Team Trojans in the 1968 MLB draft The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1968 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 June regular draft Player Position Round Overall MLB TeamRon DrakeC18th419thSan Diego PadresBill LeeLHP22nd507thBoston Red SoxJames Kuehner1B25th561stWashington SenatorsWilliam HomikC66th908thLos Angeles Dodgers June secondary draft Player Position Round Overall MLB TeamPat Harrison2B1st9thPhiladelphia PhilliesJim BarrRHP3rd49thPhiladelphia PhilliesReid Braden1B5th92ndPhiladelphia PhilliesWilliam Seinsoth1B5th95thLos Angeles Dodgers January secondary draft Player Position Round Overall MLB TeamPat Harrison2B1st8thPhiladelphia PhilliesDennis ParksOF2nd30thChicago CubsReid Braden1B7th121stNew York Mets 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