1948 USC Trojans baseball team

1948 USC Trojans baseball
1948 USC Trojans baseball
College World Series Champions; Pacific Coast Conference champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	26–4 (13–2 PCC)
Head coach	Sam Barry (16th year); Rod Dedeaux (7th year);
Home stadium	Bovard Field
	Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

The 1948 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1948 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by co-head coaches Sam Barry and Rod Dedeaux.

1948 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
North Division
Washington State ‍†‍‍	8	–	3	–	0	.727	21	–	7	–	0	.750
Oregon ‍‍‍	10	–	5	–	0	.667	12	–	6	–	0	.667
Washington ‍‍‍	8	–	7	–	0	.533	8	–	7	–	0	.533
Oregon State ‍‍‍	4	–	7	–	0	.364	7	–	7	–	0	.500
Idaho ‍‍‍	2	–	10	–	0	.167	10	–	12	–	1	.457
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Southern California ‍†‍‍^y	13	–	2	–	0	.867	26	–	5	–	0	.839
Santa Clara ‍‍‍	9	–	6	–	0	.600	15	–	11	–	0	.577
California ‍‍‍	8	–	3	–	0	.727	20	–	14	–	0	.588
Stanford ‍‍‍	5	–	9	–	0	.357	15	–	11	–	0	.577
UCLA ‍‍‍	5	–	10	–	0	.333	21	–	18	–	0	.538
St. Mary's ‍‍‍	4	–	10	–	0	.286	0	–	0	–	0	–

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating future U.S. President George H. W. Bush and the Yale Bulldogs in the championship series.^[2]

Roster

1948 USC Trojans roster

Pitchers

1948 USC Trojans baseball game log

Regular season

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	PCC Record
April 9	at Santa Barbara College	Santa Barbara, CA	W 6–5	5–0
April 10	at Santa Barbara College	Santa Barbara, CA	L 6–7	5–1
April 13	at San Diego State	San Diego, CA	W 10–7	6–1
April 16	Santa Clara	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 4–5	6–2	1–1
April 17	Santa Clara	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–6	7–2	2–1
April 23	at Santa Clara	Santa Clara, CA	W 9–2	8–2	3–1
April 24	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 12–10	9–2	4–1
April 27	at UCLA	Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–2	9–3	4–2
April 30	California	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 15–11	10–3	5–2

Post-season

Pacific Coast Conference Playoff
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Playoff record
May 28	at Washington State	Pullman, WA	W 7–5	20–3	1–0
May 31	at Washington State	Pullman, WA	W 6–3	21–3	2–0

NCAA tournament: Western Playoff
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 16	vs. Baylor	Denver, CO	W 8–0	22–3	1–0
June 17	vs. Oklahoma A&M	Denver, CO	W 7–1	23–3	2–0
June 19	vs. Baylor	Denver, CO	W 16–3	24–3	3–0

NCAA tournament: College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 25	vs. Yale	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI	W 3–1	25–3	1–0
June 26	vs. Yale	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI	L 3–8	25–4	1–1
June 26	vs. Yale	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI	W 9–2	26–4	2–1

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1948". boydsworld.com. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
^ "1948 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.

1948 USC Trojans baseball

College World Series Champions Pacific Coast Conference champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	26–4 (13–2 PCC)
Head coach	Sam Barry (16th year) Rod Dedeaux (7th year)
Home stadium	Bovard Field
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →