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

1948 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
	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 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.

The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating future U.S. President George H. W. Bush and the Yale Bulldogs in the championship series.^[1]

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

↑ "1948 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.

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USC Trojans 1948 College World Series champions
Jim Brideweser Gail Henley Wally Hood Art Mazmanian Paul Salata Hank Workman
Co-Head Coach: Sam Barry Co-Head Coach: Rod Dedeaux
Regular season NCAA tournament College World Series

USC Trojans baseball
Venues	Bovard Field (?–1973) Dedeaux Field (1974–present)
Rivalries	UCLA
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics