1948 USC Trojans baseball team

1948 USC Trojans baseball

College World Series Champions Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1948 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	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington State †	8	–	3	.727	21	–	7	.750
Oregon	10	–	5	.667	12	–	6	.667
Washington	8	–	7	.533	8	–	7	.533
Oregon State	4	–	7	.364	7	–	7	.500
Idaho	2	–	10	.167		–		–
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Southern California †^y	13	–	2	.867	26	–	5	.839
Santa Clara	9	–	6	.600	15	–	11	.577
California	8	–	3	.727	20	–	14	.588
Stanford	5	–	9	.357	15	–	11	.577
UCLA	5	–	10	.333	21	–	18	.538
St. Mary's	4	–	10	.286		–		–

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1948^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

Roster

1948 USC Trojans roster

Pitchers

Dick Bishop
Dick Fiedler
Wally Hood
Maynard Horst
Tom Kipp
Don Pender
Bob Williams

Catchers

Harry Gorman
Bruce McKelvey
Bob Zuber

Infielders

Jim Brideweser
Mike Catron
Henry Cedillos
James Hardy
Dave Haserot
George Hefner
Bill Lille
Art Mazmanian
Paul Salata

Outfielders

Chuck Freeman
Gail Henley
Gordon Jones
Charles Pryor
Jay Roundy
Al Wilson
Hank Workman

Coaches

Schedule

1948 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

March

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record	PCC Record
March 5	Pepperdine	11–0	1–0	–
March 20	UCLA	13–0	2–0	1–0
March 23	Loyola Marymount	14–4	3–0	–
March 27	Loyola Marymount	15–7	4–0	–

April

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record	PCC Record
April 9	at Santa Barbara College	6–5	5–0	–
April 10	at Santa Barbara College	6–7	5–1	–
April 13	at San Diego State	10–7	6–1	–
April 16	Santa Clara	4–5	6–2	1–1
April 17	Santa Clara	7–6	7–2	2–1
April 23	at Santa Clara	9–2	8–2	3–1
April 24	at Stanford	12–10	9–2	4–1
April 27	at UCLA	0–2	9–3	4–2
April 30	California	15–11	10–3	5–2

May

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record	PCC Record
May 1	California	8–2	11–3	6–2
May 4	San Francisco	12–3	12–3	–
May 7	Saint Mary's	5–4	13–3	7–2
May 8	Saint Mary's	10–1	14–3	8–2
May 14	Stanford	3–1	15–3	9–2
May 15	Stanford	13–6	16–3	10–2
May 18	UCLA	4–3	17–3	11–2
May 21	at Saint Mary's	13–7	18–3	12–2
May 22	at California	4–2	19–3	13–2

Post–Season

Pacific Coast Conference Playoff

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record
May 28	at Washington State	7–5	20–3
May 31	at Washington State	6–3	21–3

NCAA Tournament: Western Playoffs

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record
June 16	vs. Baylor	8–0	22–3
June 17	vs. Oklahoma A&M	7–1	23–3
June 19	vs. Baylor	16–3	24–3

NCAA Tournament: College World Series

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
June 25	vs. Yale	Hyames Field	3–1	25–3
June 26	vs. Yale	Hyames Field	3–8	25–4
June 26	vs. Yale	Hyames Field	9–2	26–4

Awards and honors

Jim Brideweser

All-PCC First Team^[2]

Wally Hood

All-American First Team^[2]
All-PCC First Team^[2]

Bill Lillie

All-PCC Honorable Mention^[2]

Art Mazmanian

All-PCC First Team^[2]
All-American First Team^[2]

Bruce McKelvey

All-PCC Second Team^[2]

Hank Workman

All-PCC First Team^[2]
All-American First Team^[2]

Bob Zuber

All-PCC Honorable Mention^[2]

References

↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1948". boydsworld.com. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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)

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

National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

NCAA Division I Baseball Champions

1947: California
1948: USC
1949: Texas
1950: Texas
1951: Oklahoma
1952: Holy Cross
1953: Michigan
1954: Missouri
1955: Wake Forest
1956: Minnesota
1957: California
1958: USC
1959: Oklahoma State
1960: Minnesota
1961: USC
1962: Michigan
1963: USC
1964: Minnesota
1965: Arizona State
1966: Ohio State
1967: Arizona State
1968: USC
1969: Arizona State
1970: USC
1971: USC
1972: USC
1973: USC
1974: USC
1975: Texas
1976: Arizona
1977: Arizona State
1978: USC
1979: Cal State Fullerton
1980: Arizona
1981: Arizona State
1982: Miami
1983: Texas
1984: Cal State Fullerton
1985: Miami
1986: Arizona
1987: Stanford
1988: Stanford
1989: Wichita State
1990: Georgia
1991: LSU
1992: Pepperdine
1993: LSU
1994: Oklahoma
1995: Cal State Fullerton
1996: LSU
1997: LSU
1998: USC
1999: Miami
2000: LSU
2001: Miami
2002: Texas
2003: Rice
2004: Cal State Fullerton
2005: Texas
2006: Oregon State
2007: Oregon State
2008: Fresno State
2009: LSU
2010: South Carolina
2011: South Carolina
2012: Arizona
2013: UCLA
2014: Vanderbilt
2015: Virginia
2016: Coastal Carolina

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