The 1968 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 27th season.
The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Southern Illinois Salukis in the championship game.
Roster
Schedule
| 1968 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log |
| Regular Season |
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April
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Overall Record |
Pac-8 Record |
| April 2 |
Chapman |
6–2 |
12–7 |
– |
| April 5 |
Santa Clara |
5–6 |
12–8 |
– |
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at Hawaii |
16–0 |
13–8 |
– |
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vs. Air Force |
4–0 |
14–8 |
– |
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vs. Army |
7–0 |
15–8 |
– |
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vs. Illinois |
10–4 |
16–8 |
– |
| April 16 |
UC Santa Barbara |
3–12 |
16–9 |
– |
| April 19 |
at California |
8–5 |
17–9 |
1–0 |
| April 20 |
at Stanford |
3–1 |
18–9 |
2–0 |
| April 20 |
at Stanford |
2–2 |
18–9–1 |
2–0–1 |
| April 23 |
San Fernando Valley State |
8–6 |
19–9–1 |
– |
| April 26 |
Oregon State |
7–3 |
20–9–1 |
3–0–1 |
| April 27 |
Oregon |
4–1 |
21–9–1 |
4–0–1 |
| April 27 |
Oregon |
6–3 |
22–9–1 |
5–0–1 |
| April 29 |
Washington |
9–4 |
23–9–1 |
6–0–1 |
| April 29 |
Washington |
16–10 |
24–9–1 |
7–0–1 |
| April 30 |
Washington State |
4–3 |
25–9–1 |
8–0–1 |
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May
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Overall Record |
Pac-8 Record |
| May 3 |
UCLA |
4–7 |
25–10–1 |
8–1–1 |
| May 4 |
UCLA |
8–3 |
26–10–1 |
9–1–1 |
| May 7 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
3–0 |
27–10–1 |
– |
| May 10 |
Stanford |
4–3 |
28–10–1 |
10–1–1 |
| May 11 |
California |
3–1 |
29–10–1 |
11–1–1 |
| May 11 |
California |
8–1 |
30–10–1 |
12–1–1 |
| May 14 |
Loyola Marymount |
10–1 |
31–10–1 |
– |
| May 17 |
at Washington |
10–4 |
32–10–1 |
13–1–1 |
| May 18 |
at Washington State |
3–9 |
32–11–1 |
13–2–1 |
| May 18 |
at Washington State |
6–1 |
33–11–1 |
14–2–1 |
| May 21 |
at Oregon |
11–6 |
34–11–1 |
15–2–1 |
| May 25 |
at UCLA |
11–2 |
35–11–1 |
16–2–1 |
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| Post–Season |
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Overall Record |
| May 31 |
vs. Cal State Los Angeles |
4–2 |
36–11–1 |
| June 1 |
vs. Cal State Los Angeles |
4–8 |
36–12–1 |
| June 1 |
vs. Cal State Los Angeles |
5–4 |
37–12–1 |
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Awards and honors
- Jim Barr
- Reid Braden
- Pat Harrison
- All-America First Team[2]
- All-Pac-8 First Team[2]
- Bill Lee
- College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
- All-Pac-8 Honorable Mention[2]
- Chuck Ramshaw
- Bill Seinsoth
- Steve Sogge
Trojans in the 1968 MLB Draft
The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]
June regular draft
June secondary draft
January secondary draft
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics
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