1948 USC Trojans baseball team

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 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		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.[1]

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 Sam Barry Rod Dedeaux

Schedule

Legend
	USC win
	USC loss
Bold	USC team member
*	Non-Conference game

1948 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record PCC Record March 5 Pepperdine Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 11–0 1–0 March 20 UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 13–0 2–0 1–0 March 23 Loyola Marymount Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 14–4 3–0 March 27 Loyola Marymount Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 15–7 4–0
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
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record PCC Record May 1 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–2 11–3 6–2 May 4 San Francisco Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 12–3 12–3 May 7 Saint Mary's Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–4 13–3 7–2 May 8 Saint Mary's Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–1 14–3 8–2 May 14 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 15–3 9–2 May 15 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 13–6 16–3 10–2 May 18 UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–3 17–3 11–2 May 21 at Saint Mary's Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA W 13–7 18–3 12–2 May 22 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 4–2 19–3 13–2
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

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

1. "1948 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
2. "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.