1949 USC Trojans baseball team

The 1949 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Bovard Field. The team was coached by Sam Berry serving his 17th year and Rod Dedeaux in his 8th year at USC.

1949 USC Trojans baseball
CIBA Champions PCC Tournament Champions Region D Champions
College World Series, 3rd
Conference	California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
1949 record	23–6 (12–2 CIBA)
Head coach	Sam Barry (17th year) Rod Dedeaux (8th year)
Home stadium	Bovard Field

1949 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Division
Washington State  ‍†‍‍	12	–	4		.750			33	–	9		.786
Oregon  ‍‍‍	10	–	4		.714			18	–	7		.720
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	8	–	7		.533			15	–	8		.652
Washington  ‍‍‍	6	–	9		.400			6	–	9		.400
Idaho  ‍‍‍	2	–	14		.125			4	–	22		.154
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	2		.857			23	–	6		.793
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍	9	–	6		.600			17	–	10		.630
UCLA  ‍‍‍	8	–	6		.571			21	–	15		.583
Stanford  ‍‍‍	7	–	8		.467			18	–	12		.600
California  ‍‍‍	5	–	10		.333			31	–	17		.646
St. Mary's  ‍‍‍	3	–	12		.200			0	–	0		–
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

The Trojans won the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association championship, the Pacific Coast Conference Tournament and advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Roster

1949 USC Trojans baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town INF Jim Brideweser R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California INF Hank Cedillos / — — Sr Robert Cleveland / — — RHP Dick Fiedler R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr OF Chuck Freeman / — — Jr OF Serge Freeman / — — Jr INF Dave Haserot / — — Jr INF George Hefner / — — Los Angeles, California RHP Maynard Horst /R — — Jr OF Al Karan / — — So Mas Kinoshita / — — INF Art Mazmanian R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California C Bruce McKelvey R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr San Pedro, California LHP Don Pender /L — — OF Chuck Pryor / — — Jr INF Rudy Regalado R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Glendale, California OF Tom Riach / — — So OF Jay Roundy / — — P Jack Schlarb / — — So OF Bill Sharman R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Porterville, California C Bob Zuber R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California	Head coach Sam Berry Rod Dedeaux Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1949 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record 1 March 25 San Diego State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 10–6 1–0 0–0 2 March 26 San Diego State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 3–1 2–0 0–0
April (9–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record 3 April 1 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 4–5 2–1 0–1 4 April 2 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 3–4 2–2 0–2 5 April 8 at UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California 21–4 3–2 1–2 6 April 9 UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 10–8 4–2 2–2 7 April 12 Loyola Marymount Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 10–1 5–2 2–2 8 April 17 at UC Santa Barbara Unknown • Santa Barbara, California 12–2 6–2 2–2 9 April 19 at Loyola Marymount Unknown • Los Angeles, California 11–6 7–2 2–2 10 April 22 at Santa Clara Unknown • Santa Clara, California 4–1 8–2 3–2 11 April 23 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 9–7 9–2 4–2 12 April 29 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 7–4 10–2 5–2 13 April 30 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 3–0 11–2 6–2
May (7–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record 14 May 6 Saint Mary's Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 4–1 12–2 7–2 15 May 7 Saint Mary's Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 18–9 13–2 8–2 16 May 10 San Francisco Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 13–1 14–2 8–2 17 May 13 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 4–2 15–2 9–2 18 May 14 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 4–1 16–2 10–2 19 May 20 at Saint Mary's Bovard Field • Moraga, California 14–5 17–2 11–2 20 May 21 at California Edwards Field • Berkeley, California 4–3 18–2 12–2
Postseason
Pacific Coast Conference Tournament (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record 21 May 27 Washington State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 2–15 18–3 12–2 22 May 28 Washington State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 2–1 19–3 12–2 23 May 28 Washington State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 9–2 20–3 12–2
Region D Playoff (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record 24 June 15 Colorado State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 12–2 21–3 12–2 25 June 16 Colorado State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 2–6 21–4 12–2 26 June 16 Colorado State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 8–7 22–4 12–2
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record 27 June 22 vs Wake Forest Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, Kansas 1–2 22–5 12–2 28 June 23 vs St. John's Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, Kansas 12–4 23–5 12–2 29 June 24 vs Wake Forest Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, Kansas 1–2 23–6 12–2

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Awards and honors

Jim Brideweser

• First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• First Team All-CIBA

Hank Cedillos

• Second Team All-CIBA

Art Mazmanian

• Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• First Team All-CIBA

Bruce McKelvey

• First Team All-CIBA

Don Pender

• First Team All-CIBA

Rudy Regalado

• Second Team All-CIBA

Bill Sharman

• Second Team All-CIBA

Jack Schlarb

• Second Team All-CIBA

Bob Zube

• First Team All-CIBA

References

1. "2020 USC Trojans Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.usctrojans.com. University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2020.