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
Pitchers Dick Bishop Dick Fiedler Wally Hood Maynard Horst Tom Kipp Don Pender Bob Williams
Catchers Harry Gorman Jerome Jones 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 lossBoldUSC 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 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 11–0 1–0 March 20 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 13–0 2–0 1–0 March 23 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, 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, CA W 10–7 6–1 April 16 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 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 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 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 12–3 12–3 May 7 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 Postseason Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record May 28 at Pullman, WA W 7–5 20–3 1–0 May 31 at Washington State Pullman, WA W 6–3 21–3 2–0 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record June 16 vs. Denver, CO W 8–0 22–3 1–0 June 17 vs. Denver, CO W 7–1 23–3 2–0 June 19 vs. Baylor Denver, CO W 16–3 24–3 3–0 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
Wally Hood All-American First Team All-PCC First Team
Bill Lillie All-PCC Honorable Mention
Art Mazmanian All-PCC First Team All-American First Team
Bruce McKelvey All-PCC Second Team
Hank Workman All-PCC First Team All-American First Team
Bob Zuber All-PCC Honorable Mention
References