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 Barry serving his 17th year and Rod Dedeaux in his 8th year at USC.
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
Schedule Legend USC win USC loss
1949 USC Trojans baseball game log Regular season March (2–0) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record March 25 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–6 1–0 March 26 San Diego State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 2–0 April (9–2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record April 1 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA L 4–5 2–1 0–1 April 2 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA L 3–4 2–2 0–2 April 8 at Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA W 21–4 3–2 1–2 April 9 UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–8 4–2 2–2 April 12 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–1 5–2 2–2 April 17 at Santa Barbara, CA W 12–2 6–2 2–2 April 19 at Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, CA W 11–6 7–2 2–2 April 22 at Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA W 4–1 8–2 3–2 April 23 at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 9–7 9–2 4–2 April 29 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–4 10–2 5–2 April 30 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 11–2 6–2 May (7–0) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record May 6 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–1 12–2 7–2 May 7 Saint Mary's Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 18–9 13–2 8–2 May 10 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 13–1 14–2 8–2 May 13 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–2 15–2 9–2 May 14 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–1 16–2 10–2 May 20 at Saint Mary's Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA W 14–5 17–2 11–2 May 21 at California Edwards Field • Berkeley, CA W 4–3 18–2 12–2 Postseason Pacific Coast Conference Playoff (2–1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record May 27 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA L 2–15 18–3 0–1 May 28 Washington State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–1 19–3 1–1 May 28 Washington State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 9–2 20–3 2–1 Region D Playoff (2–1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional Record June 15 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 12–2 21–3 1–0 June 16 Colorado State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA L 2–6 21–4 1–1 June 16 Colorado State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–7 22–4 2–1 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 22 vs Wake Forest Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS L 1–2 22–5 0–1 June 23 vs St. John's Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS W 12–4 23–5 1–1 June 24 vs Wake Forest Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS L 1–2 23–6 1–2
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
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