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
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1948 record26–4 (13–2 PCC)
Head coachSam Barry (16th year)
Rod Dedeaux (7th year)
Home stadiumBovard Field
1948 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
Washington State   83 .727  217 .750
Oregon   105 .667  126 .667
Washington   87 .533  87 .533
Oregon State   47 .364  77 .500
Idaho   210 .167   
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Southern California  y 132 .867  265 .839
Santa Clara   96 .600  1511 .577
California   83 .727  2014 .588
Stanford   59 .357  1511 .577
UCLA   510 .333  2118 .538
St. Mary's   410 .286   
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

 

Outfielders

Coaches

 

Schedule

Legend
 USC win
 USC loss
BoldUSC team member
*Non-Conference game
1948 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

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.
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