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
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record26–4 (13–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBovard Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
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.[2]

Roster

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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

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Legend
  USC win
  USC loss
Bold USC team member
* Non-Conference game
1948 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season
Post-season

Awards and honors

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Jim Brideweser
  • All-PCC First Team[3]
Wally Hood
  • All-American First Team[3]
  • All-PCC First Team[3]
Bill Lillie
  • All-PCC Honorable Mention[3]
Art Mazmanian
  • All-PCC First Team[3]
  • All-American First Team[3]
Bruce McKelvey
  • All-PCC Second Team[3]
Hank Workman
  • All-PCC First Team[3]
  • All-American First Team[3]
Bob Zuber
  • All-PCC Honorable Mention[3]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1948". boydsworld.com. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1948 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.