1955 USC Trojans baseball team

The 1955 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Bovard Field. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 14th year at USC.

1955 USC Trojans baseball
CIBA Champions
PCC Tournament Champions
District VIII Champions
College World Series, T-7th
ConferenceCalifornia Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Record23–5 (12–3 CIBA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBovard Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 10 3 0   .769 18 8 0   .692
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8 4 0   .667 15 10 0   .600
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 6 4 0   .600 13 8 1   .614
Washington  ‍‍‍ 7 7 0   .500 18 11 0   .621
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 0 13 0   .000 9 15 0   .375
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  ‍‍‍y 12 3 0   .800 23 5 0   .821
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 9 6 0   .600 22 9 1   .703
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 9 7 0   .563 21 13 0   .618
California  ‍‍‍ 7 8 0   .467 17 16 0   .515
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 1 14 0   .067 11 19 0   .367
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The Trojans won the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association championship, the Pacific Coast Conference Tournament and the District VIII Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Colgate Red Raiders.

Roster

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1955 USC Trojans baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Robert Burdick /
Sr
INF Bill Faddis /
Jr
C John Garten /
Sr
Bob Gerst /
Jr
INF Kent Hadley L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Pocatello, Idaho
C Dick Harris L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Kenneth Hoeck /
RHP Vic Lapiner R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr
Jack Lovrich /
Sr
Carl Maggio /
OF Gerry Mason /
Fred Olson /
So
INF Jim Oros /
Sr
P Ralph Pausig /
INF Buddy Pritchard R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Bell, California
OF Gary Robin R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Albany, California
OF Tony Santino /
Jr
INF Jerry Siegert L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Los Angeles, California
INF John Stevenson /
Sr
Larry Yeths /
P Marty Zuanich /
Jr
Head coach

Rod Dedeaux

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Schedule

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1955 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season
March (3–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
1 March 19 UCLA Bovard FieldLos Angeles, California 6–10 0–1 0–1
2 March 21 Loyola Marymount Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 17–4 1–1 0–1
3 March 25 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 8–1 2–1 1–1
4 March 26 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 7–4 3–1 2–1
April (10–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
5 April 1 BYU Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 23–5 4–1 2–1
6 April 4 at San Diego State Unknown • San Diego, California 7–2 5–1 2–1
7 April 8 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 13–7 6–1 3–1
8 April 9 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 18–4 7–1 4–1
9 April 12 Pacific Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 29–5 8–1 4–1
10 April 15 at Santa Clara Unknown • Santa Clara, California 24–2 9–1 5–1
11 April 16 at California Edwards FieldBerkeley, California 5–3 10–1 6–1
12 April 16 at California Edwards Field • Berkeley, California 13–1 11–1 7–1
13 April 26 Santa Barbara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 12–6 12–1 7–1
14 April 29 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 11–0 13–1 8–1
May (6–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
15 May 4 Pepperdine Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 19–0 14–1 8–1
16 May 6 UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 14–8 15–1 9–1
17 May 7 at UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California 7–1 16–1 10–1
18 May 10 Loyola Marymount Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 14–2 17–1 10–1
19 May 13 at Santa Clara Unknown • Santa Clara, California 13–7 18–1 11–1
20 May 14 at Stanford Sunken DiamondStanford, California 8–6 19–1 12–1
21 May 14 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 2–3 19–2 12–2
22 May 17 at UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California 4–18 19–3 12–3
Postseason
Pacific Coast Conference Tournament (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
23 May 27 Oregon Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 7–1 20–3 12–3
24 May 28 Oregon Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 10–1 21–3 12–3
District VIII Playoff (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
25 June 3 Fresno State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 11–2 22–3 12–3
26 June 4 Fresno State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 15–2 23–3 12–3
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
27 June 10 vs Colorado State Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–2 23–4 12–3
28 June 12 vs Colgate Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–6 23–5 12–3
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Awards and honors

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John Garten
  • Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Kent Hadley
  • First Team All-CIBA
Vic Lapiner
  • First Team All-CIBA
Gerry Mason
  • Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
  • First Team All-CIBA
James Oros
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Ralph Pausig
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Gary Robin
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Tony Santino
  • First Team All-CIBA
John Stevenson
  • Second Team All-CIBA

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1955". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 USC Trojans Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.usctrojans.com. University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2020.