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    1968 USC Trojans baseball
    ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
    CBNo. 1
    Record42–12–1 (16–2–1 AAWU)
    Head coach
    Home stadiumBovard Field
    Seasons
    ← 1967
    1969 →
    1968 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
    		Conf.Overall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    No. 1 Southern California ‍†‍‍y16–2 .88943–12 .782
    No. 26 Stanford ‍‍‍13–4 .76536–12 .750
    Washington State ‍‍‍11–7 .61129–9 .763
    UCLA ‍‍‍11–9 .55035–20 .636
    Oregon ‍‍‍8–10 .444– –
    California ‍‍‍7–12 .36824–24 .500
    Oregon State ‍‍‍6–12 .33323–13 .639
    Washington ‍‍‍2–18 .10015–26 .366
    † – Conference champion
    y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
    As of June 30, 1968[1]
    Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

    The 1968 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 27th season.

    The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Southern Illinois Salukis in the championship game.

    Roster

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    1968 USC Trojans roster
     

    Pitchers

    Catchers

    • Bill Homik
    • Rich McCombs
    • Steve Sogge
    		 

    Infielders

    • Ron Drake
    • Pat Harrison
    • Bill Hugg
    • Cal Meier
    • Chuck Ramshaw
    • Bill Seinsoth
    • Steve Tanner
    		 

    Outfielders

    • Reid Braden
    • Bill Brown
    • Bob Gire
    • Jay Jaffe
    • Pat Kuehner
    • Rich Leon
    • Phil MacDonald
    • Randy Port

    Coaches

    		 

    Schedule

    [edit]
    1968 USC Trojans baseball game log
    Regular season
    February
    DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
    February 23Cal Poly9–41–0–
    February 24San Diego State5–32–0–
    February 24San Diego State2–03–0–
    February 28Cal State Los Angeles9–24–0–
    March
    DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
    March 1at Chapman0–24–1–
    March 2Long Beach State0–14–2–
    March 4at UC Santa Barbara0–34–3–
    March 11at Cal Poly Pomona7–45–3–
    March 12San Fernando Valley State0–35–4–
    March 15Utah2–16–4–
    March 16BYU0–76–5–
    March 16BYU3–07–5–
    March 19Occidental2–18–5–
    March 22Long Beach State0–38–6–
    March 25Pepperdine4–09–6–
    March 26Cal State Los Angeles9–310–6–
    March 29Westmont9–311–6–
    March 30Stanford4–911–7–
    April
    DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
    April 2Chapman6–212–7–
    April 5Santa Clara5–612–8–
    at Hawaii16–013–8–
    vs. Air Force4–014–8–
    vs. Army7–015–8–
    vs. Illinois10–416–8–
    April 16UC Santa Barbara3–1216–9–
    April 19at California8–517–91–0
    April 20at Stanford3–118–92–0
    April 20at Stanford2–218–9–12–0–1
    April 23San Fernando Valley State8–619–9–1–
    April 26Oregon State7–320–9–13–0–1
    April 27Oregon4–121–9–14–0–1
    April 27Oregon6–322–9–15–0–1
    April 29Washington9–423–9–16–0–1
    April 29Washington16–1024–9–17–0–1
    April 30Washington State4–325–9–18–0–1
    May
    DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
    May 3UCLA4–725–10–18–1–1
    May 4UCLA8–326–10–19–1–1
    May 7Cal Poly Pomona3–027–10–1–
    May 10Stanford4–328–10–110–1–1
    May 11California3–129–10–111–1–1
    May 11California8–130–10–112–1–1
    May 14Loyola Marymount10–131–10–1–
    May 17at Washington10–432–10–113–1–1
    May 18at Washington State3–932–11–113–2–1
    May 18at Washington State6–133–11–114–2–1
    May 21at Oregon11–634–11–115–2–1
    May 25at UCLA11–235–11–116–2–1
    Post-season
    DateOpponentScoreOverall record
    May 31vs. Cal State Los Angeles4–236–11–1
    June 1vs. Cal State Los Angeles4–836–12–1
    June 1vs. Cal State Los Angeles5–437–12–1
    DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
    June 11vs. BYURosenblatt Stadium5–338–12–1
    June 12vs. Oklahoma StateRosenblatt Stadium6–539–12–1
    June 13vs. St. John'sRosenblatt Stadium7–640–12–1
    June 14vs. North Carolina StateRosenblatt Stadium2–041–12–1
    June 15vs. Southern IllinoisRosenblatt Stadium4–342–12–1

    Awards and honors

    [edit]
    Jim Barr
    • All-Pac-8 Second Team[2]
    Reid Braden
    • All-Pac-8 First Team[2]
    Pat Harrison
    • All-America First Team[2]
    • All-Pac-8 First Team[2]
    Bill Lee
    • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
    • All-Pac-8 Honorable Mention[2]
    Chuck Ramshaw
    • All-Pac-8 Second Team[2]
    Bill Seinsoth
    Steve Sogge
    • All-Pac-8 First Team[2]

    Trojans in the 1968 MLB draft

    [edit]

    The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

    June regular draft

    [edit]
    PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
    Ron DrakeC18th419thSan Diego Padres
    Bill LeeLHP22nd507thBoston Red Sox
    James Kuehner1B25th561stWashington Senators
    William HomikC66th908thLos Angeles Dodgers

    June secondary draft

    [edit]
    PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
    Pat Harrison2B1st9thPhiladelphia Phillies
    Jim BarrRHP3rd49thPhiladelphia Phillies
    Reid Braden1B5th92ndPhiladelphia Phillies
    William Seinsoth1B5th95thLos Angeles Dodgers

    January secondary draft

    [edit]
    PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
    Pat Harrison2B1st8thPhiladelphia Phillies
    Dennis ParksOF2nd30thChicago Cubs
    Reid Braden1B7th121stNew York Mets

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1968". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
    2. ^ a b c d e f g h "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
    3. ^ a b "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
    4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)"". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1968_USC_Trojans_baseball_team&oldid=1319252345"

      1968 USC Trojans baseball
      ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
      CBNo. 1
      Record42–12–1 (16–2–1 AAWU)
      Head coach
      Home stadiumBovard Field
      Seasons
      1968 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
      		Conf.Overall
      TeamW L PCTW L PCT
      No. 1 Southern California ‍†‍‍y16–2 .88943–12 .782
      No. 26 Stanford ‍‍‍13–4 .76536–12 .750
      Washington State ‍‍‍11–7 .61129–9 .763
      UCLA ‍‍‍11–9 .55035–20 .636
      Oregon ‍‍‍8–10 .444– –
      California ‍‍‍7–12 .36824–24 .500
      Oregon State ‍‍‍6–12 .33323–13 .639
      Washington ‍‍‍2–18 .10015–26 .366
      † – Conference champion
      y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
      As of June 30, 1968[1]
      Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

      The 1968 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 27th season.

      The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Southern Illinois Salukis in the championship game.

      Roster

      1968 USC Trojans roster
       

      Pitchers

      Catchers

      • Bill Homik
      • Rich McCombs
      • Steve Sogge
      		 

      Infielders

      • Ron Drake
      • Pat Harrison
      • Bill Hugg
      • Cal Meier
      • Chuck Ramshaw
      • Bill Seinsoth
      • Steve Tanner
      		 

      Outfielders

      • Reid Braden
      • Bill Brown
      • Bob Gire
      • Jay Jaffe
      • Pat Kuehner
      • Rich Leon
      • Phil MacDonald
      • Randy Port

      Coaches

      		 

      Schedule

      1968 USC Trojans baseball game log
      Regular season
      February
      DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
      February 23Cal Poly9–41–0–
      February 24San Diego State5–32–0–
      February 24San Diego State2–03–0–
      February 28Cal State Los Angeles9–24–0–
      March
      DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
      March 1at Chapman0–24–1–
      March 2Long Beach State0–14–2–
      March 4at UC Santa Barbara0–34–3–
      March 11at Cal Poly Pomona7–45–3–
      March 12San Fernando Valley State0–35–4–
      March 15Utah2–16–4–
      March 16BYU0–76–5–
      March 16BYU3–07–5–
      March 19Occidental2–18–5–
      March 22Long Beach State0–38–6–
      March 25Pepperdine4–09–6–
      March 26Cal State Los Angeles9–310–6–
      March 29Westmont9–311–6–
      March 30Stanford4–911–7–
      April
      DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
      April 2Chapman6–212–7–
      April 5Santa Clara5–612–8–
      at Hawaii16–013–8–
      vs. Air Force4–014–8–
      vs. Army7–015–8–
      vs. Illinois10–416–8–
      April 16UC Santa Barbara3–1216–9–
      April 19at California8–517–91–0
      April 20at Stanford3–118–92–0
      April 20at Stanford2–218–9–12–0–1
      April 23San Fernando Valley State8–619–9–1–
      April 26Oregon State7–320–9–13–0–1
      April 27Oregon4–121–9–14–0–1
      April 27Oregon6–322–9–15–0–1
      April 29Washington9–423–9–16–0–1
      April 29Washington16–1024–9–17–0–1
      April 30Washington State4–325–9–18–0–1
      May
      DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
      May 3UCLA4–725–10–18–1–1
      May 4UCLA8–326–10–19–1–1
      May 7Cal Poly Pomona3–027–10–1–
      May 10Stanford4–328–10–110–1–1
      May 11California3–129–10–111–1–1
      May 11California8–130–10–112–1–1
      May 14Loyola Marymount10–131–10–1–
      May 17at Washington10–432–10–113–1–1
      May 18at Washington State3–932–11–113–2–1
      May 18at Washington State6–133–11–114–2–1
      May 21at Oregon11–634–11–115–2–1
      May 25at UCLA11–235–11–116–2–1
      Post-season
      DateOpponentScoreOverall record
      May 31vs. Cal State Los Angeles4–236–11–1
      June 1vs. Cal State Los Angeles4–836–12–1
      June 1vs. Cal State Los Angeles5–437–12–1
      DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
      June 11vs. BYURosenblatt Stadium5–338–12–1
      June 12vs. Oklahoma StateRosenblatt Stadium6–539–12–1
      June 13vs. St. John'sRosenblatt Stadium7–640–12–1
      June 14vs. North Carolina StateRosenblatt Stadium2–041–12–1
      June 15vs. Southern IllinoisRosenblatt Stadium4–342–12–1

      Awards and honors

      Jim Barr
      • All-Pac-8 Second Team[2]
      Reid Braden
      • All-Pac-8 First Team[2]
      Pat Harrison
      • All-America First Team[2]
      • All-Pac-8 First Team[2]
      Bill Lee
      • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
      • All-Pac-8 Honorable Mention[2]
      Chuck Ramshaw
      • All-Pac-8 Second Team[2]
      Bill Seinsoth
      Steve Sogge
      • All-Pac-8 First Team[2]

      Trojans in the 1968 MLB draft

      The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

      June regular draft

      PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
      Ron DrakeC18th419thSan Diego Padres
      Bill LeeLHP22nd507thBoston Red Sox
      James Kuehner1B25th561stWashington Senators
      William HomikC66th908thLos Angeles Dodgers

      June secondary draft

      PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
      Pat Harrison2B1st9thPhiladelphia Phillies
      Jim BarrRHP3rd49thPhiladelphia Phillies
      Reid Braden1B5th92ndPhiladelphia Phillies
      William Seinsoth1B5th95thLos Angeles Dodgers

      January secondary draft

      PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
      Pat Harrison2B1st8thPhiladelphia Phillies
      Dennis ParksOF2nd30thChicago Cubs
      Reid Braden1B7th121stNew York Mets

      References

      1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1968". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
      2. ^ a b c d e f g h "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
      3. ^ a b "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
      4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)"". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
      Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1968_USC_Trojans_baseball_team&oldid=1319252345"