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1968 USC Trojans baseball team

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

Schedule

! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;"| Regular season |- valign="top"

|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 23 || || 9–4 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 24 || || 5–3 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 24 || San Diego State || 2–0 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 28 || || 9–2 || 4–0 || – |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 1 || at || 0–2 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 2 || || 0–1 || 4–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 4 || at || 0–3 || 4–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 11 || at || 7–4 || 5–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 12 || || 0–3 || 5–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 15 || || 2–1 || 6–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 16 || || 0–7 || 6–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 16 || BYU || 3–0 || 7–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 19 || || 2–1 || 8–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 22 || Long Beach State || 0–3 || 8–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 25 || || 4–0 || 9–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 26 || Cal State Los Angeles || 9–3 || 10–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 29 || || 9–3 || 11–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 30 || || 4–9 || 11–7 || – |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 2 || Chapman || 6–2 || 12–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 5 || || 5–6 || 12–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || at || 16–0 || 13–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. || 4–0 || 14–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. || 7–0 || 15–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. || 10–4 || 16–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 16 || UC Santa Barbara || 3–12 || 16–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 19 || at || 8–5 || 17–9 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 20 || at Stanford || 3–1 || 18–9 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddddff" | April 20 || at Stanford || 2–2 || 18–9–1 || 2–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 23 || San Fernando Valley State || 8–6 || 19–9–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 26 || || 7–3 || 20–9–1 || 3–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 27 || || 4–1 || 21–9–1 || 4–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 27 || Oregon || 6–3 || 22–9–1 || 5–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 29 || || 9–4 || 23–9–1 || 6–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 29 || Washington || 16–10 || 24–9–1 || 7–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 30 || || 4–3 || 25–9–1 || 8–0–1 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 3 || || 4–7 || 25–10–1 || 8–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 4 || UCLA || 8–3 || 26–10–1 || 9–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 7 || Cal Poly Pomona || 3–0 || 27–10–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 10 || Stanford || 4–3 || 28–10–1 || 10–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 || California || 3–1 || 29–10–1 || 11–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 || California || 8–1 || 30–10–1 || 12–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 14 || || 10–1 || 31–10–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 17 || at Washington || 10–4 || 32–10–1 || 13–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 18 || at Washington State || 3–9 || 32–11–1 || 13–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 18 || at Washington State || 6–1 || 33–11–1 || 14–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 21 || at Oregon || 11–6 || 34–11–1 || 15–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 25 || at UCLA || 11–2 || 35–11–1 || 16–2–1 |-

|- ! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;"| Postseason |- |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 31 || vs. Cal State Los Angeles || 4–2 || 36–11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 1 || vs. Cal State Los Angeles || 4–8 || 36–12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 1 || vs. Cal State Los Angeles || 5–4 || 37–12–1 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 11 || vs. BYU || Rosenblatt Stadium || 5–3 || 38–12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 12 || vs. Oklahoma State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 6–5 || 39–12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 13 || vs. || Rosenblatt Stadium || 7–6 || 40–12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 14 || vs. || Rosenblatt Stadium || 2–0 || 41–12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 15 || vs. Southern Illinois || Rosenblatt Stadium || 4–3 || 42–12–1 |-

Awards and honors

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

Trojans in the 1968 MLB draft

The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.

June regular draft

June secondary draft

January secondary draft

References