1968 USC Trojans baseball team

1968 USC Trojans baseball
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
1968 record 42–12–1 (16–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach Rod Dedeaux (27th year)
Home stadium Bovard Field
1968 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Southern California y 16 2   .889     43 12   .782
#26 Stanford 13 4   .765     36 12   .750
Washington State 11 7   .611     29 9   .763
UCLA 11 9   .550     35 20   .636
Oregon 8 10   .444      
California 7 12   .368     24 24   .500
Oregon State 6 12   .333     23 13   .639
Washington 2 18   .100     15 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 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
Post–Season

Awards and honors

Jim Barr
Reid Braden
Pat Harrison
Bill Lee
Chuck Ramshaw
Bill Seinsoth
Steve Sogge

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

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Ron DrakeC18th419thSan Diego Padres
Bill LeeLHP22nd507thBoston Red Sox
James Kuehner1B25th561stWashington Senators
William HomikC66th908thLos Angeles Dodgers

June secondary draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Pat Harrison2B1st9thPhiladelphia Phillies
Jim BarrRHP3rd49thPhiladelphia Phillies
Reid Braden1B5th92ndPhiladelphia Phillies
William Seinsoth1B5th95thLos Angeles Dodgers

January secondary draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)"". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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