1951 USC Trojans baseball team

The 1951 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Bovard Field. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 10th year at USC.

1951 USC Trojans baseball
CIBA Champions
PCC Tournament Champions
District VIII Champions
College World Series, T-3rd
ConferenceCalifornia Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Record22–10 (11–5 CIBA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBovard Field
1951 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Division
Oregon State   1040 .7142360 .793
Washington State   1150 .68830110 .732
Washington   1060 .6251471 .659
Oregon   790 .43814140 .500
Idaho   0140 .0003170 .150
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  y 1150 .68822100 .688
UCLA   1060 .62524130 .649
Stanford   990 .50021130 .618
California   6100 .37522160 .579
Santa Clara   5110 .313000 
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament

The Trojans won the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association championship, the Pacific Coast Conference Tournament and advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Tennessee Volunteers.

Roster

1951 USC Trojans baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
P Charles Ane /
C Lou Bishara /
So
Warner Boone /
So
John Burkhead /
P David Cesca /
Jr
OF Hal Charnofsky /
Jr
INF Stan Charnofsky /
Jr
Donald Herman /
OF Robert Hertel /
Jr
INF Al Karan /
Sr
George Keeling /
P Thomas Kemp /
INF Gary Killingsworth R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Long Beach, California
Allan Lamont /
Jr
INF Bob Lillis R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Pasadena, California
P Tom Lovrich /
Jr
Dave Rankin /L
OF Tom Riach /
Sr
Don Rose /
OF Jay Roundy /
INF Edwin Simpson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So San Diego, California
C Will Wills /
Head coach

Rod Dedeaux

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

1951 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season
March (4–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCIBA record
1March 9Santa BarbaraBovard FieldLos Angeles, California12–21–00–0
2March 20Loyola MarymountBovard Field • Los Angeles, California11–92–00–0
3March 24at San Diego StateUnknown • San Diego, California10–122–10–0
4March 30StanfordBovard Field • Los Angeles, California9–63–11–0
5March 31StanfordBovard Field • Los Angeles, California10–94–12–0
April (7–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCIBA record
6April 10PepperdineBovard Field • Los Angeles, California12–75–12–0
7April 13Santa ClaraBovard Field • Los Angeles, California6–16–13–0
8April 14Santa ClaraBovard Field • Los Angeles, California10–07–14–0
9April 20at StanfordSunken DiamondStanford, California1–67–24–1
10April 21at CaliforniaEdwards FieldBerkeley, California7–48–25–1
11April 21CaliforniaEdwards Field • Berkeley, California5–39–26–1
12April 24Loyola MarymountBovard Field • Los Angeles, California10–510–26–1
13April 27CaliforniaBovard Field • Los Angeles, California6–710–36–2
14April 28CaliforniaBovard Field • Los Angeles, California7–611–37–2
May (7–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCIBA record
15May 1San Diego StateBovard Field • Los Angeles, California3–212–37–2
16May 5at Santa ClaraUnknown • Santa Clara, California5–213–38–2
17May 6at Santa ClaraUnknown • Santa Clara, California3–413–48–3
18May 7at StanfordSunken Diamond • Stanford, California10–214–49–3
19May 8San FranciscoBovard Field • Los Angeles, California12–715–49–3
20May 11at ArizonaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona7–216–49–3
21May 12at ArizonaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona2–916–59–3
22May 18UCLABovard Field • Los Angeles, California2–117–510–3
23May 19at UCLAJoe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California2–417–610–4
24May 19at UCLAJoe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California8–318–611–4
25May 22UCLABovard Field • Los Angeles, California2–318–711–5
Postseason
Pacific Coast Conference Tournament (2–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCIBA record
26June 1Oregon StateBovard Field • Los Angeles, California6–419–711–5
27June 2Oregon StateBovard Field • Los Angeles, California1–1219–811–5
28June 2Oregon StateBovard Field • Los Angeles, California10–720–811–5
College World Series (2–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCIBA record
29June 13vs PrincetonOmaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska4–121–811–5
30June 14vs UtahOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–222–811–5
31June 15vs OklahomaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–422–911–5
32June 16vs TennesseeOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–922–1011–5
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Awards and honors

Hal Charnofsky
Stan Charnofsky
  • First Team All-CIBA
Al Karan
  • First Team All-CIBA
Tom Lovrich
  • First Team All-CIBA
Jay Roundy
  • First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association

References

  1. "2020 USC Trojans Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.usctrojans.com. University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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