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 Rod Dedeaux in his 27th season.

1968 USC Trojans baseball
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
CBNo. 1
Record42–12–1 (16–2–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumBovard Field
1968 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Southern California ‍†‍‍y 16–2 .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 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
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. "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  3. "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.
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