# 1973 USC Trojans baseball team

The 1973 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 32nd season.
The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game, winning their fourth of five consecutive national championships, and the fifth in six years.

## Schedule

1973 USC Trojans baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
February 17San Diego State6–11–0–
February 17San Diego State5–32–0–
February 20at UC Irvine3–13–0–
February 23Cal Poly Pomona5–24–0–
February 24UC Santa Barbara5–45–0–
February 24UC Santa Barbara10–66–0– :
March
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
March 2at Fresno State5–07–0–
March 3at Fresno State6–28–0–
March 3at Fresno State2–09–0–
March 7Cal State Los Angeles10–210–0–
March 10UCLA6–311–01–0
March 10UCLA10–112–02–0
March 15at Arizona State2–412–1–
March 16at Arizona State4–812–2–
March 17at Arizona State5–1212–3–
March 21Loyola Marymount13–1213–3–
March 23Gonzaga2–114–3–
March 26vs. Arizona State3–115–3–
March 27vs. Hawaii4–016–3–
March 27vs. Vanderbilt4–516–4–
March 29vs. Washington State9–217–4–
March 30vs. Massachusetts16–418–4–
March 30at UC Riverside7–419–4–
March 31vs. Stanford8–220–4–
March 31vs. Arizona State2–021–4– :
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
April 1at UNLV9–222–4–
April 3at San Fernando Valley State3–1522–5–
April 6California14–023–53–0
April 7California2–124–54–0
April 7California8–425–55–0
April 9Chapman14–426–5–
April 10UC Irvine0–526–6–
April 11Pepperdine14–327–6–
April 13at Stanford2–128–66–0
April 14at Stanford0–128–76–1
April 14at Stanford3–029–77–1
April 17at Hawaii10–630–7–
April 24at Cal State Los Angeles9–431–7–
April 25at Chapman5–631–8–
April 27Stanford12–832–88–1
April 28Stanford1–033–89–1
April 28Stanford0–333–99–2 :
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
May 1at Cal Poly Pomona18–1334–9–
May 4at California4–534–109–3
May 5at California8–235–1010–3
May 5at California2–036–1011–3
May 8Long Beach State10–337–10–
May 10at UCLA5–637–1111–4
May 11UCLA6–238–1112–4
May 12at UCLA8–439–1113–4
May 12at UCLA6–440–1114–4 :
Post-season :
NCAA tournament: Pacific-8 playoffs
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
May 18vs. Washington StateBuck Bailey Field13–441–11
May 19vs. Washington StateBuck Bailey Field11–942–11 :
NCAA tournament: District 8 playoffs
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
May 26vs. Loyola MarymountBovard Field9–843–11
May 27vs. Loyola MarymountBovard Field2–144–11
June 1vs. Cal State Los AngelesBovard Field4–345–11
June 2vs. Cal State Los AngelesBovard Field13–646–11 :
NCAA tournament: College World Series
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 9vs. HarvardRosenblatt Stadium4–147–11
June 10vs. TexasRosenblatt Stadium4–148–11
June 11vs. Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium3–149–11
June 12vs. MinnesotaRosenblatt Stadium8–750–11
June 13vs. Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium4–351–11 :

## Awards and honors
### Rich Dauer

* All-Pacific-8 First Team

### Ken Huizenga

* College World Series All-Tournament Team

### Ed Putnam

* All-Pacific-8 First Team

### Randy Scarbery

* College World Series All-Tournament Team
* All-America First Team
* All-Pacific-8 First Team

### Roy Smalley

* College World Series All-Tournament Team
* All-America First Team
* All-Pacific-8 First Team

## Trojans in the 1973 MLB Draft

The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft.

### June regular draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Randy Scarbery | RHP | 1st | 23rd | Oakland Athletics |
| Fred Lynn | OF | 2nd | 41st | Boston Red Sox |
| Edwin Bowman | 3B | 8th | 183rd | Baltimore Orioles |

### June secondary draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Cliff Holland | LHP | 1st | 16th | Kansas City Royals |