# 1948 USC Trojans baseball team

The 1948 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1948 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by co-head coaches Sam Barry and Rod Dedeaux.
The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating future U.S. President George H. W. Bush and the Yale Bulldogs in the championship series.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | USC win |
| | USC loss |
| Bold | USC team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
1948 USC Trojans baseball game log :
Regular season :
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | PCC Record |
| March 5 | Pepperdine | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 11–0 | 1–0 | |
| March 20 | UCLA | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 13–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| March 23 | Loyola Marymount | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 14–4 | 3–0 | |
| March 27 | Loyola Marymount | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 15–7 | 4–0 | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | PCC Record |
| April 9 | at Santa Barbara College | Santa Barbara, CA | W 6–5 | 5–0 | |
| April 10 | at Santa Barbara College | Santa Barbara, CA | L 6–7 | 5–1 | |
| April 13 | at San Diego State | San Diego, CA | W 10–7 | 6–1 | |
| April 16 | Santa Clara | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 4–5 | 6–2 | 1–1 |
| April 17 | Santa Clara | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 7–6 | 7–2 | 2–1 |
| April 23 | at Santa Clara | Santa Clara, CA | W 9–2 | 8–2 | 3–1 |
| April 24 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 12–10 | 9–2 | 4–1 |
| April 27 | at UCLA | Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–2 | 9–3 | 4–2 |
| April 30 | California | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 15–11 | 10–3 | 5–2 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | PCC Record |
| May 1 | California | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–2 | 11–3 | 6–2 |
| May 4 | San Francisco | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 12–3 | 12–3 | |
| May 7 | Saint Mary's | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–4 | 13–3 | 7–2 |
| May 8 | Saint Mary's | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–1 | 14–3 | 8–2 |
| May 14 | Stanford | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 3–1 | 15–3 | 9–2 |
| May 15 | Stanford | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 13–6 | 16–3 | 10–2 |
| May 18 | UCLA | Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–3 | 17–3 | 11–2 |
| May 21 | at Saint Mary's | Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA | W 13–7 | 18–3 | 12–2 |
| May 22 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 4–2 | 19–3 | 13–2 |
Post-season :
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Playoff record |
| May 28 | at Washington State | Pullman, WA | W 7–5 | 20–3 | 1–0 |
| May 31 | at Washington State | Pullman, WA | W 6–3 | 21–3 | 2–0 |
NCAA tournament: Western Playoff :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 16 | vs. Baylor | Denver, CO | W 8–0 | 22–3 | 1–0 |
| June 17 | vs. Oklahoma A&M | Denver, CO | W 7–1 | 23–3 | 2–0 |
| June 19 | vs. Baylor | Denver, CO | W 16–3 | 24–3 | 3–0 |
NCAA tournament: College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 25 | vs. Yale | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI | W 3–1 | 25–3 | 1–0 |
| June 26 | vs. Yale | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI | L 3–8 | 25–4 | 1–1 |
| June 26 | vs. Yale | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI | W 9–2 | 26–4 | 2–1 |

## Awards and honors
### Jim Brideweser

* All-PCC First Team

### Wally Hood

* All-American First Team
* All-PCC First Team

### Bill Lillie

* All-PCC Honorable Mention

### Art Mazmanian

* All-PCC First Team
* All-American First Team

### Bruce McKelvey

* All-PCC Second Team

### Hank Workman

* All-PCC First Team
* All-American First Team

### Bob Zuber

* All-PCC Honorable Mention