# 1998 USC Trojans baseball team

The 1998 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Mike Gillespie in his 12th season.
The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game.

## Schedule

1998 USC Trojans baseball game log :
Regular season :
January/February
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-10 record
January 30Long Beach State16–41–0–
February 1Long Beach State9–52–0–
February 7Texas5–33–0–
February 7Texas5–63–1–
February 8Texas7–153–2–
February 10at Long Beach State12–34–2–
February 13vs. North Carolina10–05–2–
February 14vs. North Carolina16–96–2–
February 15vs. North Carolina10–27–2–
February 18at Cal State Fullerton3–28–2–
February 20vs. Arizona10–39–21–0
February 21vs. Arizona4–110–22–0
February 22vs. Arizona2–310–32–1
February 25at Pepperdine5–211–3–
February 27UCLA6–112–33–1
February 28UCLA10–913–34–1 :
March
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-10 record
March 1UCLA7–1213–44–2
March 3UC Santa Barbara15–814–4–
March 6Oregon State9–015–4–
March 7Oregon State7–416–4–
March 8Oregon State6–1316–5–
March 14Arizona State7–617–55–2
March 14Arizona State13–518–56–2
March 15Arizona State6–319–57–2
March 17Loyola Marymount6–420–5–
March 20at Arizona6–421–58–2
March 21at Arizona7–622–59–2
March 22at Arizona10–623–510–2
March 24Pepperdine11–124–5–
March 27at California10–625–511–2
March 28at California7–626–512–2
March 29at California8–127–513–2 :
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-10 record
April 1Cal State Fullerton4–727–6–
April 3Stanford0–127–713–3
April 5Stanford6–727–813–4
April 5Stanford7–428–814–4
April 6Hawaii-Hilo12–329–8–
April 9at Arizona State3–1829–914–5
April 10at Arizona State5–729–1014–6
April 11at Arizona State4–2429–1114–7
April 14at Loyola Marymount6–1229–12–
April 17California10–030–1215–7
April 18California14–1331–1216–7
April 19California5–232–1217–7
April 21at San Diego State9–433–12–
April 24at UCLA14–634–1218–7
April 25UCLA17–1834–1318–8
April 26at UCLA17–1235–1319–8
April 28San Diego State17–1036–13–
April 29UC Santa Barbara9–837–13– :
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-10 record
May 9at Stanford2–437–1419–9
May 10at Stanford5–238–1420–9
May 11at Stanford5–139–1421–9
May 15at Portland State10–240–14–
May 15at Portland State6–740–15– :
Post-season :
NCAA tournament: East Regional
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
May 21vs. FordhamTiger Field10–641–15
May 22vs. Virginia CommonwealthTiger Field4–1441–16
May 23vs. ClemsonTiger Field8–542–16
May 23vs. South AlabamaTiger Field3–243–16
May 24vs. South AlabamaTiger Field4–344–16 :
NCAA tournament: College World Series
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
May 30vs. LSURosenblatt Stadium10–1244–17
June 1vs. FloridaRosenblatt Stadium12–1045–17
June 2vs. Mississippi StateRosenblatt Stadium7–146–17
June 4vs. LSURosenblatt Stadium5–447–17
June 5vs. LSURosenblatt Stadium7–348–17
June 6vs. Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium21–1449–17 :

## Awards and honors
### Rik Currier

* Freshman All-America

### Seth Davidson

* Freshman All-America
* All-Pac-10 First Team

### Morgan Ensberg

* All-America Third Team
* All-Pac-10 First Team

### Seth Etherton

* The Sporting News Player of the Year
* All-America First Team
* Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year
* All-Pac-10 First Team

### Jeremy Freitas

* All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention

### Rob Gorr

* College World Series All-Tournament Team
* All-Pac-10 First Team

### Jack Krawczyk

* College World Series All-Tournament Team
* All-America First Team
* All-Pac-10 First Team

### Jason Lane

* College World Series All-Tournament Team

### Eric Munson

* College World Series All-Tournament Team
* All-America Second Team
* All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention

### Wes Rachels

* College World Series Most Outstanding Player
* All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention

### Brad Ticehurst

* College World Series All-Tournament Team
* All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention

## Trojans in the 1998 MLB Draft

The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Seth Etherton | RHP | 1st | 18th | California Angels |
| Jason Saenz | LHP | 3rd | 94th | New York Mets |
| Brad Ticehurst | OF | 8th | 233rd | Texas Rangers |
| Mike Penney | RHP | 8th | 236th | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Morgan Ensberg | 3B | 9th | 272nd | Houston Astros |
| Rob Gorr | 1B | 14th | 426th | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Craig Jones | RHP | 16th | 467th | Kansas City Royals |
| Jeremy Freitas | OF | 25th | 737th | Kansas City Royals |
| Jack Krawczyk | RHP | 25th | 746th | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Jeff DePippo | C | 27th | 813th | Cleveland Indians |
| Wes Rachels | 2B | 33rd | 974th | Philadelphia Phillies |