# 1971 USC Trojans baseball team

The 1971 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1971 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 30th season.
The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Southern Illinois Salukis in the championship game, winning their second of five consecutive national championships, and third in four years.

## Schedule

1971 USC Trojans baseball game log :
Regular season :
February/March
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
February 24at Cal Poly Pomona16–51–0–
February 26at UC Santa Barbara5–61–1–
March 2at San Fernando Valley State13–102–1–
March 5UC Santa Barbara5–62–2–
March 6Cal Poly Pomona3–52–3–
March 6Cal Poly Pomona9–33–3–
March 9UC Irvine3–24–3–
March 12at UC Irvine9–104–4–
March 13Loyola Marymount3–05–4–
March 13Loyola Marymount8–26–4–
March 16San Fernando Valley State1–07–4–
March 17at Chapman6–77–5–
March 20BYU8–48–5–
March 20BYU8–19–5–
March 23Pepperdine2–110–5–
March 24Utah8–311–5–
March 26San Diego State4–212–5–
March 27San Diego State1–312–6–
March 27San Diego State9–213–6–
March 31Westmont2–513–7– :
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
April 2at Hawaii6–114–7–
April 7at Hawaii8–015–7–
April 13at UCLA7–116–71–0
April 16California10–117–72–0
April 17Stanford3–118–73–0
April 17Stanford8–419–74–0
April 20Chapman6–220–7–
April 23at Stanford2–121–75–0
April 24at California2–122–76–0
April 24at California10–023–77–0
April 27Cal State Los Angeles7–424–7–
April 30Oregon5–025–78–0
April 30Oregon2–026–79–0 :
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-8 record
May 1Oregon State10–427–710–0
May 1Oregon State9–628–711–0
May 3at Long Beach State6–129–7–
May 4Long Beach State1–529–8–
May 7at Washington State4–030–812–0
May 7at Washington State7–631–813–0
May 8at Washington6–032–814–0
May 8at Washington2–033–815–0
May 11Cal State Los Angeles4–234–8–
May 14UCLA1–035–816–0
May 15at UCLA6–336–817–0 :
Post-season :
NCAA tournament: Pacific-8 playoffs
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
May 20vs. Oregon StateBuck Bailey Field6–237–8
May 21vs. StanfordBuck Bailey Field9–338–8
May 22vs. Washington StateBuck Bailey Field5–1038–9
May 22vs. Washington StateBuck Bailey Field6–339–9 :
NCAA tournament: District 8 playoffs
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
May 29vs. Santa ClaraBuck Shaw Stadium5–639–10
May 30vs. Santa ClaraBovard Field5–140–10
May 30vs. Santa ClaraBovard Field9–141–10 :
NCAA tournament: College World Series
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 12vs. Seton HallRosenblatt Stadium5–142–10
June 13vs. Southern IllinoisRosenblatt Stadium3–842–11
June 14vs. BYURosenblatt Stadium8–643–11
June 15vs. TulsaRosenblatt Stadium8–444–11
June 16vs. TulsaRosenblatt Stadium3–245–11
June 17vs. Southern IllinoisRosenblatt Stadium7–246–11 :

## Awards and honors
### Frank Alfano

* College World Series All-Tournament Team

### George Ambrow

* All-Pacific-8 First Team

### Mike Ball

* All-Pacific-8 First Team

### Steve Busby

* All-America First Team
* All-Pacific-8 First Team

### Fredd Lynn

* College World Series All-Tournament Team

### Craig Perkins

* All-Pacific-8 First Team

### Jeff Port

* All-Pacific-8 First Team

### Mark Sogge

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

### Tim Steele

* All-Pacific-8 First Team

## Trojans in the 1971 MLB Draft

The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft.

### June regular draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Jim George | RHP | 13th | 312th | Oakland Athletics |
| Craig Perkins | C | 14th | 324th | Kansas City Royals |
| Sam Ceci | C | 40th | 778th | Los Angeles Dodgers |

### June secondary draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Gordon Carter | OF | 2nd | 34th | San Francisco Giants |
| Steve Busby | RHP | 2nd | 39th | Kansas City Royals |
| Mike Ball | 3B | 6th | 80th | Minnesota Twins |