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1968 USC Trojans baseball team

American college baseball season

Field	Value
year	1968
team	USC Trojans
sport	baseball
logo	USC Trojans logo.svg
logo_size	150
conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
short_conf	AAWU
record	42–12–1
conf_record	16–2–1
CBRank	1
head_coach	Rod Dedeaux (27th year)
stadium	Bovard Field
champion	National champions
AAWU Champions

AAWU Champions The 1968 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 27th season.

The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Southern Illinois Salukis in the championship game.

Roster

1968 USC Trojans roster

Schedule

! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;"| Regular season |- valign="top" |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 23 || || 9–4 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 24 || || 5–3 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 24 || San Diego State || 2–0 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 28 || || 9–2 || 4–0 || – |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 1 || at || 0–2 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 2 || || 0–1 || 4–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 4 || at || 0–3 || 4–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 11 || at || 7–4 || 5–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 12 || || 0–3 || 5–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 15 || || 2–1 || 6–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 16 || || 0–7 || 6–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 16 || BYU || 3–0 || 7–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 19 || || 2–1 || 8–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 22 || Long Beach State || 0–3 || 8–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 25 || || 4–0 || 9–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 26 || Cal State Los Angeles || 9–3 || 10–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 29 || || 9–3 || 11–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 30 || || 4–9 || 11–7 || – |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 2 || Chapman || 6–2 || 12–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 5 || || 5–6 || 12–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || at || 16–0 || 13–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. || 4–0 || 14–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. || 7–0 || 15–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. || 10–4 || 16–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 16 || UC Santa Barbara || 3–12 || 16–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 19 || at || 8–5 || 17–9 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 20 || at Stanford || 3–1 || 18–9 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddddff" | April 20 || at Stanford || 2–2 || 18–9–1 || 2–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 23 || San Fernando Valley State || 8–6 || 19–9–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 26 || || 7–3 || 20–9–1 || 3–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 27 || || 4–1 || 21–9–1 || 4–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 27 || Oregon || 6–3 || 22–9–1 || 5–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 29 || || 9–4 || 23–9–1 || 6–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 29 || Washington || 16–10 || 24–9–1 || 7–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 30 || || 4–3 || 25–9–1 || 8–0–1 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 3 || || 4–7 || 25–10–1 || 8–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 4 || UCLA || 8–3 || 26–10–1 || 9–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 7 || Cal Poly Pomona || 3–0 || 27–10–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 10 || Stanford || 4–3 || 28–10–1 || 10–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 || California || 3–1 || 29–10–1 || 11–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 || California || 8–1 || 30–10–1 || 12–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 14 || || 10–1 || 31–10–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 17 || at Washington || 10–4 || 32–10–1 || 13–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 18 || at Washington State || 3–9 || 32–11–1 || 13–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 18 || at Washington State || 6–1 || 33–11–1 || 14–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 21 || at Oregon || 11–6 || 34–11–1 || 15–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 25 || at UCLA || 11–2 || 35–11–1 || 16–2–1

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Awards and honors

;Jim Barr

All-Pac-8 Second Team

;Reid Braden

All-Pac-8 First Team

;Pat Harrison

All-America First Team
All-Pac-8 First Team

;Bill Lee

College World Series All-Tournament Team
All-Pac-8 Honorable Mention

;Chuck Ramshaw

All-Pac-8 Second Team

;Bill Seinsoth

College World Series Most Outstanding Player
All-America First Team

;Steve Sogge

All-Pac-8 First Team

Trojans in the 1968 MLB draft

The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.

June regular draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Ron Drake	C	18th	419th	San Diego Padres
Bill Lee	LHP	22nd	507th	Boston Red Sox
James Kuehner	1B	25th	561st	Washington Senators
William Homik	C	66th	908th	Los Angeles Dodgers

June secondary draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Pat Harrison	2B	1st	9th	Philadelphia Phillies
Jim Barr	RHP	3rd	49th	Philadelphia Phillies
Reid Braden	1B	5th	92nd	Philadelphia Phillies
William Seinsoth	1B	5th	95th	Los Angeles Dodgers

January secondary draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Pat Harrison	2B	1st	8th	Philadelphia Phillies
Dennis Parks	OF	2nd	30th	Chicago Cubs
Reid Braden	1B	7th	121st	New York Mets

References

"College World Series record Book". NCAA.org.
"2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide". USCTrojans.com.
"MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)"". Baseball-Reference.

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