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1974 USC Trojans baseball team
American college baseball season
American college baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1974 |
| team | USC Trojans |
| sport | baseball |
| logo | USC Trojans logo.svg |
| logo_size | 150 |
| conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| short_conf | Pac-8 |
| record | 50–20 |
| conf_record | 11–7 |
| CBRank | 1 |
| head_coach | Rod Dedeaux (33rd year) |
| stadium | Dedeaux Field |
| champion | National champions |
| Pacific-8 Conference champions |
Pacific-8 Conference champions The 1974 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 33rd season.
The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Miami Hurricanes in the championship game, completing their run of five consecutive national championships.
Roster
| 1974 USC Trojans roster |
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Schedule
! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;"| Regular season |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 10 || at || 6–1 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 18 || || 5–4 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 18 || San Diego State || 5–3 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 20 || at || 18–5 || 4–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 23 || vs. || 5–1 || 5–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 24 || at || 9–7 || 6–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 24 || at UNLV || 10–2 || 7–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 26 || || 9–2 || 8–0 || – |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 1 || || 3–9 || 8–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 5 || at || 5–3 || 9–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 10 || at || 6–3 || 10–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 12 || at UC Irvine || 10–4 || 11–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 13 || at || 9–6 || 12–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 14 || at || 13–7 || 13–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 15 || || 19–3 || 14–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 15 || Air Force || 16–8 || 15–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 19 || || 8–6 || 16–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 20 || Santa Clara || 2–10 || 16–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 22 || || 10–12 || 16–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 23 || vs. Arizona State || 14–9 || 17–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 25 || at || 6–3 || 18–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 26 || || 9–8 || 19–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 30 || || 7–0 || 20–3 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 30 || California || 11–4 || 21–3 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 31 || California || 3–1 || 22–3 || 3–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 5 || at || 2–3 || 22–4 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 6 || at Stanford || 7–5 || 23–4 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 6 || at Stanford || 5–6 || 23–5 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 7 || at Arizona State || 6–4 || 24–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 9 || at Oklahoma || 6–7 || 24–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 9 || at Oklahoma || 4–5 || 24–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 12 || at || 8–2 || 25–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 13 || at Tulsa || 4–5 || 25–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 13 || at Tulsa || 7–11 || 25–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 14 || at Tulsa || 11–4 || 26–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 15 || || 5–4 || 27–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 16 || Cal State Northridge || 7–6 || 28–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 19 || at || 8–2 || 29–9 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 20 || UCLA || 11–5 || 30–9 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 20 || UCLA || 6–5 || 31–9 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 23 || Pepperdine || 5–6 || 31–10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 24 || || 9–6 || 32–10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 26 || at California || 4–1 || 33–10 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 27 || at California || 2–4 || 33–11 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 27 || at California || 8–3 || 34–11 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 28 || at Santa Clara || 9–2 || 35–11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 30 || Cal Poly Pomona || 4–6 || 35–12 || – |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 3 || Stanford || 1–4 || 35–13 || 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 4 || Stanford || 0–7 || 35–14 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 4 || Stanford || 5–6 || 35–15 || 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 6 || Chapman || 5–2 || 36–15 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 7 || Loyola Marymount || 4–6 || 36–16 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 8 || at Long Beach State || 7–5 || 37–16 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 10 || UCLA || 10–0 || 38–16 || 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 11 || at UCLA || 5–6 || 38–17 || 10–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 || at UCLA || 22–2 || 39–17 || 11–7
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Awards and honors
;Rob Adolph
- College World Series All-Tournament Team
;Mike Barr
- College World Series All-Tournament Team
;Marvin Cobb
- College World Series All-Tournament Team
;Rich Dauer
- All-America First Team
- College World Series All-Tournament Team
- All-Pacific-8 First Team
;Russ McQueen
- All-Pacific-8 First Team
;George Milke
- College World Series Most Outstanding Player
;Bob Mitchell
- College World Series All-Tournament Team
;Creighton Tevlin
- All-Pacific-8 First Team
Trojans in the 1974 MLB draft
The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.
June regular draft
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dauer | SS | 1st | 24th | Baltimore Orioles |
| Russ McQueen | RHP | 14th | 322nd | California Angels |
| Mark Barr | RHP | 14th | 332nd | Boston Red Sox |
| Anthony Davis | OF | 15th | 360th | Baltimore Orioles |
| Brian Heublein | LHP | 19th | 444th | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Creighton Tevlin | OF | 24th | 539th | Baltimore Orioles |
References
References
- "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide". USCTrojans.com.
- "College World Series record Book". NCAA.org.
- "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)"". Baseball-Reference.
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