1963 USC Trojans baseball team

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1963 USC Trojans baseball
USC Trojans logo.svg
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
CB No. 1
Record35–10 (10–6 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadium Bovard Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964  →
1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Division
No. 10 Oregon State  ‍†‍‍y11–4 .73323–12 .657
No. 17 Oregon  ‍‍‍10–5 .667– –
Washington State  ‍‍‍7–7 .50024–8 .750
Idaho  ‍‍‍5–9 .357– –
Washington  ‍‍‍3–11 .2147–17 .292
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 1 Southern California  ‍†‍‍y10–6 .62535–10 .778
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍9–7 .563– –
No. 23 UCLA  ‍‍‍9–7 .56330–17 .638
Stanford  ‍‍‍8–8 .50024–11 .686
California  ‍‍‍4–12 .25019–21 .475
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1963 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 22nd season.

Contents

The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game.

Roster

1963 USC Trojans roster
 

Pitchers

  • Bart Araujo
  • Mike Crowley
  • Larry Fisher
  • Bob Fuller
  • Cliff Goodrich
  • Pete Hillman
  • Al Lasas
  • Walt Peterson
  • Ron Scott
  • James Ritter
  • Bob Selleck
  • Duane White
  • Steven Greenfield
  • Tom Seaver

Catchers

  • Steve Deleau
  • Bob Hollowell
  • Marty Piscovich
 

Infielders

  • Joe Austin
  • David Berg
  • Gary Coscarart
  • Justin Dedeaux
  • Ed Gagle
  • Nat Harty
  • Gary Holman
  • Marv Lotz
  • Larry Sandel
  • Bob Thompson
  • Ken Walker
  • Bob Withers
  • Daryl Wilkins
 

Outfielders

  • Jim Brown
  • Willie Brown
  • Fred Hill
  • Andy Pitchess
  • Mike Smith
  • Don Taylor
  • Toby Thurlow
  • Ken Washington

Coaches

 

Schedule

1963 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season
March
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordAAWU record
San Fernando Valley State 11–101–0–
Cal Poly Pomona 1–41–1–
March 16 UCLA 3–131–20–1
March 16UCLA1–31–30–2
Cal State Los Angeles 5–42–3–
March 22 Fresno State 4–23–3–
March 23Fresno State4–34–3–
San Diego 9–05–3–
Long Beach State 7–26–3–
March 30 Stanford 2–17–31–2
March 30Stanford1–08–32–2
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordAAWU record
at Long Beach State8–19–3–
vs. San Jose State 2–010–3–
vs. BYU 17–111–3–
at Cal State Los Angeles4–112–3–
vs. Cal Poly Pomona6–013–3–
New Mexico 21–114–3–
vs. Cal Poly Pomona10–215–3–
April 20vs. Cal Poly Pomona7–516–3–
Occidental 1–416–4–
at San Fernando Valley State20–1317–4–
at Stanford2–118–43–2
at Stanford3–618–53–3
at Santa Clara 10–119–54–3
at Santa Clara1–619–64–4
at California 3–220–65–4
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordAAWU record
at California4–321–66–4
at UCLA2–1121–76–5
May 4at UCLA1–022–77–5
Pepperdine 7–223–7–
Westmont 12–524–7–
California6–425–78–5
California11–526–79–5
Cal State Los Angeles6–227–7–
May 17Santa Clara3–028–710–5
May 18Santa Clara4–528–810–6
Postseason
DateOpponentScoreOverall record
vs. Oregon State 6–529–8
vs. Oregon State6–829–9
vs. Oregon State7–530–9
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 10vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 3–830–10
June 11vs. Holy Cross Rosenblatt Stadium6–531–10
June 12vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium4–332–10
June 13vs. Missouri Rosenblatt Stadium12–333–10
June 14 Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium6–434–10
June 16ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium5–235–10

Awards and honors

Willie Brown
Bud Hollowell
Gary Holman
Walt Peterson
Marty Piscovich
Ken Walker
Kenny Washington

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1963". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
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