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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Coaches | No. 1 |
CB | No. 1 |
Record | 49–17 (21–9 Pac-10) |
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Home stadium | Dedeaux Field |
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No. 13 Washington xy | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 41 | – | 17 | .707 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 35 | – | 14 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 25 | – | 24 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 4 | – | 20 | .167 | 17 | – | 34 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 9 Stanford xy | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 42 | – | 14 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Southern California y | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | 49 | – | 17 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Arizona State y | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | 41 | – | 23 | .641 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | 33 | – | 23 | .589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 23 | – | 33 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | 22 | – | 32 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1998 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
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.
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The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft. [4]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
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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 |
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