2001 USC Trojans baseball team

2001 USC Trojans baseball
Pacific-10 Champions Los Angeles Regional champions Los Angeles Super Regional champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
CB	No. 5
Record	45–19 (18–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Gillespie (15th season)
Assistant coach	Rob Klein (14th season)
Hitting coach	Andy Nieto (5th season)
Pitching coach	John Savage (6th season)
Home stadium	Dedeaux Field
Seasons ←  2000 2002 →

2001 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 5 Southern California  ‍†‍‍	18	–	6	–	0		.750			45	–	19	–	0		.703
No. 2 Stanford  ‍‍‍y	17	–	7	–	0		.708			51	–	17	–	0		.750
No. 23 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y	14	–	10	–	0		.583			37	–	20	–	1		.647
California  ‍‍‍y	14	–	10	–	0		.583			34	–	25	–	0		.576
Arizona  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			33	–	23	–	0		.589
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			31	–	24	–	0		.564
UCLA  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			30	–	27	–	0		.526
Washington  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			29	–	23	–	0		.558
Washington State  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			15	–	39	–	0		.278
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2001 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California collegiate sports in the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Dedeaux Field. The team was coached by Mike Gillespie in his 15th year at USC.

The Trojans won the Los Angeles Regional and the Los Angeles Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Tennessee Volunteers.

Roster

2001 USC Trojans baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 2 INF Seth Davidson S/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr San Diego, California 3 RHP Brian Bannister R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Paradise Valley, Arizona 4 INF Michael Moon L/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Alta Loma, California 6 OF Brian Barre L/L 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Garden Grove, California 7 C Jeff Adolph R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Fresno, California 8 RHP Rik Currier R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Dana Point, California 9 LHP Fraser Dizard L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Edmonds, Washington 10 Josh Self R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Hughson, California 12 C Matt Bonovich R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Sacramento, California 13 C Alberto Concepcion R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So El Segundo, California 14 INF Colby Self R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Hughson, California 15 OF Rob Garibaldi L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Petaluma, California 16 Tony Esquibel R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Alta Loma, California 18 LHP Mark Todd L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr San Diego, California 20 RHP Sam Ramirez R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Monterey Park, California 21 RHP Mark Prior R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Salinas, California 22 Josh Persell S/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Sherman Oaks, California 23 RHP Anthony Reyes R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Whittier, California 24 INF Anthony Lunetta R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Riverside, California 25 RHP Chad Clark L/R 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Glendora, California 26 LHP Jordan Olson L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So La Crescenta, California 28 LHP Josh Rummonds L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr La Selva Beach, California 17 C Ricky Helland S/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Ventura, California 30 OF Paki Lum R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Aiea, Hawaii 32 RHP Jon Williams R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Alamo, California 34 Al Benavente L/L 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pico Rivera, California 35 INF Rafael Torres R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Corona, California 37 INF Nick Priest R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So El Cajon, California 38 LHP Todd Dedeaux L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Pasadena, California 39 INF Kellan Broines R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Honolulu, Hawaii 40 RHP Shaun Kramer R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Diamond Bar, California 41 OF Michael Morales R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Anaheim, California 42 RHP Bret Butler R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Woodinville, Washington 44 OF Abel Montanez R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Montebello, California 45 C Nick Mosich R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Santa Ana, California 47 INF Jon Brewster R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Sherman Oaks, California 50 INF Bill Peavey L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Brisbane, California	Head coach Mike Gillespie Assistant coach(es) Hitting coach(es) Andy Nieto Pitching coach(es) John Savage Rob Klein Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 9, 2020

Schedule

2001 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season
January (1–0) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 1 January 31 Santa Clara No. 2 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 10–3 1–0 0–0
February (8–4) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 2 February 3 Louisville No. 2 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 19–4 2–0 0–0 3 February 4 Louisville No. 2 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 11–4 3–0 0–0 4 February 6 No. 12 Cal State Fullerton No. 2 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 6–5 4–0 0–0 5 February 9 at No. 22 Long Beach State No. 2 Blair Field • Long Beach, California W 6–2 5–0 0–0 6 February 10 No. 22 Long Beach State No. 2 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 10–1 6–0 0–0 7 February 11 at No. 22 Long Beach State No. 2 Blair Field • Long Beach, California L 5–9 6–1 0–0 8 February 16 at UCLA No. 3 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 3–4 6–2 0–0 9 February 17 at UCLA No. 3 Jackie Robinson Field • Los Angeles, California W 6–0 7–2 0–0 10 February 18 at UCLA No. 3 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 5–4 8–2 0–0 11 February 20 Loyola Marymount No. 3 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California L 1–9 8–3 0–0 12 February 21 at Pepperdine No. 3 Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, California L 3–5 8–4 0–0 13 February 23 No. 30 Mississippi State No. 3 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 7–3 9–4 0–0
March (11–7) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 14 March 3 at Houston No. 5 Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas W 6–3 10–4 0–0 15 March 3 at Houston No. 5 Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas W 6–3 11–4 0–0 16 March 4 at Houston No. 5 Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas W 4–3 12–4 0–0 17 March 6 UC Riverside No. 4 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California L 4–6 12–5 0–0 18 March 9 at No. 9 Stanford No. 4 Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California L 0–2 12–6 0–0 19 March 10 at No. 9 Stanford No. 4 Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California L 3–15 12–7 0–0 20 March 11 at No. 9 Stanford No. 4 Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California L 5–9 12–8 0–0 21 March 13 at UC Santa Barbara No. 13 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 12–5 13–8 0–0 22 March 14 San Diego No. 13 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 4–3 14–8 0–0 23 March 17 at Washington No. 13 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington W 5–1 15–8 1–0 24 March 19 at Washington No. 12 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington L 6–7 15–9 1–1 25 March 19 at Washington No. 12 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington L 3–7 15–10 1–2 26 March 21 No. 18 Pepperdine No. 12 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 9–3 16–10 1–2 27 March 23 at Arizona No. 12 Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona W 8–0 17–10 2–2 28 March 24 at Arizona No. 12 Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona W 6–4 18–10 3–2 29 March 25 at Arizona No. 12 Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona W 8–7 19–10 4–2 30 March 27 at No. 29 Cal State Fullerton No. 12 Titan Field • Fullerton, California L 11–12 19–11 4–2 31 March 28 San Diego State No. 12 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 16–7 20–11 4–2
April (13–5) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 32 April 3 at San Diego State No. 15 Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, California W 2–1 21–11 4–2 33 April 6 No. 9 Arizona State No. 15 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 11–2 22–11 5–2 34 April 7 No. 9 Arizona State No. 15 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 5–1 23–11 6–2 35 April 8 No. 9 Arizona State No. 15 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California L 1–11 23–12 6–3 36 April 10 UC Santa Barbara No. 10 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 6–4 24–12 6–3 37 April 14 at California No. 10 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California W 1–0 25–12 7–3 38 April 15 at California No. 10 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California W 5–3 26–12 8–3 39 April 16 at California No. 10 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California L 4–5 26–13 8–4 40 April 17 at UC Riverside No. 7 Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, California W 14–2 27–13 8–4 41 April 20 No. 1 Stanford No. 7 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 2–1 28–13 9–4 42 April 21 No. 1 Stanford No. 7 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 7–0 29–13 10–4 43 April 22 No. 1 Stanford No. 7 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California L 5–9 29–14 10–5 44 April 23 San Francisco No. 6 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California L 8–10 29–15 10–5 45 April 24 at Loyola Marymount No. 6 George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 7–13 29–16 10–5 46 April 27 UCLA No. 6 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 2–0 30–16 11–5 47 April 28 UCLA No. 6 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 7–6 31–16 12–5 48 April 29 UCLA No. 6 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 7–1 32–16 13–5 49 April 30 at San Diego No. 4 Fowler Park • San Diego, California W 5–4 33–16 13–5
May (6–1) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 50 May 12 Washington State No. 3 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 7–6 34–16 14–5 51 May 13 Washington State No. 3 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 7–0 35–16 15–5 52 May 14 Washington State No. 1 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 5–1 36–16 16–5 53 May 15 Long Beach State No. 1 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 10–2 37–16 16–5 54 May 18 at Oregon State No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Beaverton, Oregon W 7–3 38–16 17–5 55 May 19 at Oregon State No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Beaverton, Oregon L 0–6 38–17 17–6 56 May 20 at Oregon State No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Beaverton, Oregon W 1–0 39–17 18–6
Postseason
Los Angeles Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 57 May 25 (4) No. 25 Oral Roberts (1) No. 2 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 12–4 40–17 18–6 58 May 26 (2) No. 13 Pepperdine (1) No. 2 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 4–3 41–17 18–6 59 May 27 (3) Fresno State (1) No. 2 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 8–0 42–17 18–6
Los Angeles Super Regional (2–0) # Date Seed/Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 60 June 1 No. 19 FIU (3) No. 2 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 5–1 43–17 18–6 61 June 2 No. 19 FIU (3) No. 2 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 6–0 44–17 18–6
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 62 June 9 vs. (6) No. 7 Georgia (3) No. 2 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 11–5 45–17 18–6 63 June 11 vs. (2) No. 1 Miami (FL) (3) No. 2 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 3–4 45–18 18–6 64 June 12 vs. No. 8 Tennessee (3) No. 2 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 2–10 45–19 18–6
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Awards and honors

Brian Barre

• First Team All-Pac-10

Alberto Concepcion

• Honorable Mention All-Pac-10

Rik Currier

• Second Team All-American The Sports Network
• Third Team All-American Baseball America
• Third Team All-American Collegiate Baseball
• First Team All-Pac-10

Anthony Lunetta

• Honorable Mention All-Pac-10

Michael Moon

• Honorable Mention All-Pac-10

Mark Prior

• First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• First Team All-American Baseball America
• First Team All-American Collegiate Baseball
• First Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
• First Team All-American The Sports Network
• First Team All-American USA Today Sports Weekly
• Pac-10 Conference Pitcher of the Year
• First Team All-Pac-10

Bill Peavey

• Honorable Mention All-Pac-10

Josh Persell

• Honorable Mention All-Pac-10

References

1. 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
2. "2020 USC Trojans Baseball record Book" (PDF). www.usctrojans.com. University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2020.