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The 1973 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season . The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 32nd season.
The Trojans won the College World Series , defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game, winning their fourth of five consecutive national championships, and the fifth in six years.
Roster Schedule
1973 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date
Opponent
Score
Overall Record
Pac-8 Record
February 17
San Diego State 6–1
1–0
–
February 17
San Diego State
5–3
2–0
–
February 20
at UC Irvine
3–1
3–0
–
February 23
Cal Poly Pomona 5–2
4–0
–
February 24
UC Santa Barbara 5–4
5–0
–
February 24
UC Santa Barbara
10–6
6–0
–
March
Date
Opponent
Score
Overall Record
Pac-8 Record
March 2
at Fresno State
5–0
7–0
–
March 3
at Fresno State
6–2
8–0
–
March 3
at Fresno State
2–0
9–0
–
March 7
Cal State Los Angeles 10–2
10–0
–
March 10
UCLA 6–3
11–0
1–0
March 10
UCLA
10–1
12–0
2–0
March 15
at Arizona State
2–4
12–1
–
March 16
at Arizona State
4–8
12–2
–
March 17
at Arizona State
5–12
12–3
–
March 21
Loyola Marymount 13–12
13–3
–
March 23
Gonzaga 2–1
14–3
–
March 26
vs. Arizona State
3–1
15–3
–
March 27
vs. Hawaii
4–0
16–3
–
March 27
vs. Vanderbilt
4–5
16–4
–
March 29
vs. Washington State
9–2
17–4
–
March 30
vs. Massachusetts
16–4
18–4
–
March 30
at UC Riverside
7–4
19–4
–
March 31
vs. Stanford
8–2
20–4
–
March 31
vs. Arizona State
2–0
21–4
–
April
Date
Opponent
Score
Overall Record
Pac-8 Record
April 1
at UNLV
9–2
22–4
–
April 3
at San Fernando Valley State
3–15
22–5
–
April 6
California 14–0
23–5
3–0
April 7
California
2–1
24–5
4–0
April 7
California
8–4
25–5
5–0
April 9
Chapman 14–4
26–5
–
April 10
UC Irvine
0–5
26–6
–
April 11
Pepperdine 14–3
27–6
–
April 13
at Stanford
2–1
28–6
6–0
April 14
at Stanford
0–1
28–7
6–1
April 14
at Stanford
3–0
29–7
7–1
April 17
at Hawaii
10–6
30–7
–
April 24
at Cal State Los Angeles
9–4
31–7
–
April 25
at Chapman
5–6
31–8
–
April 27
Stanford
12–8
32–8
8–1
April 28
Stanford
1–0
33–8
9–1
April 28
Stanford
0–3
33–9
9–2
May
Date
Opponent
Score
Overall Record
Pac-8 Record
May 1
at Cal Poly Pomona
18–13
34–9
–
May 4
at California
4–5
34–10
9–3
May 5
at California
8–2
35–10
10–3
May 5
at California
2–0
36–10
11–3
May 8
Long Beach State 10–3
37–10
–
May 10
at UCLA
5–6
37–11
11–4
May 11
UCLA
6–2
38–11
12–4
May 12
at UCLA
8–4
39–11
13–4
May 12
at UCLA
6–4
40–11
14–4
Post–Season
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
May 18
vs. Washington State
Buck Bailey Field 13–4
41–11
May 19
vs. Washington State
Buck Bailey Field
11–9
42–11
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
May 26
vs. Loyola Marymount
Bovard Field 9–8
43–11
May 27
vs. Loyola Marymount
Bovard Field
2–1
44–11
June 1
vs. Cal State Los Angeles
Bovard Field
4–3
45–11
June 2
vs. Cal State Los Angeles
Bovard Field
13–6
46–11
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
June 9
vs. Harvard
Rosenblatt Stadium 4–1
47–11
June 10
vs. Texas
Rosenblatt Stadium
4–1
48–11
June 11
vs. Arizona State
Rosenblatt Stadium
3–1
49–11
June 12
vs. Minnesota
Rosenblatt Stadium
8–7
50–11
June 13
vs. Arizona State
Rosenblatt Stadium
4–3
51–11
Awards and honors Rich Dauer All-Pacific-8 First Team[2] Ken Huizenga College World Series All-Tournament Team[3] Ed Putnam All-Pacific-8 First Team[2] Randy Scarbery College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
All-America First Team[2]
All-Pacific-8 First Team[2] Roy Smalley College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
All-America First Team[2]
All-Pacific-8 First Team[2] Trojans in the 1973 MLB Draft The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft .[4]
June regular draft June secondary draft References
Venues Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics
