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The 1978 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season . The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 37th season.
The Trojans won the College World Series , defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game for the Trojans eleventh and final national championship under Rod Dedeaux.
Roster
Schedule
1978 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March
Date
Opponent
Score
Overall Record
Pac-8 Record
March 4
at Arizona State
9–13
5–2
–
March 4
at Arizona State
7–13
5–3
–
March 7
Pepperdine
7–0
6–3
–
March 10
Chapman 10–0
7–3
–
March 11
UC Irvine 2–8
7–4
–
March 11
UC Irvine
8–0
8–4
–
March 14
Cal State Dominguez 8–1
9–4
–
March 16
Cal State Los Angeles 14–4
10–4
–
March 17
at Cal State Los Angeles
10–1
11–4
–
March 18
Cal State Los Angeles
3–2
12–4
–
March 19
at Houston
13–1
13–4
–
March 20
at Houston
10–4
14–4
–
March 21
at Texas A&M
5–2
15–4
–
March 22
at Texas A&M
8–5
16–4
–
March 24
vs. Eastern Michigan
5–2
17–4
–
March 24
at Texas
8–2
18–4
–
March 25
at Texas
3–2
19–4
–
March 25
at Texas
2–3
19–5
–
March 28
Cal Lutheran 2–1
20–5
–
March 31
Arizona State
11–0
21–5
–
April
Date
Opponent
Score
Overall Record
Pac-8 Record
April 1
Arizona State
11–6
22–5
–
April 2
Arizona State
10–1
23–5
–
April 5
Cal State Northridge 12–1
24–5
–
April 8
at California
13–14
24–6
0–1
April 8
at California
6–2
25–6
1–1
April 9
at Santa Clara
7–2
26–6
–
April 13
Stanford 7–0
27–6
2–1
April 14
Stanford
2–3
27–7
2–2
April 15
Stanford
8–3
28–7
3–2
April 18
Pepperdine
10–2
29–7
–
April 20
UCLA 6–5
30–7
4–2
April 21
at UCLA
5–4
31–7
5–2
April 22
UCLA
7–3
32–7
6–2
April 24
Long Beach State
12–1
33–7
–
April 27
California
11–2
34–7
7–2
April 28
California
14–3
35–7
8–2
April 29
California
11–2
36–7
9–2
April 30
California
7–2
37–7
10–2
May
Date
Opponent
Score
Overall Record
Pac-8 Record
May 1
Cal Poly Pomona 11–5
38–7
–
May 2
Loyola Marymount 15–2
39–7
–
May 5
at Stanford
17–7
40–7
11–2
May 6
at Stanford
4–3
41–7
12–2
May 7
at Stanford
12–6
42–7
13–2
May 9
UC Santa Barbara 4–6
42–8
–
May 11
at UCLA
1–0
43–8
14–2
May 12
UCLA
7–6
44–8
15–2
May 13
at UCLA
8–9
44–9
15–3
Post–Season
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
May 26
vs. Arizona
Dedeaux Field 3–2
47–9
May 27
vs. Cal State Fullerton
Dedeaux Field
3–2
48–9
May 28
vs. Arizona
Dedeaux Field
2–1
49–9
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
June 2
vs. Miami (FL)
Rosenblatt Stadium 9–3
50–9
June 4
vs. Michigan
Rosenblatt Stadium
11–3
51–9
June 6
vs. Arizona State
Rosenblatt Stadium
5–2
52–9
June 7
vs. North Carolina
Rosenblatt Stadium
3–2
53–9
June 8
vs. Arizona State
Rosenblatt Stadium
10–3
54–9
Awards and honors
Bill Bordley All-America First Team[ 2]
Pacific-8 Player of the Year[ 2] Rod Boxberger Dave Engle All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 2] Brian Hayes All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 2] Dave Hostetler All-America Second Team[ 2]
College World Series All-Tournament Team[ 3] Chris Smith All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 2] Doug Stokke College World Series All-Tournament Team[ 3]
All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 2] Tim Tolman All-America Second Team[ 2]
College World Series All-Tournament Team[ 3]
All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 2] Dave Van Gorder All-America First Team[ 2] John Wells College World Series All-Tournament Team[ 3]
Trojans in the 1978 MLB Draft
The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft .[ 4]
References
Venues Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics
