1963 USC Trojans baseball team

1963 USC Trojans baseball
1963 USC Trojans baseball
College World Series Champions; CIBA Champions
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
CB	No. 1
Record	35–10 (10–6 AAWU)
Head coach	Rod Dedeaux (22nd year);
Home stadium	Bovard Field
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Division
No. 10 Oregon State ‍†‍‍^y	11	–	4	.733	23	–	12	.657
No. 17 Oregon ‍‍‍	10	–	5	.667		–		–
Washington State ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	24	–	8	.750
Idaho ‍‍‍	5	–	9	.357		–		–
Washington ‍‍‍	3	–	11	.214	7	–	17	.292
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 1 Southern California ‍†‍‍^y	10	–	6	.625	35	–	10	.778
Santa Clara ‍‍‍	9	–	7	.563		–		–
No. 23 UCLA ‍‍‍	9	–	7	.563	30	–	17	.638
Stanford ‍‍‍	8	–	8	.500	24	–	11	.686
California ‍‍‍	4	–	12	.250	19	–	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.

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

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

Rod Dedeaux

Schedule

1963 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

March

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record	AAWU Record
	San Fernando Valley State	11–10	1–0	–
	Cal Poly Pomona	1–4	1–1	–
March 16	UCLA	3–13	1–2	0–1
March 16	UCLA	1–3	1–3	0–2
	Cal State Los Angeles	5–4	2–3	–
March 22	Fresno State	4–2	3–3	–
March 23	Fresno State	4–3	4–3	–
	San Diego	9–0	5–3	–
	Long Beach State	7–2	6–3	–
March 30	Stanford	2–1	7–3	1–2
March 30	Stanford	1–0	8–3	2–2

April

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record	AAWU Record
	at Long Beach State	8–1	9–3	–
	vs. San Jose State	2–0	10–3	–
	vs. BYU	17–1	11–3	–
	at Cal State Los Angeles	4–1	12–3	–
	vs. Cal Poly Pomona	6–0	13–3	–
	New Mexico	21–1	14–3	–
	vs. Cal Poly Pomona	10–2	15–3	–
April 20	vs. Cal Poly Pomona	7–5	16–3	–
	Occidental	1–4	16–4	–
	at San Fernando Valley State	20–13	17–4	–
	at Stanford	2–1	18–4	3–2
	at Stanford	3–6	18–5	3–3
	at Santa Clara	10–1	19–5	4–3
	at Santa Clara	1–6	19–6	4–4
	at California	3–2	20–6	5–4

May

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record	AAWU Record
	at California	4–3	21–6	6–4
	at UCLA	2–11	21–7	6–5
May 4	at UCLA	1–0	22–7	7–5
	Pepperdine	7–2	23–7	–
	Westmont	12–5	24–7	–
	California	6–4	25–7	8–5
	California	11–5	26–7	9–5
	Cal State Los Angeles	6–2	27–7	–
May 17	Santa Clara	3–0	28–7	10–5
May 18	Santa Clara	4–5	28–8	10–6

Post–Season

NCAA Tournament: District 8 Playoffs

Opponent	Score	Overall Record
vs. Oregon State	6–5	29–8
vs. Oregon State	6–8	29–9
vs. Oregon State	7–5	30–9

NCAA Tournament: College World Series

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
June 10	vs. Texas	Rosenblatt Stadium	3–8	30–10
June 11	vs. Holy Cross	Rosenblatt Stadium	6–5	31–10
June 12	vs. Florida State	Rosenblatt Stadium	4–3	32–10
June 13	vs. Missouri	Rosenblatt Stadium	12–3	33–10
June 14	Arizona	Rosenblatt Stadium	6–4	34–10
June 16	Arizona	Rosenblatt Stadium	5–2	35–10

Awards and honors

Willie Brown

All-AAWU First Team^[2]

Bud Hollowell

College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[3]
All-AAWU Honorable Mention^[2]

Gary Holman

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[3]

Walt Peterson

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[3]
All-America Second Team^[2]
All-AAWU First Team^[2]

Marty Piscovich

All-AAWU Honorable Mention^[2]

Ken Walker

All-AAWU Honorable Mention^[2]

Kenny Washington

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[3]

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1963". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1963". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 3, 2014.

[USC-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[CWS-3] "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.

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v t e USC Trojans 1963 College World Series champions
Fred Hill Gary Holman Bud Hollowell (College World Series MOP)
Head Coach Rod Dedeaux
Regular season NCAA tournament College World Series

v t e USC Trojans baseball
Venues	Bovard Field (?–1973) Dedeaux Field (1974–present)
Rivalries	UCLA
People	Head coaches
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics