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American college baseball season

1949 USC Trojans baseball
CIBA Champions
PCC Tournament champions
Region D Champions
College World Series, 3rd
ConferenceCalifornia Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Record23–6 (12–2 CIBA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBovard Field
Seasons← 19481950 →
1949 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
Washington State  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 4   .750 33 – 9   .786
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4   .714 18 – 7   .720
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 15 – 8   .652
Washington  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 6 – 9   .400
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14   .125 4 – 22   .154
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 2   .857 23 – 6   .793
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6   .600 17 – 10   .630
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 8 – 6   .571 21 – 15   .583
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 18 – 12   .600
California  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 31 – 17   .646
St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 3 – 12   .200 0 – 0   –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The 1949 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Bovard Field. The team was coached by Sam Barry serving his 17th year and Rod Dedeaux in his 8th year at USC.

The Trojans won the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association championship, the Pacific Coast Conference Tournament and advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Roster

1949 USC Trojans baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
INF Jim Brideweser R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
INF Hank Cedillos / — — Sr
Robert Cleveland / — —
RHP Dick Fiedler R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr
OF Chuck Freeman / — — Jr
OF Serge Freeman / — — Jr
INF Dave Haserot / — — Jr
INF George Hefner / — — Los Angeles, California
RHP Maynard Horst /R — — Jr
OF Al Karan / — — So
Mas Kinoshita / — —
INF Art Mazmanian R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
C Bruce McKelvey R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr San Pedro, California
LHP Don Pender /L — —
OF Chuck Pryor / — — Jr
INF Rudy Regalado R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Glendale, California
OF Tom Riach / — — So
OF Jay Roundy / — —
P Jack Schlarb / — — So
OF Bill Sharman R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Porterville, California
C Bob Zuber R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
Head coach

Sam Barry
Rod Dedeaux

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

Legend
  USC win
  USC loss
1949 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season
March (2–0)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
March 25 San Diego State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–6 1–0
March 26 San Diego State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 2–0
April (9–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
April 1 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA L 4–5 2–1 0–1
April 2 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA L 3–4 2–2 0–2
April 8 at UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA W 21–4 3–2 1–2
April 9 UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–8 4–2 2–2
April 12 Loyola Marymount Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–1 5–2 2–2
April 17 at UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA W 12–2 6–2 2–2
April 19 at Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, CA W 11–6 7–2 2–2
April 22 at Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA W 4–1 8–2 3–2
April 23 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 9–7 9–2 4–2
April 29 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–4 10–2 5–2
April 30 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 11–2 6–2
May (7–0)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
May 6 Saint Mary's Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–1 12–2 7–2
May 7 Saint Mary's Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 18–9 13–2 8–2
May 10 San Francisco Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 13–1 14–2 8–2
May 13 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–2 15–2 9–2
May 14 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–1 16–2 10–2
May 20 at Saint Mary's Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA W 14–5 17–2 11–2
May 21 at California Edwards Field • Berkeley, CA W 4–3 18–2 12–2
Post-season
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff (2–1)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record
May 27 Washington State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA L 2–15 18–3 0–1
May 28 Washington State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–1 19–3 1–1
May 28 Washington State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 9–2 20–3 2–1
Region D Playoff (2–1)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional Record
June 15 Colorado State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 12–2 21–3 1–0
June 16 Colorado State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA L 2–6 21–4 1–1
June 16 Colorado State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–7 22–4 2–1
College World Series (1–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 22 vs Wake Forest Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS L 1–2 22–5 0–1
June 23 vs St. John's Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS W 12–4 23–5 1–1
June 24 vs Wake Forest Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS L 1–2 23–6 1–2

Awards and honors

Jim Brideweser
  • First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
  • First Team All-CIBA
Hank Cedillos
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Art Mazmanian
  • Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
  • First Team All-CIBA
Bruce McKelvey
  • First Team All-CIBA
Don Pender
  • First Team All-CIBA
Rudy Regalado
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Bill Sharman
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Jack Schlarb
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Bob Zube
  • First Team All-CIBA

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1949". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. "2020 USC Trojans Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.usctrojans.com. University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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