1960 USC Trojans baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1960
Team:	USC Trojans
Conference:	California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Short Conf:	CIBA
Coachrank:	2
Cbrank:	2
Record:	32–11
Conf Record:	12–4
Head Coach:	Rod Dedeaux
Hc Year:	19th
Stadium:	Bovard Field
Champion:	CIBA Champions District 8 Champions
Bowl:	College World Series, Runner-Up

The 1960 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Bovard Field. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 19th season at USC.

The Trojans lost the College World Series, defeated by the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the championship game.

Schedule and results

1960 USC Trojans baseball game log

Regular season (23–8)

March (7–2)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CIBA record
March 2			8–4	1–0	–
March 11	at		5–2	2–0	–
March 12	at Fresno State	Unknown • Fresno, California	3–1	3–0	–
March 18		Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	7–9	3–1	–
March 18	at	Bovard Field • Long Beach, California	15–8	4–1	–
March 22		Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	8–0	5–1	–
March 24		Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	13–4	6–1	–
March 25	Fresno State	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	5–3	7–1	–
March 26	Fresno State	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	3–6	7–2	–

April (9–3)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CIBA record
April 1		Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	5–2	8–2	1–0
April 2	Santa Clara	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	20–2	9–2	2–0
April 11	vs	Unknown • Unknown	3–2	10–2	2–0
April 13	vs	Unknown • Unknown	15–1	11–2	2–0
April 14	vs	Unknown • Unknown	5–4	12–2	2–0
April 14	vs Fresno State	Unknown • Unknown	3–13	12–3	2–0
April 19		Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	8–4	13–3	2–0
April 22	at Santa Clara		4–5	13–4	2–1
April 23	at		4–2	14–4	3–1
April 23	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California	2–3	14–5	3–2
April 29		Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	8–6	15–5	4–2
April 30	California	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	4–1	16–5	5–2

May (8–3)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CIBA record
May 2		Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	3–4	16–6	5–2
May 3	at UCLA	Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California	5–2	17–6	6–2
May 6	at UCLA	Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California	0–4	17–7	6–3
May 7	UCLA	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	9–3	18–7	7–3
May 10	UCLA	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	13–2	19–7	8–3
May 13	at Santa Clara	Washington Field • Santa Clara, California	7–6	20–7	9–3
May 14	at California		9–1	21–7	10–3
May 14	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California	5–7	21–8	10–4
May 17		Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	10–6	22–8	10–4
May 20	Stanford	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	9–3	23–8	11–4
May 21	Stanford	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	19–6	24–8	12–4

Postseason (8–3)

(4–1)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CIBA record
May 28	Pepperdine	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	10–3	25–8	12–4
May 30	Pepperdine	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	10–3	26–6	12–4
June 3		Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	7–8	26–9	12–4
June 4	Washington State	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	8–3	27–9	12–4
June 4	Washington State	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	10–5	28–9	12–4

(4–2)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CIBA record
June 14			3–1	29–9	12–4
June 16		Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–2	30–9	12–4
June 17		Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	11–12	30–10	12–4
June 18		Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	13–1	31–10	12–4
June 19	vs Minnesota	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–3	32–10	12–4
June 20	vs Minnesota	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	1–2	32–11	12–4

Schedule Source:^[1]