1961 USC Trojans baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1961
Team:	USC Trojans
Conference:	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Short Conf:	AAWU
Record:	36–7
Conf Record:	12–4
Cbrank:	1
Head Coach:	Rod Dedeaux (20th year)
Stadium:	Bovard Field
Champion:	College World Series champions CIBA Champions

The 1961 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 20th season.

The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Oklahoma State in the championship game. This was the Trojans' third championship.

Schedule

Legend
	USC win
	USC loss

1961 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record AAWU record March 10 W 8–1 1–0 – March 11 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 9–1 2–0 – March 14 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–3 3–0 – March 17 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 11–1 4–0 – March 18 at Long Beach State W 1–0 5–0 – March 21 at Los Angeles, CA W 14–2 6–0 – March 23 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 7–0 – March 23 at Los Angeles, CA W 4–1 8–0 – March 24 at L 1–3 8–1 – March 25 at Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–2 9–1 1–0 March 27 vs. W 8–1 10–1 – March 29 vs. W 15–2 11–1 – March 30 vs. W 10–2 12–1 –
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record AAWU record April 3 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–3 13–1 – April 4 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–8 13–2 – April 7 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–3 14–2 2–0 April 8 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA L 1–2 14–3 2–1 April 11 Loyola Marymount Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–5 15–3 – April 14 at Stanford W 3–2 16–3 3–1 April 15 at L 3–4 16–4 3–2 April 15 at Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA W 15–5 17–4 4–2 April 18 at L 3–4 18–4 – April 21 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 9–4 19–4 5–2 April 22 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–6 20–4 6–2 April 28 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–2 21–4 7–2 April 29 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 11–2 22–4 8–2
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record AAWU record May 2 at UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 23–4 9–2 May 5 UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 11–8 24–4 10–2 May 6 at UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA W 6–4 25–4 11–2 May 9 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–2 26–4 – May 12 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 5–7 26–5 11–3 May 13 at California W 5–4 27–5 12–3 May 13 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 6–10 27–6 12–4
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 26 Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–1 28–6 1–0 May 27 Fresno State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA L 4–6 28–7 1–1 May 27 Fresno State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–6 29–7 2–1 June 2 at W 13–6 30–7 3–1 June 3 at Washington State Bailey Field • Pullman, WA W 10–4 31–7 4–1
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 10 W 8–6 32–7 1–0 June 11 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 10–3 33–7 2–0 June 12 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 4–2 34–7 3–0 June 13 vs. Boston College Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 4–3 35–7 4–0 June 15 vs. Oklahoma State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 1–0 36–7 5–0

Awards and honors

Steve Bach

• All-AAWU First Team

Art Ersepke

• College World Series All-Tournament Team
• All-AAWU First Team

Larry Hankhammer

• College World Series All-Tournament Team

Larry Himes

• College World Series All-Tournament Team
• All-America Second Team
• All-AAWU First Team

William Ryan

• All-America First Team^[1]
• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]
• All-AAWU First Team

Jim Withers

• All-AAWU First Team

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide. USCTrojans.com. 2 July 2012. 12 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121112170010/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usc/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012_USC_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: College World Series Record Book. NCAA.org. 22 June 2012.