| Current: | 2024 USC Trojans baseball team |
| USC Trojans | |
| University: | University of Southern California |
| Conference: | Big Ten |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California |
| Coach: | Andy Stankiewicz |
| Tenure: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Dedeaux Field |
| Capacity: | 2,500 |
| Nickname: | Trojans |
| Record: | 2,944–1,745–29 |
| Nat Champ: | 1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998 |
| Runner Up: | 1960, 1995 |
| Cws: | 1948, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001 |
| Regional Champ: | 1978, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 |
| Ncaa Tourn: | 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2015 |
| Conf Champ: | 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002 |
The USC Trojans baseball program represents the University of Southern California in college baseball. Established in 1888, the team is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Big Ten Conference. USC’s home field is Dedeaux Field, which is named in honor of former head coach and National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Rod Dedeaux.
The USC Trojans are one of the most successful programs in the history of college baseball. The Trojans have won more baseball national championships than any other program across all divisions of college baseball. With 12 national championships, USC is far and away the leader in that category; no other Division I school has more than seven. As of June 14, 2021, USC also ranked fifth in all-time College World Series (CWS) appearances with 21, trailing only Texas (37), Miami (FL) (25), Florida State (23), and Arizona State (22). The Trojans have won more individual CWS games (74) than any program but Texas (85). USC also ranks fourth in all-time NCAA tournament wins with 173—trailing only Texas (245), Florida State (199), and Miami (194)—and 10th in total NCAA tournament appearances with 37.[1]
The Trojans have compiled an all-time record of 2,944–1,745–29 —ranking sixth in all-time wins and 22nd in all-time win percentage—and have captured outright or tied for 38 conference championships, as of the end of the 2021 season.[2] USC's most notable baseball coach was Rod Dedeaux, who coached from 1942 to 1986 and led the school to 11 of its NCAA championships, including five straight from 1970 to 1974. The first Trojan national championship came in 1948. The 12th and most recent NCAA championship came in 1998.
The Trojans began recognizing baseball as a school sport in 1889. As with many programs during the late 19th century and early 20th century, the Trojans lacked a consistent head coach, when they even had one at all. It was not until 1908 that the Trojans had an official head coach, Harvey Holmes, but Holmes only coached the team for one year. Holmes also coached other sports at USC including football and track. The team would get another coach during the 1911 season, Curtiss Bernard. Bernard also only coached for a year, and in 1912 the Trojans once again had a one-year coach in Len Burrell.
During the World War I years, the USC baseball team was made up mostly of law school students, but the team opened up to all students for the 1916 and 1917 seasons. Following the conclusion of the war, the baseball team was coached by "Gloomy Gus" Henderson in 1920 (who would also coach the Trojan basketball team for two years and the football team for six). Henderson would join forces with Willis Hunter as co-coaches for the 1921 season, but the team was left without a coach for the 1922 season. In 1923 the team was coached by George Wheeler, who also coached the law students during the 1914 season. Wheeler coached the team for a year, and would mark the last time the Trojan baseball team has lacked consistency at the coaching position.
Long-time Major League Baseball player and multiple MLB record-holder Sam Crawford took over as head coach of USC baseball in 1924. Crawford would mark the end of inconsistency at the coaching ranks for the baseball program. During his tenure, the program slowly began to rise to national prominence, and Crawford helped to create the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association (CIBA) in 1927. Crawford coached the Trojans for six years before turning the reigns over to Sam Barry. Crawford compiled an overall record of 59-46-3, including a second-place finish during the initial campaign for the CIBA.
In 1930, Sam Barry took over the USC baseball program and immediately built off of the success his predecessor had. On his arrival at USC in 1929, he was named head basketball coach and was made an assistant for the USC football team under his friend and colleague, Howard Jones. When Jones died suddenly in 1941, Barry was named his successor, and served as head coach for all three major USC sports teams simultaneously. Barry won the CIBA title in his first year, finishing 11–2 and 25–5–1 overall. During the next decade, Barry would claim four more CIBA titles. Barry coached the Trojans from 1930–1941 before joining the Navy during World War II. As he left, he recommended that Jeff Cravath become the head football coach, Julie Bescos become the head basketball coach, and Rod Dedeaux, the captain of his 1935 team, become the head baseball coach. Upon his return, Barry would resume coaching the Trojans alongside Dedeaux. Barry finished with a career mark of 219–89–3. He remains one of only three coaches to coach a Final Four game and in a College World Series. Barry was elected to the inaugural class of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1966.
When Sam Barry returned from World War II in 1946, Barry and Dedeaux served as co-coaches, with Dedeaux running the team each year until Barry finished the basketball season. The arrangement was so successful that USC won the College World Series in 1948.
After finishing the season 40–12–1, USC met Yale for the 1948 NCAA Division I baseball championship at the second College World Series. The CWS in 1948 was a best 2-out-of-3 format. The games were played on June 25 and June 26, with June 26 being a doubleheader if necessary. USC won the first game, 3–1 to take a 1–0 series lead, but lost game 2 by a score of 8–3. The third and final game immediately followed game 2. USC scored a run in the first inning to claim a lead it would not surrender. USC claimed their first national championship with a game 3 victory, 9–2. Although USC won, they were unable to prevent future President of the United States of America, George Bush, from collecting a double in the final game.[3]
After being co-head coach in 1942 with his former college coach Sam Barry, Dedeaux took over the USC program in 1943. Barry recommended Dedeaux to coach the team when Sam Barry joined the Navy. Dedeaux coached the Trojans by himself for the next three years, until once again joining forces with Barry as co-head coaches. After Barry's death in September 1950, Dedeaux became the sole coach of USC baseball.
After taking over in 1951, Dedeaux became the sole coach and proceeded to build on the early success to establish the strongest program in collegiate baseball. The Trojans claimed 11 straight CIBA championships in Dedeaux's first 11 years. The Trojans claimed nine outright titles and tied for first in 1953 and 1957. Following the 1957 campaign, Dedeaux's team finished the season 36–8 overall and earned the first of his 10 national championships as sole coach.
After a total of 45 years as head coach of USC, Dedeaux decided to retire following the 1986 campaign. Dedeaux drastically changed college baseball and left historic marks on the sport that might never be touched. Dedeaux won a total of 11 national championships, 10 by himself and one with Sam Barry, compiled a record of 1,332–571–11, and completed a stretch of 37 years without a losing season. He retired as the winningest coach in college baseball history and held that distinction until 1994 when Texas head coach Cliff Gustafson broke it.
While he was at USC, Dedeaux also served as coach of the United States national baseball team at both the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, with baseball being a demonstration sport prior to its elevation to full medal status in 1988.
Following his retirement, Dedeaux became the Director of Baseball for USC, and for the rest of his life remained a beloved annual presence at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The field the Trojans currently play their games at is named after him. He was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame in 1970, and in 1999 was named the Coach of the Century by Collegiate Baseball magazine.
Dedeaux died at age 91 in Glendale, California, of complications from a December 2, 2005, stroke.[4] He was survived by his wife of 66 years, the former Helen Jones, and their four children. On July 4, 2006, Dedeaux was inducted as a member of the first class of inductees into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
See also: Mike Gillespie (baseball coach). USC reached out to Mike Gillespie, one of Rod Dedeaux's former players, to replace the recently retired coach. Gillespie played under Dedeaux from 1960–1962, and after a successful coaching stint at the College of the Canyons, he was named just the fourth head coach of USC baseball since 1924.
Gillespie was named National Coach of the Year in 1998.
After 20 years as the head coach of the Trojans, Gillespie decided to retire following the 2006 season. During his career, Gillespie kept Trojan baseball in the spotlight, especially in the years leading up to and following the 1998 championship. He finished with an overall record of 763–471–2 during his tenure as coach of the Trojans. As a result of his success, Gillespie earned the honor to coach the 2000 USA National Team. During his tenure he was named Pac-10 coach of the year four times, while his teams produced 44 All-America selections, 94 draft picks, and 25 Major League players.
After sitting out the 2007 season, Gillespie was named coach of the UC Irvine Anteaters in September 2007. Gillespie replaced Dave Serrano, who had just guided the Anteaters to their first CWS appearance but left to take over at Cal State Fullerton, his alma mater, after George Horton left Fullerton to head the new program at Oregon.[5]
In June 2006, Chad Kreuter became only the fifth man to earn the title of head baseball coach at USC since 1924. Kreuter replaced his father-in-law, Mike Gillespie, after Gillespie retired.
Kreuter failed to reach the postseason in each of his four years as head coach. He produced an overall record of 111–117 during this time, never posting a winning record. During his tenure, the Trojans twice finished in last place in the Pac-10, and never higher than fifth in the conference. Although his players flourished in the classroom, he came under heavy criticism late in his tenure.[6] He was relieved of his duties in August 2010 and replaced by assistant coach and former Loyola Marymount head coach Frank Cruz.[7]
On May 30, 2019, Dan Hubbs was informed that his contract would not be renewed by the university.[8] On June 14, 2019, former Loyola Marymount head coach Jason Gill was hired to be the head coach for the Trojans.[9]
On June 14, 2019, Former Loyola Marymount head coach Jason Gill was hired to be the new head coach of the USC Trojans baseball program.
Bovard Field was the former home of USC baseball until Dedeaux Field opened in 1974.
The baseball field was aligned (home to center field) similar to Dedeaux Field, but a few degrees clockwise, nearly true north, but just slightly west. Home plate was located in today's E.F. Hutton Park and left field was bounded by Watt Way. Beyond first base, a large eucalyptus tree came into play; while its trunk was in foul territory, some of its branches crossed into fair territory and guarded the foul line in shallow right field.
See main article: Dedeaux Field. Dedeaux Field is the home field for the USC Trojans baseball team. It is named after the former legendary USC coach Rod Dedeaux, who coached from 1942 to 1986. The Trojans moved into the ballpark in 1974, the same year that they won their fifth consecutive national championship. After many renovations, the current capacity is 2,500 people.
See main article: List of USC Trojans head baseball coaches.
| 1889–1907 | No Coach on Record | ||||
| 1908 | 1 | 17–2 | .895 | ||
| 1909–1910 | No Coach on Record | ||||
| 1911 | 1 | 10–3 | .769 | ||
| 1912 | 1 | 6–9 | .400 | ||
| 1913 | No Coach on Record | ||||
| 1914–1915 | USC was Represented by School of Law | ||||
| 1916–1917 | USC was Represented by School of Law (Open to all students) | ||||
| 1918–1919 | World War I - No Team | ||||
| 1920 | 1 | 9-4-1 | .679 | ||
| 1921 | Willis O. Hunter/Henderson | 1 | 9–3 | .750 | |
| 1922 | No Coach on Record | ||||
| 1922–1923 | 2 | 15-15-2 | .500 | ||
| 1924–1929 | 6 | 59-46-3 | .560 | ||
| 1930–1941 | 12 | 219-89-3 | .709 | ||
| 1942 | Barry-Dedeaux | See Below | |||
| 1943–1945 | See Below | ||||
| 1946–1950 | Barry-Dedeaux | 6 | 170-70-3 | .706 | |
| 1951–1986 | Rod Dedeaux | 45 | 1,332-571-11 | .699 | |
| 1987–2006 | 20 | 763-471-2 | .618 | ||
| 2007–2010 | 3 | 83–85 | .494 | ||
| 2011–2012 | 2 | 48–63 | .432 | ||
| 2013–2019 | 7 | 186–198–1 | .484 | ||
| 2020–2022 | 3 | 60–59 | |||
| 2023–present | 0 | 0–0 | |||
| 1 | Rod Dedeaux | 45 | |
| 2 | Mike Gillespie | 20 | |
| 3 | Sam Barry | 12 |
| 1 | Rod Dedeaux | 1,332 | |
| 2 | Mike Gillespie | 763 | |
| 3 | Sam Barry | 219 |
| 1 | Sam Barry | .934 | |
| 2 | Barry-Dedeaux | .706 | |
| 3 | Rod Dedeaux | .699 |
See main article: List of USC Trojans baseball seasons. Through the end of the 2021 season.
Final Rankings are from Collegiate Baseball Division I Final Polls (1959–2006)[10]
| 1889 | 0–1 | |||
| 1890 | No Games | |||
| 1891 | No Games | |||
| 1892 | 5-0-1 | |||
| 1893* || || 4–6 || |||-| 1894 || || 0–1 || |||-| 1895 ||colspan=4| No Games|-| 1896 || || 0–2 || |||-| 1897 ||colspan=4| No Games|-| 1898 || || 8–3 || |||-| 1899 || || 3–4 || |||-| 1900 || || 0–1 || |||-| 1901 ||colspan=4| No Games|-| 1902 || || 0–6 || |||-| 1903 || || 3–3 || |||-| 1904 || || 1–4 || |||-| 1905 || || 6–5 || |||-| 1906 || || 12-4-1 || |||-| 1907 || || 7–6 || |||-| 1908 || Harvey Holmes || 17–2 || |||-| 1909 || || 11–7 || |||-| 1910 || || 4–6 || |||-| 1911 || Curtiss Bernard || 10–3 || |||-| 1912 || Len Burrell || 6–9 || |||-| 1913 || || 2–6 || |||-| 1914** || George Wheeler || 8–2 || |||-| 1915** | Ralph Glaze | 5–10 | ||
| 1916*** || Charles "Pat" Millikan || 6-5-1 || |||-| 1917*** || Phil Koerner/Millikan || 5–6 || |||-| 1918**** || || 0–1 || |||-| 1919 || colspan=4| World War I - No Team|-| 1920 || Elmer"Gloomy Gus"Henderson || 9-4-1 || |||-| 1921 || Willis O. Hunter/Henderson || 9–3 || |||-| 1922 || || 5–6 || |||-| 1923 || George Wheeler || 7–11 || |||-| 1924 || Sam Crawford || 4–7 || |||-| 1925 || Sam Crawford || 9-4-1 || |||-| 1926 || Sam Crawford || 11-6-2 || |||-| 1927 || Sam Crawford || 8–15 || 6–6 || Finished 2nd in the conference|-| 1928 || Sam Crawford || 12–7 || 5–7 || Finished tied for 3rd in conference|-| 1929 || Sam Crawford || 15–7 || 8–6 || Finished 3rd in the conference|-| 1930 || Sam Barry || 25-5-1 || 11-2-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1931 || Sam Barry || 24-6-0 || 14-4-0 || Finished 2nd in the conference|-| 1932 || Sam Barry || 15-3-1 || 11-2-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1933 || Sam Barry || 11-8-0 || 3-6-0 || Finished tied for 3rd in the conference|-| 1934 || Sam Barry || 22-10-0 || 10-5-0 || Finished 2nd in the conference|-| 1935 || Sam Barry || 16-12-0 || 10-5-0 || Finished tied for 1st in the conference|-| 1936 || Sam Barry || 19-9-0 || 13-2-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1937 || Sam Barry || 16-8-0 || 10-5-0 || Finished 2nd in the conference|-| 1938 || Sam Barry || 24-7-0 || 11-4-0 || Finished 2nd in the conference|-| 1939 || Sam Barry || 23-7-0 || 11-4-0 || Finished tied for 1st in the conference|-| 1940 || Sam Barry || 12-8-0 || 8-7-0 || Finished 3rd in the conference|-| 1941 || Sam Barry || 12-6-1 || 9-6-0 || Finished 3rd in the conference|-| 1942 || Barry-Dedeaux || 18-5-1 || 12-2-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1943 || Rod Dedeaux || 27-7-3 || 1-2-0 || Finished 2nd in the conference|-| 1944 || Rod Dedeaux || 16-13-0 || 4-4-0 || Finished 2nd in the conference|-| 1945 || Rod Dedeaux || 13-15-1 || 3-5-0 || Finished 2nd in conference|-| 1946 || Barry-Dedeaux || 24-8-0 || 11-1-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1947 || Barry-Dedeaux || 25-12-0 || 11-4-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1948 || Barry-Dedeaux || 40-12-1 || 13-2-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1949 || Barry-Dedeaux || 37-14-1 || 12-2-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1950 || Barry-Dedeaux || 26-19-0 || 8-7-0 || Finished tied for 3rd in conference|-| 1951 || Rod Dedeaux || 32-19-0 || 11-5-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1952 || Rod Dedeaux || 37-12-1 || 11-5-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1953 || Rod Dedeaux || 25-25-1 || 10-6-0 || Finished tied for 1st in the conference|-| 1954 || Rod Dedeaux || 20-11-1 || 11-5-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1955 || Rod Dedeaux || 30-10-0 || 12-3-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1956 || Rod Dedeaux || 26-11-0 || 14-2-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1957 || Rod Dedeaux || 19-13-0 || 12-4-0 || Finished tied for 1st in the conference|-| 1958 || Rod Dedeaux || 36-8-0 || 14-2-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1959 || Rod Dedeaux || 29-6-1 || 14-2-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1960 || Rod Dedeaux || 40-14-0 || 12-4-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1961 || Rod Dedeaux || 43-9-1 || 12-4-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1962 || Rod Dedeaux || 33-13-2 || 11-5-0 || Finished 2nd in conference|-| 1963 || Rod Dedeaux || 37-16-1 || 10-6-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1964 || Rod Dedeaux || 40-15-0 || 17-3-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1965 || Rod Dedeaux || 30-15-1 || 9-11-0 || Finished 5th in the conference|-| 1966 || Rod Dedeaux || 49-11-1 || 16-4-0 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1967 || Rod Dedeaux || 38-13-2 || 9-6-0 || Finished 3rd in the conference|-| 1968 || Rod Dedeaux || 49-14-1 || 15-2-1 || Finished 1st in the conference|-| 1969 || Rod Dedeaux || 42-12-1 || 13-8-0 || Finished 3rd in the conference|-| 1970 || Rod Dedeaux || 51-13-1 || 11-3-0 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 1971 || Rod Dedeaux || 54-13-0 || 17-0-0 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 1972 || Rod Dedeaux || 50-13-1 || 14-4-0 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 1973 || Rod Dedeaux || 51-11-0 || 14-4-0 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 1974 || Rod Dedeaux || 50-21-0 || 11-7-0 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 1975 || Rod Dedeaux || 43-14-1 || 12-4-0 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 1976 || Rod Dedeaux || 36-28-3 || 15-8-1 || Finished 2nd the Pac-10|-| 1977 || Rod Dedeaux || 51-20-0 || 16-2-0 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 1978 || Rod Dedeaux || 56-10-0 || 15-3-0 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 1979 || Rod Dedeaux || 34-26-1 || 15-15-0 || Finished 4th in the Pac-10|-| 1980 || Rod Dedeaux || 30-25-1 || 13-17-0 || Finished 5th in the Pac-10|-| 1981 || Rod Dedeaux || 38-25-0 || 15-15-0 || Finished 3rd in the Pac-10|-| 1982 || Rod Dedeaux || 25-38-0 || 9-21-0 || Finished 6th in the Pac-10|-| 1983 || Rod Dedeaux || 33-24-1 || 17-13-0 || Finished tied for 2nd the Pac-10|-| 1984 || Rod Dedeaux || 48-25-0 || 18-12-0 || Finished tied for 2nd the Pac-10|-| 1985 || Rod Dedeaux || 24-45-0 || 5-25-0 || Finished 6th in the Pac-10|-| 1986 || Rod Dedeaux || 26-30-0 || 12-18-0 || Rod Dedeaux Retire Finished 4th in the Pac-10 |-| 1987 || Mike Gillespie || 32–28 || 12–18 || Finished tied for 5th in the Pac-10|-| 1988 || Mike Gillespie || 36-27-1 || 13–17 || Finished 4th in the Pac-10|-| 1989 || Mike Gillespie || 42-25-1 || 16–14 || Finished 3rd in the Pac-10|-| 1990 || Mike Gillespie || 41–23 || 18–12 || Finished 3rd in the Pac-10|-| 1991 || Mike Gillespie || 46-18-1 || 23–7 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 1992 || Mike Gillespie || 29–26 || 13–17 || Finished 6th in the Pac-10|-| 1993 || Mike Gillespie || 35–29 || 15–15 || Finished 4th in the Pac-10|-| 1994 || Mike Gillespie || 42–20 || 19–11 || Finished 3rd in the Pac-10|-| 1995 || Mike Gillespie || 49–22 || 21–9 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 1996 || Mike Gillespie || 44-17-1 || 24–6 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 1997 || Mike Gillespie || 45–20 || 17–13 || Finished 3rd in the Pac-10|-| 1998 || Mike Gillespie || 49–17 || 21–9 || Finished 2nd in the Pac-10|-| 1999 || Mike Gillespie || 36–26 || 17–7 || Finished 2nd in the Pac-10|-| 2000 || Mike Gillespie || 44–20 || 16–8 || Finished 4th in the Pac-10|-| 2001 || Mike Gillespie || 45–19 || 18–6 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 2002 || Mike Gillespie || 37–24 || 17–7 || Finished 1st in the Pac-10|-| 2003 || Mike Gillespie || 28–28 || 11–13 || Finished tied for 5th in the Pac-10|-| 2004 || Mike Gillespie || 24–32 || 11–13 || Finished tied for 6th in the Pac-10|-| 2005 || Mike Gillespie || 41–22 || 15–9 || Finished tied for 3rd in the Pac-10|-| 2006 || Mike Gillespie || 25–33 || 11–13 || Mike Gillespie Retired[11] Finished tied for 5th in the Pac-10 |-| 2007 || Chad Kreuter || 27–29 || 8–16 || Finished 9th in the Pac-10|-| 2008 || Chad Kreuter || 28–28 || 11–13 || Finished tied for 6th in the Pac-10|-| 2009 || Chad Kreuter || 28–28 || 13–14 || Finished tied for 5th in the Pac-10|-| 2010 || Chad Kreuter || 28–32 || 7–20 || Finished 10th in the Pac-10|-| 2011 || Frank Cruz || 25–31 || 13–14 || Finished 7th in the Pac-10|-| 2012 || Frank Cruz || 23–32 || 8–22 || Finished 10th in the Pac-12|-| 2013 || Dan Hubbs || 20–36 || 10–20 || Finished 9th in the Pac-12|-| 2014 || Dan Hubbs || 29–24 || 16–14 || Finished tied for 5th in the Pac-12|-| 2015 || Dan Hubbs || 39–21 || 18–12 || Finished tied for 3rd in the Pac-12 |-| 2016 || Dan Hubbs || 28–28 || 15–15 || Finished 7th in the Pac-12|-| 2017 || Dan Hubbs || 21–34 || 8–22 || Finished 12th in the Pac-12|-| 2018 || Dan Hubbs || 26–28 || 12–18 || Finished 8th in the Pac-12|-| 2019 || Dan Hubbs || 25–29–1 || 13–15–1 || Finished 7th in the Pac-12|-| 2020***** || Jason Gill || 10–5 || 0-0 ||Finished T-3rd in the Pac-12|-| 2021 || Jason Gill || 25–26 || 13–17 || Finished T-8th in the Pac-12|-| 2022 || Jason Gill || 0–0 || 0–0 || Upcoming season |-| colspan=6 |
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| Barry-Dedeaux | 40-12-1 | Defeated Yale, 9-2 | |
| 36-8-0 | Defeated Missouri, 8-7 | ||
| 43-9-1 | Defeated Oklahoma St., 1-0 | ||
| 37-16-1 | Defeated Arizona, 5-2 | ||
| 49-14-1 | Defeated Southern Illinois, 4-3 | ||
| 51-13-1 | Defeated Florida St., 2-1 | ||
| 54-13-0 | Defeated Southern Illinois, 7-2 | ||
| 50-13-1 | Defeated Arizona St., 1-0 | ||
| 51-11-0 | Defeated Arizona St., 4-3 | ||
| 50-21-0 | Defeated Miami, 7-3 | ||
| 56-10-0 | Defeated Arizona St., 10-3 | ||
| 49-17-0 | Defeated Arizona St., 21-14 | ||
| Total national championships | 12 |
| USC did not make the tournament in 1947. | ||||
| 1948 | 5-1 | .833 | Won the NCAA Western playoffs; College World Series Champions | |
| 1949 | 3-3 | .500 | Won the NCAA Western playoffs; College World Series (3rd Place) | |
| USC did not make the tournament in 1950. | ||||
| 1951 | 2-2 | .500 | College World Series | |
| USC did not make the tournament in 1952 or 1953. | ||||
| 1954 | 1-2 | .333 | Lost to Fresno St. in NCAA District 8 playoffs | |
| 1955 | 2-2 | .500 | Won NCAA District 8 playoffs; College World Series | |
| USC did not make the tournament in 1956 or 1957. | ||||
| 1958 | 7-1 | .875 | Won NCAA District 8 playoffs; College World Series Champions | |
| USC did not make the tournament in 1959. | ||||
| 1960 | 8-3 | .727 | Won NCAA District 8 playoffs and Finals; College World Series Runner-up | |
| 1961 | 9-1 | .900 | Won NCAA District 8 playoffs and Finals; College World Series Champions | |
| USC did not make the tournament in 1962. | ||||
| 1963 | 7-2 | .778 | Won NCAA District 8 Finals; College World Series Champions | |
| 1964 | 6-2 | .750 | Won NCAA District 8 playoffs and Finals; College World Series | |
| USC did not make the tournament in 1965. | ||||
| 1966 | 6-2 | .750 | Won NCAA District 8 Finals; College World Series | |
| USC did not make the tournament in 1967. | ||||
| 1968 | 7-2 | .875 | Won NCAA District 8 Finals; College World Series Champions | |
| USC did not make the tournament in 1969. | ||||
| 1970 | 6-1 | .857 | Won NCAA District 8 Finals; College World Series Champions | |
| 1971 | 7-2 | .778 | Won NCAA District 8 Finals; College World Series Champions | |
| 1972 | College World Series Champions | |||
| 1973 | College World Series Champions | |||
| 1974 | College World Series Champions | |||
| 1975 | 1-2 | .333 | Eliminated by Pepperdine in the West Regional | |
| USC did not make the tournament in 1976. | ||||
| 1977 | ||||
| 1978 | College World Series Champions | |||
| USC did not make the tournament from 1979 to 1983. | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| USC did not make the tournament from 1985 to 1987. | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| 1989 | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| 1991 | ||||
| USC did not make the tournament in 1992. | ||||
| 1993 | 3-2 | .600 | Lost in the NCAA Central II Regional Finals to Texas | |
| 1994 | 3-2 | .600 | Lost in the NCAA South Regional Finals to LSU | |
| 1995 | 8-3 | .727 | Won the NCAA West Regional; College World Series Runner-up | |
| 1996 | 3-2 | .600 | Lost in the NCAA Central II Regional Finals to Oklahoma St. | |
| 1997 | 3-2 | .600 | Lost in the NCAA South II Regional Finals to Alabama | |
| 1998 | 9-2 | .818 | Won the NCAA East Regional; College World Series Champions | |
| 1999 | 3-3 | .500 | Won the Los Angeles Regional; Lost to Stanford in the Palo Alto Super Regional | |
| 2000 | 6-2 | .750 | Won the Fullerton Regional & Atlanta Super Regional; College World Series (5th Place) | |
| 2001 | 6-2 | .750 | Won the Los Angeles Regional & Super Regional; College World Series (5th Place) | |
| 2002 | 3-2 | .600 | Won the Los Angeles Regional; Lost to Stanford in the Palo Alto Super Regional | |
| USC did not make the tournament in 2003 or 2004. | ||||
| 2005 | 4-3 | .571 | Won the Long Beach Regional; Lost to Oregon St. in the Corvallis Super Regional | |
| USC did not make the tournament from 2006 to 2014. | ||||
| 2015 | 2-2 | .500 | Lost to Virginia in the Lake Elisinore Regional | |
| USC did not make the tournament from 2016 to 2024. | ||||
| Totals | 173–70 | .712 | ||
| 1960 | Bruce Gardner | Innings Pitched in a Season (182.2) | No. 2 all-time | |
| 1960 | Bruce Gardner | Victories (18) | Led the nation in 1960 | |
| 1964 | Walt Peterson | Victories (17) | Led the nation in 1964 | |
| 1966 | John Stewart | Victories (16) | Led the nation in 1966 | |
| 1970 | Dan Stoligrosz | Home runs in a Season (14) | Led the nation in 1970 | |
| 1972 | Fred Lynn | Home runs in a Season (14) | Led the nation in 1972 | |
| 1974 | Rich Dauer | Hits in a Season (108) | Led the nation in 1974 | |
| 1974 | Rich Dauer | Runs Batted In (92) | Led the nation in 1974 | |
| 1974 | Rich Dauer | Total Bases (181) | Led the nation in 1974 | |
| 1984 | Mark McGwire | Home runs in a Season (32) | Led the nation in 1984 | |
| 1987 | Brian Nichols | Saves (17) | Led the nation in 1987 | |
| 1993 | Dan Hubbs | Saves (18) | Led the nation in 1993 | |
| 1995–1998 | Jack Krawczyk | Career Saves (49) | No. 2 all-time | |
| 1998 | Seth Etherton | Strikeouts (182) | Led the nation in 1998 | |
| 1998 | Jack Krawczyk | Saves in a Season (23) | No. 1 all-time | |
| 2001 | Mark Prior | Strikeouts (202) | Led the nation in 2001 | |
| 2005 | Ian Kennedy | Strikeouts (158) | Led the nation in 2005 | |
| All-Time Win Percentage (.654) | No. 16 overall | ||
| All-Time Victories (2,589) | No. 3 overall | ||
| 1973 | Home runs (62) | Led the nation in 1973 | |
The following is a listing of first team selections. Other selections are available at USC's official website.[12]
Wally Hood (p) - ABCA
Art Mazmanian (2b) - ABCA
Hank Workman (of) - ABCA
Jim Brideweser (p) - ABCA
Jay Roundy (of) - ABCA
Hal Charnofsky (ss) - ABCA
Ed Simpson (1b) - ABCA
Kent Hadley (1b) - ABCA
Bill Olson (cf) - ABCA
Jerry Siegert (of) - ABCA
Bill Thom (p) - ABCA
Johnny Werhas (3b) - ABCA
Bruce Gardner (p) - ABCA
Willie Ryan (1b) - ABCA
Walt Peterson (p) - ABCA
Brent Strom (p) - ABCA
Steve Busby (p) - ABCA
Fred Lynn (of) - ABCA
Roy Smalley (ss) - ABCA
Rich Dauer (3b) - ABCA
Steve Kemp - ABCA
Bill Bordley (p) - ABCA
Dan Davidsmeier (ss) - ABCA
Mark McGwire (1b) - ABCA & BA
Jim Campanis (c) - BA
Mark Smith (of) - BA & CB
Gabe Alvarez (ss) - ABCA
Geoff Jenkins (of) - BA & CB
Seth Etherton (p) - ABCA, BA, & CB
Jack Krawczyk (p) - ABCA & CB
Barry Zito (p) - ABCA, BA, & CB
Mark Prior (p) - ABCA, BA, & CB
Jeff Clement (c) - ABCA, BA, & CB
Ian Kennedy (p) - BA & CB
Legend
Mike Castanon (2b)
Fred Scott (ss)
Ron Fairly (of)
Bill Thom^ (p)
William Ryan (1b)
Bob Levingston (of)
Mickey McNamee (of)
Art Ersepke (of)
Bill Heath (c)
Bruce Gardner (p)
William Ryan (1b)
Art Ersepke (of)
Larry Himes (c)
Jim Withers (p)
Larry Hankammer (p)
Gary Holman (1b)
Kenny Washington (of)
Buddy Hollowell^ (c)
Walt Peterson (p)
Gary Sutherland (ss)
Willy Brown (of)
John Stewart (p)
Bill Seinsoth^* (1b)
Bill Lee (p)
Frank Alfano (2b)
Dan Stoligrosz (3b)
Jim Barr (p)
Frank Alfano (2b)
Fred Lynn* (of)
Mark Sogge (p)
Daryl Arenstein (1b)
Tim Steele (of)
Sam Ceci (c)
Russ McQueen^* (p)
Rod Smalley* (ss)
Ken Huizenga (of)
Randy Scarbery (c)
Rob Adolph (2b)
Rich Dauer (3b)
Marvin Cobb (ss)
Bob Mitchell (of)
George Milke^ (p)
Mark Barr (p)
Dave Hostetler (1b)
Doug Stokke (ss)
Tim Tolman (if)
John Wells (cf)
Rod Boxberger^ (p)
Geoff Jenkins* (of)
Randy Flores (p)
Wes Rachels (if)
Rod Dedeaux~ Head Coach
Robb Gorr (1b)
Jack Krawczyk (p)
Jason Lane (dh)
Eric Munson (c)
Wes Rachels^ (2b)
Brad Ticehurst (of)
Legend
See main article: Johnny Bench Award.