1955 USC Trojans baseball team

The 1955 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Bovard Field. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 14th year at USC.

1955 USC Trojans baseball
CIBA Champions
PCC Tournament Champions
District VIII Champions
College World Series, T-7th
ConferenceCalifornia Intercollegiate Baseball Association
1955 record23–5 (12–3 CIBA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBovard Field
1955 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
North Division
Oregon  ‍†‍‍ 10–3–0 .769  18–8–0 .692
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .667  15–10–0 .600
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 6–4–0 .600  13–8–1 .614
Washington  ‍‍‍ 7–7–0 .500  18–11–0 .621
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 0–13–0 .000  9–15–0 .375
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  ‍†‍‍y 12–3–0 .800  23–5–0 .821
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .600  22–9–1 .703
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .563  21–13–0 .618
California  ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .467  17–16–0 .515
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 1–14–0 .067  11–19–0 .367
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

The Trojans won the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association championship, the Pacific Coast Conference Tournament and the District VIII Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Colgate Red Raiders.

Roster
1955 USC Trojans baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
Robert Burdick /
—
—
 Sr
INF Bill Faddis /
—
—
 Jr
C John Garten /
—
—
 Sr
Bob Gerst /
—
—
 Jr
INF Kent Hadley L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Pocatello, Idaho
C Dick Harris L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Kenneth Hoeck /
—
—
RHP Vic Lapiner R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr
Jack Lovrich /
—
—
 Sr
Carl Maggio /
—
—
OF Gerry Mason /
—
—
Fred Olson /
—
—
 So
INF Jim Oros /
—
—
 Sr
P Ralph Pausig /
—
—
INF Buddy Pritchard R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Bell, California
OF Gary Robin R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Albany, California
OF Tony Santino /
—
—
 Jr
INF Jerry Siegert L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Los Angeles, California
INF John Stevenson /
—
—
 Sr
Larry Yeths /
—
—
P Marty Zuanich /
—
—
 Jr
Head coach

Rod Dedeaux

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

Schedule
1955 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (3–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record
1March 19UCLABovard Field • Los Angeles, California6–100–10–1
2March 21Loyola MarymountBovard Field • Los Angeles, California17–41–10–1
3March 25StanfordBovard Field • Los Angeles, California8–12–11–1
4March 26StanfordBovard Field • Los Angeles, California7–43–12–1
April (10–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record
5April 1BYUBovard Field • Los Angeles, California23–54–12–1
6April 4at San Diego StateUnknown • San Diego, California7–25–12–1
7April 8CaliforniaBovard Field • Los Angeles, California13–76–13–1
8April 9CaliforniaBovard Field • Los Angeles, California18–47–14–1
9April 12PacificBovard Field • Los Angeles, California29–58–14–1
10April 15at Santa ClaraUnknown • Santa Clara, California24–29–15–1
11April 16at CaliforniaEdwards Field • Berkeley, California5–310–16–1
12April 16at CaliforniaEdwards Field • Berkeley, California13–111–17–1
13April 26Santa BarbaraBovard Field • Los Angeles, California12–612–17–1
14April 29Santa ClaraBovard Field • Los Angeles, California11–013–18–1
May (6–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record
15May 4PepperdineBovard Field • Los Angeles, California19–014–18–1
16May 6UCLABovard Field • Los Angeles, California14–815–19–1
17May 7at UCLAJoe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California7–116–110–1
18May 10Loyola MarymountBovard Field • Los Angeles, California14–217–110–1
19May 13at Santa ClaraUnknown • Santa Clara, California13–718–111–1
20May 14at StanfordSunken Diamond • Stanford, California8–619–112–1
21May 14at StanfordSunken Diamond • Stanford, California2–319–212–2
22May 17at UCLAJoe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California4–1819–312–3
Postseason
Pacific Coast Conference Tournament (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record
23May 27OregonBovard Field • Los Angeles, California7–120–312–3
24May 28OregonBovard Field • Los Angeles, California10–121–312–3
District VIII Playoff (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record
25June 3Fresno StateBovard Field • Los Angeles, California11–222–312–3
26June 4Fresno StateBovard Field • Los Angeles, California15–223–312–3
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record
27June 10vs Colorado StateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–223–412–3
28June 12vs ColgateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–623–512–3

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Awards and honors
John Garten
  • Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Kent Hadley
  • First Team All-CIBA
Vic Lapiner
  • First Team All-CIBA
Gerry Mason
  • Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
  • First Team All-CIBA
James Oros
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Ralph Pausig
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Gary Robin
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Tony Santino
  • First Team All-CIBA
John Stevenson
  • Second Team All-CIBA

References
  1. "2020 USC Trojans Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.usctrojans.com. University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
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