The 1973 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 32nd season.
The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game, winning their fourth of five consecutive national championships, and the fifth in six years.
Roster
Schedule
| 1973 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log |
| Regular Season |
February
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Overall Record |
Pac-8 Record |
| February 17 |
San Diego State |
6–1 |
1–0 |
– |
| February 17 |
San Diego State |
5–3 |
2–0 |
– |
| February 20 |
at UC Irvine |
3–1 |
3–0 |
– |
| February 23 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
5–2 |
4–0 |
– |
| February 24 |
UC Santa Barbara |
5–4 |
5–0 |
– |
| February 24 |
UC Santa Barbara |
10–6 |
6–0 |
– |
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March
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Overall Record |
Pac-8 Record |
| March 2 |
at Fresno State |
5–0 |
7–0 |
– |
| March 3 |
at Fresno State |
6–2 |
8–0 |
– |
| March 3 |
at Fresno State |
2–0 |
9–0 |
– |
| March 7 |
Cal State Los Angeles |
10–2 |
10–0 |
– |
| March 10 |
UCLA |
6–3 |
11–0 |
1–0 |
| March 10 |
UCLA |
10–1 |
12–0 |
2–0 |
| March 15 |
at Arizona State |
2–4 |
12–1 |
– |
| March 16 |
at Arizona State |
4–8 |
12–2 |
– |
| March 17 |
at Arizona State |
5–12 |
12–3 |
– |
| March 21 |
Loyola Marymount |
13–12 |
13–3 |
– |
| March 23 |
Gonzaga |
2–1 |
14–3 |
– |
| March 26 |
vs. Arizona State |
3–1 |
15–3 |
– |
| March 27 |
vs. Hawaii |
4–0 |
16–3 |
– |
| March 27 |
vs. Vanderbilt |
4–5 |
16–4 |
– |
| March 29 |
vs. Washington State |
9–2 |
17–4 |
– |
| March 30 |
vs. Massachusetts |
16–4 |
18–4 |
– |
| March 30 |
at UC Riverside |
7–4 |
19–4 |
– |
| March 31 |
vs. Stanford |
8–2 |
20–4 |
– |
| March 31 |
vs. Arizona State |
2–0 |
21–4 |
– |
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April
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Overall Record |
Pac-8 Record |
| April 1 |
at UNLV |
9–2 |
22–4 |
– |
| April 3 |
at San Fernando Valley State |
3–15 |
22–5 |
– |
| April 6 |
California |
14–0 |
23–5 |
3–0 |
| April 7 |
California |
2–1 |
24–5 |
4–0 |
| April 7 |
California |
8–4 |
25–5 |
5–0 |
| April 9 |
Chapman |
14–4 |
26–5 |
– |
| April 10 |
UC Irvine |
0–5 |
26–6 |
– |
| April 11 |
Pepperdine |
14–3 |
27–6 |
– |
| April 13 |
at Stanford |
2–1 |
28–6 |
6–0 |
| April 14 |
at Stanford |
0–1 |
28–7 |
6–1 |
| April 14 |
at Stanford |
3–0 |
29–7 |
7–1 |
| April 17 |
at Hawaii |
10–6 |
30–7 |
– |
| April 24 |
at Cal State Los Angeles |
9–4 |
31–7 |
– |
| April 25 |
at Chapman |
5–6 |
31–8 |
– |
| April 27 |
Stanford |
12–8 |
32–8 |
8–1 |
| April 28 |
Stanford |
1–0 |
33–8 |
9–1 |
| April 28 |
Stanford |
0–3 |
33–9 |
9–2 |
|
May
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Overall Record |
Pac-8 Record |
| May 1 |
at Cal Poly Pomona |
18–13 |
34–9 |
– |
| May 4 |
at California |
4–5 |
34–10 |
9–3 |
| May 5 |
at California |
8–2 |
35–10 |
10–3 |
| May 5 |
at California |
2–0 |
36–10 |
11–3 |
| May 8 |
Long Beach State |
10–3 |
37–10 |
– |
| May 10 |
at UCLA |
5–6 |
37–11 |
11–4 |
| May 11 |
UCLA |
6–2 |
38–11 |
12–4 |
| May 12 |
at UCLA |
8–4 |
39–11 |
13–4 |
| May 12 |
at UCLA |
6–4 |
40–11 |
14–4 |
|
| Post–Season |
| Date |
Opponent |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Overall Record |
| May 18 |
vs. Washington State |
Buck Bailey Field |
13–4 |
41–11 |
| May 19 |
vs. Washington State |
Buck Bailey Field |
11–9 |
42–11 |
|
| Date |
Opponent |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Overall Record |
| May 26 |
vs. Loyola Marymount |
Bovard Field |
9–8 |
43–11 |
| May 27 |
vs. Loyola Marymount |
Bovard Field |
2–1 |
44–11 |
| June 1 |
vs. Cal State Los Angeles |
Bovard Field |
4–3 |
45–11 |
| June 2 |
vs. Cal State Los Angeles |
Bovard Field |
13–6 |
46–11 |
|
| Date |
Opponent |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Overall Record |
| June 9 |
vs. Harvard |
Rosenblatt Stadium |
4–1 |
47–11 |
| June 10 |
vs. Texas |
Rosenblatt Stadium |
4–1 |
48–11 |
| June 11 |
vs. Arizona State |
Rosenblatt Stadium |
3–1 |
49–11 |
| June 12 |
vs. Minnesota |
Rosenblatt Stadium |
8–7 |
50–11 |
| June 13 |
vs. Arizona State |
Rosenblatt Stadium |
4–3 |
51–11 |
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Awards and honors
- Rich Dauer
- All-Pacific-8 First Team[2]
- Ken Huizenga
- College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
- Ed Putnam
- All-Pacific-8 First Team[2]
- Randy Scarbery
- College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
- All-America First Team[2]
- All-Pacific-8 First Team[2]
- Roy Smalley
- College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
- All-America First Team[2]
- All-Pacific-8 First Team[2]
Trojans in the 1973 MLB Draft
The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]
June regular draft
June secondary draft
References
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics
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