1963 USC Trojans baseball team

The 1963 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 22nd season.

1963 USC Trojans baseball
College World Series Champions CIBA Champions
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
CB	No. 1
1963 record	35–10 (10–6 AAWU)
Head coach	Rod Dedeaux (22nd year)
Home stadium	Bovard Field

1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Division
No. 10 Oregon State ‍†‍‍^y	11	–	4		.733			23	–	12		.657
No. 17 Oregon ‍‍‍	10	–	5		.667				–			–
Washington State ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			24	–	8		.750
Idaho ‍‍‍	5	–	9		.357				–			–
Washington ‍‍‍	3	–	11		.214			7	–	17		.292
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 1 Southern California ‍†‍‍^y	10	–	6		.625			35	–	10		.778
Santa Clara ‍‍‍	9	–	7		.563				–			–
No. 23 UCLA ‍‍‍	9	–	7		.563			30	–	17		.638
Stanford ‍‍‍	8	–	8		.500			24	–	11		.686
California ‍‍‍	4	–	12		.250			19	–	21		.475
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1963[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game.

Roster

1963 USC Trojans roster
	Pitchers Bart Araujo Mike Crowley Larry Fisher Bob Fuller Cliff Goodrich Pete Hillman Al Lasas Walt Peterson Ron Scott James Ritter Bob Selleck Duane White Catchers Steve Deleau Bob Hollowell Marty Piscovich		Infielders Joe Austin David Berg Gary Coscarart Justin Dedeaux Ed Gagle Nat Harty Gary Holman Marv Lotz Larry Sandel Bob Thompson Ken Walker Bob Withers Daryl Wilkins		Outfielders Jim Brown Willie Brown Fred Hill Andy Pitchess Mike Smith Don Taylor Toby Thurlow Ken Washington Coaches Rod Dedeaux

Schedule

1963 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March Date Opponent Score Overall Record AAWU Record San Fernando Valley State 11–10 1–0 – Cal Poly Pomona 1–4 1–1 – March 16 UCLA 3–13 1–2 0–1 March 16 UCLA 1–3 1–3 0–2 Cal State Los Angeles 5–4 2–3 – March 22 Fresno State 4–2 3–3 – March 23 Fresno State 4–3 4–3 – San Diego 9–0 5–3 – Long Beach State 7–2 6–3 – March 30 Stanford 2–1 7–3 1–2 March 30 Stanford 1–0 8–3 2–2
April Date Opponent Score Overall Record AAWU Record at Long Beach State 8–1 9–3 – vs. San Jose State 2–0 10–3 – vs. BYU 17–1 11–3 – at Cal State Los Angeles 4–1 12–3 – vs. Cal Poly Pomona 6–0 13–3 – New Mexico 21–1 14–3 – vs. Cal Poly Pomona 10–2 15–3 – April 20 vs. Cal Poly Pomona 7–5 16–3 – Occidental 1–4 16–4 – at San Fernando Valley State 20–13 17–4 – at Stanford 2–1 18–4 3–2 at Stanford 3–6 18–5 3–3 at Santa Clara 10–1 19–5 4–3 at Santa Clara 1–6 19–6 4–4 at California 3–2 20–6 5–4
May Date Opponent Score Overall Record AAWU Record at California 4–3 21–6 6–4 at UCLA 2–11 21–7 6–5 May 4 at UCLA 1–0 22–7 7–5 Pepperdine 7–2 23–7 – Westmont 12–5 24–7 – California 6–4 25–7 8–5 California 11–5 26–7 9–5 Cal State Los Angeles 6–2 27–7 – May 17 Santa Clara 3–0 28–7 10–5 May 18 Santa Clara 4–5 28–8 10–6
Post–Season
NCAA Tournament: District 8 Playoffs Date Opponent Score Overall Record vs. Oregon State 6–5 29–8 vs. Oregon State 6–8 29–9 vs. Oregon State 7–5 30–9
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record June 10 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 3–8 30–10 June 11 vs. Holy Cross Rosenblatt Stadium 6–5 31–10 June 12 vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium 4–3 32–10 June 13 vs. Missouri Rosenblatt Stadium 12–3 33–10 June 14 Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 6–4 34–10 June 16 Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 5–2 35–10

Awards and honors

Willie Brown

• All-AAWU First Team[2]

Bud Hollowell

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player[3]
• All-AAWU Honorable Mention[2]

Gary Holman

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]

Walt Peterson

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
• All-America Second Team[2]
• All-AAWU First Team[2]

Marty Piscovich

• All-AAWU Honorable Mention[2]

Ken Walker

• All-AAWU Honorable Mention[2]

Kenny Washington

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1963". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
2. "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
3. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.