1998 USC Trojans baseball team

The 1998 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached Mike Gillespie in his 12th season.

1998 USC Trojans baseball
National Champions
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
1998 record	49–17 (21–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Gillespie (12th year)
Home stadium	Dedeaux Field

1998 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
No. 13 Washington  ^x‍‍‍^y	17	–	7		.708			41	–	17		.707
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	15	–	9		.625			35	–	14		.714
Washington State  ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			25	–	24		.510
Portland State  ‍‍‍	4	–	20		.167			17	–	34		.333
Southern
No. 9 Stanford  ^x‍‍‍^y	22	–	8		.733			42	–	14		.750
No. 1 Southern California  ‍‍‍^y	21	–	9		.700			49	–	17		.742
No. 2 Arizona State  ‍‍‍^y	18	–	11		.621			41	–	23		.641
Arizona  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			33	–	23		.589
UCLA  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			23	–	33		.411
California  ‍‍‍	5	–	24		.172			22	–	32		.407
x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1998[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game.

Roster

1998 USC Trojans roster
	Pitchers Rik Currier Don DiDomizio Seth Etherton Tanner Eriksen Ronald Flores Marco Hernandez Steve Immel Craig Jones Shaun Kramer Jack Krawczyk Peter Krogh Jason Lane Raul Lepe Mike Penney Jason Saenz Chris Tessman Brian Vieira Mike Weibling Taiki Yamaoka		Infielders Carlos Casillas Oscar Casillas Dominic Correa Seth Davidson Morgan Ensberg Robb Gorr Ray Kasper Brandon Mugavero Bill Peavey Josh Persell Wes Rachels Kevin Schultz		Outfielders Jeremy Freitas Greg Hanoian Rod Perry, Jr. Brad Ticehurst Tony Alston Ivan Garcia Catchers Jeff DiPippo Mike McHargue Eric Munson Josh Townsend

Schedule

1998 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
January/February Date Opponent Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record January 30 Long Beach State 16–4 1–0 – February 1 Long Beach State 9–5 2–0 – February 7 Texas 5–3 3–0 – February 7 Texas 5–6 3–1 – February 8 Texas 7–15 3–2 – February 10 at Long Beach State 12–3 4–2 – February 13 vs. North Carolina 10–0 5–2 – February 14 vs. North Carolina 16–9 6–2 – February 15 vs. North Carolina 10–2 7–2 – February 18 at Cal State Fullerton 3–2 8–2 – February 20 vs. Arizona 10–3 9–2 1–0 February 21 vs. Arizona 4–1 10–2 2–0 February 22 vs. Arizona 2–3 10–3 2–1 February 25 at Pepperdine 5–2 11–3 – February 27 UCLA 6–1 12–3 3–1 February 28 UCLA 10–9 13–3 4–1
March Date Opponent Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record March 1 UCLA 7–12 13–4 4–2 March 3 UC Santa Barbara 15–8 14–4 – March 6 Oregon State 9–0 15–4 – March 7 Oregon State 7–4 16–4 – March 8 Oregon State 6–13 16–5 – March 14 Arizona State 7–6 17–5 5–2 March 14 Arizona State 13–5 18–5 6–2 March 15 Arizona State 6–3 19–5 7–2 March 17 Loyola Marymount 6–4 20–5 – March 20 at Arizona 6–4 21–5 8–2 March 21 at Arizona 7–6 22–5 9–2 March 22 at Arizona 10–6 23–5 10–2 March 24 Pepperdine 11–1 24–5 – March 27 at California 10–6 25–5 11–2 March 28 at California 7–6 26–5 12–2 March 29 at California 8–1 27–5 13–2
April Date Opponent Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record April 1 Cal State Fullerton 4–7 27–6 – April 3 Stanford 0–1 27–7 13–3 April 5 Stanford 6–7 27–8 13–4 April 5 Stanford 7–4 28–8 14–4 April 6 Hawaii-Hilo 12–3 29–8 – April 9 at Arizona State 3–18 29–9 14–5 April 10 at Arizona State 5–7 29–10 14–6 April 11 at Arizona State 4–24 29–11 14–7 April 14 at Loyola Marymount 6–12 29–12 – April 17 California 10–0 30–12 15–7 April 18 California 14–13 31–12 16–7 April 19 California 5–2 32–12 17–7 April 21 at San Diego State 9–4 33–12 – April 24 at UCLA 14–6 34–12 18–7 April 25 UCLA 17–18 34–13 18–8 April 26 at UCLA 17–12 35–13 19–8 April 28 San Diego State 17–10 36–13 – April 29 UC Santa Barbara 9–8 37–13 –
May Date Opponent Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record May 9 at Stanford 2–4 37–14 19–9 May 10 at Stanford 5–2 38–14 20–9 May 11 at Stanford 5–1 39–14 21–9 May 15 at Portland State 10–2 40–14 – May 15 at Portland State 6–7 40–15 –
Post–Season
NCAA Tournament: East Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 21 vs. Fordham Tiger Field 10–6 41–15 May 22 vs. Virginia Commonwealth Tiger Field 4–14 41–16 May 23 vs. Clemson Tiger Field 8–5 42–16 May 23 vs. South Alabama Tiger Field 3–2 43–16 May 24 vs. South Alabama Tiger Field 4–3 44–16
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 30 vs. LSU Rosenblatt Stadium 10–12 44–17 June 1 vs. Florida Rosenblatt Stadium 12–10 45–17 June 2 vs. Mississippi State Rosenblatt Stadium 7–1 46–17 June 4 vs. LSU Rosenblatt Stadium 5–4 47–17 June 5 vs. LSU Rosenblatt Stadium 7–3 48–17 June 6 vs. Arizona State Rosenblatt Stadium 21–14 49–17

Awards and honors

Rik Currier

• Freshman All-America[2]

Seth Davidson

• Freshman All-America[2]
• All-Pac-10 First Team[2]

Morgan Ensberg

• All-America Third Team[2]
• All-Pac-10 First Team[2]

Seth Etherton

• The Sporting News Player of the Year[2]
• All-America First Team[2]
• Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year[2]
• All-Pac-10 First Team[2]

Jeremy Freitas

• All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention[2]

Rob Gorr

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
• All-Pac-10 First Team[2]

Jack Krawczyk

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
• All-America First Team[2]
• All-Pac-10 First Team[2]

Jason Lane

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

Eric Munson

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
• All-America Second Team[2]
• All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention[2]

Wes Rachels

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player[3]
• All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention[2]

Brad Ticehurst

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
• All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention[2]

Trojans in the 1998 MLB Draft

The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Seth Etherton	RHP	1st	18th	California Angels
Jason Saenz	LHP	3rd	94th	New York Mets
Brad Ticehurst	OF	8th	233rd	Texas Rangers
Mike Penney	RHP	8th	236th	Milwaukee Brewers
Morgan Ensberg	3B	9th	272nd	Houston Astros
Rob Gorr	1B	14th	426th	Los Angeles Dodgers
Craig Jones	RHP	16th	467th	Kansas City Royals
Jeremy Freitas	OF	25th	737th	Kansas City Royals
Jack Krawczyk	RHP	25th	746th	Milwaukee Brewers
Jeff DePippo	C	27th	813th	Cleveland Indians
Wes Rachels	2B	33rd	974th	Philadelphia Phillies

See also

• USC Trojans baseball

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
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.
4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)"". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

External links

• USC Trojans baseball official website