The 1972 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1972 NCAA University Division baseball season . The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 31st season.
The Trojans won the College World Series , defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game, winning their third of five consecutive national championships, and fourth in five years.
Schedule [ edit ] 1972 USC Trojans baseball game log Regular season Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record February 18 UC Santa Barbara 4–5 0–1 – February 22 Cal Poly Pomona 7–4 1–1 – February 26 UC Santa Barbara 4–5 1–2 – February 26 UC Santa Barbara 9–6 2–2 – February 29 UC Irvine 2–0 3–2 –
Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record March 1 Chapman 12–7 4–2 – March 3 Loyola Marymount 5–10 4–3 – March 7 Pepperdine 17–3 5–3 – March 8 at Loyola Marymount 6–10 6–3 – March 10 at Fresno State 8–5 7–3 – March 11 at Fresno State 4–5 7–4 – March 11 at Fresno State 12–4 8–4 – March 14 San Fernando Valley State 9–8 9–4 – March 15 at Long Beach State 6–0 10–4 – March 17 San Diego State 4–2 11–4 – March 18 San Diego State 8–4 12–4 – March 18 San Diego State 6–2 13–4 – March 22 at San Fernando Valley State 12–2 14–4 – March 23 Gonzaga 10–2 15–4 – March 24 at Arizona 2–6 15–5 – March 25 at Arizona 5–3 16–5 – March 25 at Arizona 2–1 17–5 – March 30 vs. Washington State 12–10 18–5 – March 31 at Hawaii 4–0 19–5 –
Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record April 1 vs. BYU 6–0 20–5 – April 4 New Mexico 4–2 21–5 – April 7 Stanford 0–2 21–6 0–1 April 8 Stanford 1–2 21–7 0–2 April 8 Stanford 3–2 22–7 1–2 April 10 Cal Poly Pomona 5–6 22–8 – April 11 Westmont 1–2 22–9 – April 14 at California 11–5 23–9 2–2 April 15 at California 2–1 24–9 3–2 April 15 at California 7–6 25–9 4–2 April 21 UCLA 2–1 26–9 5–2 April 22 at UCLA 5–2 27–9 6–2 April 22 at UCLA 10–0 28–9 7–2 April 25 at Cal State Los Angeles 14–4 29–9 – April 28 California 10–0 29–9–1 – April 29 California 3–2 30–9–1 8–2 April 29 California 8–0 31–9–1 9–2 April 30 California 10–3 32–9–1 10–2
Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record May 2 Cal State Los Angeles 4–0 33–9–1 – May 3 at Chapman 8–14 33–10–1 – May 5 at Stanford 4–3 34–10–1 11–2 May 6 at Stanford 4–3 34–10–1 11–3 May 6 at Stanford 10–7 35–11–1 12–3 May 9 Long Beach State 6–1 36–11–1 – May 12 at UCLA 8–6 37–11–1 13–3 May 13 UCLA 9–2 38–11–1 14–3 May 13 UCLA 6–7 38–12–1 14–4
Post-season Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 19 vs. Washington State Bovard Field 6–1 39–12–1 May 20 vs. Washington State Bovard Field 8–7 40–12–1
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 27 vs. UC Santa Barbara Campus Diamond 9–5 41–12–1 May 28 vs. UC Santa Barbara Campus Diamond 13–6 42–12–1
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record June 9 vs. Mississippi Rosenblatt Stadium 8–6 43–12–1 June 11 vs. Connecticut Rosenblatt Stadium 5–4 44–12–1 June 12 vs. Arizona State Rosenblatt Stadium 0–3 44–13–1 June 14 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 4–3 45–13–1 June 15 vs. Arizona State Rosenblatt Stadium 3–1 46–13–1 June 16 vs. Arizona State Rosenblatt Stadium 1–0 47–13–1
Awards and honors [ edit ] Daryl Arenstein College World Series All-Tournament Team[2] Same Ceci College World Series All-Tournament Team[2] All-Pacific-8 First Team[3] Fred Lynn All-America First Team[3] All-Pacific-8 First Team[3] Russ McQueen Roy Smalley All-Pacific-8 First Team[3] Tim Steele College World Series All-Tournament Team[2] All-Pacific-8 First Team[3] Greg Widman All-Pacific-8 First Team[3] Trojans in the 1972 MLB Draft [ edit ] The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft .[4]
January regular draft [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Venues Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics