1958 USC Trojans baseball team

The 1958 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 17th season.

1958 USC Trojans baseball
College World Series Champions Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1958 record	28–3 (14–2 PCC)
Head coach	Rod Dedeaux (17th year)
Home stadium	Bovard Field

1958 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Division
Oregon State ‍†‍‍	10	–	4		.714			18	–	11		.621
Washington State ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643			19	–	11		.633
Oregon ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643				–			–
Idaho ‍‍‍	4	–	11		.267				–			–
Washington ‍‍‍	3	–	10		.231			12	–	13		.480
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Southern California ‍†‍‍^y	14	–	2		.875			29	–	3		.906
California ‍‍‍	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Stanford ‍‍‍	7	–	9		.438			23	–	12		.657
Santa Clara ‍‍‍	5	–	11		.313				–			–
UCLA ‍‍‍	5	–	11		.313			15	–	19		.441
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Missouri Tigers in the championship game.

Roster

1958 USC Trojans roster
	Pitchers Jim Barudoni Bob Blakeslee Joe Camperi Jim Conroy Tony DeCarbo Bruce Gardner Pat Gillick Hal Jeffs Bill Thom Catchers John Christiansen Bill Heath Frank McDermott Bob Santich		Infielders Bob Allen Don Biasotti Mike Blewett Gary Boone Mike Castanon Julius Guccione Ken Guffey Miller Don Mullane Bob Peccole Fred Scott Al Waxman John Werhas		Outfielders Ben Breskovich Don Buford Ron Fairly Jim Hanna Rex Johnston Jerry Siegert Ron Silverman Dave Stephenson Rocky Tarchione Coaches Rod Dedeaux

Schedule

1958 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March Date Opponent Score Overall Record PCC Record March 18 Cal Poly 10–0 1–0 – March 28 Santa Clara 7–3 2–0 1–0 March 29 Santa Clara 21–5 3–0 2–0
April Date Opponent Score Overall Record PCC Record April 11 at California 4–2 4–0 3–0 April 12 at Stanford 10–5 5–0 4–0 April 12 at Stanford 13–4 6–0 5–0 April 19 California 5–7 6–1 5–1 April 19 California 10–5 7–1 6–1 April 25 at Saint Mary's 13–4 8–1 – April 29 Loyola 8–2 9–1 –
May Date Opponent Score Overall Record PCC Record May 2 at UCLA 3–0 10–1 7–1 May 3 UCLA 21–2 11–1 8–1 May 6 Pepperdine 16–2 12–1 – May 9 Stanford 19–13 13–1 9–1 May 10 Stanford 9–2 14–1 10–1 May 13 Whittier 5–4 15–1 – May 16 at California 6–7 15–2 10–2 May 17 at Santa Clara 12–11 16–2 11–2 May 17 at Santa Clara 5–4 17–2 12–2 May 23 UCLA 23–1 18–2 13–2 May 24 at UCLA 15–1 19–2 14–2
Post–Season
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Date Opponent Score Overall Record May 30 Oregon State 7–0 20–2 May 31 Oregon State 15–0 21–2
NCAA Tournament: District 8 Playoffs Date Opponent Score Overall Record June 6 vs. Portland 6–0 22–2 June 7 vs. Portland 11–1 23–2
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record June 14 vs. Holy Cross Rosenblatt Stadium 0–3 23–3 June 15 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 4–0 24–3 June 16 vs. Northern Colorado Rosenblatt Stadium 12–1 25–3 June 17 vs. Holy Cross Rosenblatt Stadium 6–2 26–3 June 18 vs. Missouri Rosenblatt Stadium 7–0 27–3 June 19 vs. Missouri Rosenblatt Stadium 8–7 28–3

Awards and honors

Mike Castanon

• All-American Second Team[1]
• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
• All-PCC First Team[1]

Ron Fairly

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
• All-PCC First Team[1]

Ken Guffey Miller

• All-American 1959
• All-PCC First Team 1957, 1958 and 1959[1]

Fred Scott

• All-PCC First Team[1]
• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

Jerry Siegert

• All-America First Team[1]

Bill Thom

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player[2]
• All-PCC First Team[1]

References

1. "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
2. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.