1966 USC Trojans baseball team

The 1966 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Bovard Field. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 25th year at USC.

1966 USC Trojans baseball
CIBA Champions
District VIII Champions
College World Series, T-3rd
ConferenceCalifornia Intercollegiate Baseball Association
1966 record42–9 (16–4 CIBA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBovard Field
1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
North Division
No. 11 Washington State ‍†‍‍y 15–1–0 .938  35–8–1 .807
Oregon ‍‍‍ 8–9–0 .471  21–18–0 .538
Washington ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  20–16–0 .556
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 4–13–0 .235  18–17–0 .514
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 3 USC ‍†‍‍y 16–4–0 .800  42–9–0 .824
California ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .600  32–14–0 .696
Stanford ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .600  26–12–2 .675
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .550  27–17–0 .614
UCLA ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .500  35–24–0 .593
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .300  15–27–0 .357
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1966[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Trojans won the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association championship and the District VIII Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Roster
1966 USC Trojans baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
OF Sheldon Andrens L/L 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
OF Oscar Brown R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Long Beach, California
William Brown /
—
—
 So
P Ronald Cook /
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—
 Sr
Joe Cox /
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—
Armando DeCastro /
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—
 Sr
Justin Dedeaux /
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—
 Sr
John Fodor /
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—
 Jr
Doug Gabrielson /
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—
 Sr
INF Buddy Gordon L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
James Harrison /
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—
LHP John Herbst L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr
Jeff Jameson /
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—
Greg Kritzer /
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—
INF Pat Kuehner L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
RHP Ray Lamb R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Glendale, California
LHP Bill Lee L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Burbank, California
Martin Lillard /
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—
OF Fred Shuey R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr
C Steve Sogge /
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—
RHP John Stewart R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) North Hollywood, California
INF Steven Tanner L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So
Head coach

Rod Dedeaux

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Schedule
1966 USC Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (4–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record
1February 11Cal PolyBovard Field • Los Angeles, California9–11–00–0
2February 19San Fernando Valley StateBovard Field • Los Angeles, California15–142–00–0
3February 19San Fernando Valley StateBovard Field • Los Angeles, California10–53–00–0
4February 25San Diego StateBovard Field • Los Angeles, California14–104–00–0
5February 28Long Beach StateBovard Field • Los Angeles, California14–104–10–0
March (15–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record
6March 1at San Fernando Valley StateMatador Field • Northridge, California6–25–10–0
7March 4at Santa BarbaraCampus Diamond • Santa Barbara, California7–36–11–0
8March 5Santa BarbaraBovard Field • Los Angeles, California10–07–12–0
9March 7at Long Beach StateBlair Field • Long Beach, California2–08–12–0
10March 11Santa ClaraBovard Field • Los Angeles, California4–39–13–0
11March 12CaliforniaBovard Field • Los Angeles, California6–010–14–0
12March 12CaliforniaBovard Field • Los Angeles, California6–011–15–0
13March 15Cal State Los AngelesBovard Field • Los Angeles, California5–312–15–0
14March 18at CaliforniaEdwards Field • Berkeley, California4–213–16–0
15March 19at Santa ClaraBuck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California9–614–17–0
16March 19at Santa ClaraBuck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California3–215–18–0
17March 22PepperdineBovard Field • Los Angeles, California13–016–18–0
18March 26StanfordBovard Field • Los Angeles, California3–117–19–0
19March 26StanfordBovard Field • Los Angeles, California0–417–29–1
20March 27Santa ClaraBovard Field • Los Angeles, California7–318–210–1
21March 29at Cal State Los AngelesUnknown • Los Angeles, California4–019–210–1
April (11–5)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record
22April 1BYUBovard Field • Los Angeles, California14–320–210–1
23April 2PepperdineBovard Field • Los Angeles, California6–021–210–1
24April 2PepperdineBovard Field • Los Angeles, California11–022–210–1
25April 4vs Cal WesternUnknown • Unknown5–123–210–1
26April 5vs San Diego StateUnknown • Unknown1–323–310–1
27April 5vs PacificUnknown • Unknown12–024–310–1
28April 6vs San Jose StateUnknown • Unknown12–725–311–1
29April 6vs San Diego StateUnknown • Unknown10–526–311–1
30April 12Cal Poly PomonaBovard Field • Los Angeles, California3–426–411–1
31April 15at CaliforniaEdwards Field • Berkeley, California2–726–511–2
32April 16at StanfordSunken Diamond • Stanford, California3–526–611–3
33April 16at StanfordSunken Diamond • Stanford, California3–227–612–3
34April 19WestmontBovard Field • Los Angeles, California3–028–612–3
35April 22Loyola MarymountBovard Field • Los Angeles, California4–229–612–3
36April 26at Santa BarbaraCampus Diamond • Santa Barbara, California1–229–712–4
37April 29ChapmanBovard Field • Los Angeles, California2–130–712–4
May (6–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record
38May 3Santa BarbaraBovard Field • Los Angeles, California6–031–712–4
39May 6at UCLASawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California13–1032–713–4
40May 7UCLABovard Field • Los Angeles, California3–233–714–4
41May 10at Cal Poly PomonaUnknown • Pomona, California7–134–714–4
42May 13UCLABovard Field • Los Angeles, California13–1135–715–4
43May 14at UCLASawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California4–136–716–4
Postseason
District VIII Playoff (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record
44May 23Cal Poly PomonaBovard Field • Los Angeles, California11–737–716–4
45May 24Washington StateBovard Field • Los Angeles, California4–338–716–4
46May 25Washington StateBovard Field • Los Angeles, California7–439–716–4
College World Series (3–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CIBA Record
47June 13vs North CarolinaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska6–240–716–4
48June 14vs Ohio StateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–640–816–4
49June 15vs ArizonaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–441–816–4
50June 16vs Ohio StateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–142–816–4
51June 17vs Ohio StateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–142–916–4

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Awards and honors
Shelly Andrens
  • Honorable Mention All-CIBA
Oscar Brown
Armando DeCastro
  • Honorable Mention All-CIBA
Justin Dedeaux
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Pat Harrison
  • Second Team All-CIBA
John Herbst
  • Honorable Mention All-CIBA
Fred Shuey
  • Second Team All-CIBA
Steve Sogge
  • Second Team All-American The Sports Network
  • First Team All-CIBA
John Stewart
  • Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
  • First Team All-CIBA

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1966". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. "2020 USC Trojans Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.usctrojans.com. University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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