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The University of Southern California Trojans baseball program, established in 1888, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Pacific Ten Conference, and is currently coached by Chad Kreuter.
USC Trojans Baseball has a notable history in baseball: With 12 baseball national championships, Troy is far and away the leader in that category (no other school has more than 6). Since starting baseball in 1924, the Trojans have compiled a record of 2,221-1,093-15 (.669) against college opponents, and have captured outright or tied for 38 conference championships. USC’s most notable baseball coach was Rod Dedeaux, coaching from 1942-86, who led the school to 11 of its NCAA crowns, including 5 straight from 1970-74.
They play at Dedeaux Field in honor of former coach Rod Dedeaux. The 2007 USC baseball recruiting class has been rated No. 4 in the nation by Student Sports.
The first Trojan national championship came in 1948. The 12th and most recent title came in 1998.
National Championships in 1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998
College World Series appearances in 1948, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001
Famous Trojans include Brian Bannister, Bret Boone, Morgan Ensberg, Ron Fairly, Geoff Jenkins, Randy Johnson, Jacque Jones, Dave Kingman, Fred Lynn, Mark McGwire, Mark Prior, Tom Seaver and Barry Zito
Welcome to the Angels! I am your coach, Mike Scoccia (I’m not sure I know how to spell my own name). It looks like we have a reat group of players this year. We’re going to work hard and have some fun. More to come soon.
