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1960 USC Trojans baseball
CIBA Champions
District 8 Champions
ConferenceCalifornia Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CBNo. 2
Record32–11 (12–4 CIBA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBovard Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
No. 12 Washington State ‍†‍‍y 9 – 2   .818 29 – 6   .829
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 18 – 5   .783
Oregon ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 –   –
Washington ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 20 – 12   .625
Idaho ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214 –   –
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 2 Southern California ‍†‍‍y 12 – 4   .750 32 – 11   .744
No. 16 California ‍†‍‍ 12 – 4   .750 30 – 14   .682
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 6 – 10   .375 –   –
Stanford ‍‍‍ 6 – 10   .375 20 – 17   .541
UCLA ‍‍‍ 4 – 12   .250 18 – 29   .383
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1960 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Bovard Field. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 19th season at USC.

The Trojans lost the College World Series, defeated by the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the championship game.

Roster

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1960 USC Trojans roster
 

Pitchers

 

Catchers

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • Art Ersepke - Junior
  • Mike Gillespie
  • Bob Levingston - Sophomore
  • Mickey McNamee - Junior

Schedule and results

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Legend
  USC win
  USC loss
  USC tie
1960 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season (23–8)
March (7–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
March 2 Occidental Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 8–4 1–0 –
March 11 at Fresno State Unknown • Fresno, California 5–2 2–0 –
March 12 at Fresno State Unknown • Fresno, California 3–1 3–0 –
March 18 Cal Poly SLO Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 7–9 3–1 –
March 18 at Long Beach State Bovard Field • Long Beach, California 15–8 4–1 –
March 22 UC Santa Barbara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 8–0 5–1 –
March 24 BYU Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 13–4 6–1 –
March 25 Fresno State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 5–3 7–1 –
March 26 Fresno State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 3–6 7–2 –
April (9–3)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
April 1 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 5–2 8–2 1–0
April 2 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 20–2 9–2 2–0
April 11 vs San Diego State Unknown • Unknown 3–2 10–2 2–0
April 13 vs New Mexico Unknown • Unknown 15–1 11–2 2–0
April 14 vs UCLA Unknown • Unknown 5–4 12–2 2–0
April 14 vs Fresno State Unknown • Unknown 3–13 12–3 2–0
April 19 Cal State Los Angeles Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 8–4 13–3 2–0
April 22 at Santa Clara Washington Field • Santa Clara, California 4–5 13–4 2–1
April 23 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 4–2 14–4 3–1
April 23 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 2–3 14–5 3–2
April 29 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 8–6 15–5 4–2
April 30 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 4–1 16–5 5–2
May (8–3)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
May 2 Pepperdine Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 3–4 16–6 5–2
May 3 at UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California 5–2 17–6 6–2
May 6 at UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California 0–4 17–7 6–3
May 7 UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 9–3 18–7 7–3
May 10 UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 13–2 19–7 8–3
May 13 at Santa Clara Washington Field • Santa Clara, California 7–6 20–7 9–3
May 14 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California 9–1 21–7 10–3
May 14 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California 5–7 21–8 10–4
May 17 Cal Poly Pomona Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 10–6 22–8 10–4
May 20 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 9–3 23–8 11–4
May 21 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 19–6 24–8 12–4
Postseason (8–3)
District 8 playoff (4–1)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
May 28 Pepperdine Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 10–3 25–8 12–4
May 30 Pepperdine Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 10–3 26–6 12–4
June 3 Washington State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 7–8 26–9 12–4
June 4 Washington State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 8–3 27–9 12–4
June 4 Washington State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 10–5 28–9 12–4
1960 College World Series (4–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
June 14 vs St. John's Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–1 29–9 12–4
June 16 vs Boston College Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–2 30–9 12–4
June 17 vs Minnesota Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 11–12 30–10 12–4
June 18 vs Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 13–1 31–10 12–4
June 19 vs Minnesota Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–3 32–10 12–4
June 20 vs Minnesota Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–2 32–11 12–4
Schedule Source:[2]

Awards and honors

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William Ryan
  • All Tournament Team[3]
Bob Levingston
  • All Tournament Team[3]
Mickey McNamee
  • All Tournament Team[3]
Art Ersepke
  • All Tournament Team[3]
  • 1st Team All-CIBA[2]
Bill Heath
  • All Tournament Team[3]
  • ABCA 2nd team[4]
Bruce Gardner
  • All Tournament Team[3]
  • ABCA 1st team[4]
  • 1st Team All-CIBA[2]
Tom Satriano
  • ABCA 2nd team[4]
Steve Bach
  • 1st Team All-CIBA[2]
Mike Gillespie
  • Honorable Mention All-CIBA[2]
Ron Stillwell
  • Honorable Mention All-CIBA[2]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "2017 Baseball Yearbook" (PDF) (Press release). University of Southern California. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
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