1951 USC Trojans baseball team

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1951 USC Trojans baseball
CIBA Champions
PCC Tournament Champions
District VIII Champions
College World Series, T-3rd
ConferenceCalifornia Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Record22–10 (11–5 CIBA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBovard Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Oregon State  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 4 – 0   .714 23 – 6 – 0   .793
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 5 – 0   .688 30 – 11 – 0   .732
Washington  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6 – 0   .625 14 – 7 – 1   .659
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9 – 0   .438 14 – 14 – 0   .500
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 0 – 14 – 0   .000 3 – 17 – 0   .150
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  ‍†‍‍y 11 – 5 – 0   .688 22 – 10 – 0   .688
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6 – 0   .625 24 – 13 – 0   .649
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9 – 0   .500 21 – 13 – 0   .618
California  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 22 – 16 – 0   .579
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11 – 0   .313 0 – 0 – 0   –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

The 1951 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Bovard Field. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 10th year at USC.

The Trojans won the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association championship, the Pacific Coast Conference Tournament and advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Tennessee Volunteers.

Roster

1951 USC Trojans baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
P Charles Ane /
—
—
C Lou Bishara /
—
—
 So
Warner Boone /
—
—
 So
John Burkhead /
—
—
P David Cesca /
—
—
 Jr
OF Hal Charnofsky /
—
—
 Jr
INF Stan Charnofsky /
—
—
 Jr
Donald Herman /
—
—
OF Robert Hertel /
—
—
 Jr
INF Al Karan /
—
—
 Sr
George Keeling /
—
—
P Thomas Kemp /
—
—
INF Gary Killingsworth R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Long Beach, California
Allan Lamont /
—
—
 Jr
INF Bob Lillis R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Pasadena, California
P Tom Lovrich /
—
—
 Jr
Dave Rankin /L
—
—
OF Tom Riach /
—
—
 Sr
Don Rose /
—
—
OF Jay Roundy /
—
—
INF Edwin Simpson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So San Diego, California
C Will Wills /
—
—
Head coach

Rod Dedeaux

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

Schedule

1951 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season
March (4–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
1 March 9 Santa Barbara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 12–2 1–0 0–0
2 March 20 Loyola Marymount Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 11–9 2–0 0–0
3 March 24 at San Diego State Unknown • San Diego, California 10–12 2–1 0–0
4 March 30 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 9–6 3–1 1–0
5 March 31 Stanford Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 10–9 4–1 2–0
April (7–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
6 April 10 Pepperdine Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 12–7 5–1 2–0
7 April 13 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 6–1 6–1 3–0
8 April 14 Santa Clara Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 10–0 7–1 4–0
9 April 20 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 1–6 7–2 4–1
10 April 21 at California Edwards Field • Berkeley, California 7–4 8–2 5–1
11 April 21 California Edwards Field • Berkeley, California 5–3 9–2 6–1
12 April 24 Loyola Marymount Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 10–5 10–2 6–1
13 April 27 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 6–7 10–3 6–2
14 April 28 California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 7–6 11–3 7–2
May (7–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
15 May 1 San Diego State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 3–2 12–3 7–2
16 May 5 at Santa Clara Unknown • Santa Clara, California 5–2 13–3 8–2
17 May 6 at Santa Clara Unknown • Santa Clara, California 3–4 13–4 8–3
18 May 7 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 10–2 14–4 9–3
19 May 8 San Francisco Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 12–7 15–4 9–3
20 May 11 at Arizona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 7–2 16–4 9–3
21 May 12 at Arizona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 2–9 16–5 9–3
22 May 18 UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 2–1 17–5 10–3
23 May 19 at UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California 2–4 17–6 10–4
24 May 19 at UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California 8–3 18–6 11–4
25 May 22 UCLA Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 2–3 18–7 11–5
Postseason
Pacific Coast Conference Tournament (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
26 June 1 Oregon State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 6–4 19–7 11–5
27 June 2 Oregon State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 1–12 19–8 11–5
28 June 2 Oregon State Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 10–7 20–8 11–5
College World Series (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
29 June 13 vs Princeton Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–1 21–8 11–5
30 June 14 vs Utah Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–2 22–8 11–5
31 June 15 vs Oklahoma Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–4 22–9 11–5
32 June 16 vs Tennessee Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–9 22–10 11–5
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Awards and honors

Hal Charnofsky
Stan Charnofsky
  • First Team All-CIBA
Al Karan
  • First Team All-CIBA
Tom Lovrich
  • First Team All-CIBA
Jay Roundy
  • First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1951". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 USC Trojans Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.usctrojans.com. University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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