1998 USC Trojans baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CBNo. 1
Record49–17 (21–9 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumDedeaux Field
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 13 Washington  x‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 41 – 17   .707
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 35 – 14   .714
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 25 – 24   .510
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 17 – 34   .333
Southern
No. 9 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 42 – 14   .750
No. 1 Southern California  ‍‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 49 – 17   .742
No. 2 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 18 – 11   .621 41 – 23   .641
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 33 – 23   .589
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 23 – 33   .411
California  ‍‍‍ 5 – 24   .172 22 – 32   .407
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached Mike Gillespie in his 12th season.

The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game.

Roster

1998 USC Trojans roster
 

Pitchers

  • Rik Currier
  • Don DiDomizio
  • Seth Etherton
  • Tanner Eriksen
  • Ronald Flores
  • Marco Hernandez
  • Steve Immel
  • Craig Jones
  • Shaun Kramer
  • Jack Krawczyk
  • Peter Krogh
  • Jason Lane
  • Raul Lepe
  • Mike Penney
  • Jason Saenz
  • Chris Tessman
  • Brian Vieira
  • Mike Weibling
  • Taiki Yamaoka
  

Infielders

  • Carlos Casillas
  • Oscar Casillas
  • Dominic Correa
  • Seth Davidson
  • Morgan Ensberg
  • Robb Gorr
  • Ray Kasper
  • Brandon Mugavero
  • Bill Peavey
  • Josh Persell
  • Wes Rachels
  • Kevin Schultz
  

Outfielders

  • Jeremy Freitas
  • Greg Hanoian
  • Rod Perry, Jr.
  • Brad Ticehurst
  • Tony Alston
  • Ivan Garcia

Catchers

Schedule

1998 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season
January/February
Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-10 record
January 30 Long Beach State 16–4 1–0 –
February 1 Long Beach State 9–5 2–0 –
February 7 Texas 5–3 3–0 –
February 7 Texas 5–6 3–1 –
February 8 Texas 7–15 3–2 –
February 10 at Long Beach State 12–3 4–2 –
February 13 vs. North Carolina 10–0 5–2 –
February 14 vs. North Carolina 16–9 6–2 –
February 15 vs. North Carolina 10–2 7–2 –
February 18 at Cal State Fullerton 3–2 8–2 –
February 20 vs. Arizona 10–3 9–2 1–0
February 21 vs. Arizona 4–1 10–2 2–0
February 22 vs. Arizona 2–3 10–3 2–1
February 25 at Pepperdine 5–2 11–3 –
February 27 UCLA 6–1 12–3 3–1
February 28 UCLA 10–9 13–3 4–1
March
Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-10 record
March 1 UCLA 7–12 13–4 4–2
March 3 UC Santa Barbara 15–8 14–4 –
March 6 Oregon State 9–0 15–4 –
March 7 Oregon State 7–4 16–4 –
March 8 Oregon State 6–13 16–5 –
March 14 Arizona State 7–6 17–5 5–2
March 14 Arizona State 13–5 18–5 6–2
March 15 Arizona State 6–3 19–5 7–2
March 17 Loyola Marymount 6–4 20–5 –
March 20 at Arizona 6–4 21–5 8–2
March 21 at Arizona 7–6 22–5 9–2
March 22 at Arizona 10–6 23–5 10–2
March 24 Pepperdine 11–1 24–5 –
March 27 at California 10–6 25–5 11–2
March 28 at California 7–6 26–5 12–2
March 29 at California 8–1 27–5 13–2
April
Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-10 record
April 1 Cal State Fullerton 4–7 27–6 –
April 3 Stanford 0–1 27–7 13–3
April 5 Stanford 6–7 27–8 13–4
April 5 Stanford 7–4 28–8 14–4
April 6 Hawaii-Hilo 12–3 29–8 –
April 9 at Arizona State 3–18 29–9 14–5
April 10 at Arizona State 5–7 29–10 14–6
April 11 at Arizona State 4–24 29–11 14–7
April 14 at Loyola Marymount 6–12 29–12 –
April 17 California 10–0 30–12 15–7
April 18 California 14–13 31–12 16–7
April 19 California 5–2 32–12 17–7
April 21 at San Diego State 9–4 33–12 –
April 24 at UCLA 14–6 34–12 18–7
April 25 UCLA 17–18 34–13 18–8
April 26 at UCLA 17–12 35–13 19–8
April 28 San Diego State 17–10 36–13 –
April 29 UC Santa Barbara 9–8 37–13 –
May
Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-10 record
May 9 at Stanford 2–4 37–14 19–9
May 10 at Stanford 5–2 38–14 20–9
May 11 at Stanford 5–1 39–14 21–9
May 15 at Portland State 10–2 40–14 –
May 15 at Portland State 6–7 40–15 –
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 21 vs. Fordham Tiger Field 10–6 41–15
May 22 vs. Virginia Commonwealth Tiger Field 4–14 41–16
May 23 vs. Clemson Tiger Field 8–5 42–16
May 23 vs. South Alabama Tiger Field 3–2 43–16
May 24 vs. South Alabama Tiger Field 4–3 44–16
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 30 vs. LSU Rosenblatt Stadium 10–12 44–17
June 1 vs. Florida Rosenblatt Stadium 12–10 45–17
June 2 vs. Mississippi State Rosenblatt Stadium 7–1 46–17
June 4 vs. LSU Rosenblatt Stadium 5–4 47–17
June 5 vs. LSU Rosenblatt Stadium 7–3 48–17
June 6 vs. Arizona State Rosenblatt Stadium 21–14 49–17

Awards and honors

Rik Currier
Seth Davidson
Morgan Ensberg
Seth Etherton
Jeremy Freitas
Rob Gorr
Jack Krawczyk
Jason Lane
Eric Munson
Wes Rachels
Brad Ticehurst

Trojans in the 1998 MLB Draft

The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Seth Etherton RHP 1st 18th California Angels
Jason Saenz LHP 3rd 94th New York Mets
Brad Ticehurst OF 8th 233rd Texas Rangers
Mike Penney RHP 8th 236th Milwaukee Brewers
Morgan Ensberg 3B 9th 272nd Houston Astros
Rob Gorr 1B 14th 426th Los Angeles Dodgers
Craig Jones RHP 16th 467th Kansas City Royals
Jeremy Freitas OF 25th 737th Kansas City Royals
Jack Krawczyk RHP 25th 746th Milwaukee Brewers
Jeff DePippo C 27th 813th Cleveland Indians
Wes Rachels 2B 33rd 974th Philadelphia Phillies

See also

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)"". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2012.

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