American college baseball season
The 1974 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season . The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 33rd season.
The Trojans won the College World Series , defeating the Miami Hurricanes in the championship game, completing their run of five consecutive national championships.
1974 USC Trojans baseball game log Regular season Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record April 5 at Stanford 2–3 22–4 3–1 April 6 at Stanford 7–5 23–4 4–1 April 6 at Stanford 5–6 23–5 4–2 April 7 at Arizona State 6–4 24–5 – April 9 at Oklahoma 6–7 24–6 – April 9 at Oklahoma 4–5 24–7 – April 12 at Tulsa 8–2 25–7 – April 13 at Tulsa 4–5 25–8 – April 13 at Tulsa 7–11 25–9 – April 14 at Tulsa 11–4 26–9 – April 15 Gonzaga 5–4 27–9 – April 16 Cal State Northridge 7–6 28–9 – April 19 at UCLA 8–2 29–9 5–2 April 20 UCLA 11–5 30–9 6–2 April 20 UCLA 6–5 31–9 7–2 April 23 Pepperdine 5–6 31–10 – April 24 Westmont 9–6 32–10 – April 26 at California 4–1 33–10 8–2 April 27 at California 2–4 33–11 8–3 April 27 at California 8–3 34–11 9–3 April 28 at Santa Clara 9–2 35–11 – April 30 Cal Poly Pomona 4–6 35–12 –
Date Opponent Score Overall record Pac-8 record May 3 Stanford 1–4 35–13 9–4 May 4 Stanford 0–7 35–14 9–5 May 4 Stanford 5–6 35–15 9–6 May 6 Chapman 5–2 36–15 – May 7 Loyola Marymount 4–6 36–16 – May 8 at Long Beach State 7–5 37–16 – May 10 UCLA 10–0 38–16 10–6 May 11 at UCLA 5–6 38–17 10–7 May 11 at UCLA 22–2 39–17 11–7
Post-season Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 18 vs. Oregon Dedeaux Field 11–6 40–17 May 18 vs. Oregon Dedeaux Field 14–1 41–17
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 25 vs. Cal State Los Angeles Reeder Field 9–2 42–17 May 26 vs. Cal State Los Angeles Reeder Field 6–7 42–18 May 26 vs. Cal State Los Angeles Reeder Field 11–9 43–18 June 1 vs. Pepperdine Dedeaux Field 2–4 43–19 June 2 vs. Pepperdine Dedeaux Field 4–1 44–19 June 2 vs. Pepperdine Dedeaux Field 12–1 45–19
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record June 8 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 9–2 46–19 June 10 vs. Southern Illinois Rosenblatt Stadium 5–3 47–19 June 12 vs. Miami (FL) Rosenblatt Stadium 3–7 47–20 June 13 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 5–3 48–20 June 14 vs. Southern Illinois Rosenblatt Stadium 7–2 49–20 June 15 vs. Miami (FL) Rosenblatt Stadium 7–3 50–20
Rob Adolph College World Series All-Tournament Team[ 2] Mike Barr College World Series All-Tournament Team[ 2] Marvin Cobb College World Series All-Tournament Team[ 2] Rich Dauer All-America First Team[ 3] College World Series All-Tournament Team[ 2] All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 3] Russ McQueen All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 3] George Milke Bob Mitchell College World Series All-Tournament Team[ 2] Creighton Tevlin All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 3] Trojans in the 1974 MLB Draft [ edit ] The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft .[ 4]
Venues Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics