American college baseball season
The 1971 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1971 NCAA University Division baseball season . The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 30th season.
The Trojans won the College World Series , defeating the Southern Illinois Salukis in the championship game, winning their second of five consecutive national championships, and third in four years.
Roster
Schedule
1971 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Score
Overall record
Pac-8 record
February 24
at Cal Poly Pomona
16–5
1–0
–
February 26
at UC Santa Barbara
5–6
1–1
–
March 2
at San Fernando Valley State
13–10
2–1
–
March 5
UC Santa Barbara
5–6
2–2
–
March 6
Cal Poly Pomona
3–5
2–3
–
March 6
Cal Poly Pomona
9–3
3–3
–
March 9
UC Irvine
3–2
4–3
–
March 12
at UC Irvine
9–10
4–4
–
March 13
Loyola Marymount
3–0
5–4
–
March 13
Loyola Marymount
8–2
6–4
–
March 16
San Fernando Valley State
1–0
7–4
–
March 17
at Chapman
6–7
7–5
–
March 20
BYU
8–4
8–5
–
March 20
BYU
8–1
9–5
–
March 23
Pepperdine
2–1
10–5
–
March 24
Utah
8–3
11–5
–
March 26
San Diego State
4–2
12–5
–
March 27
San Diego State
1–3
12–6
–
March 27
San Diego State
9–2
13–6
–
March 31
Westmont
2–5
13–7
–
Date
Opponent
Score
Overall record
Pac-8 record
April 2
at Hawaii
6–1
14–7
–
April 7
at Hawaii
8–0
15–7
–
April 13
at UCLA
7–1
16–7
1–0
April 16
California
10–1
17–7
2–0
April 17
Stanford
3–1
18–7
3–0
April 17
Stanford
8–4
19–7
4–0
April 20
Chapman
6–2
20–7
–
April 23
at Stanford
2–1
21–7
5–0
April 24
at California
2–1
22–7
6–0
April 24
at California
10–0
23–7
7–0
April 27
Cal State Los Angeles
7–4
24–7
–
April 30
Oregon
5–0
25–7
8–0
April 30
Oregon
2–0
26–7
9–0
Date
Opponent
Score
Overall record
Pac-8 record
May 1
Oregon State
10–4
27–7
10–0
May 1
Oregon State
9–6
28–7
11–0
May 3
at Long Beach State
6–1
29–7
–
May 4
Long Beach State
1–5
29–8
–
May 7
at Washington State
4–0
30–8
12–0
May 7
at Washington State
7–6
31–8
13–0
May 8
at Washington
6–0
32–8
14–0
May 8
at Washington
2–0
33–8
15–0
May 11
Cal State Los Angeles
4–2
34–8
–
May 14
UCLA
1–0
35–8
16–0
May 15
at UCLA
6–3
36–8
17–0
Post-season
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
May 20
vs. Oregon State
Buck Bailey Field
6–2
37–8
May 21
vs. Stanford
Buck Bailey Field
9–3
38–8
May 22
vs. Washington State
Buck Bailey Field
5–10
38–9
May 22
vs. Washington State
Buck Bailey Field
6–3
39–9
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
May 29
vs. Santa Clara
Buck Shaw Stadium
5–6
39–10
May 30
vs. Santa Clara
Bovard Field
5–1
40–10
May 30
vs. Santa Clara
Bovard Field
9–1
41–10
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
June 12
vs. Seton Hall
Rosenblatt Stadium
5–1
42–10
June 13
vs. Southern Illinois
Rosenblatt Stadium
3–8
42–11
June 14
vs. BYU
Rosenblatt Stadium
8–6
43–11
June 15
vs. Tulsa
Rosenblatt Stadium
8–4
44–11
June 16
vs. Tulsa
Rosenblatt Stadium
3–2
45–11
June 17
vs. Southern Illinois
Rosenblatt Stadium
7–2
46–11
Awards and honors
Frank Alfano
College World Series All-Tournament Team[ 2]
George Ambrow
All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 3]
Mike Ball
All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 3]
Steve Busby
All-America First Team[ 3]
All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 3]
Fredd Lynn
College World Series All-Tournament Team[ 2]
Craig Perkins
All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 3]
Jeff Port
All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 3]
Mark Sogge
College World Series All-Tournament Team[ 2]
All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 3]
Tim Steele
All-Pacific-8 First Team[ 3]
Trojans in the 1971 MLB Draft
The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft .[ 4]
June regular draft
June secondary draft
References
Venues Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics