2017 QUICK FACTS SPORTS INFORMATION MEDIA REQUESTS 2017 QUICK FACTS Baseball SID ......................................... Rachel Caton Direct all inquiries to Rachel Caton Assistant GENERAL INFORMATION Office Phone .................................... (213) 740-3809 Sports Information Director, USC, Heritage Hall 103, City/Zip................................Los Angeles, CA 90089 SID Fax ............................................... (213) 740-7584 Los Angeles, CA 90089-0601, (213) 740-3809. All Founded ................................................................ 1880 Caton Cell ..........................................(213) 447-3800 credentials issued are for working media only. Names Enrollment .........................................................33,500 Email.................................................. [email protected] will be left on a master media pass list at the ticket Nickname ......................................................... Trojans Dedeaux Field Press Box ............ (213) 748-3449 booth at the entrance to Dedeaux Field. School Colors ............................ Cardinal and Gold SID Mailing Address ................................... HER-103 One courtesy phone line is reserved for visiting Home Field ...........................Dedeaux Field (2,500) University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0601 radio. If more lines are needed, contact Pacific Bell Surface/Dimensions ........................ Natural grass, (800-400-6990) for phone installation at Dedeaux 335-375-395-365-335 COACHING STAFF Head Coach ..............................................Dan Hubbs Field (located on USC campus near the corner of Affiliation ......................................... NCAA Division I Record at School .......................................... 3rd year Jefferson and Vermont Streets). The address is 1021 Conference........................................................ Pac-12 Career Record .....................................................49-60 Childs Way. Courtesy phone lines will be available for President ..................................... Dr. C.L. Max Nikias Baseball Office Phone .................. (213) 740-5762 media at the conclusion of every game. Athletics Director .................................... Pat Haden Best Time to Reach Staff ......................... Mornings Photos may be taken in areas behind first and third Athletic Dept. Phone .................... (213) 740-3843 Assistant Coaches ........................................................ base. Photographers are not allowed on Dedeaux Ticket Office Phone ..................... (213) 740-GOSC Gabe Alvarez, Matt Curtis, Chris Duffy Field at any time during the game. HISTORY Director of Baseball Operations Marty Butterick Two rows are reserved at Dedeaux Field for First Year of Baseball .......................................... 1889 Athletic Trainer .......................................... Pau,l Diaz credentialed media only. Overall All-Time Record ................ 3,057-1,760-44 Asst. Director of Baseball Ops ....... Apoorv Gaur Post-game interviews with USC coaches and National Championships ...................................... 12 TEAM INFORMATION players will be conducted in the Trojan dugout after (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, a 10-minute “cooling-off” period. Please notify Rachel Overall Home Away Neutral 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998) 2016 Overall Record 28-28 17-14 12-13 N/A of your interview requests before the end of the game. Post-season Record ...................................... 208-77 2016 Pac-12 Record 15-15 8-7 7-8 Baseball America: www.baseballamerica.com CWS Appearances, Last Time.................... 21, 2001 2016 Pac-12 Finish ............................................ T-4th Collegiate Baseball: www.baseballnews.com College World Series Record ........................ 74-26 Final Ranking......................................................... N/A D1 Baseball: www.d1baseball.com Playoff/Regionals Post-season Play .................................................. N/A NCAA: www.ncaa.org Appearances, Last Time ........................... 41, 2016 Lettermen Returning/Lost ............................ 18/14 NCAA Championships: www.ncaabaseball.com Regional Record ............................................. 102-45 Non-lettermen Returning ....................................... 3 Pac-12 Conference: www.pac-12.org Newcomers ............................................................... 17 Perfect Game USA: www.perfectgame.org/college Starting Position Players Returning/Lost ...... 4/5 All USC baseball games will be broadcast on www. Pitchers Returning/Lost .......................................7/8 usctrojans.com this season. All home games will feature a live multi-camera video webcast, courtesy o f the Pac-12 portal. The website also has up-to-date information on the baseball program, including press releases, statistics and biographical information. The 2017 USC baseball media guide has been prepared by the University of Southern California for use by sportscasters and sportswriters. The guide was designed by Maggie Oren, MB Design, and produced by Rachel, Caton15 Assistant Sports Information Director. Photos: Dan Avila, Jeff Golden, David Gonzales, Vincent Laforet, Heston Quan, Edward Siegel, Shelly Castellano, Matt Brown, Victor de Colongon, Christian Peterson, Sam Hawthorn, Darryl Oumi, Aaron Sprecher, Chicago Cubs (Chuck Wasserstrom), Seattle Mariners (Ben Van Houten), St. Louis Cardinals (Jim Herren and Dan Donovan), Los Angeles Angels (Nancy Mazmanian), Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Omaha Inc., Clay Luraschi (Topps, Inc.), Stephen Green Photography, Rich Pilling (MLB Photos), Dennis Wolverton, Major League Baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame and USA Baseball. Special thanks to Associated Press and Getty Images. ROD DEDEAUX - THE ARCHITECT OF USC BASEBALL On January 5, 2006, the USC baseball program suffered the loss of Rod Dedeaux, one of the greatest college coaches ever, who passed away at the age of 91. Not only was Dedeaux the main architect for the success of the USC baseball program, but also one of the great ambassadors for college baseball and amateur baseball in international competition. In his 45-year tenure at USC (1942-86), Dedeaux led the Trojans to 11 national championships and 28 conference titles. He posted an overall record of 1,332-571-11 for a superb .699 winning percentage. At his retirement, he had won more games than any other college baseball coach (he currently ranks seventh among Division I coaches). His teams from 1970-74 won five straight NCAA championships, a record that may never be broken. No other school has won more than two in a row. Two personal honors for Dedeaux, which are quite fitting considering his accomplishments, came in 1999 when he was named “Coach of the Century” by both Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. As part of the 50th anniversary of the College World Series in 1996, Dedeaux was named the head coach of the All-Time CWS team by a panel of former World Series coaches, media and college baseball officials. In 1999, he was presented with keys to the city of Omaha (home to the College World Series). Dedeaux was named Coach of the Year six times by the American Baseball Coaches Association and was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame in 1970. He received the ABCA’s Lefty Gomez Award in 1980 as “an individual that has distinguished himself amongst his peers and has contributed significantly to the game of baseball locally, nationally, and internationally.” In 1989, he was awarded the U.S. Baseball Federation’s W.P. “Dutch” Fehring Award of Merit for outstanding service. Dedeaux helped develop 59 major leaguers, including such top stars as Tom Seaver, Mark McGwire, Randy Johnson, Fred Lynn, Dave Kingman, Roy Smalley, Don Buford, Ron Fairly, Rich Dauer, Steve Busby, Jim Barr and Steve Kemp. Rod spearheaded the development of amateur baseball nationally and internationally. He was instrumental in bringing baseball to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles as a demonstration sport and coached the silver medal-winning U.S. team. He also coached the U.S. amateur team that played in Tokyo in conjunction with the 1964 Olympics. Dedeaux founded the USA-Japan Collegiate World Series in 1972. He served as Series Chairman from 1972-84 and later as Chairman Emeritus. Dedeaux also was honored in May of 1996 by the Japanese government with the Fourth Order of Merit — Cordon of the Rising Sun award. Hollywood enlisted Dedeaux’s expertise as well, inviting him to serve as a technical director and consultant for two highly successful movies: “Field of Dreams” and “A League of Their Own.” On Feb. 14, 2004, the Trojans opened the regular season by celebrating Rod Dedeaux's 90th birthday (Rod's actual birthday is Feb. 17, 1914). The legendary play-by-play announcer of the Los Angeles Dodgers Vin Scully (center) and former owner Peter O'Malley (right) were on hand, along with one of Dedeaux's closest friends, former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda. Over 100 former Trojans, including Tom Seaver and Roy Smalley, attended the festivities. Remarkably, USC's first national championship squad from 1948 was well-represented as 15 members of that team were in attendance. ROD DEDEAUX - THE ARCHITECT OF USC BASEBALL Dedeaux played baseball at USC and was a three-year letterman as the starting shortstop from 1933-35. He played briefly in the Major Leagues with