The 1966 USC Trojans baseball team represented the

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in the

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. The Trojans played their home games at

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. The team was coached by

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in his 25th year at USC. The Trojans won the

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championship and the District VIII Playoff to advance to the

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, where they were defeated by the

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Roster

Schedule

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, , 9–1 , , 1–0 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , , February 19 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 15–14 , , 2–0 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , , February 19 , , San Fernando Valley State , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 10–5 , , 3–0 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , , February 25 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 14–10 , , 4–0 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , , February 28 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 14–10 , , 4–1 , , 0–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , , March 1 , , at San Fernando Valley State , ,

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, , 7–3 , , 6–1 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 8 , , March 5 , , Santa Barbara , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 10–0 , , 7–1 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 9 , , March 7 , , at Long Beach State , ,

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, , 2–0 , , 8–1 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 10 , , March 11 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 4–3 , , 9–1 , , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 11 , , March 12 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 6–0 , , 10–1 , , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 12 , , March 12 , , California , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 6–0 , , 11–1 , , 5–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 13 , , March 15 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 5–3 , , 12–1 , , 5–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 14 , , March 18 , , at California , , Edwards Field •

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, , 9–6 , , 14–1 , , 7–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 16 , , March 19 , , at Santa Clara , , Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California , , 3–2 , , 15–1 , , 8–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 17 , , March 22 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 13–0 , , 16–1 , , 8–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 18 , , March 26 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 3–1 , , 17–1 , , 9–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 19 , , March 26 , , Stanford , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 0–4 , , 17–2 , , 9–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 20 , , March 27 , , Santa Clara , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 7–3 , , 18–2 , , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 21 , , March 29 , , at Cal State Los Angeles , , Unknown • Los Angeles, California , , 4–0 , , 19–2 , , 10–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 22 , , April 1 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 14–3 , , 20–2 , , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 23 , , April 2 , , Pepperdine , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 6–0 , , 21–2 , , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 24 , , April 2 , , Pepperdine , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 11–0 , , 22–2 , , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 25 , , April 4 , , vs , , Unknown • Unknown , , 5–1 , , 23–2 , , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 26 , , April 5 , , vs San Diego State , , Unknown • Unknown , , 1–3 , , 23–3 , , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 27 , , April 5 , , vs , , Unknown • Unknown , , 12–0 , , 24–3 , , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 28 , , April 6 , , vs , , Unknown • Unknown , , 12–7 , , 25–3 , , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 29 , , April 6 , , vs San Diego State , , Unknown • Unknown , , 10–5 , , 26–3 , , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 30 , , April 12 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 3–4 , , 26–4 , , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 31 , , April 15 , , at California , , Edwards Field • Berkeley, California , , 2–7 , , 26–5 , , 11–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 32 , , April 16 , , at Stanford , ,

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, , 3–5 , , 26–6 , , 11–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 33 , , April 16 , , at Stanford , , Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California , , 3–2 , , 27–6 , , 12–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 34 , , April 19 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 3–0 , , 28–6 , , 12–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 35 , , April 22 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 4–2 , , 29–6 , , 12–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 36 , , April 26 , , at Santa Barbara , , Campus Diamond • Santa Barbara, California , , 1–2 , , 29–7 , , 12–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 37 , , April 29 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 2–1 , , 30–7 , , 12–4 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 38 , , May 3 , , Santa Barbara , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 6–0 , , 31–7 , , 12–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 39 , , May 6 , , at , , Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California , , 13–10 , , 32–7 , , 13–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 40 , , May 7 , , UCLA , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 3–2 , , 33–7 , , 14–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 41 , , May 10 , , at Cal Poly Pomona , , Unknown •

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, , 7–1 , , 34–7 , , 14–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 42 , , May 13 , , UCLA , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 13–11 , , 35–7 , , 15–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 43 , , May 14 , , at UCLA , , Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California , , 4–1 , , 36–7 , , 16–4 , - , - ! style="" , Postseason , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 44 , , May 23 , , Cal Poly Pomona , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 11–7 , , 37–7 , , 16–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 45 , , May 24 , , , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 4–3 , , 38–7 , , 16–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 46 , , May 25 , , Washington State , , Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California , , 7–4 , , 39–7 , , 16–4 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 47 , , June 13 , , vs

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Awards and honors

;Shelly Andrens * Honorable Mention All-CIBA ;

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* Second Team All-American ''

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'' * First Team All- CIBA ;Armando DeCastro * Honorable Mention All-CIBA ;Justin Dedeaux * Second Team All-CIBA ;Pat Harrison * Second Team All-CIBA ;John Herbst * Honorable Mention All-CIBA ;Fred Shuey * Second Team All-CIBA ;Steve Sogge * Second Team All-American ''The Sports Network'' * First Team All-CIBA ;John Stewart * Second Team All-American ''American Baseball Coaches Association'' * College World Series All-Tournament Team * First Team All-CIBA

References

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