The 2001 USC Trojans baseball team represented the

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collegiate sports in the

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. The Trojans played their home games at

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. The team was coached by Mike Gillespie in his 15th year at USC. The Trojans won the Los Angeles Regional and the Los Angeles Super Regional to advance to the

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, where they were defeated by the

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Roster

Schedule

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Eddy D. Field Stadium Eddy D. Field Stadium is home of the Pepperdine University Waves' baseball team located in Malibu, California. It was originally built in 1973, but underwent renovations in 1980 and 1999. It now holds up to 2,000 spectators, all box seats. I ...

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• Fullerton, California , , L 11–12 , , 19–11 , , 4–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 31 , , March 28 , , , , No. 12 , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California , , W 16–7 , , 20–11 , , 4–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 32 , , April 3 , , at San Diego State , , No. 15 , ,

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, , W 14–2 , , 27–13 , , 8–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 41 , , April 20 , , No. 1 Stanford , , No. 7 , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California , , W 2–1 , , 28–13 , , 9–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 42 , , April 21 , , No. 1 Stanford , , No. 7 , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California , , W 7–0 , , 29–13 , , 10–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 43 , , April 22 , , No. 1 Stanford , , No. 7 , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California , , L 5–9 , , 29–14 , , 10–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 44 , , April 23 , , , , No. 6 , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California , , L 8–10 , , 29–15 , , 10–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 45 , , April 24 , , at Loyola Marymount , , No. 6 , , George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California , , L 7–13 , , 29–16 , , 10–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 46 , , April 27 , , UCLA , , No. 6 , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California , , W 2–0 , , 30–16 , , 11–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 47 , , April 28 , , UCLA , , No. 6 , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California , , W 7–6 , , 31–16 , , 12–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 48 , , April 29 , , UCLA , , No. 6 , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California , , W 7–1 , , 32–16 , , 13–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 49 , , April 30 , , at San Diego , , No. 4 , ,

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• San Diego, California , , W 5–4 , , 33–16 , , 13–5 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 50 , , May 12 , , , , No. 3 , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California , , W 7–6 , , 34–16 , , 14–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 51 , , May 13 , , Washington State , , No. 3 , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California , , W 7–0 , , 35–16 , , 15–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 52 , , May 14 , , Washington State , , No. 1 , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California , , W 5–1 , , 36–16 , , 16–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 53 , , May 15 , , Long Beach State , , No. 1 , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California , , W 10–2 , , 37–16 , , 16–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 54 , , May 18 , , at , , No. 1 , , Goss Stadium at Coleman Field •

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Awards and honors

;Brian Barre * First Team All-

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;Alberto Concepcion * Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 ;Rik Currier * Second Team All-American ''

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'' * Third Team All-American ''

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'' * Third Team All-American ''

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'' * First Team All-Pac-10 ;Anthony Lunetta * Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 ;Michael Moon * Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 ;

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* First Team All-American ''

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'' * First Team All-American ''Baseball America'' * First Team All-American ''Collegiate Baseball'' * First Team All-American ''

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'' * First Team All-American ''The Sports Network'' * First Team All-American '' USA Today Sports Weekly'' * Pac-10 Conference Pitcher of the Year * First Team All-Pac-10 ;Bill Peavey * Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 ;Josh Persell * Honorable Mention All-Pac-10

References

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