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USC Baseball Coach Rod Dedeaux Passes Away
Former USC Baseball Coach Rod Dedeaux at the 1995 NCAA Baseball World Series, Omaha, Nebraska with Flap, Jr.Los Angeles Times: Former USC Baseball Coach Rod Dedeaux Dies at 91
Rod Dedeaux, whose 45 years as USC’s baseball coach produced 11 national and 28 conference championship teams, died Thursday in Glendale of complications of a stroke he suffered Dec. 2. He was 91.
Dedeaux’s teams won a record 1,331 games before his retirement in 1986. From 1970 to 1974, his Trojans won five consecutive NCAA championships. No other school has won more than two in succession. He was named coach of the year six times by the American Baseball Coaches Assn., and was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame in 1970.
Flap has fond memories of “Coach of the Century.”
The most memorable was on the plane returning from Omaha after USC lost to Cal State Fullerton in the NCAA World Series Final Title game. Flap, Jr. and I were sitting across the aisle from this baseball giant and his insight and observations of the game and life are priceless.
May he rest in peace……..
Fight on Rod!
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USC Beats Oregon State 9-8
USC Trojan 3rd Baseman Billy Hart drove in the winning (walk-off) run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give USC a 9-8 come from behind victory over the Oregon State Beavers.
Box Score and stats tomorrow.
This Trojan win evens the NCAA Super Regional Series 1-1 with the deciding game to be played tomorrow at 1PM Pacific Time.
Fight On!
Update # 1Third baseman Billy Hart (Tustin/Mission Viejo HS) hit a bases-loaded infield single in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday as the USC Trojans capped an improbable rally with a 9-8 win over the Oregon State Beavers to force a third and deciding NCAA Super Regional game Monday. Down by five runs in the eighth inning, USC scored twice in the eighth and three times in the ninth before winning in extra innings.
It was the first time in 19 games this season that USC (41-21) has won despite trailing after eight innings. Tomorrow’s game, originally scheduled for a 4 p.m. Pacific start, was moved up by request from ESPN to a 1 p.m. start.