The 1998 USC Trojans baseball team represented the

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in the

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. The team was coached Mike Gillespie in his 12th season. The Trojans won the

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, defeating the

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in the championship game.

Roster

Schedule

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, , 10–3 , , 9–2 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 21 , , vs. Arizona , , 4–1 , , 10–2 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 22 , , vs. Arizona , , 2–3 , , 10–3 , , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 25 , , at , , 5–2 , , 11–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 27 , , , , 6–1 , , 12–3 , , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 28 , , UCLA , , 10–9 , , 13–3 , , 4–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 1 , , UCLA , , 7–12 , , 13–4 , , 4–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 3 , , , , 15–8 , , 14–4 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 6 , , , , 9–0 , , 15–4 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 7 , , Oregon State , , 7–4 , , 16–4 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 8 , , Oregon State , , 6–13 , , 16–5 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 14 , ,

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, , 7–6 , , 17–5 , , 5–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 14 , , Arizona State , , 13–5 , , 18–5 , , 6–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 15 , , Arizona State , , 6–3 , , 19–5 , , 7–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 17 , , , , 6–4 , , 20–5 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 20 , , at Arizona , , 6–4 , , 21–5 , , 8–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 21 , , at Arizona , , 7–6 , , 22–5 , , 9–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 22 , , at Arizona , , 10–6 , , 23–5 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 24 , , Pepperdine , , 11–1 , , 24–5 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 27 , , at , , 10–6 , , 25–5 , , 11–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 28 , , at California , , 7–6 , , 26–5 , , 12–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 29 , , at California , , 8–1 , , 27–5 , , 13–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 1 , , Cal State Fullerton , , 4–7 , , 27–6 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 3 , , , , 0–1 , , 27–7 , , 13–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 5 , , Stanford , , 6–7 , , 27–8 , , 13–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 5 , , Stanford , , 7–4 , , 28–8 , , 14–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 6 , , , , 12–3 , , 29–8 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 9 , , at Arizona State , , 3–18 , , 29–9 , , 14–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 10 , , at Arizona State , , 5–7 , , 29–10 , , 14–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 11 , , at Arizona State , , 4–24 , , 29–11 , , 14–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 14 , , at Loyola Marymount , , 6–12 , , 29–12 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 17 , , California , , 10–0 , , 30–12 , , 15–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 18 , , California , , 14–13 , , 31–12 , , 16–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 19 , , California , , 5–2 , , 32–12 , , 17–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 21 , , at , , 9–4 , , 33–12 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 24 , , at UCLA , , 14–6 , , 34–12 , , 18–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 25 , , UCLA , , 17–18 , , 34–13 , , 18–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 26 , , at UCLA , , 17–12 , , 35–13 , , 19–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 28 , , San Diego State , , 17–10 , , 36–13 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 29 , , UC Santa Barbara , , 9–8 , , 37–13 , , – , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 9 , , at Stanford , , 2–4 , , 37–14 , , 19–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 10 , , at Stanford , , 5–2 , , 38–14 , , 20–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 11 , , at Stanford , , 5–1 , , 39–14 , , 21–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 15 , , at , , 10–2 , , 40–14 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 15 , , at Portland State , , 6–7 , , 40–15 , , – , - , - ! style="background:#FFCC00;color:#990000;", Post-season , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 21 , , vs. , ,

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, , 10–12 , , 44–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , June 1 , , vs.

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Awards and honors

;Rik Currier * Freshman All-America ;Seth Davidson * Freshman All-America * All-Pac-10 First Team ;Morgan Ensberg * All-America Third Team * All-Pac-10 First Team ;Seth Etherton * ''

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'' Player of the Year * All-America First Team * Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year * All-Pac-10 First Team ;Jeremy Freitas * All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention ;Rob Gorr * College World Series All-Tournament Team * All-Pac-10 First Team ;Jack Krawczyk * College World Series All-Tournament Team * All-America First Team * All-Pac-10 First Team ;Jason Lane * College World Series All-Tournament Team ;Eric Munson * College World Series All-Tournament Team * All-America Second Team * All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention ;Wes Rachels *

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* All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention ;Brad Ticehurst * College World Series All-Tournament Team * All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention

Trojans in the 1998 MLB Draft

The following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the

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References

External links

USC Trojans baseball official website
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