Bill Lachemann, a long-time coach with the Angels, died Saturday. He was 89. He was the catcher on a team I like to write about: the American Legion team, Crenshaw Post 715, that won the national title in 1951 at Tiger Stadium. Sparky Anderson was the shortstop. Billy Consolo, a pro baseball player from 1953-62, was the third baseman. Rene Lachemann, the pro baseball player/manager, was … Continue reading A Legendary Baseball Team Loses A Member
Baseball coach Andy Stankiewicz said in an interview USC would practice at El Camino College and play its home games at Loyola Marymount and the Great Park Baseball Complex in Irvine for the next two years. The “new” Dedeaux Field will open for the 2026 season. Now this is not what Stankiewicz said when he was hired at USC. Here’s the excert from the Los … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The New Dedeaux Field Will Take Twice As Long To Build
Duce Robinson was not selected in the first 10 rounds of the Major League Baseball Draft. The draft goes 20 rounds so there is plenty of time for Robinson to get drafted. Every pick in Rounds 11-20 comes with a $125,000 slot value, and every dollar in excess of that counts against the bonus pool. But if a team wants Robinson, it will take him. … Continue reading Duce Robinson Not Drafted . . . Yet
USC was considered a safe bet for the NCAA Tournament by the “experts” but was shocked this morning to learn it did not make the postseason. In fact, it wasn’t even that close because USC was not one of the last four teams out according to the NCAA. Arizona State, Kansas State, Kent State and UC Irvine were the last four. Apparently, where you finished … Continue reading USC Baseball Gets Snubbed By NCAA Tournament
USC will be one of the final four teams to make the NCAA Tournament according to D1Baseball.com’s final mock bracket Sunday night. The Trojans also make the cut in the final mock bracket of Baseball America. Both send the Trojans to Coral Gables, Fla., where the University of Miami is the host. The official bracket will be released Monday. Continue reading Projections Place USC Baseball In NCAA Tournament
USC plays Washington today at 2:30 p.m. in the Pac-12 Baseball Tournament. Here are the scenarios for the tournament: Continue reading Here Are USC Baseball’s Tournament Scenarios
