2000 USC Trojans baseball team

2000 USC Trojans baseball
Fullerton Regional champions Atlanta Super Regional champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
CB	No. 5
Record	44–20 (16–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Gillespie (14th season)
Assistant coach	Rob Klein (13th season)
Hitting coach	Andy Nieto (4th season)
Pitching coach	John Savage (5th season)
Home stadium	Dedeaux Field

2000 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Stanford  ‍†‍‍y	17	–	7		.708			50	–	16		.758
No. 12 Arizona State  ‍†‍‍y	17	–	7		.708			44	–	15		.746
No. 16 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y	17	–	7		.708			38	–	26		.594
No. 5 Southern California  ‍‍‍y	16	–	8		.667			44	–	20		.688
California  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			25	–	28		.472
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			28	–	27		.509
Arizona  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			26	–	30		.464
Washington  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			26	–	30		.464
Washington State  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			20	–	36		.357
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 19, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Dedeaux Field. The team was coached by Mike Gillespie in his 14th year at USC.

The Trojans won the Fullerton Regional and the East Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Florida State Seminoles.

Roster

2000 USC Trojans baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town 2 INF Seth Davidson S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr San Diego, California 3 RHP Brian Bannister R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Paradise Valley, Arizona 4 LHP Ron Flores L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Pico Rivera, California 5 INF Cesar Gomez R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Monterey Park, California 6 OF Brian Barre L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Garden Grove, California 7 RHP Pete Montrenes R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Fountain Valley, California 8 RHP Rik Currier R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Dana Point, California 9 C Beau Craig S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Santee, California 10 U Josh Self R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Hughson, California 12 RHP Kevin Correa R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Sacramento, California 13 U Alberto Concepcion R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr El Segundo, California 14 OF Eric Verbryke L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Santa Maria, California 15 OF Rob Garibaldi L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Petaluma, California 16 U Kevin Miller L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Long Beach, California 17 C Ricky Holland S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Ventura, California 18 LHP Mark Todd L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So San Diego, California 21 RHP Mark Prior R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Bonita, California 22 U Josh Persell S/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Sherman Oaks, California 23 RHP Anthony Reyes /R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Whittier, California 24 INF Anthony Lunetta R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Riverside, California 25 RHP Chad Clark L/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Glendora, California 26 INF Justin Gemoll R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr San Jose, California 28 RHP Tanner Eriksen R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Fresno, California 30 OF Paki Lum R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Aiea, Hawaii 31 INF Francisco Enriquez R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Arleta, California 32 RHP Raul Lepe R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr San Gabriel, California 33 OF Aaron Fausett R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Beaverton, Oregon 35 RHP Ryan Port R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Los Angeles, California 37 RHP Tim Petke /R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Portland, Oregon 38 INF Colby Self R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hughson, California 39 LHP Michael Kimball L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Alamo, California 40 RHP Shaun Kramer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Diamond Bar, California 41 OF Michael Melikian S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Fresno, California 42 OF Tony Peres-Alston L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Oceanside, California 43 OF Troy Polamalu R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Roseburg, Oregon 44 OF Abel Montanez R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Montebello, California 48 C Jeff Adolph R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Fresno, California 50 INF Bill Peavey L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Brisbane, California	Head coach Mike Gillespie Assistant coach(es) Hitting coach(es) Andy Nieto Pitching coach(es) John Savage Rob Klein Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 6, 2020

Schedule

2000 USC Trojans baseball game log: 44–20
Regular season: 38–18
January (2–0) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 1 January 29 at No. 26 Pepperdine No. 15 Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, California W 7–3 1–0 — 2 January 30 No. 26 Pepperdine No. 15 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 8–1 2–0 —
February (8–3) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 3 February 4 No. 22 Long Beach State No. 15 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 3–2 3–0 — 4 February 5 at No. 22 Long Beach State No. 15 Blair Field • Long Beach, California L 3–13 3–1 — 5 February 6 No. 22 Long Beach State No. 15 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 9–2 4–1 — 6 February 8 at Loyola Marymount No. 15 George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 9–8 5–1 — 7 February 11 at No. 18 Texas Tech No. 15 Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas L 3–4 5–2 — 8 February 12 at No. 18 Texas Tech No. 15 Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas W 9–4 6–2 — 9 February 13 at No. 18 Texas Tech No. 15 Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas L 7–20 6–3 — 10 February 15 at No. 6 Cal State Fullerton No. 17 Titan Field • Fullerton, California W 7–6 7–3 — 11 February 22 San Diego No. 16 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 7–3 8–3 — 12 February 25 No. 15 UCLA No. 16 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 10–7 9–3 — 13 February 26 No. 15 UCLA No. 16 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 4–3 10–3 —
March (10–7) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 14 March 3 vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech No. 11 Titan Field • Fullerton, California W 9–2 11–33 — 15 March 4 vs. No. 23 Mississippi State No. 11 Titan Field • Fullerton, California W 7–1 12–3 — 16 March 7 UC Santa Barbara No. 5 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 6–5 13–3 — 17 March 10 at No. 17 Houston No. 5 Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas L 2–3 13–4 — 18 March 11 at No. 17 Houston No. 5 Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas L 7–14 13–5 — 19 March 12 at No. 17 Houston No. 5 Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas L 4–8 13–6 — 20 March 14 at San Diego No. 12 John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, California L 4–10 13–7 — 21 March 14 at San Diego No. 12 John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, California W 5–3 14–7 — 22 March 17 at No. 3 Stanford No. 12 Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California L 3–4 14–8 — 23 March 18 at No. 3 Stanford No. 12 Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California W 11–7 15–8 — 24 March 19 at No. 3 Stanford No. 12 Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California L 4–11 15–9 — 25 March 21 Loyola Marymount No. 13 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 7–3 16–9 — 26 March 24 Washington State No. 13 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 7–6 17–9 1–0 27 March 25 Washington State No. 13 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 12–7 18–9 2–0 28 March 26 Washington State No. 13 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 10–1 19–9 3–0 29 March 28 at San Diego State No. 10 Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, California W 11–4 20–9 — 30 March 31 at Arizona No. 10 Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona L 4–11 20–10 3–1
April (10–8) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 31 April 1 at Arizona No. 10 Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona W 20–9 21–10 4–1 32 April 2 at Arizona No. 10 Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona W 6–2 22–10 5–1 33 April 5 No. 11 Cal State Fullerton No. 10 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California L 4–5 22–11 — 34 April 7 at No. 25 UCLA No. 10 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 5–1 23–11 6–1 35 April 8 at No. 25 UCLA No. 10 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 5–15 23–12 6–2 36 April 9 at No. 25 UCLA No. 10 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 5–8 23–13 6–3 37 April 11 San Diego State No. 16 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 6–4 24–13 — 38 April 14 at California No. 16 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California W 6–5 25–13 7–3 39 April 15 at California No. 16 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California L 5–9 25–14 7–4 40 April 16 at California No. 16 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California L 3–4 25–15 7–5 41 April 18 No. 19 UCLA No. 22 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 6–2 26–15 — 42 April 20 No. 4 Stanford No. 22 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 7–3 27–15 8–5 43 April 21 No. 4 Stanford No. 22 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California L 1–4 27–16 8–6 44 April 22 No. 4 Stanford No. 22 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California L 4–18 27–17 8–7 45 April 25 at UC Santa Barbara No. 23 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 9–3 28–17 — 46 April 28 No. 3 Arizona State No. 23 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California L 1–3 28–18 8–8 47 April 29 No. 3 Arizona State No. 23 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 12–2 29–18 9–8 48 April 30 No. 3 Arizona State No. 23 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 4–3 30–18 10–8
May (8–0) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record 49 May 2 Santa Clara No. 20 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 6–2 31–18 — 50 May 10 at No. 17 Cal State Fullerton No. 20 Titan Field • Fullerton, California W 8–3 32–18 — 51 May 12 Oregon State No. 20 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 12–1 33–18 11–8 52 May 13 Oregon State No. 20 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 16–7 34–18 12–8 53 May 14 Oregon State No. 20 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California W 16–3 35–18 13–8 54 May 19 at Washington No. 20 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington W 6–1 36–18 14–8 55 May 20 at Washington No. 20 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington W 13–3 37–18 15–8 56 May 21 at Washington No. 20 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington W 4–3 38–18 16–8
Postseason: 6–2
Fullerton Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record 57 May 26 vs. (4) Virginia Tech (1) No. 16 Titan Field • Fullerton, California W 8–3 39–18 1–0 58 May 27 vs. (3) No. 20 Loyola Marymount (1) No. 16 Titan Field • Fullerton, California W 13–3 40–18 2–0 59 May 28 at (2) No. 17 Cal State Fullerton (1) No. 16 Titan Field • Fullerton, California W 8–3 41–18 3–0
Atlanta Super Regional (2–0) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record 60 June 2 at (3) No. 1 Georgia Tech No. 13 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia W 7–2 42–18 4–0 61 June 3 at (3) No. 1 Georgia Tech No. 13 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia W 6–3 43–18 5–0
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record 62 June 10 vs. (6) No. 4 Florida State No. 5 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 6–4 44–18 1–0 63 June 12 vs. (2) No. 2 LSU No. 5 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 4–10 44–19 1–1 64 June 14 vs. (6) No. 4 Florida State No. 5 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 2–3 44–20 2–1

Awards and honors

Beau Craig

• College World Series All-Tournament Team
• First Team All-Pac-10

Rik Currier

• Second Team All-American Baseball America
• Second Team All-American Collegiate Baseball
• Second Team All-American The Sports Network
• Third Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
• Pac-10 Conference Pitcher of the Year

Seth Davidson

• Honorable Mention All-Pac-10

Rob Garibaldi

• Honorable Mention All-Pac-10

Justin Gemoll

• Second Team All-American Baseball America
• Third Team All-American Collegiate Baseball
• First Team All-Pac-10

Anthony Lunetta

• Second Team Freshman All-American Baseball America
• First Team Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball
• Pac-10 Conference Newcomer of the Year

Josh Persell

• Honorable Mention All-Pac-10

Mark Prior

• Honorable Mention All-Pac-10

Anthony Reyes

• Second Team Freshman All-American Baseball America
• Honorable Mention All-Pac-10