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USC 0 Holy Cross 3 : Holy Cross Crusaders upset tournament
favorite Southern California 3-0 in the opening round of the College
World Series. Hal Deitz held the Trojans to seven hits.
Holy Cross had nine hits to hand Bill Thom his first
defeat in eight decisions this season. Thom had 12 strikeouts in
the eight frames he worked. Jim Barudoni finished
for the Trojans. Ken Komodzinski paced the Crusaders with a
homer, triple and single.
USC 4 Arizona 0 : Lefty Bruce Gardner tossed a six-hit
shutout as Southern California downed Arizona 4-0 to advance in the
College World Series. It was Gardner's 12th win of the season
against a single defeat.
USC 12 Northern Colorado 1 : Little lefty Bob Blakeslee fired a
two-hitter as Southern California trounced Colorado State College 12-1
in the third round of the College World Series. The 21-year-old,
155-pound Blakeslee allowed a run in the 4th inning without giving up a
hit. A walk, two errors and a fielders' choice resulted in the
line marker against him. Mike Castanon had three
hits, including a triple and drove in four. He also had two stolen
bases. Mike Blewett had a pair of triples.
USC 6 Holy Cross 2 : The Trojans whipped Holy Cross 6-2 to
eliminate the Crusaders from the College World Series. Southern
Cal jumped on Hal Deitz for a run in the first on Ken
Guffey's triple and added four more in the second on six singles.
Bruce Gardner picked up the win in relief of starter Jim
Barudoni.
USC 7 Missouri 0 : Bill Thom pitched a three-hit
shutout and knocked in three runs with a double as Southern California
downed Missouri 7-0 to force a sudden-death final match with Missouri
for the College World Series championship. The Trojans scored all
their runs in the 9th inning as Ron Fairly, USC's leading
slugger with a dozen doubles and eight homers, singled to open the
inning. John Werhas reached on a bunt single and
Fred Scott walked to load the bases. John
O'Donoghue walked Don Biasotti to force in the first
run. Bill Heath singled in Werhas and Thom
doubled to clear the bases. USC added a pair off reliever Bob
Cooper.
The Trojans received a break when Missouri ace Ernie Nevers
(another of the Western Canada players) was declared ineligible for the
series.
USC 8 Missouri 7 (12 innings) : Mike Blewett's two out safety in
the 12th inning drove in Rex Johnston with the winning run
as Southern California edged Missouri 8-7 to captured the College World
Series title. The Trojans had come from behind with seven runs in
the 4th inning to take a 7-4 lead. Missouri rebounded with three
in the top of the 8th frame to tie. Bill Thom was
the winner with 4 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Starter
Bruce Gardner was driven from the mound in Missouri's
four-run second inning. Bob Blakeslee pitched into the 8th.
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