It’s been nine years since Southern California won the last of its 12 College World Series championships, and the Trojans have had losing records the last two seasons—25-33 in 2006, 27-29 in 2007.
But USC has the distinction of having more former players in the big leagues this season than any other college. Seventeen ex-Trojans dotted major league rosters—three more than fielded by Cal State Fullerton and Louisiana State, two other teams with lengthy CWS resumes. Between them, USC (12), Louisiana State (5) and Cal State Fullerton (4) have combined to win 21 College World Series titles.
Here are the colleges that produced the most big leaguers in 2007: |
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College |
Big Leaguers |
| 1. |
Southern California |
17 |
| 2. |
Cal State Fullerton |
14 |
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Louisiana State |
14 |
| 4. |
Long Beach State |
11 |
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Stanford |
11 |
| 6. |
Arizona State |
9 |
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UCLA |
9 |
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Florida State |
9 |
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South Carolina |
9 |
| 10. |
Auburn |
8 |
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Oklahoma |
8 |
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Oklahoma State |
8 | |
| --ALLAN SIMPSON |
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