The 226-acre University Park campus, home to the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, and 15 of the university’s 17 professional schools, is located three miles south of downtown Los Angeles and home to this summer's USC NIKE Baseball Camp.

Chad Kreuter begins his 3rd season as head coach at USC, posting a 55-57 overall mark in his previous two seasons.

On June 2, 2006, Kreuter became just the fourth head baseball coach at USC in the past 77 years. Kreuter was named head coach after his father-in-law, Mike Gillespie, announced his retirement.

Kreuter took the position after starting the 2006 season as the manager for the Modesto Nuts of the California League, the single A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. He spent the 2005 season as director of operations for the USC baseball program after retiring from the major leagues.

In a career that spanned 17 seasons, Kreuter played in a total of 944 games with a .237 career average, 54 home runs, 274 RBI and .990 fielding percentage. He started with the Texas Rangers in 1988 and later played with the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Dodgers.

His best season came in 1993 with Detroit, batting .286 (107-for-374) with 15 home runs and 51 RBI.

During his career, Kreuter worked with top-flight pitchers such as Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Eric Gagne, Kevin Brown, Charlie Hough, Frank Tanana, Bill Gullickson, Walt Terrell, James Baldwin, Chuck Finley, Mark Langston, Robb Nen, Kenny Rogers and Chan Ho Park.

He played collegiately at Pepperdine for three seasons (1983-85). While there, he was on a USA team that participated in an international tournament in Cuba in 1984. He was the 109th overall pick (fifth round) in the 1985 draft.

Doyle Wilson - Assistant Coach

Doyle Wilson begins his first season as an assistant coach at USC. Wilson, who was hired on June 24, 2007, will be USC's lead recruiting coordinator as well as handling hitting. He served as head coach at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Arizona from 2001-07 where he compiled a 255-140 record.

In 2003, the Coyotes won the Region 1 title and was a qualifier to the Western District Playoffs as Wilson earned ABCA Region 1 Coach of the Year honors.

He was a two-time all-conference catcher at Arkansas (1985-86) and was a member of the 1985 Razorbacks' squad that played in the College World Series. During his tenure as team captain both seasons, Wilson batted .330 as a junior with 10 doubles and 38 RBI while hitting .275 with 11 doubles and 34 RBI in his senior season.

As a ninth-round selection by the Cleveland Indians in 1986, he played four seasons in the organization and later started his coaching career. He was the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at South Mountain Community College (1996-99) and coached various scout teams. He also served as a part-time scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 1997-2001.

Tom House - Assistant Coach

On Aug. 2, 2007, Tom House returned home to his alma mater after being named assistant coach for the Trojans and will be the team's pitching coach.

House, who played at USC in 1967, is a well-known pitching guru with an extensive background. After being selected by the Atlanta Braves in the third round (48th overall) of the 1967 secondary draft, House made his major league debut in 1971. He would play through the 1978 season with career stops at Atlanta, Boston and Seattle.

He has been instrumental in researching ways to improve the health and performance of pitchers at all levels. Prior to joining the USC staff, he was the founder and CEO of the National Pitching Association, based in San Diego, which provided pitchers, parents and coaches with three-dimensional motion analysis, functional strength screens, mental/emotional profiles and nutritional assessments.

Frank Cruz - Assistant Coach

Frank Cruz joins USC for the 2009 season as an assistant coach, making his second tour of duty with the Trojans.

Cruz spent four seasons at Troy as an assistant coach (1993-96) under former head coach Mike Gillespie prior to his 12-year tenure as head coach at Loyola Marymount (1997-2008).

During his four years as an assistant coach at USC, the Trojans compiled a 169-86-1 record and made four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. In 1995, USC made its first College World Series appearance in 17 years, reaching the championship game and finishing with a 49-21 record.

As LMU's head coach, he had a 329-356-3 record. He finished ranked eighth in West Coast Conference history for overall victories and sixth in conference wins (170). The Lions won three straight WCC titles from 1998-2000 as well as making three consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

Dedeaux Field

One of the nation's finest collegiate baseball structures, Dedeaux Field has continually been improved over recent years with the grandest project taking place before the 2002 season. A $4 million project signified the largest improvement made to the facility as a new clubhouse and players' lounge were added on the first base side. Expanded offices for the coaching staff and new Hall of Fame were also part of the project.

In 2008, the million-dollar Rod Dedeaux Research for Baseball Institute (RDRBI) will add redesigned batting cages, a new weight room and state-of-the-art video motion analysis. A brand-new Daktronics scoreboard with a video board will also be installed.

Dedeaux Field has also been used extensively by the entertainment industry. It has been the site of MTV's "Rock-and-Jock" softball game and was used in the production and filming of several motion pictures, including "Mr. Baseball," "The Big Leaguer," "A League of Their Own" and "For Love of the Game."

Just minutes away from downtown Los Angeles, the field is located on the northwest corner of the USC campus near the intersection of Jefferson and Vermont streets.

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