1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

1989 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season	1989
Teams	48
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium; Omaha, NE;
Champions	Wichita State (1st title)
Runner-up	Texas (25th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Gene Stephenson (1st title)
MOP	Greg Brummett (Wichita State)
	← 1988 ; NCAA Division I Baseball Championship; 1990 →;

The 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its forty third year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.^[1] The forty-third tournament's champion was Wichita State, coached by Gene Stephenson. The Most Outstanding Player was Greg Brummett of Wichita State.

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic Regional

at Tallahassee, FL^[2]^[3]


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Florida State	13

Rider	7	Florida State	8

		South Florida	1

Clemson	6			Florida State	7

Stetson	2			Auburn	6

		Clemson	7					Florida State	8	—

		Auburn	14					Clemson	1	—

Auburn	9					Auburn	1

South Florida	3			Clemson	13	Clemson	11

		Rider	6	Stetson	5

		Stetson	13

South Regional

at Starkville, MS^[4]^[5]


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Mississippi State	8

Western Carolina	0	Mississippi State	11

		Nicholls State	2

Jacksonville	3			Mississippi State	1

Indiana State	2			North Carolina	2

		Jacksonville	3					North Carolina	0	7

		North Carolina	8					Mississippi State	6	1

North Carolina	8					Mississippi State	11

Nicholls State	4			Jacksonville	4	Indiana State	2

		Western Carolina	3	Indiana State	9

		Indiana State	10

Northeast Regional

at Waterbury, CT^[6]^[7]^[8]


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



		Le Moyne	0

		Illinois	7
Le Moyne	7			Illinois	2

Arkansas	5			Arkansas	9	Arkansas	1
		George Washington	2
						Arizona State	0
		Arkansas	8
Arizona State	5
								Arkansas	6
George Washington	0
		Arizona State	15					Le Moyne	5

		Penn	4
Penn	7			Arizona State	2

Illinois	1			Le Moyne	4
		Penn	16*

		Le Moyne	18

Central Regional

at College Station, TX^[9]^[10]

Round 1

Round 2

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Texas A&M

23

Jackson State

3

Texas A&M

25

BYU

4

LSU

12

Texas A&M

17

UNLV

10

South Alabama

5

LSU

4

Texas A&M

5

4*

South Alabama

6

LSU

13

5*

South Alabama

11*

South Alabama

5

BYU

10*

LSU

13

LSU

6

Jackson State

2

UNLV

8

UNLV

13

West I Regional

at Tucson, AZ^[11]^[12]

Round 1

Round 2

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Arizona

12

Eastern Kentucky

6

Arizona

17

Hawaii

3

Oklahoma

5

Arizona

6

Loyola Marymount

2

Long Beach State

10

Oklahoma

4

Long Beach State

10

–

Long Beach State

11

Arizona

3

–

Long Beach State

14

Arizona

13

Hawaii

7

Oklahoma

5*

Loyola Marymount

4

Eastern Kentucky

3

Loyola Marymount

6*

Loyola Marymount

9

West II Regional

at Fresno, CA^[13]^[14]


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Wichita State	4

Portland	0	Wichita State	12

		Pepperdine	1

Fresno State	9			Wichita State	5

Notre Dame	8			Michigan	14

		Fresno State	3					Michigan	2	5

		Michigan	5					Wichita State	3	9

Michigan	4					Wichita State	6

Pepperdine	3			Fresno State	11	Fresno State	4

		Portland	6*	Notre Dame	4

		Notre Dame	8*

Midwest Regional

at Austin, TX^[15]^[16]


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Texas	2

New Orleans	0	Texas	11

		USC	8

Oklahoma State	6			Texas	8

Sam Houston State	5			Oklahoma State	7

		Oklahoma State	8*					Texas	9	—

		Western Michigan	3*					New Orleans	3	—

Western Michigan	9					Oklahoma State	2

USC	8			Western Michigan	5	New Orleans	3

		Sam Houston State	4	New Orleans	6

		New Orleans	8

East Regional

at Gainesville, FL^[17]^[18]


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



		Miami (FL)	7

		Georgia Tech	9
Miami (FL)	3			Georgia Tech	16*

Villanova	1			Villanova	18*	Villanova	5
		Villanova	10
						UCF	2
		East Carolina	6
Florida	11
								Villanova	1
East Carolina	6
		Florida	7					Miami (FL)	4

		UCF	10
UCF	6			UCF	1

Georgia Tech	4			Miami (FL)	10
		Florida	1

		Miami (FL)	9

College World Series

Participants

Seeding	School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
1	Florida State	Metro	52–16 (14–4)	Mike Martin	9 (last: 1987)	2nd (1970, 1986)	13–18
2	Texas	SWC	51–17 (14–7)	Cliff Gustafson	24 (last: 1987)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	58–42
3	Miami (FL)	n/a	48–16 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	10 (last: 1988)	1st (1982, 1985)	23–17
4	Wichita State	MVC	63–15 (13–5)	Gene Stephenson	2 (last: 1988)	2nd (1982)	5–4
5	Arkansas	SWC	50–14 (17–4)	Norm DeBriyn	3 (last: 1987)	2nd (1979)	6–6
6	LSU	SEC	53–15 (18–9)	Skip Bertman	2 (last: 1987)	4th (1987)	3–4
7	Long Beach State	Big West	50–13 (17–4)	Dave Snow	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
8	North Carolina	ACC	41–16–1 (15–4)	Mike Roberts	3 (last: 1978)	3rd (1978)	2–6

Results

The teams in the CWS were divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. For the second time since the College World Series began in 1947, the series was not a true double elimination tournament. Instead, the winners of the two pools met in a single National Championship game. Texas came out of its pool with no losses. Wichita State came out of its pool with one loss. Wichita State defeated Texas in the Championship game. Because each team only had one loss, in the championships prior to 1988, the teams would have played a winner-take-all game for the championship. Therefore, when Texas lost the championship game, rather than play another game for the championship, Wichita State was crowned champion. This new format was adopted for television reasons for the final game. Later, the format was switched to a best of three series in 2003.

Bracket

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

1	Florida State	4

8	North Carolina	2
			1	Florida State	4

			4	Wichita State	2
4	Wichita State	3

5	Arkansas	1
						1	Florida State	4	9

						4	Wichita State	7	12
8	North Carolina	3

5	Arkansas	7
			5	Arkansas	4

			4	Wichita State	8



										4	Wichita State	5

										2	Texas	3
2	Texas	7

7	Long Beach State	1
			2	Texas	12

			3	Miami (FL)	2
3	Miami (FL)	5

6	LSU	2
						2	Texas	12	—

						6	LSU	7	—
7	Long Beach State	5

6	LSU	8
			6	LSU	6

			3	Miami (FL)	3

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 2	Game 1	Florida State	4–2	North Carolina
June 2	Game 2	Wichita State	3–1	Arkansas
June 3	Game 3	Texas	7–1	Long Beach State
June 3	Game 4	Miami (FL)	5–2	LSU
June 4	Game 5	Arkansas	7–3	North Carolina	North Carolina eliminated
June 4	Game 6	LSU	8–5	Long Beach State	Long Beach State eliminated
June 5	Game 7	Florida State	4–2	Wichita State
June 5	Game 8	Texas	12–2	Miami (FL)
June 6	Game 9	Wichita State	8–4	Arkansas	Arkansas eliminated
June 6	Game 10	LSU	6–3	Miami (FL)	Miami eliminated
June 7	Game 11	Wichita State	7–4	Florida State
June 8	Game 12	Texas	12–7	LSU	Louisiana State eliminated
June 9	Game 13	Wichita State	12–9	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
June 10	Final	Wichita State	5–3	Texas	Wichita State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	School
P	Greg Brummett (MOP)	Wichita State
P	Jim Newlin	Wichita State
C	Eric Wedge	Wichita State
1B	David Lowery	Texas
2B	Rocky Rau	Florida State
3B	Craig Newkirk	Texas
SS	Pat Meares	Wichita State
OF	Jim Audley	Wichita State
	Arthur Butcher	Texas
	Todd Dreifort	Wichita State
DH	Scott Bryant	Texas

Notable players

Arkansas: Bubba Carpenter, Mike Oquist, Scott Pose, Phil Stidham
Florida State: Chris Brock, Matt Dunbar, Gar Finnvold, Eduardo Pérez, Marc Ronan
Long Beach State: Kyle Abbott, Darrell Sherman, Tom Urbani, Dan Berthel
LSU: Paul Byrd, Curt Leskanic, Ben McDonald, John O'Donoghue, Chad Ogea, Keith Osik, Russ Springer
Miami (FL): Jorge Fábregas, Alex Fernández, Joe Grahe, Oscar Múñoz, F.P. Santangelo
North Carolina: Jim Dougherty, Jesse Levis, Brad Woodall
Texas: Kirk Dressendorfer, Shane Reynolds
Wichita State: Greg Brummett, P. J. Forbes, Tyler Green, Mike Lansing, Pat Meares, Eric Wedge
George Washington Colonials: John Flaherty

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1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

Contents

Regionals

Atlantic Regional

South Regional

Northeast Regional

Central Regional

West I Regional

West II Regional

Midwest Regional

East Regional

College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

All-Tournament Team

Notable players

See also

References