From 1988–2002, CBS Sports televised a portion of the annual College World Series.
| College World Series on CBS | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | CBS Sports NCAA Championships |
| Genre | College baseball game telecasts |
| Starring | Gary Apple Joe Carter Rick Cerone John Dockery Ron Fraser Steve Garvey Greg Gumbel Armen Keteyian Jerry Kindall Ray Knight Fred Lynn Sean McDonough Rick Monday Joe Morgan Brent Musburger Michele Tafoya Jeff Torborg Lesley Visser |
| Narrated by | William (Rosko) Mercer Don Robertson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 180 minutes or until game ended |
| Production company | CBS Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | June 11, 1988 – June 22, 2002 |
| Related | |
| Major League Baseball on CBS CBS Sports Spectacular | |
History
editFrom 1988-1990, CBS only televised the championship game. From 1991 until the end of their coverage in 2002, CBS televised one game on the first Saturday of the World Series besides the championship game.
Format change
editPrior to 1988, the College World Series was a pure double-elimination event. Beginning in 1988,[1] the tournament was divided into two four-team double-elimination brackets, with the survivors of each bracket playing in a single championship game. The single-game championship was made for broadcast television, with the final game on CBS on Saturday afternoon.[2] CBS paid approximately $500,000 for the broadcasting rights to the championship game.[3]
The end of CBS' coverage
editIn 2003, the tournament was shifted entirely to cable on ESPN,[4][5] which had begun covering all of the other games of the CWS since 1982 (and a partial schedule since 1980). The championship final became a best-of-three series between the two bracket winners, with games scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday evenings.
In 2015, college baseball returned to CBS Sports in the form of a multi-year agreement between the American Athletic Conference and CBS Sports Network.[6] Under the terms of the package, CBS Sports Network would air three Houston Baseball games in 2015, as well as the first two contests of the 2015 American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship. Carter Blackburn provided play-by-play for all seven games of the package, while analyst duties would be handled Darryl Hamilton and Ray King along with Brandon Tierney.
Commentators
edit1980s
edit| Year | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988[7][8][9][10] | Brent Musburger | Rick Monday[11] |
| 1989 | Brent Musburger[12] | Joe Morgan[13] |
1990s
edit2000s
edit| Year | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000[30] | Greg Gumbel | Jerry Kindall |
| 2001[31][32] | Greg Gumbel | Ray Knight |
| 2002[33] | Greg Gumbel[34] | Rick Cerone |
References
edit- ^ Moran, Malcolm (June 3, 1988). "College World Series; New Format Has Few Fans". The New York Times.
- ^ Mahan, Ted R. The History of College Baseball Since 1945 (PDF). p. 145.
- ^ Silvers, Gary (February 7, 1988). "COLLEGE BASEBALL'S POPULARITY RISES AS TV RATINGS INCREASE". The Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ "ESPN Is Ready for College". Los Angeles Times. July 6, 2001.
- ^ "NCAA Reaches Agreement With ESPN, Inc. for Championship Television Rights". Santa Clara Athletics. July 5, 2001.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "CBS Sports Network, American Athletic Conference Announce Baseball Television Package".
- ^ Moran, Malcolm (June 3, 1988). "College World Series; New Format Has Few Fans". The New York Times.
- ^ "1988 NCAA Champions". Stanford University Athletics.
- ^ Silvers, Greg (February 7, 1988). "COLLEGE BASEBALL'S POPULARITY RISES AS TV RATINGS INCREASE". The Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ Madden, Peterson, W.C., John E. (11 May 2005). The College World Series. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439615263.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "2004 Ford Frick Award nominees". MLB.com.
- ^ Margolis, Jon (June 11, 1989). "WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD THIS SERIES GET A NEW HOME?". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Suellentrop, Paul (October 26, 2014). "1989 Wichita State baseball champions reunite and remember". The Wichita Eagle.
- ^ DuPont, John (June 24, 2008). "CWS Flashback 1990 - Part 3". UGASports.
- ^ 1991 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 1992 CWS CSUF vs Pepperdine on YouTube
- ^ Penner, Mike (June 6, 1992). "Today, Surf Meets the Turf in Land of Wind and Rain". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Whicker, Mark (June 24, 2017). "Pepperdine's 1992 baseball champs surprised everyone but themselves". Los Angeles Daily News.
- ^ 1993 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 1994 College World Series Championship Game Oklahoma vs Georgia Tech on YouTube
- ^ Rubin, Phil (June 29, 1994). "JIM BROCK LIVED FOR BASEBALLIN HIS FINAL DAYS, HE GOT ASU TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES". Phoenix New Times.
- ^ 1995 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ "CBS Sports and NCAA Make $1.7-Billion Deal". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 1994.
- ^ 1996 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ Hofheimer, Bill (June 27, 2016). "McDonough recounts historic call of CWS homer featured in "The Walk Off"". ESPN Front Row.
- ^ LSU 1st Inning vs Alabama (1997 College World Series Championship Game⚾ on YouTube
- ^ 1998 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ "CBS SPORTSLINE OFFERS REAL TIME COVERAGE OF THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES". CBS Sports. May 21, 1998.
- ^ 1999 UMiami Baseball National Championship Video on YouTube
- ^ LSU 6 Stanford 5 Baseball Title 2000 on YouTube
- ^ 2001 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ "Baseball To Face Miami In CWS Championship Game On Saturday (10 AM, PT)". PAC-12 NEWS. Jun 15, 2001.[dead link]
- ^ 2002 NCAA College World Series Part 2 on YouTube
- ^ 2002 CWS - Texas v South Carolina on YouTube