The 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was held from May 30 through June 25, 2008 and was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 26, 2008. Thirty teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Thirty-eight of the 64 selected teams participated in the 2007 tournament.
| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 64 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Fresno State (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Georgia (6th CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Mike Batesole (1st title) |
| MOP | Tommy Mendonca (Fresno State) |
The 2008 tournament culminated with 8 teams advancing to the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 14.
The Fresno State Bulldogs beat the Georgia Bulldogs in the best-of-three championship series to win the NCAA Men's Division I Baseball Championship. Fresno State became the lowest seeded team (4th in the Regionals) to win the National Championship in NCAA history, and the fifth consecutive baseball team to win the title that was not one of the eight national seeds. They were considered a "Cinderella" team throughout the tournament. This was only the third national championship of any kind in school history, following the 1968 NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament and the 1998 NCAA Division I softball national champions.
Fresno State sophomore third baseman Tommy Mendonca won the Most Outstanding Player Award. Tommy hit four home runs and had 11 RBIs and also made a number of spectacular plays in the field.
The first day of the 2008 CWS was moved to Saturday (June 14) from the traditional Friday. Also, if all games were needed in the first double-elimination round, it would take eight days to complete rather than seven. The NCAA cited the need to be more flexible in the super-regional round in case of inclement weather. It also allowed for greater potential ticket revenue, in part because the extra "if-necessary" day would now be ticketed separately if both games are played.[1]
Bids
editAutomatic bids
editConference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.
| School | Conference | Record (Conf) | Berth | Last NCAA appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | Pacific-10 | 45–11 (16–8) | Won Pac-10 | 2007 (College World Series) |
| Bethune-Cookman | MEAC | 36–20 (17–1) | Won MEAC tourney | 2007 (Tallahassee Regional) |
| Bucknell | Patriot League | 29–22 (10–10) | Won Patriot playoff | 2003 (Austin Regional) |
| Charlotte | Atlantic 10 | 43–14 (19–8) | Won A-10 tournament | 2007 (Columbia, S.C. Regional) |
| Coastal Carolina | Big South | 47–12 (17–3) | Won Big South tourney | 2007 (Myrtle Beach Regional) |
| Columbia | Ivy League | 22–28 (15–5) | Won Ivy playoff | 1976 (Northeast Regional) |
| Eastern Illinois | Ohio Valley | 27–28 (13–13) | Won OVC tournament | 1999 (Waco Regional) |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 25–32 (15–8) | Won MAC tournament | 2003 (Lincoln Regional) |
| Elon | SoCon | 43–16 (19–8) | Won SoCon tourney | 2006 (Clemson Regional) |
| Fresno State | WAC | 37–27 (14–10) | Won WAC tourney | 2007 (San Diego Regional) |
| Houston | C-USA | 39–22 (19–11) | Won C-USA tourney | 2006 (Norman Regional) |
| UIC | Horizon | 34–20 (17–6) | Won Horizon tourney | 2007 (Long Beach Regional) |
| James Madison | Colonial Athletic | 38–17 (20–9) | Won CAA tourney | 2002 (Columbia Regional) |
| Lipscomb | A-Sun | 32–28 (19–14) | Won A-Sun tourney | First appearance |
| Long Beach State | Big West | 37–19 (16–8) | Won Big West | 2007 (Long Beach Reg.) |
| Louisville | Big East | 41–19 (16–11) | Won Big East tourney | 2007 (College World Series) |
| LSU | SEC | 43–16 (18–11) | Won SEC Tournament | 2005 (Baton Rouge Reg.) |
| Miami (FL) | ACC | 47–8 (23–5) | Won ACC tourney | 2007 (Columbia, Mo., Regional) |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 45–12 (26–5) | Won Big Ten tourney | 2007 (Corvallis Super Regional) |
| Mount St. Mary's | NEC | 21–32 (13–11) | Won NEC tourney | First appearance |
| Oral Roberts | Summit | 46–12 (24–4) | Won Summit tourney | 2007 (Wichita Regional) |
| Rider | Metro Atlantic | 29–25 (13–10) | Won MAAC tourney | 1994 (Atlantic I Regional) |
| Sam Houston State | Southland | 37–23 (18–12) | Won Southland tourney | 2007 (Oxford Regional) |
| San Diego | WCC | 41–15 (16–5) | Won WCC playoff | 2007 (San Diego Regional) |
| Stony Brook | America East | 34–24 (14–10) | Won AmEast tourney | 2004 (Kinston Regional) |
| Texas | Big 12 | 37–20 (15–12) | Won Big 12 tourney | 2007 (Round Rock Regional) |
| TCU | MWC | 43–17 (19–5) | Won MWC tourney | 2007 (Houston Regional) |
| Texas Southern | SWAC | 16–32 (7–17) | Won SWAC tourney | 2004 (Houston Regional) |
| Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | 33–25 (16–14) | Won SBC tourney | 2004 (Oxford Regional) |
| Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 44–15 (19–5) | Won MVC tourney | 2007 (Wichita Super Regional) |
Bids by conference
editNational seeds
editBold indicates CWS participant.
- Miami (FL) (47–8)
- North Carolina (46–12)
- Arizona State (45–11)
- Florida State (48–10)
- Cal State Fullerton (37–19)
- Rice (42–13)
- LSU (43-16-1)
- Georgia (35-21-1)
Regionals and super regionals
editRegional schedule
editRegional rounds were held Friday, May 30 through Monday, June 2. Each regional followed a similar format, with 2 games played on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and one on Monday if needed.
| Day | Game | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Fri. 5/30/08 | 1 | 2/3 or 1/4 (host choice) |
| 2 | 2/3 or 1/4 (host choice) | |
| Sat. 5/31/08 | 3 | Loser Games 1 & 2 |
| 4 | Winner Games 1 & 2 | |
| Sun. 6/1/08 | 5 | Winner Game 3 vs Loser Game 4 |
| 6 | Winner Games 4 & 5 | |
| Mon. 6/2/08 | 7 | if needed, only if winner of game 5 wins game 6 |
Best-of-three super regionals were held Friday, June 6 through Monday, June 9. Four series were played Friday-Sunday and four series were played Saturday-Monday.
Brackets
editBold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.
Coral Gables Super Regional
editHosted by Miami (FL) at Mark Light Field
| First round | Second round | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bethune-Cookman | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ole Miss | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 11 | -- | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coral Gables Regional – Mark Light Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ole Miss | 2 | -- | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bethune-Cookman | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ole Miss | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ole Miss | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 611 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kentucky | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ann Arbor Regional – Ray Fisher Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kentucky | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kentucky | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kentucky | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Athens Super Regional
editHosted by Georgia at Foley Field
| First round | Second round | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NC State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Madison | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NC State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charlotte | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NC State | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Raleigh Regional – Doak Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Madison | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charlotte | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Madison | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Georgia | 11 | 6 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lipscomb | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lipscomb | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Louisville | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Athens Regional – Foley Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia | 8 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Louisville | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lipscomb | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fullerton Super Regional
editHosted by Cal State Fullerton at Goodwin Field
| First round | Second round | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rider | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fullerton Regional – Goodwin Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rider | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 4 | 8 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UC Davis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UC Davis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pepperdine | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arkansas | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pepperdine | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pepperdine | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Regional – Sunken Diamond | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 13 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arkansas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UC Davis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tallahassee Super Regional
editHosted by Florida State at Dick Howser Stadium
| First round | Second round | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wichita State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | TCU | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wichita State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wichita State | 1110 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stillwater Regional – Allie P. Reynolds Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 7 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | TCU | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | TCU | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 10 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida State | 7 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bucknell | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bucknell | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulane | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulane | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Florida | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulane | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tallahassee Regional – Dick Howser Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 17 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Florida | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bucknell | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cary Super Regional
editHosted by North Carolina at USA Baseball National Training Complex
| First round | Second round | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mount St. Mary's | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elon | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 7 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cary Regional – USA Baseball National Training Complex | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mount St. Mary's | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elon | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elon | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 9 | 14 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Columbia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Carolina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 24 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Conway Regional – Charles Watson Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Carolina | 11 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Columbia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Carolina | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Carolina | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Baton Rouge Super Regional
editHosted by LSU at Alex Box Stadium
| First round | Second round | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nebraska | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nebraska | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Irvine | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Irvine | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Irvine | 8 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln Regional – Hawks Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 810 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nebraska | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 11 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | LSU | 5 | 9 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas Southern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Miss | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Orleans | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Miss | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 11 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Baton Rouge Regional – Alex Box Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Miss | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas Southern | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Orleans | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Orleans | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Miss | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Super Regional
editHosted by Rice at Reckling Park
| First round | Second round | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rice | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rice | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | St. John's | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | St. John's | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rice | 7 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Regional – Reckling Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | St. John's | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rice | 9 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas A&M | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas A&M | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Houston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Houston | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dallas Baptist | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| College Station Regional – Olsen Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Houston | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dallas Baptist | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Houston | 1411 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tempe Super Regional
editHosted by Arizona State at Packard Stadium
| First round | Second round | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fresno State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fresno State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | California | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fresno State | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach Regional – Blair Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | California | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arizona State | 12 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stony Brook | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona State | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona State | 12 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tempe Regional – Packard Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | 0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stony Brook | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
College World Series
editParticipants
edit| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | Best CWS finish | CWS record Not including this year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | ACC | 54–12 (24–6) | Mike Martin | 18 (last: 2000) |
2nd (1970, 1986, 1999) |
25–36 |
| Fresno State | WAC | 42–29 (21–11) | Mike Batesole | 3 (last: 1991) |
3rd (1959) |
4–6 |
| Georgia | SEC | 41–23–1 (20–9–1) | David Perno | 5 (last: 2006) |
1st (1990) |
6–9 |
| LSU | SEC | 48–17–1 (18–11–1) | Paul Mainieri | 13 (last: 2004) |
1st (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000) |
29–17 |
| Miami (FL) | ACC | 52–9 (23–5) | Jim Morris | 22 (last: 2006) |
1st (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) |
46–36 |
| North Carolina | ACC | 51–12 (22–7) | Mike Fox | 6 (last: 2007) |
2nd (2006, 2007) |
10–13 |
| Rice | C-USA | 47–13 (21–3) | Wayne Graham | 6 (last: 2008) |
1st (2003) |
10–11 |
| Stanford | Pac-10 | 39–22–2 (14–10) | Mark Marquess | 15 (last: 2003) |
1st (1987, 1988) |
38–27 |
Bracket
edit| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Georgia | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Georgia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Georgia | 10 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Georgia | 7 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 6 | 19 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | LSU | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rice | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | LSU | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rice | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | LSU | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Championship series
editMonday, June 23
editGame 14, 6:00 PM
edit| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State (3–2), (0–1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Georgia (4–0), (1–0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | x | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: Fresno: Sean Bonesteele (2–2) UGA: Trevor Holder (8–4) WP: Will Harvil (1–1) LP: Brandon Burke (4–5) Sv: Joshua Fields (18) Home runs: Fresno: Steve Detwiler (10; 2 runs, 0 outs, top of 5th), Tommy Mendonca (18; Solo, 2 out, top of 8th), Jordan Ribera (5; Solo, 0 out, top of 3rd) UGA: Gordon Beckham (27; 2 runs, 0 out, bottom 8th) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday, June 24
editGame 15, 6:35 PM
edit| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 Georgia (4–1), (1–1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State (4–2), (1–1) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | x | 19 | 19 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: UGA: Nick Montgomery (4–2) Fresno: Justin Miller (6–4) WP: Holden Sprague (6–2) LP: Stephen Dodson (5–5) Sv: Jake Hower (1) Home runs: UGA: None Fresno: Tommy Mendonca (19; 3 runs, 2 out, bottom 3rd), Steve Susdorf (13; 2 runs, 1 out, bottom 5th) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday, June 25
editGame 16, 6:00 PM
edit| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State (5–2), (2–1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Georgia (4–2), (1–2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: Fresno: Justin Wilson (8–5) UGA: Nathan Moreau (4–3) WP: Justin Wilson (9–5) LP: Nathan Moreau (4–4) Home runs: Fresno: Steve Detwiler (11; 2 runs, 1 out, top 2nd), Steve Detwiler (12; 3 runs, 2 out, top 6th) UGA: Gordon Beckham (28; Solo, 0 out, bottom 8th) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Alex White | North Carolina |
| Justin Wilson | Fresno State | |
| C | Jason Castro | Stanford |
| 1B | Dustin Ackley | North Carolina |
| 2B | Erik Wetzel | Fresno State |
| 3B | Tommy Mendonca (MOP) | Fresno State |
| SS | Gordon Beckham | Georgia |
| OF | Tim Fedroff | North Carolina |
| Steve Susdorf | Fresno State | |
| Steve Detwiler | Fresno State | |
| DH | Ryan Peisel | Georgia |
Record by conference
edit| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | RF | SR | WS | NS | CS | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAC | 1 | 10–4 | .714 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SEC | 9 | 24–21 | .533 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| ACC | 6 | 27–15 | .643 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Pac-10 | 5 | 18–11 | .621 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Conference USA | 5 | 14–10 | .583 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Big West | 4 | 10–9 | .526 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Big 12 | 6 | 11–13 | .458 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| MVC | 1 | 4–2 | .667 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 1 | 3–2 | .600 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| WCC | 2 | 5–4 | .556 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colonial | 2 | 3–4 | .429 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big East | 2 | 1–4 | .200 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sun Belt | 2 | 1–4 | .200 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 18 | 8–36 | .182 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the regional finals, super regionals, College World Series teams, national semifinals, championship series, and national champion.
Tournament notes
edit- Oregon State was not invited to the NCAA tournament, marking the first time since 1991 that the defending champion did not return to the following year's tourney (Georgia).
- Clemson was not invited to the NCAA tournament, breaking a streak of consecutive appearances for the Tigers that dated back to the 1987 season.
- Dallas Baptist made its first appearance. DBU was the first independent institution to qualify for the Division I tourney (other than Miami (Fla.), which kept an independent schedule during its years in the Big East) since Cal State Northridge did so in 1992.
- Michigan was the only non-#1-seed selected to host a regional, forcing #1 seed Arizona to play an away regional, as the NCAA organizing committee said it was trying to maintain geographical balance with the host sites.[2]
Round 1
edit- Four No. 1 seeded regional host schools, out of 16 total, lost first-round games to No. 4 seeds:
- Georgia 7, Lipscomb 10
- Stanford 2, UC Davis 4
- Florida St. 0, Bucknell 7
- Long Beach St. 3, Fresno State 7
- Five No. 3 seeds upset No. 2 seeds in the opening round.
Round 2
edit- Fresno State was the only #4 seed to register wins in the first two rounds of the tournament.
- Tulane was the only #3 seed to register wins in the first two rounds of the tournament.
- 9 of the 16 #1 seeds registered wins in the first two rounds of the tournament.
Super regionals
edit- Six of the eight national seeds advanced to the College World Series. Only #3 seed Arizona State and #5 seed Cal State Fullerton were unable to make it past super regionals.
- Fresno State became the first team in the history of the NCAA tournament to make it to the College World Series as a #4 regional seed.
CWS records tied or broken
edit- Most runs scored in an inning: 11 (tied)(Stanford, 9th inning, Game 1 against Florida State)
- Most runners left on base in a nine-inning game: 17 (tied) (Florida State, Game 5 against Miami)
- Most doubles hit by a player: 3 (tied) by Rich Poythress Georgia against Stanford, Game 11.
- Most losses by a team who won the College World Series: 31 (Fresno State)
- Lowest seed to win the College World Series: #4 regional seed, #89 RPI (Fresno State)
Television/radio/online coverage
editRegionals
edit- During the regionals, ESPNU showed games from Coral Gables (Karl Ravech and Barry Larkin) and Fullerton (Kyle Peterson), with Mike Gleason and Will Kimmey in the Charlotte ESPNU studios.
- CBS College Sports Network was not originally scheduled to show any games, as in years past. However, it aired Nebraska's Friday and Saturday games through a simulcast with Nebraska Educational Telecommunications.
- The Baton Rouge regional was shown regionally on Cox Sports Television, the Athens regional on Comcast Sports Southeast/Charter Sports Southeast, and the final two days of the Tallahassee regional aired on Sun Sports.
Super regionals
edit- All super-regional games were shown on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU on television and ESPN360 through online streaming video. Announcers included Karl Ravech, Pam Ward, Dave Ryan, Brian Jordan, Robin Ventura, and Kyle Peterson.
Mike Gleason and Will Kimmey made up the studio team (in Bristol, Connecticut) for both regional and super-regional rounds.
College World Series
edit- All College World Series games were shown on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPN Classic on television and ESPN360 through online streaming video.
- Westwood One broadcast all CWS championship series games on radio. Participating institutions were allowed local broadcast rights in the earlier rounds, and games were also available on XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio.
References
edit- ^ https://www.ncaa.com/baseball/article.aspx?id=91408[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Registration Required". Archived from the original on May 28, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2008.