1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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.

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 →

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]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Florida State	13
	6	Rider	7			Florida State		8
						South Florida		1
	2	Clemson	6								Florida State		7
	5	Stetson	2								Auburn		6
						Clemson		7													Florida State		8	—
						Auburn		14													Clemson		1	—
	3	Auburn	9													Auburn		1
	4	South Florida	3								Clemson		13			Clemson		11
						Rider		6			Stetson		5
						Stetson		13

South Regional

at Starkville, MS^[4][5]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Mississippi State	8
	6	Western Carolina	0			Mississippi State		11
						Nicholls State		2
	2	Jacksonville	3								Mississippi State		1
	5	Indiana State	2								North Carolina		2
						Jacksonville		3													North Carolina		0	7
						North Carolina		8													Mississippi State		6	1
	3	North Carolina	8													Mississippi State		11
	4	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]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
						Le Moyne		0
						Illinois		7
	1	Le Moyne	7								Illinois		2
	6	Arkansas	5								Arkansas		9			Arkansas		1
						George Washington		2
																Arizona State		0
						Arkansas		8
	2	Arizona State	5
																					Arkansas		6
	5	George Washington	0
						Arizona State		15													Le Moyne		5
						Penn		4
	3	Penn	7								Arizona State		2
	4	Illinois	1								Le Moyne		4
						Penn		16*
						Le Moyne		18

Central Regional

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

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Texas A&M	23
	6	Jackson State	3			Texas A&M		25
						BYU		4
	2	LSU	12								Texas A&M		17
	5	UNLV	10								South Alabama		5
						LSU		4													Texas A&M		5	4*
						South Alabama		6													LSU		13	5*
	3	South Alabama	11*													South Alabama		5
	4	BYU	10*								LSU		13			LSU		6
						Jackson State		2			UNLV		8
						UNLV		13

West I Regional

at Tucson, AZ^[11][12]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Arizona	12
	6	Eastern Kentucky	6			Arizona		17
						Hawaii		3
	2	Oklahoma	5								Arizona		6
	5	Loyola Marymount	2								Long Beach State		10
						Oklahoma		4													Long Beach State		10	–
						Long Beach State		11													Arizona		3	–
	3	Long Beach State	14													Arizona		13
	4	Hawaii	7								Oklahoma		5*			Loyola Marymount		4
						Eastern Kentucky		3			Loyola Marymount		6*
						Loyola Marymount		9

West II Regional

at Fresno, CA^[13][14]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Wichita State	4
	6	Portland	0			Wichita State		12
						Pepperdine		1
	2	Fresno State	9								Wichita State		5
	5	Notre Dame	8								Michigan		14
						Fresno State		3													Michigan		2	5
						Michigan		5													Wichita State		3	9
	3	Michigan	4													Wichita State		6
	4	Pepperdine	3								Fresno State		11			Fresno State		4
						Portland		6*			Notre Dame		4
						Notre Dame		8*

Midwest Regional

at Austin, TX^[15][16]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Texas	2
	6	New Orleans	0			Texas		11
						USC		8
	2	Oklahoma State	6								Texas		8
	5	Sam Houston State	5								Oklahoma State		7
						Oklahoma State		8*													Texas		9	—
						Western Michigan		3*													New Orleans		3	—
	3	Western Michigan	9													Oklahoma State		2
	4	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]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
						Miami (FL)		7
						Georgia Tech		9
	1	Miami (FL)	3								Georgia Tech		16*
	6	Villanova	1								Villanova		18*			Villanova		5
						Villanova		10
																UCF		2
						East Carolina		6
	2	Florida	11
																					Villanova		1
	5	East Carolina	6
						Florida		7													Miami (FL)		4
						UCF		10
	3	UCF	6								UCF		1
	4	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
	Game 2	Wichita State	3–1	Arkansas
June 3	Game 3	Texas	7–1	Long Beach State
	Game 4	Miami (FL)	5–2	LSU
June 4	Game 5	Arkansas	7–3	North Carolina	North Carolina eliminated
	Game 6	LSU	8–5	Long Beach State	Long Beach State eliminated
June 5	Game 7	Florida State	4–2	Wichita State
	Game 8	Texas	12–2	Miami (FL)
June 6	Game 9	Wichita State	8–4	Arkansas	Arkansas eliminated
	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
	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

See also

• 1989 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 1989 NAIA World Series