1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1991 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 fifth 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-fifth tournament's champion was LSU, coached by Skip Bertman. The Most Outstanding Player was Gary Hymel of LSU.

1991 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament

Season	1991
Teams	48
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	LSU (1st title)
Runner-up	Wichita State (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Skip Bertman (1st title)
MOP	Gary Hymel (LSU)
← 1990  NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 1992 →

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	6
	6	Coastal Carolina	0			1	Florida State	6
						4	FIU	3
	2	Georgia Tech	5								1	Florida State	5
	5	St. John's	6								3	Alabama	2
						5	St. John's	2													1	Florida State	6	–
						3	Alabama	5													3	Alabama	5	–
	3	Alabama	5													3	Alabama	8
	4	FIU	1								5	St. John's	4			2	Georgia Tech	4
						6	Coastal Carolina	7			2	Georgia Tech	5
						2	Georgia Tech	11

Central Regional

at Austin, TX^[3][4]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Texas	3
	6	UAB	1			1	Texas	18
						4	Southern Miss	2
	2	Oklahoma State	9								1	Texas	10
	5	Rutgers	4								3	Long Beach State	17
						2	Oklahoma State	5													3	Long Beach State	8	8
						3	Long Beach State	7													2	Oklahoma State	12	4
	3	Long Beach State	6													1	Texas	1
	4	Southern Miss	5								2	Oklahoma State	8*			2	Oklahoma State	6
						6	UAB	10			6	UAB	7*
						5	Rutgers	9

East Regional

at Gainesville, FL^[3][5]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Florida	2
	6	Furman	0			1	Florida	3
						3	Jacksonville	0
	2	NC State	11								1	Florida	9
	5	Ohio	5								2	NC State	4
						2	NC State	3													1	Florida	3	–
						4	Missouri	1													2	NC State	2	–
	3	Jacksonville	2													2	NC State	8
	4	Missouri	5								4	Missouri	8			4	Missouri	5
						6	Furman	7			6	Furman	4
						5	Ohio	2

Midwest Regional

at Wichita, KS^[3][6]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Wichita State	10
	6	East Carolina	5			1	Wichita State	13
						3	Baylor	7
	2	Ohio State	7								1	Wichita State	8
	5	Rider	4								4	California	1
						2	Ohio State	8													1	Wichita State	11	–
						4	California	10													4	California	5	–
	3	Baylor	3													4	California	6
	4	California	4								2	Ohio State	6			2	Ohio State	5
						6	East Carolina	6			6	East Carolina	5
						5	Rider	5

Northeast Regional

at Orono, ME^[3][7]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Clemson	13
	6	Princeton	5			1	Clemson	8
						4	Villanova	3
	2	Mississippi State	10								1	Clemson	10
	5	Towson	4								2	Mississippi State	9
						2	Mississippi State	6													1	Clemson	13	—
						3	Maine	5													3	Maine	5	—
	3	Maine	10													2	Mississippi State	5
	4	Villanova	3								3	Maine	8			3	Maine	8
						6	Princeton	0			5	Towson	0
						5	Towson	5

South Regional

at Baton Rouge, LA^[3][8]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	LSU	13
	6	Northwestern State	2			1	LSU	4
						3	Oklahoma	3
	2	Texas A&M	16								1	LSU	7
	5	Louisiana	4								2	Texas A&M	1
						2	Texas A&M	12													1	LSU	8	–
						4	South Alabama	0													5	Louisiana	5	–
	3	Oklahoma	4*													2	Texas A&M	10
	4	South Alabama	5*								4	South Alabama	3			5	Louisiana	13
						6	Northwestern State	7			5	Louisiana	6
						5	Louisiana	11

West I Regional

at Los Angeles, CA^[3][9]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	USC	7
	6	Middle Tennessee	5			1	USC	17
						3	Pepperdine	7
	2	Hawaii	3								1	USC	7*
	5	Minnesota	5								4	Creighton	8*
						5	Minnesota	3													4	Creighton	15	—
						4	Creighton	8													2	Hawaii	8	—
	3	Pepperdine	3													1	USC	3
	4	Creighton	5								5	Minnesota	9			2	Hawaii	7
						6	Middle Tennessee	3			2	Hawaii	12
						2	Hawaii	7

West II Regional

at Fresno, CA^[3][10]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Final
						1	Miami (FL)	6
						4	Cal State Northridge	13
	1	Miami (FL)	13								4	Cal State Northridge	12
	6	Portland	1								6	Portland	7
						6	Portland	12
						5	San Diego State	5
	2	Stanford	12													4	Cal State Northridge	6	5
	5	San Diego State	5													3	Fresno State	2	6
						2	Stanford	2
						3	Fresno State	6
	3	Fresno State	7								3	Fresno State	4
	4	Cal State Northridge	2								2	Stanford	2
						1	Miami (FL)	7
						2	Stanford	15

College World Series

Participants

Seeding	School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
1	Florida State	Metro	57–12 (15–5)	Mike Martin	10 (last: 1989)	2nd (1970, 1986)	15–20
2	Clemson	ACC	60–8 (18–3)	Bill Wilhelm	5 (last: 1980)	5th (1958, 1959, 1976)	4–10
3	Wichita State	MVC	63–12 (21–3)	Gene Stephenson	3 (last: 1989)	1st (1989)	10–5
4	LSU	SEC	51–18 (19–7)	Skip Bertman	4 (last: 1990)	4th (1987, 1989, 1990)	7–8
5	Florida	SEC	49–19 (16–8)	Joe Arnold	1 (last: 1988)	5th (1988)	1–2
6	Long Beach State	Big West	44–20 (14–7)	Dave Snow	1 (last: 1989)	8th (1989)	0–2
7	Creighton	MVC	49–20 (16–8)	Jim Hendry	1st appearance	N/A	0–0
8	Fresno State	Big West	41–21 (15–6)	Bob Bennett	2 (last: 1988)	3rd (1959)	3–4

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Florida State	3
	8	Fresno State	6
						8	Fresno State	3
						4	LSU	15
	4	LSU	8
	5	Florida	1
											4	LSU	19	—
	Bracket One
											5	Florida	8	—
	1	Florida State	0
	5	Florida	5
						8	Fresno State	1
						5	Florida	2
																	4	LSU	6
																	3	Wichita State	3
	2	Clemson	4
	7	Creighton	8
						7	Creighton	2
						3	Wichita State	312
	3	Wichita State	8
	6	Long Beach State	5
											3	Wichita State	11	—
	Bracket Two
											7	Creighton	3	—
	6	Long Beach State	12
	2	Clemson	11
						7	Creighton	13
						6	Long Beach State	4

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 31	Game 1	Fresno State	6–3	Florida State
	Game 2	LSU	8–1	Florida
June 1	Game 3	Creighton	8–4	Clemson
	Game 4	Wichita State	8–5	Long Beach State
June 2	Game 5	Florida	5–0	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
	Game 6	LSU	15–3	Fresno State
June 3	Game 7	Long Beach State	12–11	Clemson	Clemson eliminated
	Game 8	Wichita State	3–2 (12 innings)	Creighton
June 4	Game 9	Florida	2–1	Fresno State	Fresno State eliminated
	Game 10	Creighton	13–4	Long Beach State	Long Beach State eliminated
June 5	Game 11	LSU	19–8	Florida	Florida eliminated
	Game 12	Wichita State	11–3	Creighton	Creighton eliminated
June 8	Final	LSU	6–3	Wichita State	LSU wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	School
P	Chad Ogea	LSU
	Kennie Steenstra	Wichita State
C	Gary Hymel (MOP)	LSU
1B	John Tellechea	LSU
2B	Mike McCafferty	Creighton
3B	Jason Giambi	Long Beach State
SS	Kevin Polcovich	Florida
OF	Jim Audley	Wichita State
	Steve Hinton	Creighton
	Lyle Mouton	LSU
DH	Mario Linares	Florida

Notable players

• Clemson: Mike Holtz, Billy McMillon, Keith Williams
• Creighton: Kimera Bartee, Alan Benes, Mike Heathcott, Dax Jones, Scott Stahoviak
• Florida: John Burke, Herb Perry, Kevin Polcovich, Marc Valdes, Rob Bonanno
• Florida State: Roger Bailey, Chris Brock, Tim Davis, Eduardo Pérez, Kenny Robinson, John Wasdin
• Fresno State: Brant Brown, Bobby Jones, Steve Soderstrom, Jason Wood
• Long Beach State: Brent Cookson, Jason Giambi, Steve Trachsel
• LSU: Paul Byrd, Rick Greene, Lyle Mouton, Chad Ogea, Armando Ríos, Andy Sheets, Mike Sirotka
• Wichita State: Jaime Bluma, Darren Dreifort, Tyler Green, Doug Mirabelli, Kennie Steenstra, Scot McCloughan

See also

• 1991 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1991 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 1991 NAIA World Series