1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

1985 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament

Season	1985
Teams	38
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Miami (FL)  (2nd title)
Runner-up	Texas (23rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Ron Fraser  (2nd title)
MOP	Greg Ellena (Miami (FL))
Television	ESPN
← 1984   NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 1986 →

The 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1985 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 thirty-ninth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Five regions held a four-team, double-elimination tournament while three regions included six teams, resulting in 38 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. ^[1] The thirty-ninth tournament champion was Miami (FL), coached by Ron Fraser. The Most Outstanding Player was Greg Ellena of Miami (FL).

Regionals

The tournament's opening rounds were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of either a four-team field or 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 Coral Gables, FL

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Miami (FL)		22
	Princeton		6
						Miami (FL)		11
						Virginia		6
	Virginia		14
	Florida		1
											Miami (FL)		1	12
											Florida		8	9
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Virginia		2
	Princeton		4			Florida		15
	Florida		14

Central Regional at Austin, TX

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Oklahoma		9
	Lamar		1			Oklahoma		5
						Grambling State		2
	Houston		11								Oklahoma		4
	LSU		4								Texas		9
						Houston		2													Texas		10	—
						Texas		9													Lamar		2	—
	Texas		4*													Oklahoma		5
	Grambling State		3*								Houston		9			Lamar		7
						Lamar		4			Lamar		10
						LSU		3

East Regional at Columbia, SC

	First round					Second round					Third round					Final
						Western Carolina		12
						La Salle		13*
	Western Carolina		5								La Salle		17
	Old Dominion		3								Rider		12
						Old Dominion		2
						Rider		3
	St. John's		14													La Salle		2	—
	Rider		9													South Carolina		7	—
						St. John's		6
						South Carolina		13
	South Carolina		11								South Carolina		14
	La Salle		1								Western Carolina		3
						Western Carolina		9
						St. John's		6

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Oklahoma State		8
	Minnesota		3
						Oklahoma State		15
						Wichita State		8
	Wichita State		12
	Oral Roberts		1
											Oklahoma State		2	10
											Wichita State		7	6
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Wichita State		15
	Minnesota		8			Oral Roberts		14
	Oral Roberts		17

South I Regional at Starkville, MS

First round

Semi-finals

Finals

Mississippi State

10

West Virginia

1

Mississippi State

8

New Orleans

4

New Orleans

12*

Michigan

10*

Mississippi State

6

19

Michigan

14

8

Lower round 1

Lower final

New Orleans

6

West Virginia

2

Michigan

11

Michigan

9

South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Arkansas		20
	Eastern Kentucky		13			Arkansas		13
						George Mason		9
	Georgia Tech		7								Arkansas		7
	Central Michigan		6								Florida State		6
						Georgia Tech		1													Arkansas		7	—
						Florida State		9													Georgia Tech		5	—
	Florida State		11													Florida State		3
	George Mason		0								Georgia Tech		14			Georgia Tech		8
						Eastern Kentucky		10			Eastern Kentucky		13
						Central Michigan		7

West I Regional at Stanford, CA

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Stanford		17
	Oregon State		3
						Stanford		9
						Nebraska		8
	Nebraska		4
	Pepperdine		2
											Stanford		1	7
											Pepperdine		5	1
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Nebraska		6
	Oregon State		1			Pepperdine		7
	Pepperdine		6

West II Regional at Fresno, CA

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Arizona

7

BYU

3

Arizona

6

Fresno State

0

Fresno State

7*

California

6*

Arizona

10

—

Fresno State

3

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

Fresno State

12

BYU

9

BYU

8

California

5

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
Arizona	Pac-10	47–20 (17–13)	Jerry Kindall	12 (last: 1980)	1st (1976, 1980)	27–22
Arkansas	SWC	49–13 (13–7)	Norm DeBriyn	1 (last: 1979)	2nd (1979)	3–2
Miami (FL)	n/a	59–15 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	7 (last: 1984)	1st (1982)	14–12
Mississippi State	SEC	48–13 (16–8)	Ron Polk	3 (last: 1981)	6th (1979, 1981)	2–6
Oklahoma State	Big 8	57–14 (19–4)	Gary Ward	12 (last: 1984)	1st (1959)	27–23
South Carolina	Metro	47–20 (n/a)	June Raines	4 (last: 1982)	2nd (1975, 1977)	9–8
Stanford	Pac-10	46–13 (23–7)	Mark Marquess	4 (last: 1983)	3rd (1967)	6–8
Texas	SWC	60–12 (16–5)	Cliff Gustafson	22 (last: 1984)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	51–38

Results

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Final
	Arkansas		114
	South Carolina		0
						Arkansas		4
						Mississippi State		5
	Mississippi State		12
	Oklahoma State		3
											Mississippi State		7
											Texas		12
	Miami (FL)		17
																Texas		810
	Stanford		3
						Miami (FL)		1								Arkansas		7
						Texas		2
	Texas		2
	Arizona		1
																					Texas		1	6
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Miami (FL)		2	10
											Miami (FL)		2
						South Carolina		11			Oklahoma State		1
																Mississippi State		5
						Oklahoma State		16
																Miami (FL)		6
											Arkansas		10
						Stanford		9			Stanford		4
						Arizona		2

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 31	Game 1	Arkansas	1–0 (14 innings)	South Carolina
	Game 2	Mississippi State	12–3	Oklahoma State
June 1	Game 3	Miami (FL)	17–3	Stanford
	Game 4	Texas	2–1	Arizona
June 2	Game 5	Oklahoma State	16–11	South Carolina	South Carolina eliminated
	Game 6	Stanford	9–2	Arizona	Arizona eliminated
June 3	Game 7	Mississippi State	5–4	Arkansas
June 5	Game 8	Texas	8–4	Miami (FL)
June 6	Game 9	Arkansas	10–4	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
	Game 10	Miami (FL)	2–1	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State eliminated
June 7	Game 11	Texas	12–7	Mississippi State	Texas qualified for final
June 8	Game 12	Miami (FL)	6–5	Mississippi State	Mississippi State eliminated
	Game 13	Texas	8–7 (10 innings)	Arkansas	Arkansas eliminated
June 9	Game 14	Miami (FL)	2–1	Texas
June 11	Final	Miami (FL)	10–6	Texas	Miami wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	School
P	Kevin Sheary	Miami (FL)
	Greg Swindell	Texas
C	Chris Magno	Miami (FL)
1B	Will Clark	Mississippi State
2B	Billy Bates	Texas
3B	Jeff King	Arkansas
SS	Frank Davis	Mississippi State
OF	Dennis Cook	Texas
	Ralph Kraus	Arkansas
	Dan Van Cleve	Mississippi State
DH	Greg Ellena (MOP)	Miami (FL)

Notable players

• Arizona: Chip Hale, Tommy Hinzo, Joe Magrane, Dave Rohde
• Arkansas: Kevin Campbell, Howard Hilton, Fred Farwell, Jeff King, Jimmy Kremers, Pat Rice
• Miami (FL):
• Mississippi State: Jeff Brantley, Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro, Bobby Thigpen
• Oklahoma State: Jeff Bronkey, Doug Dascenzo, Carlos Diaz, Gordon Dillard, Pete Incaviglia
• South Carolina: Mike Cook, Dave Hollins
• Stanford: Rubén Amaro, Jr., Jeff Ballard, Mark Davis, Jack McDowell, Al Osuna, John Ramos, Pete Stanicek
• Texas: Billy Bates, Dennis Cook, James Castillion, Rick Parker, Mark Petkovsek, Rusty Richards, Bruce Ruffin, Greg Swindell

See also

• 1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1985 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 1985 NAIA World Series

References

1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved September 24, 2014.