1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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1987 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season 1987
Teams48
Finals site
Champions Stanford  (1st title)
Runner-up Oklahoma State (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Mark Marquess  (1st title)
MOP Paul Carey (Stanford)
Television ESPN (College World Series)

The 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1987 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 first 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-first tournament's champion was Stanford, coached by Mark Marquess. The Most Outstanding Player was Paul Carey of Stanford.

Contents

National seeds

For the first time, the NCAA selected eight national seeds and placed each in a different regional. [1]

Bold indicates CWS participant.

Regionals

A game in the Atlantic Regional between South Alabama and Florida State Florida State University base runner being tagged out by the opposition's pitcher - Tallahassee, Florida.jpg
A game in the Atlantic Regional between South Alabama and Florida State

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of six teams. [2] The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Florida State 10
East Carolina 5Florida State5
Miami (FL)2
South Alabama 2*Florida State12
Central Michigan 0South Alabama3
South Alabama6Florida State39
Georgia Southern1South Alabama62
Georgia Southern 11South Alabama3
Miami (FL) 6Georgia Southern3Georgia Southern0
East Carolina9Central Michigan1
Central Michigan17

Central Regional at Austin, TX

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Texas 6*
Lamar 5*Texas10
Oklahoma5
Sam Houston State 5Texas15
Oklahoma 1Houston3
Houston8Texas13
Sam Houston State4Houston4
Houston 10Houston4
Indiana State 5Sam Houston State10Sam Houston State0
Indiana State10Indiana State8
Lamar5

Mideast Regional at Starkville, MS

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Oklahoma State 6
Western Carolina 3Oklahoma State8
NC State6
Mississippi State 10Oklahoma State1
NC State 6Texas A&M4
Mississippi State4Texas A&M49
Texas A&M7Oklahoma State711
Texas A&M 13Oklahoma State9
Purdue 3Mississippi State1Western Carolina6
Western Carolina8Western Carolina8
Purdue7

Northeast Regional at Atlanta, GA

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Rider0
Michigan10
Georgia Tech 5Michigan8
Rider 8Georgia10Georgia10
Georgia Tech1
Fordham4
Georgia5
Fordham 5
Rider5
Georgia 3
Fordham4Georgia13
Dartmouth2
Dartmouth 4Fordham0
Michigan 0Rider12
Rider6
Dartmouth3

South I Regional at Huntsville, AL

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Arkansas 10
Middle Tennessee 7Arkansas7
West Virginia2
Seton Hall 15Arkansas6
Auburn 6Clemson5
Seton Hall3Arkansas4
Clemson6Clemson2
Clemson 8Clemson6
West Virginia 0Seton Hall3Auburn3
Auburn5Auburn22
Middle Tennessee3

South II Regional at New Orleans, LA

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
Southern2
Louisiana Tech5
Cal State Fullerton 0Louisiana Tech0
Southern 1Cal State Fullerton11
Cal State Fullerton4
Tulane0
LSU 5Cal State Fullerton3
Tulane 3LSU7
LSU14
New Orleans1
New Orleans 18LSU3
Louisiana Tech 5New Orleans0
New Orleans6
Southern2

West I Regional at Stanford, CA

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Stanford 12
Minnesota 1Stanford12
UC Santa Barbara5
Washington State 10Stanford12
Oral Roberts 5Washington State11
Washington State4Stanford9
Wichita State3Oral Roberts4
Wichita State 4Washington State13
UC Santa Barbara 3Wichita State4Oral Roberts14
Minnesota0Oral Roberts11
Oral Roberts7

West II Regional at Tempe, AZ

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Pepperdine 7
Arizona 3Pepperdine10
SW Missouri State4
UCLA 12Pepperdine2
Hawaii 11Arizona State4
UCLA3Arizona State14
Arizona State9UCLA4
Arizona State 9Pepperdine5
SW Missouri State 5UCLA16UCLA21
Hawaii6Hawaii7
Arizona3

College World Series

This was the last CWS to use a double-elimination format through the championship game. Under the format used from 1950 through 1987, the bracket was often adjusted after the field was pared to four teams in order to avoid rematches from earlier rounds. Starting in 1988 and continuing through 2002, the eight teams were divided into two four-team brackets, with the bracket winners meeting in a single championship game. In 2003, the single championship game was changed to a best-of-three series.

This CWS was best known for Stanford's dramatic 6-5 win over LSU in an elimination game. In that game, Stanford trailed 5-2 in the bottom of the 10th inning with 2 outs and nobody on base. Eventually, Freshman outfielder Paul Carey hit a walk off grand slam home run off LSU freshman (and future major leaguer) Ben McDonald to win the game.

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
Arizona State Pac-10 40–25 (16–14) Jim Brock 13
(last: 1984)
1st
(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)
46–21
Arkansas SWC 50–14–1 (17–4) Norm DeBriyn 2
(last: 1985)
2nd
(1979)
5–4
Florida State Metro 54–16 (19–4) Mike Martin 8
(last: 1986)
2nd
(1970, 1986)
12–16
Georgia SEC 42–19 (18–8) Steve Webber 0
(last: none)
none0–0
LSU SEC 47–17 (12–10) Skip Bertman 1
(last: 1986)
6th
(1986)
1–2
Oklahoma State Big 8 56–11 (15–6) Gary Ward 14
(last: 1986)
1st
(1959)
30–27
Stanford Pac-10 48–16 (21–9) Mark Marquess 5
(last: 1985)
3rd
(1967)
7–10
Texas SWC 58–9 (18–3) Cliff Gustafson 23
(last: 1985)
1st
(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)
55–40

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Oklahoma State 8
Arizona State 3
Oklahoma State8
LSU7
LSU 610
Florida State 2
Oklahoma State6
Stanford2
Texas 13
Oklahoma State5
Arkansas 6
Texas1Texas6
Stanford6
Stanford 3
Georgia 2Oklahoma State5
Texas3Stanford9
Lower round 1Lower round 2Stanford9
Texas610
Arizona State0Florida State4
Stanford610
Florida State3
LSU5
LSU5
Arkansas5Arkansas2
Georgia4

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 29Game 1 Oklahoma State 8–3 Arizona State
Game 2 LSU 6–2 (10 innings) Florida State
May 30Game 3 Texas 13–6 Arkansas
Game 4 Stanford 3–2 Georgia
May 31Game 5 Florida State 3–0 Arizona State Arizona State eliminated
Game 6 Arkansas 5–4 Georgia Georgia eliminated
June 1/2Game 7 Oklahoma State 8–7 LSU
June 2Game 8 Stanford 6–1 Texas
June 3Game 9 LSU 5–2 Arkansas Arkansas eliminated
Game 10 Texas 6–4 (10 innings) Florida State Florida State eliminated
June 4Game 11 Oklahoma State 6–2 Stanford Oklahoma State qualified for final
June 5Game 12 Stanford 6–5 (10 innings) LSU LSU eliminated
Game 13 Texas 6–5 Oklahoma State
June 6Game 14 Stanford 9–3 Texas Texas eliminated
June 7Final Stanford 9–5 Oklahoma State Stanford wins CWS
  • The Oklahoma State-LSU game was suspended overnight due to severe thunderstorms.

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
P Pat Hope Oklahoma State
Gregg Patterson LSU
CAdam SmithOklahoma State
1B Jimmy Barragan Oklahoma State
2B Brad Beanblossom Oklahoma State
3B Scott Coolbaugh Texas
SS David Esquer Stanford
OF Paul Carey (MOP)Stanford
Brian Cisarik Texas
Jack Voigt LSU
DH Mark Machtolf Stanford

Notable players

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. pp. 207–208. Retrieved April 22, 2012.