1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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1988 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season 1988
Teams48
Finals site
Champions Stanford  (2nd title)
Runner-up Arizona State (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Mark Marquess  (2nd title)
MOP Lee Plemel (Stanford)

The 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1988 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-second 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-second tournament's champion was Stanford coached by Mark Marquess. The Most Outstanding Player was Lee Plemel of Stanford.

Contents

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. [2] Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. In 1988, for the first time, the NCAA seeded all six teams in each regional. [1] The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Northeast Regional at New Britain, CT

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1Clemson1
4Rutgers6
1 Clemson 34Rutgers1
6 Fordham 22Stanford8
6Fordham5
2Stanford7
2 Stanford 32Stanford616
5 St. John's 53Kentucky52
5St. John's5
3Kentucky12
3 Kentucky 63Kentucky8
4 Rutgers 21Clemson7
5St. John's1
1Clemson11

East Regional at Tallahassee, FL

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Florida3
3NC State13
1 Florida 73NC State1
6 George Mason 05Stetson45Stetson7
5Stetson2
2Florida State2
6George Mason1
2 Florida State 10
5Stetson0
5 Stetson 3
2Florida State81Florida8
4Tulane6
3 NC State 02Florida State3
4 Tulane 11Florida9
4Tulane5
1Florida9

Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Miami (FL) 4
6 Towson 01Miami (FL)18
4James Madison8
2 Georgia Tech 91Miami (FL)4
5 VCU 62Georgia Tech2
2Georgia Tech71Miami (FL)10
3South Carolina63South Carolina3
3 South Carolina 32Georgia Tech0
4 James Madison 23South Carolina53South Carolina5
6Towson45Towson1
5VCU2

Central Regional at Austin, TX

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Texas 7
6 Southern 31Texas16
3New Orleans10
2 California 131Texas7
5 Penn 32California8
2California8*2California6
4Michigan7*1Texas5
3 New Orleans 41Texas5
4 Michigan 64Michigan74Michigan4
6Southern65Penn6
5Penn10

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Oklahoma State 14
6 McNeese State 41Oklahoma State13
4Arkansas7
2 Wichita State 61Oklahoma State5
5 Southwestern Louisiana 22Wichita State8
2Wichita State102Wichita State715
3Loyola Marymount61Oklahoma State125
3 Loyola Marymount 81Oklahoma State8
4 Arkansas 33Loyola Marymount123Loyola Marymount6
6McNeese State116McNeese State4
5Southwestern Louisiana6

South Regional at Starkville, MS

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
6Middle Tennessee6
4Missouri10
1 Texas A&M 04Missouri2
6 Middle Tennessee 31Texas A&M6
1Texas A&M8
5Western Carolina6
2 Mississippi State 7*3Cal State Fullerton6
5 Western Carolina 4*1Texas A&M3
2Mississippi State1
3Cal State Fullerton5
3 Cal State Fullerton 63Cal State Fullerton5*
4 Missouri 32Mississippi State3*
6Middle Tennessee4
2Mississippi State12

West I Regional at Fresno, CA

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Fresno State 10*
6 Minnesota 8*1Fresno State9
3BYU4
2 Washington State 81Fresno State17
5 Santa Clara 54USC18
2Washington State94USC123
4USC101Fresno State1714
3 BYU 81Fresno State7
4 USC 92Washington State62Washington State6
6Minnesota35Santa Clara5
5Santa Clara6

West II Regional at Tempe, AZ

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
6Evansville1
4UNLV2
1 Arizona State 04UNLV8
6 Evansville 11Arizona State27
1Arizona State13
2Oklahoma6
2 Oklahoma 11Arizona State1110
5 Pepperdine 105Pepperdine45
5Pepperdine11
3Central Michigan8
3 Central Michigan 105Pepperdine5*
4 UNLV 73Central Michigan4*
6Evansville6
3Central Michigan7

College World Series

After 38 seasons as a full double-elimination tournament, the format changed for 1988. Teams were split into two four-team double-elimination brackets, with the winners of each bracket meeting in a one-game championship. This format was used through 2002.

Participants

SeedingSchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
1 Arizona State Pac-10 56–11 (21–9) Jim Brock 14
(last: 1987)
1st
(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)
46–23
2 Fresno State PCAA 56–10 (20–1) Bob Bennett 1
(last: 1959)
3rd
(1959)
3–2
3 Miami (FL) n/a50–12–1 (n/a) Ron Fraser 9
(last: 1986)
1st
(1982, 1985)
22–15
4 Wichita State MVC 54–14–1 (16–4) Gene Stephenson 1
(last: 1982)
2nd
(1982)
3–2
5 Florida SEC 47–17–1 (21–6) Joe Arnold 0
(last: none)
none0–0
6 Cal State Fullerton PCAA 41–16 (12–8) Larry Cochell 4
(last: 1984)
1st
(1979, 1984)
10–6
7 Stanford Pac-10 41–22 (18–12) Mark Marquess 6
(last: 1987)
1st
(1987)
12–11
8 California Pac-10 40–23 (16–14) Bob Milano 3
(last: 1980)
1st
(1947, 1957)
10–2

Results

Of the 15 tournaments in which a single championship game was played, this was the only one where both teams entered the final with a loss.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Arizona State 4
8 California 2
1 Arizona State 4
4Wichita State7
4 Wichita State 5
5 Florida 4
4 Wichita State 3 1
1Arizona State41019
8 California 5
5Florida6
1Arizona State10
5 Florida 1
1 Arizona State 4
7Stanford9
7 Stanford 10
2 Fresno State 3
7 Stanford 3
6Cal State Fullerton5
6 Cal State Fullerton 9
3 Miami (FL) 3
6 Cal State Fullerton 1 5
7Stanford39
2 Fresno State 4
3Miami (FL)812
7Stanford2
3 Miami (FL) 1

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 3Game 1 Arizona State 4–2 California
Game 2 Wichita State 5–4 Florida
June 4Game 3 Stanford 10–3 Fresno State
Game 4 Cal State Fullerton 9–3 Miami (FL)
June 5Game 5 Florida 6–5 California California eliminated
Game 6 Wichita State 7–4 Arizona State
June 6Game 7 Miami (FL) 8–4 (12 innings) Fresno State Fresno State eliminated
Game 8 Cal State Fullerton 5–3 Stanford
June 7Game 9 Arizona State 10–1 Florida Florida eliminated
Game 10 Stanford 2–1 Miami (FL) Miami (FL) eliminated
June 8Game 11 Arizona State 4–3 (10 innings) Wichita State
June 9Game 12 Stanford 3–1 Cal State Fullerton
June 10Game 13 Arizona State 19–1 Wichita State Wichita State eliminated
Game 14 Stanford 9–5 Cal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton eliminated
June 11Final Stanford 9–4 Arizona State Stanford wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
P Rusty Kilgo Arizona State
Lee Plemel (MOP)Stanford
C Doug Robbins Stanford
1B Ron Witmeyer Stanford
2B Mark Standiford Wichita State
3BJohn FinnArizona State
SS Pat Listach Arizona State
OF Ricky Candelari Arizona State
Henrique Herman Cal State Fullerton
Dan Rumsey Arizona State
DH Martin Peralta Arizona State

Notable players


Tournament notes

See also

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