1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

1990 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament

Season	1990
Teams	48
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Georgia  (1st title)
Runner-up	Oklahoma State (16th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Steve Webber  (1st title)
MOP	Mike Rebhan (Georgia)
← 1989   NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 1991 →

The 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1990 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 fourth 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-fourth tournament's champion was Georgia, coached by Steve Webber. The Most Outstanding Player was Mike Rebhan of Georgia.

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. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series. ^[2]

Bold indicates winner.

Northeast Regional

At Waterbury, CT ^{[3] [4] [5]}

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	6	Rutgers	2
	1	North Carolina	3			1	North Carolina	5
						3	Iowa	3
	5	Connecticut	2								1	North Carolina	4
	2	Georgia	7								2	Georgia	5
						2	Georgia	6													2	Georgia	3	20
						4	Maine	3													6	Rutgers	4	9
	4	Maine	4													6	Rutgers	9
	3	Iowa	3								4	Maine	4			1	North Carolina	7
						5	Connecticut	5			6	Rutgers	5
						6	Rutgers	15

Atlantic Regional

At Coral Gables, FL ^[6]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	6	Stetson	3
	1	Miami	4			1	Miami	5
						4	South Florida	2
	5	The Citadel	11								5	The Citadel	6
	2	NC State	3								1	Miami	2
						3	East Carolina	5													1	Miami	1	—
						5	The Citadel	8													5	The Citadel	4	—
	4	South Florida	2													1	Miami	6
	3	East Carolina	4								2	NC State	8			2	NC State	1
						2	NC State	13			3	East Carolina	1
						6	Stetson	2

South I Regional

At Baton Rouge, LA ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	6	Southwestern Louisiana	0
	1	LSU	8			1	LSU	11
						4	Georgia Tech	5
	5	Southern Miss	5								2	USC	5
	2	USC	23								1	LSU	4
						3	Houston	11													2	USC	4	6
						2	USC	26													1	LSU	5	7
	4	Georgia Tech	2													1	LSU	6
	3	Houston	4								5	Southern Miss	3			3	Houston	4
						6	Southwestern Louisiana	10			3	Houston	15
						5	Southern Miss	14

South II Regional

At Starkville, MS ^{[11] [12] [13]}

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	6	Lafayette	2
	1	Florida State	7			1	Florida State	4
						4	Central Michigan	2
	5	BYU	5								2	Mississippi State	11
	2	Mississippi State	16								1	Florida State	8
						2	Mississippi State	5													2	Mississippi State	9	4
						3	Illinois	3													1	Florida State	11	3
	4	Central Michigan	6													1	Florida State	6
	3	Illinois	8								3	Illinois	8			3	Illinois	4
						5	BYU	13			5	BYU	5
						6	Lafayette	3

Midwest Regional

At Wichita, KS ^{[14] [15] [16] [17]}

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
						4	UCLA	13
						6	Fordham	8
	6	Fordham	8								2	Wichita State	5
	1	Arkansas	5								4	UCLA	7			4	UCLA	4
						1	Arkansas	6
																5	Georgia Southern	5
						2	Wichita State	7
	5	Georgia Southern	4
																					3	South Alabama	5
	2	Wichita State	2
						3	South Alabama	4													5	Georgia Southern	6
						5	Georgia Southern	13
	4	UCLA	4								5	Georgia Southern	2
	3	South Alabama	6								3	South Alabama	3
						6	Fordham	5
						3	South Alabama	6

Central Regional

At Austin, TX ^{[18] [19] [20] [21]}

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	6	Texas–Arlington	8
	1	Texas	9			1	Texas	10
						4	Old Dominion	0
	5	Creighton	9								3	Cal State Fullerton	5
	2	Clemson	6								1	Texas	2
						3	Cal State Fullerton	6													1	Texas	0	—
						5	Creighton	3													3	Cal State Fullerton	3	—
	4	Old Dominion	3													1	Texas	11
	3	Cal State Fullerton	16								5	Creighton	4			5	Creighton	9
						2	Clemson	8			2	Clemson	3
						6	Texas–Arlington	5

West I Regional

At Palo Alto, CA ^{[22] [23] [24]}

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	6	Campbell	0
	1	Stanford	7			1	Stanford	6
						4	Middle Tennessee	1
	5	Fresno State	3								3	San Diego State	2
	2	Southern Illinois	2								1	Stanford	6
						3	San Diego State	8													3	San Diego State	2	—
						5	Fresno State	4													1	Stanford	6	—
	4	Middle Tennessee	6													2	Southern Illinois	3
	3	San Diego State	18								5	Fresno State	1			3	San Diego State	4
						2	Southern Illinois	8			2	Southern Illinois	3
						6	Campbell	7

West II Regional

At Tempe, AZ ^{[25] [26] [27] [28] [29]}

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	6	Penn	1
	1	Arizona State	12			1	Arizona State	11
						3	Loyola Marymount	9
	5	UC Santa Barbara	2								1	Arizona State	9
	2	Oklahoma State	7								2	Oklahoma State	17
						2	Oklahoma State	14													2	Oklahoma State	10	—
						4	Washington State	0													1	Arizona State	5	—
	4	Washington State	13													4	Washington State	6
	3	Loyola Marymount	2								4	Washington State	8			1	Arizona State	8
						5	UC Santa Barbara	3			6	Penn	2
						6	Penn	5

College World Series

Participants

Seeding	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS Record
1	Stanford	Pac-10	56–10 (24–6)	Mark Marquess	7 (last: 1988)	1st (1987, 1988)	17–12
2	LSU	SEC	52–17 (20–7)	Skip Bertman	3 (last: 1989)	4th (1987, 1989)	5–6
3	Oklahoma State	Big 8	53–16 (18–6)	Gary Ward	15 (last: 1987)	1st (1959)	33–29
4	Georgia	SEC	48–18 (18–9)	Steve Webber	1 (last: 1987)	8th (1987)	0–2
5	Mississippi State	SEC	49–19 (17–9)	Ron Polk	4 (last: 1985)	3rd (1985)	4–8
6	Cal State Fullerton	Big West	36–21 (13–5)	Larry Cochell	5 (last: 1988)	1st (1979, 1984)	12–8
7	The Citadel	Southern	45–12 (13–1)	Chal Port	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
8	Georgia Southern	TAAC	50–17 (17–1)	Jack Stallings	1 (last: 1973)	5th (1973)	1–2

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Stanford	510
	8	Georgia Southern	4
						1	Stanford	2
						4	Georgia	16
	4	Georgia	3
	5	Mississippi State	0
											4	Georgia	2	5
											1	Stanford	4	1
	8	Georgia Southern	1
	5	Mississippi State	15
						1	Stanford	6
						5	Mississippi State	1
																	4	Georgia	2
																	3	Oklahoma State	1
	2	LSU	8
	7	The Citadel	2
						2	LSU	1
						3	Oklahoma State	7
	3	Oklahoma State	14
	6	Cal State Fullerton	4
											3	Oklahoma State	14	—
											2	LSU	3	—
	7	The Citadel	812
	6	Cal State Fullerton	7
						2	LSU	6
						7	The Citadel	1

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 1	Game 1	Stanford	5–4 (10 innings)	Georgia Southern
	Game 2	Georgia	3–0	Mississippi State
June 2	Game 3	LSU	8–2	The Citadel
	Game 4	Oklahoma State	14–4	Cal State Fullerton
June 3	Game 5	Mississippi State	15–1	Georgia Southern	Georgia Southern eliminated
	Game 6	Georgia	16–2	Stanford
June 4	Game 7	The Citadel	8–7 (12 innings)	Cal State Fullerton	Cal State Fullerton eliminated
	Game 8	Oklahoma State	7–1	LSU
June 5	Game 9	Stanford	6–1	Mississippi State	Mississippi State eliminated
	Game 10	LSU	6–1	The Citadel	The Citadel eliminated
June 6	Game 11	Stanford	4–2	Georgia
June 7	Game 12	Oklahoma State	14–3	LSU	LSU eliminated
June 8	Game 13	Georgia	5–1	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
June 9	Final	Georgia	2–1	Oklahoma State	Georgia wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	School
P	Dave Fleming	Georgia
	Mike Rebhan (MOP)	Georgia
C	Michael Daniel	Oklahoma State
1B	Doug Radziewicz	Georgia
2B	Troy Paulsen	Stanford
3B	Bobby Carlsen	Oklahoma State
SS	Brad Beanblossom	Oklahoma State
OF	Tim Clark	LSU
	Jeffrey Hammonds	Stanford
	Jason Rychlick	The Citadel
DH	Lyle Mouton	LSU

Notable players

• Cal State Fullerton: Frank Charles, Huck Flener, Phil Nevin, Steve Sisco
• The Citadel: Anthony Jenkins, Chris Lemonis, Dan McDonnell, Tony Skole
• Georgia: Dave Fleming
• Georgia Southern: Todd Greene, Joey Hamilton, Chris Petersen
• LSU: Paul Byrd, Rick Greene, Lyle Mouton, John O'Donoghue, Chad Ogea, Keith Osik, Mike Sirotka
• Mississippi State: Jon Shave
• Oklahoma State: Jeromy Burnitz, Dave Mlicki, Danny Perez, Brad Dolejsi
• Stanford: Paul Carey, Jeffrey Hammonds, David McCarty, Mike Mussina, Brian Sackinsky, Stan Spencer

See also

• 1990 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament
• 1990 NAIA World Series

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