1992 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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1992 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season 1992
Teams48
Finals site
Champions Pepperdine  (1st title)
Runner-up Cal State Fullerton (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Andy Lopez  (1st title)
MOP Phil Nevin (Cal State Fullerton)

The 1992 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1992 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 sixth 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-sixth tournament's champion was Pepperdine, coached by Andy Lopez. The Most Outstanding Player was Phil Nevin of Cal State Fullerton. As of 2024, this is the last tournament in which no SEC teams have managed to advance to the College World Series.

Contents

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 Coral Gables, FL [2] [3]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Miami (FL)3
4Notre Dame6
1 Miami (FL) 34Notre Dame12
6 UMBC 15Delaware64Notre Dame11
6UMBC5*
3South Carolina2
5Delaware6*
2 NC State 6
4Notre Dame1
5 Delaware 2
2NC State61Miami (FL)5
3South Carolina9
3 South Carolina 53South Carolina2
4 Notre Dame 11Miami (FL)17
1Miami (FL)5
2NC State4

Central Regional

at Austin, TX [4] [5]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Texas 2
6 VCU 01Texas17
4Texas–Arlington1
2 Long Beach State 71Texas9
5 Southwestern Louisiana 62Long Beach State1
2Long Beach State51Texas212
3Creighton26VCU43
3 Creighton 112Long Beach State6
4 Texas–Arlington 63Creighton4*6VCU16
6VCU126VCU5*
5Southwestern Louisiana5

East Regional

at Gainesville, FL [6] [7]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Florida3*
4California4*
1 Florida 64California16
6 Rider 15George Mason54California3
6Rider2
2Georgia Tech2
5George Mason10
2 Georgia Tech 5
4California11
5 George Mason 4
2Georgia Tech3*3Texas A&M4
3Texas A&M2*
3 Texas A&M 152Georgia Tech5
4 California 63Texas A&M7
1Florida5
3Texas A&M6

Mideast Regional

at Starkville, MS [8] 4 [9]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Clemson5
4UCLA6
1 Clemson 84UCLA8
6 Yale 46Yale04UCLA3
6Yale13
2Mississippi State2
5Nicholls State4
2 Mississippi State 1*
4UCLA0
5 Nicholls State 0*
2Mississippi State93Oklahoma10
3Oklahoma6
3 Oklahoma 42Mississippi State6
4 UCLA 33Oklahoma9
1Clemson6
3Oklahoma7

Midwest Regional

at Wichita, KS [10] [11]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Wichita State 9
6 George Washington 01Wichita State3
4Arizona State1
2 Oklahoma State 121Wichita State5
5 Minnesota 112Oklahoma State0
2Oklahoma State51Wichita State5
3Cal State Northridge02Oklahoma State2
3 Cal State Northridge 52Oklahoma State15
4 Arizona State 13Cal State Northridge65Minnesota6
6George Washington35Minnesota7
5Minnesota19

South Regional

at Baton Rouge, LA [12] [13]

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1LSU0
4Ohio State5
1 LSU 84Ohio State7*
6 Providence 16Providence6*
6Providence4
2South Alabama0
2 South Alabama 24Ohio State1
5 Tulane 43Cal State Fullerton13
5Tulane0
3Cal State Fullerton8
3 Cal State Fullerton 33Cal State Fullerton11
4 Ohio State 21LSU0
1LSU7
5Tulane3

South II Regional

at Tallahassee, FL [14] [15]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Stanford 2*
6 Stetson 1*1Stanford7
3Georgia3
2 Florida State 01Stanford0
5 Western Carolina 15Western Carolina5
5Western Carolina145Western Carolina33
4Kent State12Florida State418
3 Georgia 21Stanford4
4 Kent State 54Kent State22Florida State9
6Stetson02Florida State4
2Florida State2

West Regional

at Tucson, AZ [16] [17]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Arizona 5
6 Washington 66Washington4
4Fresno State3
2 Hawaii 06Washington0
5 SE Louisiana 83Pepperdine11
5SE Louisiana53Pepperdine39
3Pepperdine82Hawaii60
3 Pepperdine 5*6Washington3
4 Fresno State 4*5SE Louisiana32Hawaii9
1Arizona32Hawaii10
2Hawaii10

College World Series

Through the 2023 event, this was the last time a Southeastern Conference team did not reach the College World Series.

Participants

SeedingSchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
1 Miami (FL) n/a53–8 (n/a) Ron Fraser 11
(last: 1989)
1st
(1982, 1985)
24–19
2 Wichita State MVC 56–9 (18–3) Gene Stephenson 4
(last: 1991)
1st
(1989)
13–6
3 Texas SWC 46–15 (28–8) Cliff Gustafson 25
(last: 1989)
1st
(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)
61–43
4 Cal State Fullerton Big West 42–15 (17–7) Augie Garrido 6
(last: 1990)
1st
(1979, 1984)
12–10
5 Florida State ACC 48–19 (16–7) Mike Martin 11
(last: 1991)
2nd
(1970, 1986)
15–22
6 Oklahoma Big 8 42–22 (17–7) Larry Cochell 6
(last: 1976)
1st
(1951)
9–10
7 Pepperdine WCC 44–11–1 (23–4) Andy Lopez 1
(last: 1979)
3rd
(1979)
3–2
8 California Pac-10 35–26 (14–16) Bob Milano 4
(last: 1988)
1st
(1947, 1957)
10–4

Results

Bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in the National Championship game.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Miami (FL) 413
8 California 3
1Miami (FL)4
4 Cal State Fullerton 3
4 Cal State Fullerton 7
5 Florida State 2
1 Miami (FL) 5 1
4Cal State Fullerton78
8 California 4
5Florida State5
5 Florida State 0
4Cal State Fullerton6
4 Cal State Fullerton 2
7Pepperdine3
2 Wichita State 0
7 Pepperdine 6
7Pepperdine7
3 Texas 0
3 Texas 15
6 Oklahoma 3
7Pepperdine5
3 Texas 4
2 Wichita State 4
6Oklahoma8
6 Oklahoma 5
3Texas8

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 29Game 1 Miami (FL) 4–3 (13 innings) California
Game 2 Cal State Fullerton 7–2 Florida State
May 30Game 3 Pepperdine 6–0 Wichita State
Game 4 Texas 15–3 Oklahoma
May 31Game 5 Florida State 5–4 California California eliminated
Game 6 Miami (FL) 4–3 Cal State Fullerton
June 1Game 7 Oklahoma 8–4 Wichita State Wichita State eliminated
Game 8 Pepperdine 7–0 Texas
June 2Game 9 Cal State Fullerton 6–0 Florida State Florida State eliminated
Game 10 Texas 8–5 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated
June 3Game 11 Cal State Fullerton 7–5 Miami (FL)
June 4Game 12 Pepperdine 5–4 Texas Texas eliminated
June 5Game 13 Cal State Fullerton 8–1 Miami (FL) Miami (FL) eliminated
June 6Final Pepperdine 3–2 Cal State Fullerton Pepperdine wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
P Pat Ahearne Pepperdine
James Popoff Cal State Fullerton
C Scott Vollmer Pepperdine
1B Dan Melendez Pepperdine
2B Steve Rodriguez Pepperdine
3B Phil Nevin (MOP)Cal State Fullerton
SS Nate Rodriquez Cal State Fullerton
OF Byron Mathews Oklahoma
Chris Powell Cal State Fullerton
Johnathen Smith Miami (FL)
DH Brooks Kieschnick Texas

Notable players

See also

References

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