1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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1995 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season 1995
Teams48
Finals site
Champions Cal State Fullerton  (3rd title)
Runner-up Southern California (18th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Augie Garrido  (3rd title)
MOP Mark Kotsay (Cal State Fullerton)

The 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1995 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 ninth 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-ninth tournament's champion was Cal State Fullerton, coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was Mark Kotsay of Cal State Fullerton.

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 I Regional at Tallahassee, FL

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Florida State 18
6 Troy 21Florida State7
3South Alabama2
2 Ole Miss 31Florida State7
5 Old Dominion 55Old Dominion2
5Old Dominion71Florida State13
4UCF62Ole Miss1
3 South Alabama 55Old Dominion4
4 UCF 64UCF42Ole Miss5
6Troy52Ole Miss10
2Ole Miss8

Atlantic II Regional at Coral Gables, FL

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Miami (FL) 3
6 UMass 11Miami (FL)11
4South Florida10
2 Texas A&M 51Miami (FL)8
5 FIU 93North Carolina4
5FIU51Miami (FL)05
3North Carolina62Texas A&M42
3 North Carolina 63North Carolina0
4 South Florida 35FIU22Texas A&M7
6UMass112Texas A&M4
2Texas A&M14

East Region at Clemson, SC

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Clemson 8
6 Navy 41Clemson11
3Jacksonville5
2 Alabama 01Clemson9
5 Winthrop 45Winthrop5
5Winthrop91Clemson7
4Richmond82Alabama4
3 Jacksonville 25Winthrop0
4 Richmond 84Richmond42Alabama14
6Navy02Alabama11
2Alabama7

Mideast Regional at Knoxville, TN

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Tennessee 5
6 The Citadel 21Tennessee6
4Georgia Tech4
2 Oklahoma State 61Tennessee14
5 Pittsburgh 32Oklahoma State10
2Oklahoma State151Tennessee3*
3California42Oklahoma State1*
3 California 42Oklahoma State15
4 Georgia Tech 33California45Pittsburgh13
6The Citadel105Pittsburgh9
5Pittsburgh12

Midwest I Regional at Wichita, KS

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Texas Tech 24
6 Providence 51Texas Tech14
4Arkansas10
2 Wichita State 111Texas Tech3
5 Lamar 133Stanford1
3Stanford81Texas Tech25
5Lamar13Stanford36
3 Stanford 103Stanford16
4 Arkansas 35Lamar45Lamar9
6Providence22Wichita State1
2Wichita State6

Midwest II Regional at Oklahoma City, OK

Hosted at All Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Auburn 2
6 Penn 11Auburn8
4Ohio State6
2 Oklahoma 91Auburn8
5 Indiana State 62Oklahoma9
2Oklahoma132Oklahoma3
3Texas91Auburn1
3 Texas 101Auburn4
4 Ohio State 53Texas33Texas2
6Penn55Indiana State2
5Indiana State6

South Regional at Baton Rouge, LA

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Cal State Fullerton 7
6 NE Louisiana 61Cal State Fullerton9
4James Madison1
2 LSU 51Cal State Fullerton17
5 Central Michigan 33Rice7
2LSU71Cal State Fullerton8
3Rice153Rice7
3 Rice 83Rice16
4 James Madison 72LSU102LSU9
6NE Louisiana115Central Michigan5
5Central Michigan14

West Regional at Fresno, CA

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Southern California 10
6 Middle Tennessee 41Southern California22
3Fresno State17
2 Long Beach State 141Southern California6
5 SW Missouri State 112Long Beach State5
2Long Beach State141Southern California39
4Pepperdine32Long Beach State42
3 Fresno State 52Long Beach State9
4 Pepperdine 94Pepperdine18*4Pepperdine5
6Middle Tennessee56Middle Tennessee17
5SW Missouri State3

College World Series

Participants

SeedingSchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
1 Cal State Fullerton Big West 53–9 (18–3) Augie Garrido 8
(last: 1994)
1st
(1979, 1984)
18–14
2 Florida State ACC 52–14 (16–7) Mike Martin 13
(last: 1994)
2nd
(1970, 1986)
17–26
3 Miami (FL) n/a46–15 (n/a) Jim Morris 13
(last: 1994)
1st
(1982, 1985)
27–23
4 Clemson ACC 54–12 (20–4) Jack Leggett 6
(last: 1991)
5th
(1958, 1959, 1976)
4–12
5 Tennessee SEC 52–14 (22–8) Rod Delmonico 1
(last: 1951)
2nd
(1951)
4–2
6 Southern California Pac-10 45–19 (21–9) Mike Gillespie 17
(last: 1978)
1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963,
1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978)
63–19
7 Oklahoma Big 8 42–14 (21–7) Larry Cochell 8
(last: 1994)
1st
(1951, 1994)
14–12
8 Stanford Pac-10 39–23 (20–10) Mark Marquess 8
(last: 1990)
1st
(1987, 1988)
20–14

Results

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
6 Southern California 0
3 Miami (FL) 15
3Miami (FL)4
2 Florida State 2
7 Oklahoma 2
2 Florida State 3
3 Miami (FL) 5 3
Bracket One
6Southern California77
7 Oklahoma 4
6Southern California9
2 Florida State 11
6Southern California16
6 Southern California 5
1Cal State Fullerton11
5 Tennessee 3
4 Clemson 1
5 Tennessee 1
1Cal State Fullerton11
8 Stanford 5
1 Cal State Fullerton 6
1Cal State Fullerton11
Bracket Two
5 Tennessee 0
8Stanford8
4 Clemson 3
5Tennessee6
8 Stanford 2

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 2Game 1 Florida State 3–2 Oklahoma
Game 2 Miami (FL) 15–0 Southern California
June 3Game 3 Cal State Fullerton 6–5 Stanford
Game 4 Tennessee 3–1 Clemson
June 4Game 5 Miami (FL) 4–2 Florida State
Game 6 Southern California 9–4 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated
June 5Game 7 Cal State Fullerton 11–1 Tennessee
Game 8 Stanford 8–3 Clemson Clemson eliminated
June 6Game 9 Southern California 16–11 Florida State Florida State eliminated
Game 10 Tennessee 6–2 Stanford Stanford eliminated
June 7Game 11 Southern California 7–5 Miami (FL)
June 8Game 12 Cal State Fullerton 11–0 Tennessee Tennessee eliminated
June 9Game 13 Southern California 7–3 Miami (FL) Miami (FL) eliminated
June 10Final Cal State Fullerton 11–5 Southern California Cal State Fullerton wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
P Randy Flores USC
Ted Silva Cal State Fullerton
C Brian Loyd Cal State Fullerton
1B Doug Mientkiewicz Florida State
2B Wes Rachels USC
3BTony MartinezCal State Fullerton
SS Alex Cora Miami (FL)
OF J. D. Drew Florida State
Geoff Jenkins USC
Mark Kotsay (MOP)Cal State Fullerton
DH Scott Schroeffel Tennessee

Notable players

Tournament notes

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