1982 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1982 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 4 to June 12. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The thirty-sixth tournament's champion was the University of Miami coached by Ron Fraser. The Most Outstanding Player was Dan Smith of the University of Miami. The championship game is famous for Miami's "Grand Illusion" in which Miami picked off a Wichita State runner by pretending the ball had been thrown away.

Participating Teams

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	California State University, Fullerton	Southern California Baseball Association	51 - 21 (23 - 5, 0 GB)	Augie Garrido	2 (last: 1979)	1st (1979)	5 - 3
	University of Maine	Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference	32 - 12 (n/a)	John Winkin	3 (last: 1981)	3rd (1964)	5 - 6
	University of Miami	Division-I Independent	49 - 18 - 1 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	5 (last: 1981)	2nd (1974)	8 - 10
	Oklahoma State University	Big Eight Conference	56 - 14 (19 - 5, 0 GB)	Gary Ward (college coach)	9 (last: 1981)	1st (1959)	22 - 17
	University of South Carolina	Division-I Independent	45 - 11 (n/a)	June Raines	3 (last: 1981)	2nd (1975, 1977)	9 - 6
	Stanford University	Pacific Ten Conference	48 - 16 - 1 (20 - 10, 4 GB)	Mark Marquess	2 (last: 1967)	3rd (1967)	4 - 4
	University of Texas at Austin	Southwest Conference	57 - 4 (12 - 4, 0 GB)	Cliff Gustafson	19 (last: 1981)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975)	41 - 34
	Wichita State University	Missouri Valley Conference	70 - 12 (15 - 1, 0 GB)	Gene Stephenson	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Miami	7
		Maine	2
							Miami	4
							Wichita State	3
		Wichita State	7
		Cal State Fullerton	0
												Miami	2
												Texas	1
		Texas	9
		Oklahoma State	1
							Texas	8
							Stanford	6
		Stanford	15
		South Carolina	4
						Loser's bracket
							Maine	6
							Cal State Fullerton	0				Stanford	5
												Maine	8
							Oklahoma State	10
							South Carolina	8				Wichita State	13
												Oklahoma State	2

	Semifinals					Finals
		Miami	10
		Maine	4
							Miami	9
							Wichita State	3
		Texas	4
		Wichita State	8

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 4	Game 1	Miami	7 - 2	Maine
	Game 2	Wichita State	7 - 0	Cal State Fullerton
June 5	Game 3	Texas	9 - 1	Oklahoma State
	Game 4	Stanford	15 - 4	South Carolina
June 6	Game 5	Maine	6 - 0	Cal State Fullerton	Cal State Fullerton eliminated
	Game 6	Oklahoma State	10 - 8	South Carolina	South Carolina eliminated
June 7	Game 7	Miami	4 - 3	Wichita State
June 8	Game 8	Texas	8 - 6 (12 innings)	Stanford
June 9	Game 9	Wichita State	13 - 2	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State eliminated
	Game 10	Maine	8 - 5	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
June 10	Game 11	Miami	2 - 1	Texas
June 11	Game 12	Wichita State	8 - 4	Texas	Kevin Penner's cheekbone is shattered when he is hit by a Calvin Schiraldi pitch. Texas eliminated
	Game 13	Miami	10 - 4	Maine	Maine eliminated
June 12	Final	Miami	9 - 3	Wichita State	Miami wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Bryan Oelkers	Junior	Wichita State
	Dan Smith	Junior	Miami
Catcher	Nelson Santovenia	Junior	Miami
First baseman	Kevin Bernier	Junior	Maine
Second baseman	Jim Thomas	Senior	Wichita State
Third baseman	Phil Lane	Sophomore	Miami
Shortstop	Spike Owen	Junior	Texas
Outfielder	Mike Brumley	Sophomore	Texas
	Tim Gaskell	Sophomore	Wichita State
	Loren Hibbs	Sophomore	Wichita State
Designated hitter	Russ Morman	Sophomore	Wichita State

Notable Players

• California State University, Fullerton: John Fishel, Bill Moore, Jeff Robinson, Shane Turner
• University of Maine: Joe Johnson, Bill Swift
• University of Miami: Nelson Santovenia, Bill Wrona
• Oklahoma State University: Gary Green, Jim Traber, Robbie Wine
• University of South Carolina: Kent Anderson, Don Gordon
• Stanford University: Mike Aldrete, Jeff Ballard, Steve Buechele
• University of Texas at Austin: Mike Brumley, Mike Capel, Roger Clemens, Jeff Hearron, Spike Owen, Calvin Schiraldi
• Wichita State University: Don Heinkel, Russ Morman, Charlie O'Brien, Bryan Oelkers, Phil Stephenson

Related Sites

• BackHomeInOmaha.net: for more info on the College World Series
• BoydsWorld.com: for more info on College Baseball