1985 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1985 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from May 31 to June 11. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The thirty-ninth tournament's champion was the University of Miami coached by Ron Fraser. The Most Outstanding Player was Greg Ellena of the University of Miami.

Participating Teams

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	University of Arizona	Pacific Ten Conference	47 - 20 (17 - 13, 6 GB)	Jerry Kindall	12 (last: 1980)	1st (1976, 1980)	27 - 22
	University of Arkansas	Southwest Conference	49 - 13 (13 - 7, 2.5 GB)	Norm DeBriyn	1 (last: 1979)	2nd (1979)	3 - 2
	University of Miami	Division-I Independent	59 - 15 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	7 (last: 1984)	1st (1982)	14 - 12
	Mississippi State University	Southeastern Conference	48 - 13 (16 - 8, 1 GB)	Ron Polk	3 (last: 1981)	6th (1979, 1981)	2 - 6
	Oklahoma State University	Big Eight Conference	57 - 14 (19 - 4, 0 GB)	Gary Ward	12 (last: 1984)	1st (1959)	27 - 23
	University of South Carolina	Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference	47 - 20 (n/a)	June Raines	4 (last: 1982)	2nd (1975, 1977)	9 - 8
	Stanford University	Pacific Ten Conference	46 - 13 (23 - 7, 0 GB)	Mark Marquess	4 (last: 1983)	3rd (1967)	6 - 8
	University of Texas at Austin	Southwest Conference	60 - 12 (16 - 5, 0 GB)	Cliff Gustafson	22 (last: 1984)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	51 - 38

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Arkansas	1
		South Carolina	0
							Arkansas	4
							Mississippi State	5
		Mississippi State	12
		Oklahoma State	3
												Mississippi State	7
												Texas	12
		Miami	17
		Stanford	3
							Miami	4
							Texas	8
		Texas	2
		Arizona	1
						Loser's bracket
							South Carolina	1
							Oklahoma State	16				Miami	2
												Oklahoma State	1
							Stanford	9
							Arizona	2				Arkansas	10
												Stanford	4

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Mississippi State	5									Miami	10
		Miami	6									Texas	6
							Miami	2
							Texas	1
		Texas	8
		Arkansas	7

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 31	Game 1	Arkansas	1 - 0 (14 innings)	South Carolina
	Game 2	Mississippi State	12 - 3	Oklahoma State
June 1	Game 3	Miami	17 - 3	Stanford
	Game 4	Texas	2 - 1	Arizona
June 2	Game 5	Oklahoma State	16 - 1	South Carolina	South Carolina eliminated
	Game 6	Stanford	9 - 2	Arizona	Arizona eliminated
June 3	Game 7	Mississippi State	5 - 4	Arkansas
June 5	Game 8	Texas	8 - 4	Miami
June 6	Game 9	Arkansas	10 - 4	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
	Game 10	Miami	2 - 1	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State eliminated
June 7	Game 11	Texas	12 - 7	Mississippi State
June 8	Game 12	Miami	6 - 5	Mississippi State	Mississippi State eliminated
	Game 13	Texas	8 - 7 (10 innings)	Arkansas	Arkansas eliminated
June 9	Game 14	Miami	2 - 1	Texas
June 11	Final	Miami	10 - 6	Texas	Miami wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Kevin Sheary	Sophomore	Miami
	Greg Swindell	Sophomore	Texas
Catcher	Chris Magno	Junior	Miami
First baseman	Will Clark	Junior	Mississippi State
Second baseman	Bill Bates	Junior	Texas
Third baseman	Jeff King	Sophomore	Arkansas
Shortstop	Frank Davis	Senior	Mississippi State
Outfielder	Dennis Cook	Senior	Texas
	Ralph Kraus	Junior	Arkansas
	Dan Van Cleve	Senior	Mississippi State
Designated hitter	Greg Ellena	Junior	Miami

Notable Players

• University of Arizona: Chip Hale, Tommy Hinzo, Joe Magrane, Dave Rohde
• University of Arkansas: Kevin Campbell, Howard Hilton, Mark Jackson, Jeff King, Jimmy Kremers, Pat Rice
• University of Miami: Greg Ellena
• Mississippi State University: Jeff Brantley, Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro, Bobby Thigpen
• Oklahoma State University: Jeff Bronkey, Doug Dascenzo, Carlos Diaz, Gordon Dillard, Pete Incaviglia
• University of South Carolina: Mike Cook, Dave Hollins
• Stanford University: Ruben Amaro, Jeff Ballard, Mark Davis, Rick Lundblade, Jack McDowell, Al Osuna, John Ramos, Pete Stanicek
• University of Texas at Austin: Billy Bates, Dennis Cook, Rick Parker, Mark Petkovsek, Rusty Richards, Bruce Ruffin, Greg Swindell

Related Sites

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