1986 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1986 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from May 30 to June 9. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The fortieth tournament's champion was the University of Arizona coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Mike Senne of the University of Arizona.

Participating Teams

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	University of Arizona	Pacific Ten Conference	45 - 18 (18 - 12, 3 GB)	Jerry Kindall	13 (last: 1985)	1st (1976, 1980)	27 - 24
	Florida State University	Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference	57 - 11 (4 - 1, 0 GB)	Mike Martin	7 (last: 1980)	2nd (1970)	8 - 14
	Indiana State University	Missouri Valley Conference	48 - 19 (10 - 10, 3 GB)	Bob Warn	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
	Louisiana State University	Southeastern Conference	54 - 12 (22 - 5, 0 GB)	Skip Bertman	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
	Loyola Marymount University	West Coast Conference	49 - 13 (n/a)	Dave Snow	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
	University of Maine	ECAC New England	41 - 21 (13 - 1, 0 GB)	John Winkin	6 (last: 1984)	3rd (1964, 1982)	7 - 12
	University of Miami	Division-I Independent	46 - 15 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	8 (last: 1985)	1st (1982, 1984)	19 - 13
	Oklahoma State University	Big Eight Conference	54 - 13 (18 - 5, 1.5 GB)	Gary Ward	13 (last: 1985)	1st (1959)	28 - 25

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Loyola Marymount	4
		Louisiana State	3
							Loyola Marymount	5
							Arizona	7
		Arizona	8
		Maine	7
												Arizona	9
												Florida State	5
		Miami	6
		Oklahoma State	2
							Miami	2
							Florida State	7
		Florida State	5
		Indiana State	3
						Loser's bracket
							Louisiana State	8
							Maine	4				Miami	4
												Louisiana State	3
							Oklahoma State	4
							Indiana State	0				Loyola Marymount	5
												Oklahoma State	11

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Arizona	2									Arizona	10
		Miami	4									Florida State	2
							Miami	3
							Florida State	4
		Florida State	6
		Oklahoma State	5

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 30	Game 1	Loyola Marymount	4 - 3	Louisiana State
	Game 2	Arizona	8 - 7	Maine
May 31	Game 3	Miami	6 - 2	Oklahoma State
	Game 4	Florida State	5 - 3	Indiana State
June 1	Game 5	Louisiana State	8 - 4	Maine	Maine eliminated
	Game 6	Oklahoma State	4 - 0	Indiana State	Indiana State eliminated
June 2	Game 7	Arizona	7 - 5	Loyola Marymount
June 3	Game 8	Florida State	7 - 2	Miami
June 4	Game 9	Oklahoma State	11 - 5	Loyola Marymount	Loyola Marymount eliminated
June 5	Game 10	Miami	4 - 3	Louisiana State	Louisiana State eliminated
June 6	Game 11	Arizona	9 - 5	Florida State
June 7	Game 12	Florida State	6 - 5	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State eliminated
	Game 13	Miami	4 - 2	Arizona
June 8	Game 14	Florida State	4 - 3	Miami	Miami eliminated
June 9	Final	Arizona	10 - 2	Florida State	Arizona wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Gary Alexander	Junior	Arizona
	Richie Lewis	Sophomore	Florida State
Catcher	Bill Reynolds	Senior	Maine
First baseman	Todd Trafton	Senior	Arizona
Second baseman	Luis Alicea	Junior	Florida State
Third baseman	Robin Ventura	Freshman	Oklahoma State
Shortstop	Bien Figueroa	Senior	Florida State
Outfielder	Mike Fiore	Sophomore	Miami
	Mike Senne	Senior	Arizona
	Paul Sorrento	Junior	Florida State
Designated hitter	Gary Alexander	Junior	Arizona

Notable Players

• Loyola Marymount University:
• University of Arizona: Chip Hale, Gil Heredia, Tommy Hinzo, Dave Rohde
• Florida State University: Luis Alicea, Bien Figueroa, Richie Lewis, Mike Loynd, Paul Sorrento
• Indiana State University: Mike Gardiner
• Louisiana State University: Albert Belle, Jim Bowie, Mark Guthrie, Barry Manuel, Jeff Reboulet, Jack Voigt
• University of Maine: Mike Bordick, Jeff Plympton
• University of Miami: Chris Howard, Greg Vaughn
• Oklahoma State University: Jeff Bronkey, Carlos Diaz, Gordon Dillard, Monty Fariss, Tim Pugh, Robin Ventura

Tournament Notes

Carlos Diaz appears in his fourth College World Series.

Related Sites

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