1987 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1987 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from May 29 to June 7. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. 1987 would mark the last year of a double elimination format through the finals. The following year the tournament was split into 2 4-team brackets.

The forty-first tournament's champion was Stanford University coached by Mark Marquess. The Most Outstanding Player was Paul Carey of Stanford University.

Participating Teams

Seed	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
1		University of Texas at Austin	Southwest Conference	58 - 9 (18 - 3, 0 GB)	Cliff Gustafson	23 (last: 1985)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	55 - 40
2		Stanford University	Pacific Ten Conference	48 - 16 (21 - 9, 0 GB)	Mark Marquess	5 (last: 1985)	3rd (1967)	7 - 10
3		Oklahoma State University	Big Eight Conference	56 - 11 (15 - 6, 0 GB)	Gary Ward	14 (last: 1986)	1st (1959)	30 - 27
4		University of Arkansas	Southwest Conference	50 - 14 - 1 (17 - 4, 1 GB)	Norm DeBriyn	2 (last: 1985)	2nd (1979)	5 - 4
5		Florida State University	Metro Conference	54 - 16 (19 - 4, 1 GB)	Mike Martin	8 (last: 1986)	2nd (1970, 1986)	12 - 16
6		Arizona State University	Pacific Ten Conference	40 - 25 (16 - 14, 5 GB)	Jim Brock	13 (last: 1984)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)	46 - 21
7		Louisiana State University	Southeastern Conference	47 - 17 (12 - 10, 4 GB)	Skip Bertman	1 (last: 1986)	6th (1986)	1 - 2
8		University of Georgia	Southeastern Conference	42 - 19 (18 - 8, 0 GB)	Steve Webber	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Oklahoma State	8
		Arizona State	3
							Oklahoma State	8
							Louisiana State	7
		Louisiana State	6
		Florida State	2
												Oklahoma State	6
												Stanford	2
		Texas	13
		Arkansas	6
							Texas	1
							Stanford	6
		Stanford	3
		Georgia	2
						Loser's bracket
							Arizona State	0
							Florida State	3				Texas	6
												Florida State	4
							Arkansas	5
							Georgia	4				Louisiana State	5
												Arkansas	2

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Oklahoma State	5									Oklahoma State	5
		Texas	6									Stanford	9
							Stanford	9
							Texas	3
		Stanford	6
		Louisiana State	5

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 29	Game 1	Oklahoma State	8 - 3	Arizona State
	Game 2	Louisiana State	6 - 2 (10 innings)	Florida State
May 30	Game 3	Texas	13 - 6	Arkansas
	Game 4	Stanford	3 - 2	Georgia
May 31	Game 5	Florida State	3 - 0	Arizona State	Arizona State eliminated
	Game 6	Arkansas	5 - 4	Georgia	Georgia eliminated
June 1	Game 7	Oklahoma State	8 - 7	Louisiana State
June 2	Game 8	Stanford	6 - 1	Texas
June 3	Game 9	Louisiana State	5 - 2	Arkansas	Arkansas eliminated
	Game 10	Texas	6 - 4 (10 innings)	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
June 4	Game 11	Oklahoma State	6 - 2	Stanford
June 5	Game 12	Stanford	6 - 5 (10 innings)	Louisiana State	Louisiana State eliminated
	Game 13	Texas	6 - 5	Oklahoma State
June 6	Game 14	Stanford	9 - 3	Texas	Texas eliminated
June 7	Final	Stanford	9 - 5	Oklahoma State	Stanford wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Pat Hope	Sophomore	Oklahoma State
	Gregg Patterson	Junior	Louisiana State
Catcher	Adam Smith	Junior	Oklahoma State
First baseman	Jimmy Barragan	Senior	Oklahoma State
Second baseman	Brad Beanblossom	Freshman	Oklahoma State
Third baseman	Scott Coolbaugh	Junior	Texas
Shortstop	David Esquer	Senior	Stanford
Outfielder	Paul Carey	Freshman	Stanford
	Brian Cisarik	Junior	Texas
	Jack Voigt	Junior	Louisiana State
Designated hitter	Mark Machtolf	Senior	Stanford

Notable Players

• Arizona State University: Mike Benjamin, Blas Minor, Mike Schwabe, Tim Spehr
• University of Arkansas: Jimmy Kremers, Mike Oquist, Tim Sherrill
• Florida State University: Rafael Bournigal, Matt Dunbar, Richie Lewis, Jerry Nielsen, Deion Sanders
• University of Georgia: Cris Carpenter, Steve Carter, Derek Lilliquist
• Louisiana State University: Albert Belle, Mark Guthrie, Barry Manuel, Ben McDonald, Russ Springer, Jack Voigt
• Oklahoma State University: Monty Fariss, Tim Pugh, Robin Ventura
• Stanford University: Ruben Amaro, Paul Carey, Steve Chitren, Brian Johnson, Brian Keyser, Jack McDowell, Al Osuna, Ed Sprague, Ron Witmeyer
• University of Texas at Austin: Scott Coolbaugh, Todd Haney, Mark Petkovsek

Related Sites

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