1987 Division II College World Series

The 1987 Division II College World Series was held at Paterson Field in Montgomery, AL. The six schools qualified by winning one of six regional tournaments. For the second straight year the tournament was won by Troy State University, coached by Chase Riddle. The runner-up was the University of Tampa. Troy St. first basemen Jude Rinaldi was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State University, Dominguez Hills	California Collegiate Athletic Association	43-15 (23-7)	Andy Lopez	0 (last:none)	none
Columbus College	Independent	39-13	Derek Mann	2 (last:1986)	2nd
University of New Haven	New England Collegiate Conference	28-6 (10-3)	Frank Vieira	9 (last:1986)	3rd
University of Tampa	Sunshine State Conference	42-11-1 (19-5)	Ken Dominguez	1 (last:1986)	6th
Troy State University	Gulf South Conference	37-10 (8-4)	Chase Riddle	5 (last:1986)	1st
Wright State University	Independent	41-14	Ron Nischwitz	0 (last:none)	none

Results

1987 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
		Wright St.	1
		New Haven	0				Wright St.	4
							Columbus	13
												Columbus	3
												Tampa	17
							New Haven	4
							Tampa	5
		Troy St.	6														Tampa	5	x
		Tampa	0														Troy St.	7	x
							Troy St.	6
							CSU Doming. Hills	2
		CSU Doming. Hills	10									Troy St.	8
		Columbus	7									Wright St.	7
							CSU Doming. Hills	2
							Wright St.	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 22
Game 1	Wright State University	1 - 0	University of New Haven
Game 2	Troy State University	6 - 0	University of Tampa
May 23
Game 3	California State University, Dominguez Hills	10 - 7	Columbus College
Game 4	University of Tampa	5 - 4	University of New Haven	New Haven eliminated
May 24
Game 5	Columbus College	13 - 4	Wright State University
Game 6	Troy State University	6 - 2	California State University, Dominguez Hills
Game 7	Wright State University	5 - 2	California State University, Dominguez Hills	CSU Dominguez Hills eliminated
May 25
Game 8	University of Tampa	17 - 3	Columbus College	Columbus St. eliminated
Game 9	Troy State University	8 - 7	Wright State University	Wright St. eliminated
May 26
Game 10	Troy State University	7 - 5	University of Tampa	Troy St. wins CWS