1989 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1989 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 2 to June 10. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight 6-team regional tournaments. The forty-third tournament's champion was Wichita State University coached by Gene Stephenson. The Most Outstanding Player was Greg Brummett of Wichita State University.

Participating Teams

Seeding	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
1		Florida State University	Metro Conference	52 - 16 (14 - 4, 0 GB)	Mike Martin	9 (last: 1987)	2nd (1970, 1986)	13 - 18
2		University of Texas at Austin	Southwest Conference	51 - 17 (14 - 7, 3 GB)	Cliff Gustafson	24 (last: 1987)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	58 - 42
3		University of Miami	Division-I Independent	48 - 16 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	10 (last: 1988)	1st (1982, 1984)	23 - 17
4		Wichita State University	Missouri Valley Conference	63 - 15 (13 - 5, 0 GB)	Gene Stephenson	2 (last: 1988)	2nd (1982)	5 - 4
5		University of Arkansas	Southwest Conference	50 - 14 (17 - 4, 0 GB)	Norm DeBriyn	3 (last: 1987)	2nd (1979)	6 - 6
6		Louisiana State University	Southeastern Conference	53 - 15 (18 - 9, 3 GB)	Skip Bertman	2 (last: 1987)	4th (1987)	3 - 4
7		California State University, Long Beach	Big West Conference	50 - 13 (17 - 4, 0 GB)	Dave Snow	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
8		University of North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	41 - 16 - 1 (15 - 4, 0 GB)	Mike Roberts	3 (last: 1978)	3rd (1978)	2 - 6

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Florida State	4
	8	North Carolina	2
						1	Florida State	4
						4	Wichita State	2
	4	Wichita State	3
	5	Arkansas	1
											1	Florida State	4	9
										4	Wichita State	7	12
	8	North Carolina	3
	5	Arkansas	7
						4	Wichita State	8
						5	Arkansas	4
																4	Wichita State	5	x	x
																2	Texas	3	x	x
	2	Texas	7
	7	Long Beach State	1
						2	Texas	12
						3	Miami	2
	3	Miami	5
	6	LSU	2
											2	Texas	12	x
										6	LSU	7	x
	7	Long Beach State	5
	6	LSU	8
						3	Miami	3
						6	LSU	6

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 2	Game 1	Florida State	4 - 2	North Carolina
	Game 2	Wichita State	3 - 1	Arkansas
June 3	Game 3	Texas	7 - 1	Long Beach State
	Game 4	Miami	5 - 2	Louisiana State
June 4	Game 5	Arkansas	7 - 3	North Carolina	North Carolina eliminated
	Game 6	Louisiana State	8 - 5	Long Beach State	Long Beach State eliminated
June 5	Game 7	Florida State	4 - 2	Wichita State
	Game 8	Texas	12 - 2	Miami
June 6	Game 9	Wichita State	8 - 4	Arkansas	Arkansas eliminated
	Game 10	Louisiana State	6 - 3	Miami	Miami eliminated
June 7	Game 11	Wichita State	7 - 4	Florida State
June 8	Game 12	Texas	12 - 7	Louisiana State	Louisiana State eliminated
June 9	Game 13	Wichita State	12 - 9	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
June 10	Final	Wichita State	5 - 3	Texas	Wichita State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Greg Brummett	Senior	Wichita State
	Jim Newlin	Junior	Wichita State
Catcher	Eric Wedge	Junior	Wichita State
First baseman	David Lowery	Junior	Texas
Second baseman	Rocky Rau	Junior	Florida State
Third baseman	Craig Newkirk	Senior	Texas
Shortstop	Pat Meares	Sophomore	Wichita State
Outfielder	Jim Audley	Sophomore	Wichita State
	Arthur Butcher	Senior	Texas
	Todd Dreifort	Freshman	Wichita State
Designated hitter	Scott Bryant	Junior	Texas

Notable Players

• University of Arkansas: Bubba Carpenter, Mike Oquist, Scott Pose, Phil Stidham
• Florida State University: Chris Brock, Matt Dunbar, Gar Finnvold, Eduardo Perez, Marc Ronan
• California State University, Long Beach: Kyle Abbott, Darrell Sherman, Tom Urbani
• Louisiana State University: Paul Byrd, Curt Leskanic, Ben McDonald, John O'Donoghue, Chad Ogea, Keith Osik, Russ Springer
• University of Miami: Jorge Fabregas, Alex Fernandez, Joe Grahe, Oscar Munoz, F.P. Santangelo
• University of North Carolina: Jim Dougherty, Jesse Levis, Brad Woodall
• University of Texas at Austin: Scott Bryant, Kirk Dressendorfer, Shane Reynolds
• Wichita State University: Greg Brummett, P.J. Forbes, Tyler Green, Mike Lansing, Pat Meares, Eric Wedge

Related Sites

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