1989 Division III College World Series

The 1989 Division III College World Series was the 2nd and last to be held in Bristol, CT. The six teams qualified by winning one of six Regional tournaments. North Carolina Wesleyan College defeated California State University, Stanislaus in the championship game. 1B James Anderson of NC Wesleyan was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Unlike the previous year when all the participants had been in the Division III College World Series and four of them had won one, this year's tournament included four teams making their CWS debut.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State University, Stanislaus	Northern California Athletic Conference	26-19 (10-17)	Jim Bowen	8 (last:1988)	1st
Johns Hopkins University	University Athletic Association/Middle Atlantic Conference	34-7 (3-1/8-0)	Bob Babb	0 (last:none)	none
North Carolina Wesleyan College	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	33-11-1 (6-5)	Mike Fox	4 (last:1987)	3rd
University of Southern Maine		31-10	Ed Flaherty	0 (last:none)	none
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	28-15	Jim Miller	0 (last:none)	none
College of Wooster	North Coast Athletic Conference	25-9 (18-4)	Tim Pettorini	0 (last:none)	none

Results

1989 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
		NC Wesleyan	11
		Johns Hopkins	3				NC Wesleyan	10
							Wooster	2
		CSU Stanislaus	3									NC Wesleyan	9
		Wisc.-Whitewater	2									CSU Stanislaus	11
							CSU Stanislaus	5														CSU Stanislaus	0	7
							Southern Maine	0														NC Wesleyan	3	8
		Southern Maine	12														NC Wesleyan	6
		Wooster	6									Southern Maine	7				Johns Hopkins	2
							Johns Hopkins	5				Johns Hopkins	10
							Wisc.-Whitewater	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 1
Game 1	North Carolina Wesleyan College	11-3	Johns Hopkins University
Game 2	California State University, Stanislaus	3-2	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Game 3	University of Southern Maine	12-6	College of Wooster
June 2
Game 4	Johns Hopkins University	5-2	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	UW Whitewater eliminated
Game 5	North Carolina Wesleyan College	10-2	College of Wooster	Wooster eliminated
Game 6	California State University, Stanislaus	5-0	University of Southern Maine
June 3
Game 7	Johns Hopkins University	10-7	University of Southern Maine	Southern Maine eliminated
Game 8	California State University, Stanislaus	11-9	North Carolina Wesleyan College
Game 9	North Carolina Wesleyan College	6-2	Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins eliminated
June 4
Game 10	North Carolina Wesleyan College	3-0	California State University, Stanislaus
Game 11	North Carolina Wesleyan College	8-7 (13 Inn)	California State University, Stanislaus	NC Wesleyan wins CWS

1989 Regional Playoff Results