1989 Division II College World Series

The 1989 Division II College World Series was held at Paterson Field in Montgomery, AL. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The tournament was won by California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, coached by Steve McFarland. The runner-up was the University of New Haven. New Haven pitcher Steve DiBartolomeo was named the series Most Outstanding Player, the first MVP from a losing team. The series is notable for marking the return to the 8 team format last used during the 1979 Division II College World Series. It is also the only series to date to where the winner was later forced to forfeit their title. Cal Poly was found guilty of NCAA infractions and forfeited all post-season participation from 1989-1993.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1	Armstrong State College	Independent	43-17	Joe Roberts	1 (last:1988)	5th
2	University of New Haven	New England Collegiate Conference	36-5 (13-0)	Frank Vieira	11 (last:1988)	3rd
3	Central Missouri State University	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	38-16-2 (8-4)	Stu Rogers	1 (last:1974)	4th
4	California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo	California Collegiate Athletic Association	38-25 (19-10)	Steve McFarland	0 (last:none)	none
5	Lewis University	Great Lakes Valley Conference	42-23 (12-8)	Irish O'Rielly	1 (last:1988)	3rd
6	Rollins College	Sunshine State Conference	36-24 (13-11)	Boyd Coffie	0 (last:none)	none
7	Jacksonville State University	Gulf South Conference	31-11 (7-5)	Rudy Abbott	4 (last:1988)	2nd
8	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	42-17 (13-8)	Jeff Messer	0 (last:none)	none

Results

1989 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Armstrong St.	4
	8	Slippery Rock	11
						8	Slippery Rock	14
						5	Lewis	7
	4	Cal Poly SLO	4
	5	Lewis	8
											8	Slippery Rock	1	6
										4	Cal Poly SLO	6	7
	1	Armstrong St.	7
	4	Cal Poly SLO	11
						5	Lewis	0
						4	Cal Poly SLO	7
																4	Cal Poly SLO	9	x	x
																2	New Haven	5	x	x
	2	New Haven	4
	7	Jacksonville St.	12
						7	Jacksonville St.	6
						6	Rollins	5
	3	Cent. Missouri St.	3
	6	Rollins	6
											7	Jacksonville St.	2	6
										2	New Haven	5	10
	2	New Haven	12
	3	Cent. Missouri St.	3
						6	Rollins	1
						2	New Haven	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 27
Game 1	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	11 - 4	Armstrong State College
Game 2	Lewis University	8 - 4	California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
Game 3	Jacksonville State University	12 - 4	University of New Haven
May 28
Game 4	Rollins College	6 - 3	University of Central Missouri
Game 5	California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo	11 - 7	Armstrong State College	Armstrong St. elminated
Game 6	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	14 - 7	Lewis University
May 29
Game 7	University of New Haven	12 - 3	University of Central Missouri	Central Missouri elminated
Game 8	Jacksonville State University	6 - 5	Rollins College
May 30
Game 9	University of New Haven	7 - 1	Rollins College	Rollins elminated
Game 10	California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo	7 - 0	Lewis University	Lewis elminated
May 31
Game 11	California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo	6 - 1	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Game 12	University of New Haven	5 - 2	Jacksonville State University
June 1
Game 13	University of New Haven	10 - 6	Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville St. elminated
Game 14	California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo	7 - 6	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock elminated
June 2
Game 15	California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo	9 - 5	University of New Haven	Cal Poly Wins CWS