1992 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1992 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from May 29 to June 6. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight 6-team regional tournaments. The forty-sixth tournament's champion was Pepperdine University coached by Andy Lopez. The Most Outstanding Player was Phil Nevin of California State University, Fullerton.

Participating Teams

Seeding	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
1		University of Miami	Independents	53 - 8 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	11 (last: 1989)	1st (1982, 1984)	24 - 19
2		Wichita State University	Missouri Valley Conference	56 - 9 (18 - 3, 0 GB)	Gene Stephenson	4 (last: 1991)	1st (1989)	13 - 6
3		University of Texas at Austin	Southwest Conference	46 - 15 (28 - 8, 0 GB)	Cliff Gustafson	25 (last: 1989)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	61 - 43
4		California State University, Fullerton	Big West Conference	42 - 15 (17 - 7, 1.5 GB)	Augie Garrido	6 (last: 1990)	1st (1979, 1984)	12 - 10
5		Florida State University	Atlantic Coast Conference	48 - 19 (16 - 7, 2.5 GB)	Mike Martin	11 (last: 1991)	2nd (1970, 1986)	15 - 22
6		University of Oklahoma	Big Eight Conference	42 - 22 (17 - 7, 0 GB)	Larry Cochell	6 (last: 1976)	1st (1951)	9 - 10
7		Pepperdine University	West Coast Conference	44 - 11 - 1 (23 - 4, 0 GB)	Andy Lopez	1 (last: 1979)	3rd (1979)	3 - 2
8		University of California	Pacific Ten Conference	35 - 26 (14 - 16, 4 GB)	Bob Milano	4 (last: 1988)	1st (1947, 1957)	10 - 4

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Miami	4
	8	California	3
						1	Miami	4
						4	Cal State Fullerton	3
	4	Cal State Fullerton	7
	5	Florida State	2
											1	Miami	5	1
										4	Cal State Fullerton	7	8
	8	California	4
	5	Florida State	5
						4	Cal State Fullerton	6
						5	Florida State	0
																4	Cal State Fullerton	2	x	x
																7	Pepperdine	3	x	x
	7	Pepperdine	6
	2	Wichita State	0
						7	Pepperdine	7
						3	Texas	0
	3	Texas	15
	6	Oklahoma	3
											7	Pepperdine	5	x
										3	Texas	4	x
	2	Wichita State	4
	6	Oklahoma	8
						3	Texas	8
						6	Oklahoma	5

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 29	Game 1	Miami	4 - 3 (13 innings)	California
	Game 2	Cal State Fullerton	7 - 2	Florida State
May 30	Game 3	Pepperdine	6 - 0	Wichita State
	Game 4	Texas	15 - 3	Oklahoma
May 31	Game 5	Florida State	5 - 4	California	California eliminated
	Game 6	Miami	4 - 3	Cal State Fullerton
June 1	Game 7	Oklahoma	8 - 4	Wichita State	Wichita State eliminated
	Game 8	Pepperdine	7 - 0	Texas
June 2	Game 9	Cal State Fullerton	6 - 0	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
	Game 10	Texas	8 - 5	Oklahoma	Oklahoma eliminated
June 3	Game 11	Cal State Fullerton	7 - 5	Miami
June 4	Game 12	Pepperdine	5 - 4	Texas	Texas eliminated
June 5	Game 13	Cal State Fullerton	8 - 1	Miami	Miami eliminated
June 6	Final	Pepperdine	3 - 2	Cal State Fullerton	Pepperdine wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Pat Ahearne	Senior	Pepperdine
	James Popoff	Senior	Cal State Fullerton
Catcher	Scott Vollmer	Junior	Pepperdine
First baseman	Dan Melendez	Junior	Pepperdine
Second baseman	Steve Rodriguez	Junior	Pepperdine
Third baseman	Phil Nevin	Junior	Cal State Fullerton
Shortstop	Nate Rodriquez	Junior	Cal State Fullerton
Outfielder	Byron Mathews	Junior	Oklahoma
	Chris Powell	Senior	Cal State Fullerton
	Johnathen Smith	Senior	Miami
Designated hitter	Brooks Kieschnick	Sophomore	Texas

Notable Players

• California State University, Fullerton: Bret Hemphill, Dan Naulty, Phil Nevin, Dante Powell, Steve Sisco
• University of California: Geoff Blum, Mike Cather, Chris Clapinski, Eric Ludwick, Matt Luke, Jon Zuber
• Florida State University: Roger Bailey, Chris Brock, Tim Davis, John Wasdin, Paul Wilson
• University of Miami: Dave Berg, Gus Gandarillas, Danny Graves, Charles Johnson
• University of Oklahoma: Greg Norton
• Pepperdine University: Pat Ahearne, Steve Montgomery, Steve Rodriguez, Derek Wallace
• University of Texas at Austin: Brooks Kieschnick, Stephen Larkin, Calvin Murray
• Wichita State University: Jaime Bluma, Darren Dreifort, Doug Mirabelli, Kennie Steenstra