1993 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1993 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 4 to June 12. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight 6-team regional tournaments. The forty-seventh tournament's champion was Louisiana State University coached by Skip Bertman. The Most Outstanding Player was Todd Walker of Louisiana State University.

Participating Teams

Seeding	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
1		Texas A&M University	Southwest Conference	52 - 9 (15 - 3, 0 GB)	Mark Johnson	2 (last: 1964)	6th (1951)	1 - 4
2		Arizona State University	Pacific Ten Conference	46 - 18 (19 - 11, 0 GB)	Jim Brock	15 (last: 1988)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)	50 - 25
3		University of Texas at Austin	Southwest Conference	50 - 14 (11 - 7, 4 GB)	Cliff Gustafson	26 (last: 1992)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	63 - 45
4		California State University, Long Beach	Big West Conference	43 - 17 (17 - 4, 0 GB)	Dave Snow	2 (last: 1991)	6th (1991)	1 - 4
5		Louisiana State University	Southeastern Conference	49 - 16 - 1 (18 - 8, 0 GB)	Skip Bertman	5 (last: 1991)	1st (1991)	11 - 8
6		Oklahoma State University	Big Eight Conference	43 - 15 (16 - 8, 0 GB)	Gary Ward (college coach)	16 (last: 1990)	1st (1959)	36 - 30
7		Wichita State University	Missouri Valley Conference	55 - 16 (17 - 3, 0 GB)	Gene Stephenson	5 (last: 1992)	1st (1989)	13 - 8
8		University of Kansas	Big Eight Conference	45 - 16 (17 - 9, 0 GB)	Dave Bingham	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Texas A&M	5
	8	Kansas	1
						1	Texas A&M	8
						5	LSU	13
	5	LSU	7
	4	Long Beach State	1
											5	LSU	8	6
										4	Long Beach State	10	5
	8	Kansas	1
	4	Long Beach State	6
						1	Texas A&M	2
						4	Long Beach State	6
																5	LSU	8	x	x
																7	Wichita State	0	x	x
	7	Wichita State	4
	2	Arizona State	3
						7	Wichita State	7
						3	Texas	6
	3	Texas	6
	6	Oklahoma State	5
											7	Wichita State	10	x
										6	Oklahoma State	4	x
	2	Arizona State	4
	6	Oklahoma State	5
						3	Texas	6
						6	Oklahoma State	7

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 4	Game 1	Texas A&M	5 - 1	Kansas
	Game 2	Louisiana State	7 - 1	Long Beach State
June 5	Game 3	Wichita State	4 - 3 (11 innings)	Arizona State
	Game 4	Texas	6 - 5	Oklahoma State
June 6	Game 5	Long Beach State	6 - 1	Kansas	Kansas eliminated
	Game 6	Louisiana State	13 - 8	Texas A&M
June 7	Game 7	Oklahoma State	5 - 4	Arizona State	Arizona State eliminated
	Game 8	Wichita State	7 - 6	Texas
June 8	Game 9	Long Beach State	6 - 2	Texas A&M	Texas A&M eliminated
	Game 10	Oklahoma State	7 - 6	Texas	Texas eliminated
June 9	Game 11	Long Beach State	10 - 8	Louisiana State
June 10	Game 12	Wichita State	10 - 4	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State eliminated
June 11	Game 13	Louisiana State	6 - 5	Long Beach State	Long Beach State eliminated
June 12	Final	Louisiana State	8 - 0	Wichita State	Louisiana State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Brett Laxton	Freshman	Louisiana State
	Mike Sirotka	Senior	Louisiana State
Catcher	Adrian Antonini	Junior	Louisiana State
First baseman	Hunter Triplett	Senior	Oklahoma State
Second baseman	Todd Walker	Sophomore	Louisiana State
Third baseman	Casey Blake	Freshman	Wichita State
Shortstop	Jason Adams	Sophomore	Wichita State
Outfielder	Jim Greely	Senior	Louisiana State
	Jason Heath	Senior	Oklahoma State
	Armando Rios	Senior	Louisiana State
Designated hitter	Jeff Liefer	Freshman	Long Beach State

Notable Players

• Arizona State University: Jacob Cruz, Paul Lo Duca, Cody McKay, Antone Williamson
• University of Kansas: Jeff Berblinger
• California State University, Long Beach: Gabe Gonzalez, Jeff Liefer
• Louisiana State University: Russ Johnson, Brett Laxton, Armando Rios, Mike Sirotka, Todd Walker
• Oklahoma State University: Sal Bando, Jr.
• University of Texas at Austin: Brooks Kieschnick, Stephen Larkin, Shea Morenz, J.D. Smart
• Texas A&M University: Chris Clemons, Jeff Granger, Trey Moore, Kelly Wunsch
• Wichita State University: Casey Blake, Jaime Bluma, Darren Dreifort