1995 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1995 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-ninth tournament's champion was California State University, Fullerton, coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was Mark Kotsay of California State University, Fullerton.

Participating Teams

Seeding	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
1		California State University, Fullerton	Big West Conference	53 - 9 (18 - 3, 0 GB)	Augie Garrido	8 (last: 1994)	1st (1979, 1984)	18 - 14
2		Florida State University	Atlantic Coast Conference	52 - 14 (16 - 7, 3.5 GB)	Mike Martin	13 (last: 1994)	2nd (1970, 1986)	17 - 26
3		University of Miami	Division-I Independent	46 - 15 (n/a)	Jim Morris	13 (last: 1994)	1st (1982, 1984)	27 - 23
4		Clemson University	Atlantic Coast Conference	54 - 12 (20 - 4, 0 GB)	Jack Leggett	6 (last: 1991)	5th (1958, 1959, 1976)	4 - 12
5		University of Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	52 - 14 (22 - 8, 0 GB)	Rod Delmonico	1 (last: 1951)	2nd (1951)	4 - 2
6		University of Southern California	Pacific Ten Conference	45 - 19 (21 - 9, 0 GB)	Mike Gillespie	17 (last: 1978)	1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978)	63 - 19
7		University of Oklahoma	Big Eight Conference	42 - 14 (21 - 7, 0 GB)	Larry Cochell	8 (last: 1994)	1st (1951, 1994)	14 - 12
8		Stanford University	Pacific Ten Conference	39 - 23 (20 - 10, 1 GB)	Mark Marquess	8 (last: 1990)	1st (1987, 1988)	20 - 14

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	2	Florida State	3
	7	Oklahoma	2
						2	Florida State	2
						3	Miami	4
	3	Miami	15
	6	USC	0
											3	Miami	5	3
										6	USC	7	7
	7	Oklahoma	4
	6	USC	9
						2	Florida State	1
						6	USC	16
																1	Cal State Fullerton	11	x	x
																6	USC	5	x	x
	1	Cal State Fullerton	6
	8	Stanford	5
						1	Cal State Fullerton	11
						5	Tennessee	1
	5	Tennessee	3
	4	Clemson	1
											1	Cal State Fullerton	11	x
										5	Tennessee	0	x
	8	Stanford	8
	4	Clemson	3
						5	Tennessee	6
						8	Stanford	2

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 2	Game 1	Florida State	3 - 2	Oklahoma
	Game 2	Miami	15 - 0	Southern California
June 3	Game 3	Cal State Fullerton	6 - 5	Stanford
	Game 4	Tennessee	3 - 1	Clemson
June 4	Game 5	Miami	4 - 2	Florida State
	Game 6	Southern California	9 - 4	Oklahoma	Oklahoma eliminated
June 5	Game 7	Cal State Fullerton	11 - 1	Tennessee
	Game 8	Stanford	8 - 3	Clemson	Clemson eliminated
June 6	Game 9	Southern California	16 - 1	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
	Game 10	Tennessee	6 - 2	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
June 7	Game 11	Southern California	7 - 5	Miami
June 8	Game 12	Cal State Fullerton	11 - 0	Tennessee	Tennessee eliminated
June 9	Game 13	Southern California	7 - 3	Miami	Miami eliminated
June 10	Final	Cal State Fullerton	11 - 5	Southern California	Southern California eliminated

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Randy Flores	Sophomore	Southern California
	Ted Silva	Junior	Cal State Fullerton
Catcher	Brian Loyd	Sophomore	Cal State Fullerton
First baseman	Doug Mientkiewicz	Junior	Florida State
Second baseman	Wes Rachels	Freshman	Southern California
Third baseman	Tony A. Martinez	Junior	Cal State Fullerton
Shortstop	Alex Cora	Sophomore	Miami
Outfielder	J.D. Drew	Freshman	Florida State
	Geoff Jenkins	Junior	Southern California
	Mark Kotsay	Sophomore	Cal State Fullerton
Designated hitter	Scott Schroeffel	Junior	Tennessee

Notable Players

• California State University, Fullerton: Jeremy Giambi, Mark Kotsay, Mike Lamb
• Clemson University: Kris Benson, Billy Koch, Matt LeCroy, Shane Monahan, Ken Vining, Scott Winchester
• Florida State University: Randy Choate, J.D. Drew, Jonathan Johnson, Doug Mientkiewicz
• University of Miami: Alex Cora, Jay Tessmer
• University of Oklahoma: Steve Connelly, Damon Minor, Ryan Minor, Russ Ortiz, Mark Redman
• University of Southern California: Gabe Alvarez, Brian Cooper, Morgan Ensberg, Seth Etherton, Randy Flores, Geoff Jenkins, Jacque Jones, Chad Moeller
• Stanford University: Dusty Allen, A.J. Hinch, Jason Middlebrook, Kyle Peterson
• University of Tennessee: R.A. Dickey, Todd Helton