1998 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1998 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 fifty-second tournament's champion was the University of Southern California coached by Mike Gillespie. The Most Outstanding Player was Wes Rachels of the University of Southern California.

Participating Teams

Seeding	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
1		University of Florida	Southeastern Conference	46 - 16 (21 - 8, 0 GB)	Andy Lopez	3 (last: 1996)	3rd (1991)	5 - 6
2		University of Miami	Division-I Independent	50 - 10 (n/a)	Jim Morris	16 (last: 1997)	1st (1982, 1984)	34 - 28
3		Florida State University	Atlantic Coast Conference	53 - 18 (18 - 4, 0 GB)	Mike Martin	15 (last: 1996)	2nd (1970, 1986)	19 - 30
4		University of Southern California	Pacific Ten Conference	44 - 16 (21 - 9, 1 GB)	Mike Gillespie	18 (last: 1995)	1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978)	67 - 21
5		Louisiana State University	Southeastern Conference	46 - 17 (21 - 9, 0 GB)	Skip Bertman	9 (last: 1997)	1st (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997)	23 - 11
6		Arizona State University	Pacific Ten Conference	38 - 22 (18 - 11, 3.5 GB)	Pat Murphy (college coach)	17 (last: 1994)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)	52 - 29
7		California State University, Long Beach	Big West Conference	42 - 21 - 1 (23 - 7, 2 GB)	Dave Snow	3 (last: 1993)	3rd (1993)	4 - 6
8		Mississippi State University	Southeastern Conference	41 - 21 (14 - 15, 6.5 GB)	Pat McMahon	6 (last: 1997)	4th (1985)	6 - 12

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	6	Arizona State	11
	3	Florida State	0
						6	Arizona State	9
						2	Miami	2
	2	Miami	3
	7	Long Beach State	1
											6	Arizona State	14	x
										7	Long Beach State	4	x
	3	Florida State	4
	7	Long Beach State	7
						2	Miami	3
						7	Long Beach State	6
																6	Arizona State	14	x	x
																4	USC	21	x	x
	5	LSU	12
	4	USC	0
						5	LSU	10
						8	Mississippi State	8
	8	Mississippi State	14
	1	Florida	3
											5	LSU	4	3
										4	USC	5	7
	4	USC	12
	1	Florida	10
						8	Mississippi State	1
						4	USC	7

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 29	Game 1	Arizona State	11 - 0	Florida State
	Game 2	Miami	3 - 1	Long Beach State
May 30	Game 3	Louisiana State	12 - 0	Southern California
	Game 4	Mississippi State	14 - 3	Florida
May 31	Game 5	Arizona State	9 - 2	Miami
	Game 6	Long Beach State	7 - 4	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
June 1	Game 7	Louisiana State	10 - 8	Mississippi State
	Game 8	Southern California	12 - 10 (11 innings)	Florida	Florida eliminated
June 2	Game 9	Long Beach State	6 - 3	Miami	Miami eliminated
	Game 10	Southern California	7 - 1	Mississippi State	Mississippi State eliminated
June 3	Game 11	Arizona State	14 - 4	Long Beach State	Long Beach State eliminated
June 4	Game 12	Southern California	5 - 4	Louisiana State
June 5	Game 13	Southern California	7 - 3	Louisiana State	Louisiana State eliminated
June 6	Final	Southern California	21 - 14	Arizona State	Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Jack Krawczyk	Senior	Southern California
	Alex Santos	Sophomore	Miami
Catcher	Eric Munson	Sophomore	Southern California
First baseman	Robb Gorr	Junior	Southern California
Second baseman	Wes Rachels	Senior	Southern California
Third baseman	Andrew Beinbrink	Junior	Arizona State
Shortstop	Mike A. Collins	Junior	Arizona State
Outfielder	Rudy Arguellas	Senior	Arizona State
	Cedrick Harris	Freshman	Louisiana State
	Brad Ticehurst	Junior	Southern California
Designated hitter	Jason Lane	Junior	Southern California

Notable Players

• Arizona State University: Willie Bloomquist
• University of Florida: Mark Ellis, Josh Fogg, Dave Ross, Brad Wilkerson
• Florida State University: Kevin Cash, Matt Diaz
• California State University, Long Beach: Mike Gallo
• Louisiana State University: Kurt Ainsworth, Randy Keisler
• University of Miami: Pat Burrell, Bobby Hill, Aubrey Huff, Jason Michaels
• Mississippi State University: Matt Ginter
• University of Southern California: Morgan Ensberg, Seth Etherton, Jason Lane, Eric Munson

Related Sites

• BackHomeInOmaha.net: for more info on the College World Series
• BoydsWorld.com: for more info on College Baseball