2018 College World Series

College World Series
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The 2018 College World Series was played at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, NE from June 16 to June 26. Eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their Regional and Super-Regional Tournaments. Oregon State University defeated University of Arkansas in the final game of the best-of-three finals. Adley Rutschman was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player

The field was broken into two double elimination brackets of four teams each.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	Mississippi State University	Southeastern Conference	37-27 (15-15)	Gary Henderson	9 (last: 2013)	2nd (2013)	10-18
	University of North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	43-18 (22-18)	Mike Fox	9 (last: 2013)	2nd (2006, 2007)	16-19
	Oregon State University	Pacific-12 Conference	49-10-1 (20-9-1)	Pat Casey	6 (last: 2017)	1st (2006, 2007)	15-9
	University of Washington	Pacific-12 Conference	35-24 (20-10)	Lindsay Meggs	0 (last:none)	none	0-0

Bracket 2

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	University of Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	44-19 (18-12)	Dave Van Horn	7 (last: 2015)	2nd (1979)	9-14
	University of Florida	Southeastern Conference	47-19 (20-10)	Kevin O'Sullivan	11 (last: 2017)	1st (2017)	19-21
	University of Texas	Big 12 Conference	42-21 (17-7)	David Pierce	35 (last: 2014)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005)	85-59
	Texas Tech University	Big 12 Conference	44-18 (15-9)	Tim Tadlock	2 (last: 2016)	5th (2016)	1-4

Results

2018 College World Series Bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in a best-of-three finals.

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	3	Oregon St.	6
	6	North Carolina	8
						6	North Carolina	2
							Mississippi St.	12
		Washington	0
		Mississippi St.	1
												Mississippi St.	2	2
										3	Oregon St.	12	5
	3	Oregon St.	14
		Washington	5
						6	North Carolina	6
						3	Oregon St.	11
																3	Oregon St.	1	5	5
																5	Arkansas	4	3	0
	5	Arkansas	11
	13	Texas	5
						5	Arkansas	7
						9	Texas Tech	4
	9	Texas Tech	6
	1	Florida	3
											5	Arkansas	5	x
										1	Florida	2	x
	13	Texas	1
	1	Florida	6
						9	Texas Tech	6
						1	Florida	9

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 16	Game 1	University of North Carolina	8-6	Oregon State University
	Game 2	Mississippi State University	1-0	University of Washington	Miss St. scores on a walkoff single with 1 out in the 9th.
June 17	Game 3	University of Arkansas	11-5	University of Texas	Luke Bonfield's homer in the 5th puts Arkansas in the lead then they tack on 8 in the 6th to put it out of reach.
	Game 4	Texas Tech University	6-3	University of Florida	Gabe Holt singles in a tie-breaking run in the 5th and then drives in another in the 9th to defeat the defending champions.
June 18	Game 5	Oregon State University	14-5	University of Washington	Washington leads 5-4 going into a 4.5 hour rain delay. Oregon St. scores 10 after the delay. Washington eliminated
June 19	Game 6	Mississippi State University	12-2	University of North Carolina	Freshman Jordan Westburg hits a grand slam and drives in 7. Austin Bergner takes the loss despite retiring 16 in a row at one point.
	Game 7	University of Florida	6-1	University of Texas	The Royals' first-round pick Jackson Kowar fans a career-high 13 in 6 2/3 IP and Jonathan India hits a 3-run homer. Texas eliminated
June 20	Game 8	University of Arkansas	7-4	Texas Tech University
	Game 9	Oregon State University	11-6	University of North Carolina	North Carolina eliminated
June 21	Game 10	University of Florida	9-6	Texas Tech University	Texas Tech eliminated
June 22	Game 11	Oregon State University	12-2	Mississippi State University
	Game 12	University of Arkansas	5-2	University of Florida	Florida eliminated
June 23	Game 13	Oregon State University	5-2	Mississippi State University	Kevin Abel and Jake Mulholland team up on a four-hitter, Mulholland retiring Jordan Westburg with the bases loaded to end it. Tyler Malone hits his 3rd homer of the Series. Mississippi State eliminated
June 26	Game 1	University of Arkansas	4-1	Oregon State University	Blaine Knight allows one run in six for the victory.
June 27	Game 2	Oregon State University	5-3	University of Arkansas	Arkansas nearly wins the Series. Up 3-2 with a man on and two outs in the 9th, three Arkansas fielders let a foul pop from Cadyn Grenier fall between them when no one calls for the play. Given a reprieve, Grenier singles in the tying run, then Trevor Larnach hits a game-winning homer. Kevin Abel improves to 7-1 on the year.
June 28	Game 3	Oregon State University	5-0	University of Arkansas	Kevin Abel becomes the first hurler to win four games in a College World Series. He strikes out 10 in a two-hitter in the fourth complete game shutout in a Series finale. Adley Rutschman goes 3 for 4 with two RBI. Oregon State wins CWS

All Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	School
P	Blaine Knight	University of Arkansas
	Kevin Abel	Oregon State University
1B	Jared Gates	University of Arkansas
2B	Hunter Stovall	Mississippi State University
3B	Casey Martin	University of Arkansas
SS	Cadyn Grenier	Oregon State University
C	Adley Rutschman	Oregon State University
OF	Trevor Larnach	Oregon State University
	Dominic Fletcher	University of Arkansas
	Heston Kjerstad	University of Arkansas
DH	Tyler Malone	Oregon State University

Notable Players

• University of Arkansas: Isaiah Campbell, Dominic Fletcher, Heston Kjerstad, Blaine Knight, Grant Koch, Evan Lee
• University of Florida: Jonathan India, Jackson Kowar, Brady Singer
• Mississippi State University: Justin Foscue, J.P. France, Konnor Pilkington, Ethan Small, Jordan Westburg
• University of North Carolina: Michael Busch, Ben Casparius
• Oregon State University: Brandon Eisert, Cadyn Grenier, Steven Kwan, Trevor Larnach, Nick Madrigal, Adley Rutschman
• University of Texas: Kody Clemens, Bryce Elder, Duke Ellis, David Hamilton, Blair Henley, Chase Shugart
• Texas Tech University: Josh Jung, Caleb Kilian, Davis Martin, John McMillon
• University of Washington: Levi Jordan, Willie MacIver

Further Reading

• Jim Callis: "Abel, Rutschman lead Oregon State to CWS title", mlb.com, June 28, 2018. [1]