1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 1987 Division I 48 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Stanford 1st Oklahoma State 15th Mark Marquess 1st Paul Carey Stanford ESPN (College World Series) NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its forty first year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA October 28, 2014 195 2009 The forty-first tournament's champion was Stanford, coached by Mark Marquess. The Most Outstanding Player was Paul Carey of Stanford. National seeds For the first time, the NCAA selected eight national seeds and placed each in a different regional. Bold indicates CWS participant. Arkansas Cal State Fullerton Florida State Georgia Tech Oklahoma State Pepperdine Stanford Texas Regionals thumb|right|A game in the Atlantic Regional between South Alabama and Florida State The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of six teams.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA 22 April 2012 207–208 2009 The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL Florida State 10 1987 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 5 1987 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 2 1987 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 0 1987 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 11 1987 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) 6 Florida State 5 Miami (FL) 2 South Alabama 6 Georgia Southern 1 East Carolina 9 Central Michigan 17 Florida State 12 South Alabama 3 Georgia Southern 3 Central Michigan 1 South Alabama 3 Georgia Southern 0 Florida State 3 9 South Alabama 6 2 Central Regional at Austin, TX Texas 610 1987 Lamar Cardinals Lamar 5 1987 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 5 1987 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 1 1987 Houston Cougars Houston 10 1987 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State 5 Texas 10 Oklahoma 5 Houston 8 Sam Houston State 4 Indiana State 10 Lamar 5 Texas 15 Houston 3 Sam Houston State 10 Indiana State 8 Houston 4 Sam Houston State 0 Texas 13 — Houston 4 — Mideast Regional at Starkville, MS Oklahoma State 6 1987 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 3 1987 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 10 1987 NC State Wolfpack NC State 6 1987 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 13 Purdue 3 Oklahoma State 8 NC State 6 Mississippi State 4 Texas A&M 7 Western Carolina 8 Purdue 7 Oklahoma State 1 Texas A&M 4 Mississippi State 1 Western Carolina 8 Oklahoma State 9 Western Carolina 6 Texas A&M 4 9 Oklahoma State 7 11 Northeast Regional at Atlanta, GA 2 1987 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 5 1987 Rider Broncs Rider 8 1987 Fordham Rams Fordham 5 1987 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 3 1987 Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth 4 1987 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 0 Rider 0 Michigan 10 Georgia Tech 1 Georgia 5 Fordham 4 Dartmouth 2 Rider 6 Dartmouth 3 Michigan 8 Georgia 10 Fordham 0 Rider 12 Georgia 10 Fordham 4 Rider 5 Georgia 13 South I Regional at Huntsville, AL Arkansas 10 1987 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee 7 1987 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 15 1987 Auburn Tigers Auburn 6 1987 Clemson Tigers Clemson 8 1987 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 0 Arkansas 7 West Virginia 2 Seton Hall 3 Clemson 6 Auburn 5 Middle Tennessee 3 Arkansas 6 Clemson 5 Seton Hall 3 Auburn 22 Clemson 6 Auburn 3 Arkansas 4 — Clemson 2 — South II Regional at New Orleans, LA 2 2 1987 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 0 1987 Southern Jaguars Southern 1 LSU 5 1987 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 3 1987 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 18 1987 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech 5 Southern 2 Louisiana Tech 5 Cal State Fullerton 4 Tulane 0 LSU 14 New Orleans 1 New Orleans 6 Southern 2 Louisiana Tech 0 Cal State Fullerton 11 LSU 3 New Orleans 0 Cal State Fullerton 3 — LSU 7 — West I Regional at Stanford, CA Stanford 12 1987 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 1 1987 Washington State Cougars Washington State 10 1987 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 5 1987 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 4 1987 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 3 Stanford 12 UC Santa Barbara 5 Washington State 4 Wichita State 3 Minnesota 0 Oral Roberts 7 Stanford 12 Washington State 11 Wichita State 4 Oral Roberts 11 Washington State 13 Oral Roberts 1412 Stanford 9 — Oral Roberts 4 — West II Regional at Tempe, AZ 1987 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 7 Arizona 3 1987 UCLA Bruins UCLA 12 1987 Hawaii Warriors Hawaii 11 Arizona State 9 1987 Missouri State Bears SW Missouri State 5 Pepperdine 10 SW Missouri State 4 UCLA 3 Arizona State 9 Hawaii 6 Arizona 3 Pepperdine 2 Arizona State 4 UCLA 16 Hawaii 7 Pepperdine 5 UCLA 21 Arizona State 14 — UCLA 4 — College World Series This was the last CWS to use a double-elimination format through the championship game. Under the format used from 1950 through 1987, the bracket was often adjusted after the field was pared to four teams in order to avoid rematches from earlier rounds. Starting in 1988 and continuing through 2002, the eight teams were divided into two four-team brackets, with the bracket winners meeting in a single championship game. In 2003, the single championship game was changed to a best-of-three series. This CWS was best known for Stanford's dramatic 6-5 win over LSU in an elimination game. In that game, Stanford trailed 5-2 in the bottom of the 10th inning with 2 outs and nobody on base. Eventually, Freshman outfielder Paul Carey hit a walk off grand slam home run off LSU freshman (and future major leaguer) Ben McDonald to win the game. Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona State Pac-10 40–25 (16–14) Jim Brock 13(last: 1984) 1st(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) 46–21 Arkansas SWC 50–14–1 (17–4) Norm DeBriyn 2(last: 1985) 2nd(1979) 5–4 Florida State Metro 54–16 (19–4) Mike Martin 8(last: 1986) 2nd(1970, 1986) 12–16 1987 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia SEC 42–19 (18–8) Steve Webber 0(last: none) none 0–0 LSU SEC 47–17 (12–10) Skip Bertman 1(last: 1986) 6th(1986) 1–2 Oklahoma State Big 8 56–11 (15–6) Gary Ward 14(last: 1986) 1st(1959) 30–27 Stanford Pac-10 48–16 (21–9) Mark Marquess 5(last: 1985) 3rd(1967) 7–10 Texas SWC 58–9 (18–3) Cliff Gustafson 23(last: 1985) 1st(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983) 55–40 Results Bracket 2 Oklahoma State 8 Arizona State 3 LSU 610 Florida State 2 Texas 13 Arkansas 6 Stanford 3 1987 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 2 Oklahoma State 8 LSU 7 Texas 1 Stanford 6 Arizona State 0 Florida State 3 Arkansas 5 Georgia 4 Oklahoma State 6 Stanford 2 Texas 610 Florida State 4 LSU 5 Arkansas 2 Oklahoma State 5 Texas 6 Stanford 610 LSU 5 Texas 3 Stanford 9 Oklahoma State 5 Stanford 9 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 29 Game 1 Oklahoma State 8–3 Arizona State Game 2 LSU 6–2 (10 innings) Florida State May 30 Game 3 Texas 13–6 Arkansas Game 4 Stanford 3–2 1987 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia May 31 Game 5 Florida State 3–0 Arizona State Arizona State eliminated Game 6 Arkansas 5–4 1987 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Georgia eliminated June 1/2 Game 7 Oklahoma State 8–7 LSU June 2 Game 8 Stanford 6–1 Texas June 3 Game 9 LSU 5–2 Arkansas Arkansas eliminated Game 10 Texas 6–4 (10 innings) Florida State Florida State eliminated June 4 Game 11 Oklahoma State 6–2 Stanford Oklahoma State qualified for final June 5 Game 12 Stanford 6–5 (10 innings) LSU LSU eliminated Game 13 Texas 6–5 Oklahoma State June 6 Game 14 Stanford 9–3 Texas Texas eliminated June 7 Final Stanford 9–5 Oklahoma State Stanford wins CWS The Oklahoma State-LSU game was suspended overnight due to severe thunderstorms. All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Pat Hope Oklahoma State Gregg Patterson LSU C Adam Smith Oklahoma State 1B Jimmy Barragan Oklahoma State 2B Brad Beanblossom Oklahoma State 3B Scott Coolbaugh Texas SS David Esquer Stanford OF Paul Carey (MOP) Stanford Brian Cisarik Texas Jack Voigt LSU DH Mark Machtolf Stanford Notable players Arizona State: Mike Benjamin, Blas Minor, Mike Schwabe, Tim Spehr Arkansas: Jimmy Kremers, Mike Oquist, Tim Sherrill Florida State: Rafael Bournigal, Matt Dunbar, Richie Lewis, Jerry Nielsen, Deion Sanders Georgia: Cris Carpenter, Steve Carter, Derek Lilliquist LSU: Albert Belle, Mark Guthrie, Barry Manuel, Ben McDonald, Russ Springer, Jack Voigt Oklahoma State: Monty Fariss, Tim Pugh, Robin Ventura Stanford: Ruben Amaro, Paul Carey, Steve Chitren, Toi Cook, David Esquer, Brian Johnson, Brian Keyser, Mark Machtolf, Jack McDowell, Al Osuna, Ed Sprague, Ron Witmeyer Texas: Scott Coolbaugh, Todd Haney, Mark Petkovsek See also 1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament 1987 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1987 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1987 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Category:1987 NCAA Division I baseball season Category:Baseball in Austin, Texas