2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 American college baseball tournament 2008 Division I 150px 64 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Fresno State 1st Georgia 6th Mike Batesole 1st Tommy Mendonca Fresno State NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was held from May 30 through June 25, 2008 and was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 26, 2008. Thirty teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Thirty-eight of the 64 selected teams participated in the 2007 tournament. The 2008 tournament culminated with 8 teams advancing to the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 14. The Fresno State Bulldogs beat the Georgia Bulldogs in the best-of-three championship series to win the NCAA Men's Division I Baseball Championship. Fresno State became the lowest seeded team (4th in the Regionals) to win the National Championship in NCAA history, and the fifth consecutive baseball team to win the title that was not one of the eight national seeds. They were considered a "Cinderella" team throughout the tournament. This was only the third national championship of any kind in school history, following the 1968 NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament and the 1998 NCAA Division I softball national champions. Fresno State sophomore third baseman Tommy Mendonca won the Most Outstanding Player Award. Tommy hit four home runs and had 11 RBIs and also made a number of spectacular plays in the field. The first day of the 2008 CWS was moved to Saturday (June 14) from the traditional Friday. Also, if all games were needed in the first double-elimination round, it would take eight days to complete rather than seven. The NCAA cited the need to be more flexible in the super-regional round in case of inclement weather. It also allowed for greater potential ticket revenue, in part because the extra "if-necessary" day would now be ticketed separately if both games are played.https://www.ncaa.com/baseball/article.aspx?id=91408April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Bids Automatic bids Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees. School Conference Record (Conf) Berth Last NCAA appearance2008 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Pacific-10 45–11 (16–8) Won Pac-10 2007 (College World Series)2008 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman MEAC 36–20 (17–1) Won MEAC tourney 2007 (Tallahassee Regional)2008 Bucknell Bison Bucknell Patriot League 29–22 (10–10) Won Patriot playoff 2003 (Austin Regional)2008 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Atlantic 10 43–14 (19–8) Won A-10 tournament 2007 (Columbia, S.C. Regional)2008 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Big South 47–12 (17–3) Won Big South tourney 2007 (Myrtle Beach Regional)2008 Columbia Lions Columbia Ivy League 22–28 (15–5) Won Ivy playoff 1976 (Northeast Regional)2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley 27–28 (13–13) Won OVC tournament 1999 (Waco Regional)2008 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Mid-American 25–32 (15–8) Won MAC tournament 2003 (Lincoln Regional)2008 Elon Phoenix Elon SoCon 43–16 (19–8) Won SoCon tourney 2006 (Clemson Regional)Fresno State WAC 37–27 (14–10) Won WAC tourney 2007 (San Diego Regional)2008 Houston Cougars Houston C-USA 39–22 (19–11) Won C-USA tourney 2006 (Norman Regional)2008 UIC Flames UIC Horizon 34–20 (17–6) Won Horizon tourney 2007 (Long Beach Regional)2008 James Madison Dukes James Madison Colonial Athletic 38–17 (20–9) Won CAA tourney 2002 (Columbia Regional)2008 Lipscomb Bisons Lipscomb A-Sun 32–28 (19–14) Won A-Sun tourney First appearance2008 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State Big West 37–19 (16–8) Won Big West 2007 (Long Beach Reg.)2008 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Big East 41–19 (16–11) Won Big East tourney 2007 (College World Series)LSU SEC 43–16 (18–11) Won SEC Tournament 2005 (Baton Rouge Reg.)Miami (FL) ACC 47–8 (23–5) Won ACC tourney 2007 (Columbia, Mo., Regional)2008 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Big Ten 45–12 (26–5) Won Big Ten tourney 2007 (Corvallis Super Regional)2008 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's NEC 21–32 (13–11) Won NEC tourney First appearance2008 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Summit 46–12 (24–4) Won Summit tourney 2007 (Wichita Regional)2008 Rider Broncs Rider Metro Atlantic 29–25 (13–10) Won MAAC tourney 1994 (Atlantic I Regional)2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State Southland 37–23 (18–12) Won Southland tourney 2007 (Oxford Regional)2008 San Diego Toreros San Diego WCC 41–15 (16–5) Won WCC playoff 2007 (San Diego Regional)2008 Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook America East 34–24 (14–10) Won AmEast tourney 2004 (Kinston Regional)2008 Texas Longhorns Texas Big 12 37–20 (15–12) Won Big 12 tourney 2007 (Round Rock Regional)2008 TCU Horned Frogs TCU MWC 43–17 (19–5) Won MWC tourney 2007 (Houston Regional)2008 Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern SWAC 16–32 (7–17) Won SWAC tourney 2004 (Houston Regional)2008 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky Sun Belt 33–25 (16–14) Won SBC tourney 2004 (Oxford Regional)Wichita State Missouri Valley 44–15 (19–5) Won MVC tourney 2007 (Wichita Super Regional) Bids by conference Conference Total Schools Southeastern 9 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama, 2008 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, 2008 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss, 2008 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina, Vanderbilt Atlantic Coast 6 Florida State, 2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), North Carolina, 2008 NC State Wolfpack NC State, 2008 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Big 12 6 Missouri, Nebraska, 2008 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma, 2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State, 2008 Texas Longhorns Texas, 2008 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Pacific-10 5 Arizona, 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State, 2008 California Golden Bears California, Stanford, UCLA Conference USA 5 2008 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina, 2008 Houston Cougars Houston, 2008 Rice Owls Rice, 2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss, 2008 Tulane Green Wave Tulane Big West 4 2008 UC Davis Aggies UC Davis, 2008 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine, 2008 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton, 2008 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State Big East 2 2008 Louisville Cardinals Louisville, 2008 St. John's Red Storm St. John's Colonial 2 2008 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington, 2008 James Madison Dukes James Madison Sun Belt 2 2008 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans, 2008 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky WCC 2 2008 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine, 2008 San Diego Toreros San Diego Atlantic Sun 1 2008 Lipscomb Bisons Lipscomb Atlantic 10 1 2008 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte America East 1 2008 Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook Big South 1 2008 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Big Ten 1 2008 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Horizon 1 2008 UIC Flames UIC Independent 1 2008 Dallas Baptist Patriots Dallas Baptist Ivy 1 2008 Columbia Lions Columbia Metro Atlantic 1 2008 Rider Broncs Rider Mid-American 1 2008 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Mid-Eastern 1 2008 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman Missouri Valley 1 Wichita State Mountain West 1 2008 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Northeast 1 2008 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Ohio Valley 1 2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Patriot 1 2008 Bucknell Bison Bucknell Southern 1 2008 Elon Phoenix Elon Southland 1 2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State Southwestern 1 2008 Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Summit 1 2008 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Western Athletic 1 Fresno State National seeds Bold indicates CWS participant. Miami (FL) (47–8) North Carolina (46–12) 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State (45–11) Florida State (48–10) 2008 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton (37–19) 2008 Rice Owls Rice (42–13) LSU (43-16-1) Georgia (35-21-1) Regionals and super regionals Regional schedule Regional rounds were held Friday, May 30 through Monday, June 2. Each regional followed a similar format, with 2 games played on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and one on Monday if needed. Day Game Teams Fri. 5/30/08 1 2/3 or 1/4 (host choice) 2 2/3 or 1/4 (host choice)Sat. 5/31/08 3 Loser Games 1 & 2 4 Winner Games 1 & 2Sun. 6/1/08 5 Winner Game 3 vs Loser Game 4 6 Winner Games 4 & 5Mon. 6/2/08 7 if needed, only if winner of game 5 wins game 6 Best-of-three super regionals were held Friday, June 6 through Monday, June 9. Four series were played Friday-Sunday and four series were played Saturday-Monday. Brackets Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings. Coral Gables Super Regional Hosted by Miami (FL) at Mark Light Field 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Coral Gables Regional – Mark Light Field Ann Arbor Regional – Ray Fisher Stadium 1 Miami (FL) 7 4 2008 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman 4 3 2008 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 0 2 Missouri 7 4 Bethune-Cookman 1 3 Ole Miss 14 1 Arizona 13 4 2008 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan 7 3 Kentucky 5 2 2008 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 7 4 Eastern Michigan 2 3 Kentucky 3 1 Miami (FL) 6 2 Missouri 5 3 Ole Miss 9 2 Missouri 6 1 Arizona 4 2 Michigan 3 3 Kentucky 12 2 Michigan 6 1 Miami (FL) 11 -- 3 Ole Miss 2 -- 1 Arizona 5 — 3 Kentucky 3 — 1 Miami (FL) 3 14 4 Arizona 611 10 2 Athens Super Regional Hosted by Georgia at Foley Field 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Raleigh Regional – Doak Field Athens Regional – Foley Field 1 2008 NC State Wolfpack NC State 6 4 2008 James Madison Dukes James Madison 2 3 2008 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte 8 2 2008 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 15 4 James Madison 13 3 Charlotte 12 1 Georgia 7 4 2008 Lipscomb Bisons Lipscomb 10 3 2008 Louisville Cardinals Louisville 5 2 2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 8 1 Georgia 9 3 Louisville 8 1 NC State 5 2 South Carolina 4 4 James Madison 5 2 South Carolina 7 4 Lipscomb 3 2 Georgia Tech 6 1 Georgia 14 4 Lipscomb 3 1 NC State 2 — 2 South Carolina 1 — 2 Georgia Tech 0 6 1 Georgia 8 18 NC State 4 10 8 8 Georgia 11 6 17 Fullerton Super Regional Hosted by Cal State Fullerton at Goodwin Field 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Fullerton Regional – Goodwin Field Palo Alto Regional – Sunken Diamond 1 2008 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 11 4 2008 Rider Broncs Rider 0 3 2008 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia 2 2 UCLA 3 4 Rider 2 3 Virginia 8 1 Stanford 2 4 2008 UC Davis Aggies UC Davis 4 3 2008 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 3 2 2008 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 4 1 Stanford 5 3 Arkansas 1 1 Cal State Fullerton 4 2 UCLA 11 3 Virginia 1 1 Cal State Fullerton 4 4 UC Davis 4 2 Pepperdine 7 1 Stanford 8 4 UC Davis 4 2 UCLA 8 4 1 Cal State Fullerton 11 5 2 Pepperdine 1 7 1 Stanford 13 9 5 Cal State Fullerton 3 5 — Stanford 4 8 — Tallahassee Super Regional Hosted by Florida State at Dick Howser Stadium 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Stillwater Regional – Allie P. Reynolds Stadium Tallahassee Regional – Dick Howser Stadium 1 2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State 5 4 2008 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky 3 3 2008 TCU Horned Frogs TCU 5 2 Wichita State 8 4 Western Kentucky 5 3 TCU 10 1 Florida State 0 4 2008 Bucknell Bison Bucknell 7 3 2008 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 7 2 Florida 4 1 Florida State 17 2 Florida 11 1 Oklahoma State 3 2 Wichita State 5 3 TCU 8 1 Oklahoma State 9 4 Bucknell 1 3 Tulane 4 1 Florida State 24 4 Bucknell 9 2 Wichita State 1110 — 1 Oklahoma State 7 — 3 Tulane 8 7 1 Florida State 17 16 Wichita State 10 4 4 4 Florida State 7 14 11 Cary Super Regional Hosted by North Carolina at USA Baseball National Training Complex 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Cary Regional – USA Baseball National Training Complex Conway Regional – Charles Watson Stadium 1 North Carolina 16 4 2008 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's 8 3 2008 Elon Phoenix Elon 2 2 2008 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 5 4 Mount St. Mary's 3 3 Elon 6 1 2008 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina 10 4 2008 Columbia Lions Columbia 2 3 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 16 2 2008 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 3 4 Columbia 0 2 East Carolina 9 1 North Carolina 5 2 UNC Wilmington 1 3 Elon 11 2 UNC Wilmington 15 1 Coastal Carolina 13 3 Alabama 10 2 East Carolina 16 3 Alabama 1 1 North Carolina 7 — 2 UNC Wilmington 3 — 1 Coastal Carolina 24 — 2 East Carolina 11 — 2 North Carolina 9 14 — Coastal Carolina 4 4 — Baton Rouge Super Regional Hosted by LSU at Alex Box Stadium 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Lincoln Regional – Hawks Field Baton Rouge Regional – Alex Box Stadium 1 Nebraska 13 4 2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 10 3 2008 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 7 2 2008 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine 9 4 Eastern Illinois 7 3 Oral Roberts 810 1 LSU 12 4 2008 Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern 1 3 2008 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 6 2 2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss 13 4 Texas Southern 5 3 New Orleans 18 1 Nebraska 2 2 UC Irvine 3 3 Oral Roberts 8 1 Nebraska 0 1 LSU 13 2 Southern Miss 4 3 New Orleans 2 2 Southern Miss 8 2 UC Irvine 8 — 3 Oral Roberts 0 — 1 LSU 11 — 2 Southern Miss 4 — UC Irvine 11 7 7 7 LSU 5 9 21 Houston Super Regional Hosted by Rice at Reckling Park 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Houston Regional – Reckling Park College Station Regional – Olsen Field 1 2008 Rice Owls Rice 3 4 2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 2 3 2008 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 2 2 2008 Texas Longhorns Texas 1 4 Sam Houston State 3 2 Texas 13 1 2008 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 15 4 2008 UIC Flames UIC 1 3 2008 Houston Cougars Houston 9 2 2008 Dallas Baptist Patriots Dallas Baptist 5 4 UIC 9 2 Dallas Baptist 5 1 Rice 11 3 St. John's 2 2 Texas 4 3 St. John's 3 1 Texas A&M 22 3 Houston 4 4 UIC 11 3 Houston 1411 1 Rice 7 — 2 Texas 4 — 1 Texas A&M 3 13 3 Houston 4 5 6 Rice 9 6 — Texas A&M 7 5 — Tempe Super Regional Hosted by Arizona State at Packard Stadium 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Long Beach Regional – Blair Field Tempe Regional – Packard Stadium 1 2008 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State 3 4 Fresno State 7 3 2008 California Golden Bears California 0 2 2008 San Diego Toreros San Diego 5 1 Long Beach State 9 3 California 2 1 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 9 4 2008 Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook 7 3 2008 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 8 2 Vanderbilt 5 4 Stony Brook 4 2 Vanderbilt 9 4 Fresno State 6 2 San Diego 0 1 Long Beach State 1 2 San Diego 5 1 Arizona State 15 3 Oklahoma 3 2 Vanderbilt 10 3 Oklahoma 11 4 Fresno State 1 5 2 San Diego 15 1 1 Arizona State 12 — 3 Oklahoma 0 — Fresno State 4 8 12 3 Arizona State 12 6 9 College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances Best CWS finish CWS recordNot including this year Florida State ACC 54–12 (24–6) Mike Martin 18(last: 2000) 2nd(1970, 1986, 1999) 25–36 Fresno State WAC 42–29 (21–11) Mike Batesole 3(last: 1991) 3rd(1959) 4–6 Georgia SEC 41–23–1 (20–9–1) David Perno 5(last: 2006) 1st(1990) 6–9 LSU SEC 48–17–1 (18–11–1) Paul Mainieri 13(last: 2004) 1st(1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000) 29–17 Miami (FL) ACC 52–9 (23–5) Jim Morris 22(last: 2006) 1st(1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) 46–36 North Carolina ACC 51–12 (22–7) Mike Fox 6(last: 2007) 2nd(2006, 2007) 10–13 2008 Rice Owls Rice C-USA 47–13 (21–3) Wayne Graham 6(last: 2008) 1st(2003) 10–11 Stanford Pac-10 39–22–2 (14–10) Mark Marquess 15(last: 2003) 1st(1987, 1988) 38–27 Bracket 1/1/2/3 1 Miami (FL) 4 8 Georgia 7 Stanford 16 4 Florida State 5 1 Miami (FL) 7 4 Florida State 5 2 North Carolina 8 7 LSU 4 Fresno State 17 6 2008 Rice Owls Rice 5 7 LSU 6 6 Rice 5 8 Georgia 4 Stanford 3 1 Miami (FL) 3 Stanford 8 2 North Carolina 3 Fresno State 5 7 LSU 3 2 North Carolina 7 8 Georgia 10 — Stanford 8 — Fresno State 3 6 2 North Carolina 4 1 8 Georgia 7 10 1 Fresno State 6 19 6 Championship series Monday, June 23 Game 14, 6:00 PM Fresno State (3–2), (0–1) Fresno 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 x 7 10 1 #8 Georgia (4–0), (1–0) UGA 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 6 7 0 Sean Bonesteele (2–2) Trevor Holder (8–4) Will Harvil (1–1) Brandon Burke (4–5) Joshua Fields (18) Steve Detwiler (10; 2 runs, 0 outs, top of 5th), Tommy Mendonca (18; Solo, 2 out, top of 8th), Jordan Ribera (5; Solo, 0 out, top of 3rd) Gordon Beckham (27; 2 runs, 0 out, bottom 8th) yes Tuesday, June 24 Game 15, 6:35 PM #8 Georgia (4–1), (1–1) UGA 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 10 15 0 Fresno State (4–2), (1–1) Fresno 0 0 6 5 4 0 3 1 x 19 19 3 Nick Montgomery (4–2) Justin Miller (6–4) Holden Sprague (6–2) Stephen Dodson (5–5) Jake Hower (1) Tommy Mendonca (19; 3 runs, 2 out, bottom 3rd), Steve Susdorf (13; 2 runs, 1 out, bottom 5th) yes Wednesday, June 25 Game 16, 6:00 PM Fresno State (5–2), (2–1) UGA 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 6 8 4 #8 Georgia (4–2), (1–2) Fresno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 2 Justin Wilson (8–5) Nathan Moreau (4–3) Justin Wilson (9–5) Nathan Moreau (4–4) Steve Detwiler (11; 2 runs, 1 out, top 2nd), Steve Detwiler (12; 3 runs, 2 out, top 6th) Gordon Beckham (28; Solo, 0 out, bottom 8th) yes All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Alex White white North CarolinaJustin Wilson Fresno State C Jason Castro Stanford 1B Dustin Ackley white North Carolina 2B Erik WetzelFresno State 3B Tommy Mendonca (MOP) Fresno State SS Gordon Beckham Georgia OF Tim Fedroffwhite North CarolinaSteve SusdorfFresno StateSteve DetwilerFresno State DH Ryan PeiselGeorgia Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %RFSRWSNSCSNC WAC 1 10–4 10 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEC 9 24–21 24 21 5 2 2 1 1 0 – ACC 6 27–15 27 15 5 4 3 1 0 – 0 – Pac-10 5 18–11 18 11 4 3 1 1 0 – 0 – Conference USA 5 14–10 14 10 5 1 1 0 – 0 – 0 – Big West 4 10–9 10 9 2 2 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 –Big 12 6 11–13 11 13 4 1 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – MVC 1 4–2 4 2 1 1 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Big South 1 3–2 3 2 1 1 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – WCC 2 5–4 5 4 2 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Colonial 2 3–4 3 4 1 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Big East 2 1–4 1 4 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Sun Belt 2 1–4 1 4 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 –z Other 0 18 8–36 8 36 1 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the regional finals, super regionals, College World Series teams, national semifinals, championship series, and national champion. Tournament notes Oregon State was not invited to the NCAA tournament, marking the first time since 1991 that the defending champion did not return to the following year's tourney (Georgia). Clemson was not invited to the NCAA tournament, breaking a streak of consecutive appearances for the Tigers that dated back to the 1987 season. Dallas Baptist made its first appearance. DBU was the first independent institution to qualify for the Division I tourney (other than Miami (Fla.), which kept an independent schedule during its years in the Big East) since Cal State Northridge did so in 1992. Michigan was the only non-#1-seed selected to host a regional, forcing #1 seed Arizona to play an away regional, as the NCAA organizing committee said it was trying to maintain geographical balance with the host sites.http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/240824 Registration Required 2008-05-27 2008-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20080528003730/http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/240824 dead The Baton Rouge super regional marked the last games played at the original Alex Box Stadium, LSU's home since 1938. The Tigers opened Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field in 2009 Round 1 Four No. 1 seeded regional host schools, out of 16 total, lost first-round games to No. 4 seeds: Georgia 7, Lipscomb 10 Stanford 2, UC Davis 4 Florida St. 0, Bucknell 7 Long Beach St. 3, Fresno State 7 Five No. 3 seeds upset No. 2 seeds in the opening round. Round 2 Fresno State was the only #4 seed to register wins in the first two rounds of the tournament. Tulane was the only #3 seed to register wins in the first two rounds of the tournament. 9 of the 16 #1 seeds registered wins in the first two rounds of the tournament. Super regionals Six of the eight national seeds advanced to the College World Series. Only #3 seed Arizona State and #5 seed Cal State Fullerton were unable to make it past super regionals. Fresno State became the first team in the history of the NCAA tournament to make it to the College World Series as a #4 regional seed. CWS records tied or broken Most runs scored in an inning: 11 (tied)(Stanford, 9th inning, Game 1 against Florida State) Most runners left on base in a nine-inning game: 17 (tied) (Florida State, Game 5 against Miami) Most doubles hit by a player: 3 (tied) by Rich Poythress Georgia against Stanford, Game 11. Most losses by a team who won the College World Series: 31 (Fresno State) Lowest seed to win the College World Series: #4 regional seed, #89 RPI (Fresno State) Television/radio/online coverage Regionals During the regionals, ESPNU showed games from Coral Gables (Karl Ravech and Barry Larkin) and Fullerton (Kyle Peterson), with Mike Gleason and Will Kimmey in the Charlotte ESPNU studios. CBS College Sports Network was not originally scheduled to show any games, as in years past. However, it aired Nebraska's Friday and Saturday games through a simulcast with Nebraska Educational Telecommunications. The Baton Rouge regional was shown regionally on Cox Sports Television, the Athens regional on Comcast Sports Southeast/Charter Sports Southeast, and the final two days of the Tallahassee regional aired on Sun Sports. Super regionals All super-regional games were shown on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU on television and ESPN360 through online streaming video. Announcers included Karl Ravech, Pam Ward, Dave Ryan, Brian Jordan, Robin Ventura, and Kyle Peterson. Mike Gleason and Will Kimmey made up the studio team (in Bristol, Connecticut) for both regional and super-regional rounds. College World Series All College World Series games were shown on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPN Classic on television and ESPN360 through online streaming video. Westwood One broadcast all CWS championship series games on radio. Participating institutions were allowed local broadcast rights in the earlier rounds, and games were also available on XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. References See also 2008 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 2008 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 2008 NAIA World Series External links Schedule, results, and game times at ESPN Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Category:Baseball in Houston