1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 1988 Division I 48 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Stanford 2nd Arizona State 15th Mark Marquess 2nd Lee Plemel Stanford NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1988 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-second 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-second tournament's champion was Stanford coached by Mark Marquess. The Most Outstanding Player was Lee Plemel of Stanford. Regionals The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA 22 April 2012 208–209 2009 Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. In 1988, for the first time, the NCAA seeded all six teams in each regional. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. Northeast Regional at New Britain, CT 2 2 1 1988 Clemson Tigers Clemson University Clemson 319 6 1988 Fordham Rams Fordham University Fordham 2 2 Stanford 3 5 1988 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University St. John's 5 3 1988 Kentucky Wildcats University of Kentucky Kentucky 6 4 1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Rutgers 2 1 Clemson 1 4 Rutgers 6 6 Fordham 5 2 Stanford 7 5 St. John's 5 3 Kentucky 12 5 St. John's 1 1 Clemson 11 4 Rutgers 1 2 Stanford 8 3 Kentucky 8 1 Clemson 7 2 Stanford 6 16 3 Kentucky 5 2 East Regional at Tallahassee, FL 2 1 1988 Florida Gators University of Florida Florida 7 6 1988 George Mason Patriots George Mason University George Mason 0 2 1988 Florida State Seminoles Florida State University Florida State 10 5 1988 Stetson Hatters Stetson University Stetson 3 3 1988 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State 0 4 1988 Tulane Green Wave Tulane University Tulane 1 1 Florida 3 3 NC State 13 5 Stetson 2 6 George Mason 1 2 Florida State 8 4 Tulane 6 4 Tulane 5 1 Florida 9 3 NC State 1 5 Stetson 4 2 Florida State 3 1 Florida 9 5 Stetson 7 2 Florida State 2 5 Stetson 0 1 Florida 8 Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL 1 Miami (FL) 4 6 1988 Towson Tigers Towson University Towson 0 2 1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech 9 5 VCU 6 3 1988 South Carolina Gamecocks University of South Carolina South Carolina 3 4 1988 James Madison Dukes James Madison University James Madison 2 1 Miami (FL) 18 4 James Madison 8 2 Georgia Tech 7 3 South Carolina 6 6 Towson 4 5 VCU 2 1 Miami (FL) 4 2 Georgia Tech 2 3 South Carolina 5 5 Towson 1 2 Georgia Tech 0 3 South Carolina 5 1 Miami (FL) 10 — 3 South Carolina 3 — Central Regional at Austin, TX 1 1988 Texas Longhorns University of Texas Texas 7 6 1988 Southern Jaguars Southern University Southern 3 2 1988 Cal Golden Bears University of California, Berkeley California 13 5 1988 Penn Quakers University of Pennsylvania Penn 3 3 1988 New Orleans Privateers University of New Orleans New Orleans 4 4 1988 Michigan Wolverines University of Michigan Michigan 6 1 Texas 16 3 New Orleans 10 2 California 811 4 Michigan 7 6 Southern 6 5 Penn 10 1 Texas 7 2 California 8 4 Michigan 7 5 Penn 6 1 Texas 5 4 Michigan 4 2 California 6 — 1 Texas 5 — Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK 1 1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State 14 6 1988 McNeese State University McNeese State University McNeese State 4 2 Wichita State 6 5 1988 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns University of Louisiana, Lafayette Southwestern Louisiana 2 3 1988 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount 8 4 1988 Arkansas Razorbacks University of Arkansas Arkansas 3 1 Oklahoma State 13 4 Arkansas 7 2 Wichita State 10 3 Loyola Marymount 6 6 McNeese State 11 5 Southwestern Louisiana 6 1 Oklahoma State 5 2 Wichita State 8 3 Loyola Marymount 12 6 McNeese State 4 1 Oklahoma State 8 3 Loyola Marymount 6 2 Wichita State 7 15 1 Oklahoma State 12 5 South Regional at Starkville, MS 2 2 1 1988 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University Texas A&M 0 6 1988 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee State University Middle Tennessee 3 2 1988 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State University Mississippi State 711 5 1988 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina University Western Carolina 4 3 Cal State Fullerton 6 4 1988 Missouri Tigers University of Missouri Missouri 3 6 Middle Tennessee 6 4 Missouri 10 1 Texas A&M 8 5 Western Carolina 6 2 Mississippi State 1 3 Cal State Fullerton 5 6 Middle Tennessee 4 2 Mississippi State 12 4 Missouri 2 1 Texas A&M 6 3 Cal State Fullerton 512 2 Mississippi State 3 3 Cal State Fullerton 6 — 1 Texas A&M 3 — West I Regional at Fresno, CA 1 Fresno State 1010 6 1988 Minnesota Golden Gophers University of Minnesota Minnesota 8 2 1988 Washington State Cougars Washington State University Washington State 8 5 1988 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara University Santa Clara 5 3 1988 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU 8 4 1988 USC Trojans University of Southern California USC 9 1 Fresno State 9 3 BYU 4 2 Washington State 9 4 USC 10 6 Minnesota 3 5 Santa Clara 6 1 Fresno State 17 4 USC 18 2 Washington State 6 5 Santa Clara 5 1 Fresno State 7 2 Washington State 6 4 USC 12 3 1 Fresno State 17 14 West II Regional at Tempe, AZ 2 2 1 Arizona State 0 6 Evansville 1 2 1988 Oklahoma Sooners University of Oklahoma Oklahoma 1 5 1988 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine University Pepperdine 10 3 1988 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan University Central Michigan 10 4 1988 UNLV Rebels University of Nevada, Las Vegas UNLV 7 6 Evansville 1 4 UNLV 2 1 Arizona State 13 2 Oklahoma 6 5 Pepperdine 11 3 Central Michigan 8 6 Evansville 6 3 Central Michigan 7 4 UNLV 8 1 Arizona State 27 5 Pepperdine 514 3 Central Michigan 4 1 Arizona State 11 10 5 Pepperdine 4 5 College World Series After 38 seasons as a full double-elimination tournament, the format changed for 1988. Teams were split into two four-team double-elimination brackets, with the winners of each bracket meeting in a one-game championship. This format was used through 2002. Participants Seeding School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record 1 Arizona State Pac-10 56–11 (21–9) Jim Brock 14(last: 1987) 1st(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) 46–23 2 Fresno State PCAA 56–10 (20–1) Bob Bennett 1(last: 1959) 3rd(1959) 3–2 3 Miami (FL) n/a 50–12–1 (n/a) Ron Fraser 9(last: 1986) 1st(1982, 1985) 22–15 4 Wichita State MVC 54–14–1 (16–4) Gene Stephenson 1(last: 1982) 2nd(1982) 3–2 5 1988 Florida Gators Florida SEC 47–17–1 (21–6) Joe Arnold 0(last: none) none 0–0 6 Cal State Fullerton PCAA 41–16 (12–8) Larry Cochell 4(last: 1984) 1st(1979, 1984) 10–6 7 Stanford Pac-10 41–22 (18–12) Mark Marquess 6(last: 1987) 1st(1987) 12–11 8 1988 California Golden Bears California Pac-10 40–23 (16–14) Bob Milano 3(last: 1980) 1st(1947, 1957) 10–2 Results Of the 15 tournaments in which a single championship game was played, this was the only one where both teams entered the final with a loss. Bracket 1/1/2/1 1 Arizona State 4 8 1988 California Golden Bears California 2 4 Wichita State 5 5 1988 Florida Gators Florida 4 8 California 5 5 Florida 6 7 Stanford 10 2 Fresno State 3 6 Cal State Fullerton 9 3 Miami (FL) 3 2 Fresno State 4 3 Miami (FL) 812 1 Arizona State 4 4 Wichita State 7 1 Arizona State 10 5 Florida 1 7 Stanford 3 6 Cal State Fullerton 5 7 Stanford 2 3 Miami (FL) 1 4 Wichita State 3 1 1 Arizona State 410 19 6 Cal State Fullerton 1 5 7 Stanford 3 9 1 Arizona State 4 7 Stanford 9 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 3 Game 1 Arizona State 4–2 1988 California Golden Bears California Game 2 Wichita State 5–4 1988 Florida Gators Florida June 4 Game 3 Stanford 10–3 Fresno State Game 4 Cal State Fullerton 9–3 Miami (FL) June 5 Game 5 1988 Florida Gators Florida 6–5 1988 California Golden Bears California California eliminated Game 6 Wichita State 7–4 Arizona State June 6 Game 7 Miami (FL) 8–4 (12 innings) Fresno State Fresno State eliminated Game 8 Cal State Fullerton 5–3 Stanford June 7 Game 9 Arizona State 10–1 1988 Florida Gators Florida Florida eliminated Game 10 Stanford 2–1 Miami (FL) Miami (FL) eliminated June 8 Game 11 Arizona State 4–3 (10 innings) Wichita State June 9 Game 12 Stanford 3–1 Cal State Fullerton June 10 Game 13 Arizona State 19–1 Wichita State Wichita State eliminated Game 14 Stanford 9–5 Cal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton eliminated June 11 Final Stanford 9–4 Arizona State Stanford wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Rusty Kilgo Arizona State Lee Plemel (MOP) Stanford C Doug Robbins Stanford 1B Ron Witmeyer Stanford 2B Mark Standiford Wichita State 3B John Finn Arizona State SS Pat Listach Arizona State OF Ricky Candelari Arizona State Henrique Herman Cal State Fullerton Dan Rumsey Arizona State DH Martin Peralta Arizona State Notable players Arizona State: Kevin Higgins, Pat Listach, Blas Minor, Tim Spehr Cal State Fullerton: Huck Flener, Brent Mayne California: Jeff Kent, Darren Lewis Florida: Jamie McAndrew, Herb Perry Fresno: Tom Goodwin, Steve Hosey, Erik Schullstrom, Eddie Zosky Miami (FL): Joe Grahe, Kurt Knudsen, Oscar Múñoz Stanford: Paul Carey, Steve Chitren, Brian Johnson, Brian Keyser, Mike Mussina, Stan Spencer, Ed Sprague, Ron Witmeyer Wichita State: Greg Brummett, P. J. Forbes, Dave Haas, Mike Lansing, Pat Meares, Eric Wedge Tournament notes Arizona State sets a new tournament record scoring 27 runs in their victory over UNLV surpassing the record set by Arizona in the 1986 tournament when they scored 26 runs. See also 1988 NCAA Division I softball tournament 1988 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1988 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1988 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Category:1988 NCAA Division I baseball season NCAA Division I baseball Category:Baseball in Austin, Texas