1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 1996 Division I 48 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE LSU 3rd Miami (FL) 15th Skip Bertman 3rd Pat Burrell Miami (FL) ESPN Networks, CBS Sports NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1996 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 fiftieth 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 November 5, 2014 195 2009 The fiftieth tournament's champion was LSU, coached by Skip Bertman. The Most Outstanding Player was Pat Burrell of Miami (FL). Regionals The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. Atlantic Regional Hosted by Clemson at Tiger Field in Clemson, South Carolina 1 Clemson 9 6 1996 Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern 1 2 1996 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 4 5 West Virginia 8 3 1996 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 6 4 1996 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 0 1 Clemson 5 4 Old Dominion 1 5 West Virginia 9 3 Georgia Southern 4 2 Tennessee 8 6 Charleston Southern 4 1 Clemson 6 5 West Virginia 3 2 Tennessee 6 3 Georgia Southern 1 2 Tennessee 10 5 West Virginia 4 1 Clemson 12 – 2 Tennessee 5 – Central I Regional Hosted by Texas at Disch–Falk Field in Austin, Texas 2 1 Miami (FL) 4 6 1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 5 2 1996 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 3 5 1996 Missouri State Bears SW Missouri State 5 3 1996 Texas Longhorns Texas 2 4 1996 UCLA Bruins UCLA 5 6 Sam Houston State 2 3 Texas 4 1 Miami (FL) 5 2 Long Beach State 2 5 SW Missouri State 13 4 UCLA 2 6 Sam Houston State 2 4 UCLA 10 3 Texas 7 1 Miami (FL) 9 5 SW Missouri State 4 4 UCLA 910 1 Miami (FL) 8 5 SW Missouri State 2 1 Miami (FL) 8 4 UCLA 4 Central II Regional Hosted by Texas Tech at Dan Law Field in Lubbock, Texas 1 1996 USC Trojans Southern California 20 6 1996 Akron Zips Akron 10 2 1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech 2 5 1996 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 12 3 Oklahoma State 6 4 1996 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 5 1 Southern California 15 4 Arkansas 5 5 Fresno State 5 3 Oklahoma State 12 6 Akron 2 2 Texas Tech 7 1 Southern California 3 3 Oklahoma State 9 5 Fresno State 2 2 Texas Tech 4 1 Southern California 1311 2 Texas Tech 10 3 Oklahoma State 10 – 1 Southern California 2 – East Regional Hosted by Florida at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Florida 1 Florida 7 6 1996 Bucknell Bison Bucknell 0 2 1996 UCF Knights UCF 7 5 1996 UMass Minutemen UMass 8 3 1996 NC State Wolfpack NC State 3 4 1996 South Florida Bulls South Florida 12 1 Florida 12 3 NC State 9 5 UMass 8 4 South Florida 14 6 Bucknell 1 2 UCF 13 1 Florida 613 4 South Florida 4 5 UMass 7 2 UCF 5 4 South Florida 12 5 UMass 13 1 Florida 12 – 5 UMass 2 – Midwest Regional Hosted by Wichita State at Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kansas 1 1996 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 4 6 1996 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana 0 2 1996 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 19 5 1996 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware 8 3 1996 Rice Owls Rice 17 4 1996 Missouri Tigers Missouri 4 1 Wichita State 9 4 Missouri 2 2 Cal State Fullerton 7 3 Rice 3 6 Indiana 10 5 Delaware 8 1 Wichita State 6 2 Cal State Fullerton 1 3 Rice 11 6 Indiana 8 2 Cal State Fullerton 10 3 Rice 13 1 Wichita State 16 – 3 Rice 6 – South I Regional Hosted by Alabama at Sewell–Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1 Alabama 19 6 1996 Princeton Tigers Princeton 2 2 1996 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia 1 5 1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 12 3 1996 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 8 4 1996 Stetson Hatters Stetson 9 1 Alabama 9 3 South Alabama 3 5 Notre Dame 6 4 Stetson 7 6 Princeton 2 2 Virginia 12 1 Alabama 3 4 Stetson 1 5 Notre Dame 1 2 Virginia 7 4 Stetson 4 2 Virginia 510 1 Alabama 18 – 2 Virginia 8 – South II Regional Hosted by Louisiana State at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1 LSU 8 6 1996 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay 5 2 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 3 5 1996 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 13 3 1996 UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV 7 4 1996 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 10 1 LSU 7 3 UNLV 6 5 New Orleans 13 4 Tulane 5 6 Austin Peay 3 2 Georgia Tech 14 1 LSU 17 5 New Orleans 4 4 Tulane 4 2 Georgia Tech 7 5 New Orleans 7 2 Georgia Tech 12 1 LSU 29 — 2 Georgia Tech 13 — West Regional Hosted by Stanford at Sunken Diamond in Stanford, California 1 Florida State 16 6 1996 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois 0 2 1996 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 10 5 1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 5 3 1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 6 4 1996 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 2 1 Florida State 10 4 UC Santa Barbara 1 2 Stanford 8 3 Mississippi State 6 6 Northeastern Illinois 1 5 Cal State Northridge 18 1 Florida State 5 2 Stanford 4 3 Mississippi State 19 5 Cal State Northridge 20 2 Stanford 3 5 Cal State Northridge 4 1 Florida State 9 — 5 Cal State Northridge 2 — College World Series The championship game ended dramatically when LSU's Warren Morris hit a two-out, two-run home run against Miami reliever Robbie Morrison in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Tigers to a 9–8 victory over the Hurricanes. It was Morris's only home run of the 1996 season. Morris, an All-American in 1995, missed much of the 1996 season after suffering a wrist injury early in the campaign. Oklahoma State's participation in CWS marked the last athletic event for the Big 8 Conference. The Big 8 was absorbed into the new Big 12 on July 1, 1996. Participants Seeding School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record 1 Alabama SEC 49–17 (20–10) Jim Wells 2(last: 1983) 2nd(1983) 4–4 2 Florida SEC 48–16 (20–10) Andy Lopez 2(last: 1991) 3rd(1991) 3–4 3 1996 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State MVC 54–9 (24–4) Gene Stephenson 6(last: 1993) 1st(1989) 16–9 4 Clemson ACC 49–15 (17–7) Jack Leggett 7(last: 1995) 5th(1958, 1959, 1976) 4–14 5 Miami (FL) n/a 47–13 (n/a) Jim Morris 14(last: 1995) 1st(1982, 1985) 29–25 6 LSU SEC 48–15 (20–10) Skip Bertman 7(last: 1994) 1st(1991, 1993) 15–11 7 Florida State ACC 51–15 (19–5) Mike Martin 14(last: 1995) 2nd(1970, 1986) 18–28 8 Oklahoma State Big 8 45–19 (17–9) Gary Ward 17(last: 1993) 1st(1959) 38–32 Results Bracket 1/1/2/1 First round Second round Semifinals Finals Bracket One Bracket Two 1 Alabama 7 8 Oklahoma State 5 4 Clemson 3 5 Miami (FL) 7 8 Oklahoma State 5 4 Clemson 810 2 Florida 5 7 Florida State 2 3 1996 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 8 6 LSU 9 7 Florida State 8 3 Wichita State 4 1 Alabama 1 5 Miami (FL) 15 1 Alabama 13 4 Clemson 14 2 Florida 4 6 LSU 9 2 Florida 6 7 Florida State 3 5 Miami (FL) 14 — 4 Clemson 5 — 6 LSU 2 — 2 Florida 1 — 5 Miami (FL) 8 6 LSU 9 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 31 Game 1 Alabama 7–5 Oklahoma State Game 2 Miami (FL) 7–3 Clemson June 1 Game 3 Florida 5–2 Florida State Game 4 LSU 9–8 1996 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State June 2 Game 5 Miami (FL) 15–1 Alabama Game 6 Clemson 8–5 (10 innings) Oklahoma State Oklahoma State eliminated June 3 Game 7 LSU 9–4 Florida Game 8 Florida State 8–4 1996 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Wichita State eliminated June 4 Game 9 Clemson 14–13 Alabama Alabama eliminated Game 10 Florida 6–3 Florida State Florida State eliminated June 5 Game 11 Miami (FL) 14–5 Clemson Clemson eliminated June 6 Game 12 LSU 2–1 Florida Florida eliminated June 8 Final LSU 9–8 Miami (FL) LSU wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P J.D. Arteaga Miami (FL) Ed Yarnall LSU C Tim Lanier LSU 1B Chris Moller Alabama 2B Rudy Gomez Miami (FL) 3B Pat Burrell (MOP) Miami (FL) SS Alex Cora Miami (FL) OF Justin Bowles LSU Michael DeCelle Miami (FL) Brad Wilkerson Florida DH Chuck Hazzard Florida Notable players Alabama: Dustan Mohr, Tim Young Clemson: Kris Benson, Billy Koch, Matt LeCroy, Ken Vining Florida: David Eckstein, Mark Ellis, Josh Fogg, Paul Rigdon, Brad Wilkerson, Chuck Hazzard Florida State: Randy Choate, J. D. Drew LSU: Brett Laxton, Warren Morris, Ed Yarnall, Eddy Furniss Miami (FL): Pat Burrell, Alex Cora Oklahoma State: Dave Maurer, Josh Holliday, Brian Aylor Wichita State: Casey Blake, Braden Looper Tournament notes LSU's 29–13 victory over Georgia Tech sets a new tournament record for most combined runs (42). See also 1996 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1996 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1996 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Category:Baseball in Austin, Texas Category:Baseball in Lubbock, Texas Category:Sports competitions in Lubbock, Texas