The 1988 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1988 NCAA Division II baseball season.[1]
| Season | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Florida Southern (7th title) |
| Runner-up | Sacramento State (1st CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Chuck Anderson (2nd title) |
| MOP | Chris Leach (OF) (Florida Southern) |
| Attendance | 12,169 |
The final, six-team double-elimination tournament was played at Paterson Field in Montgomery, Alabama.
Florida Southern defeated Sacramento State, 5–4 (after 12 innings), in the final, the Moccasins' seventh Division II national title and first since 1985. Florida Southern was coached by Chuck Anderson.
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| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semifinal | Championship | ||||||||||||||
| Florida Southern | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 2 | Florida Southern | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Armstrong State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 0 | Florida Southern | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 3 | Sacramento State | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 5 | Florida Southern | 512 | |||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 3 | Sacramento State | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Armstrong State | 4 | Sacramento State | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 5 | Lewis | 6 | Lewis | 2 | |||||||||||||
| New Haven | 8 | New Haven | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 15, 2023.