1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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.[1] The forty-second tournament's champion was Stanford coached by Mark Marquess. The Most Outstanding Player was Lee Plemel of Stanford.

1988 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1988
Teams48
Finals site
ChampionsStanford (2nd title)
Runner-upArizona State (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachMark Marquess (2nd title)
MOPLee Plemel (Stanford)

Regionals

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The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field.[2] 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.[1] The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Northeast Regional at New Britain, CT

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1Clemson1
4Rutgers6
1Clemson34Rutgers1
6Fordham22Stanford8
6Fordham5
2Stanford7
2Stanford32Stanford616
5St. John's53Kentucky52
5St. John's5
3Kentucky12
3Kentucky63Kentucky8
4Rutgers21Clemson7
5St. John's1
1Clemson11

East Regional at Tallahassee, FL

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Florida3
3NC State13
1Florida73NC State1
6George Mason05Stetson45Stetson7
5Stetson2
2Florida State2
6George Mason1
2Florida State10
5Stetson0
5Stetson3
2Florida State81Florida8
4Tulane6
3NC State02Florida State3
4Tulane11Florida9
4Tulane5
1Florida9

Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Miami (FL)4
6Towson01Miami (FL)18
4James Madison8
2Georgia Tech91Miami (FL)4
5VCU62Georgia Tech2
2Georgia Tech71Miami (FL)10
3South Carolina63South Carolina3
3South Carolina32Georgia Tech0
4James Madison23South Carolina53South Carolina5
6Towson45Towson1
5VCU2

Central Regional at Austin, TX

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Texas7
6Southern31Texas16
3New Orleans10
2California131Texas7
5Penn32California8
2California8*2California6
4Michigan7*1Texas5
3New Orleans41Texas5
4Michigan64Michigan74Michigan4
6Southern65Penn6
5Penn10

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Oklahoma State14
6McNeese State41Oklahoma State13
4Arkansas7
2Wichita State61Oklahoma State5
5Southwestern Louisiana22Wichita State8
2Wichita State102Wichita State715
3Loyola Marymount61Oklahoma State125
3Loyola Marymount81Oklahoma State8
4Arkansas33Loyola Marymount123Loyola Marymount6
6McNeese State116McNeese State4
5Southwestern Louisiana6

South Regional at Starkville, MS

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
6Middle Tennessee6
4Missouri10
1Texas A&M04Missouri2
6Middle Tennessee31Texas A&M6
1Texas A&M8
5Western Carolina6
2Mississippi State7*3Cal State Fullerton6
5Western Carolina4*1Texas A&M3
2Mississippi State1
3Cal State Fullerton5
3Cal State Fullerton63Cal State Fullerton5*
4Missouri32Mississippi State3*
6Middle Tennessee4
2Mississippi State12

West I Regional at Fresno, CA

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Fresno State10*
6Minnesota8*1Fresno State9
3BYU4
2Washington State81Fresno State17
5Santa Clara54USC18
2Washington State94USC123
4USC101Fresno State1714
3BYU81Fresno State7
4USC92Washington State62Washington State6
6Minnesota35Santa Clara5
5Santa Clara6

West II Regional at Tempe, AZ

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
6Evansville1
4UNLV2
1Arizona State04UNLV8
6Evansville11Arizona State27
1Arizona State13
2Oklahoma6
2Oklahoma11Arizona State1110
5Pepperdine105Pepperdine45
5Pepperdine11
3Central Michigan8
3Central Michigan105Pepperdine5*
4UNLV73Central Michigan4*
6Evansville6
3Central Michigan7

College World Series

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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

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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 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 California Pac-10 40–23 (16–14) Bob Milano 3
(last: 1980)
1st
(1947, 1957)
10–2

Results

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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

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Arizona State 4
8 California 2
1 Arizona State 4
4 Wichita State 7
4 Wichita State 5
5 Florida 4
4 Wichita State 3 1
1 Arizona State 410 19
8 California 5
5 Florida 6
1 Arizona State 10
5 Florida 1
1 Arizona State 4
7 Stanford 9
7 Stanford 10
2 Fresno State 3
7 Stanford 3
6 Cal State Fullerton 5
6 Cal State Fullerton 9
3 Miami (FL) 3
6 Cal State Fullerton 1 5
7 Stanford 3 9
2 Fresno State 4
3 Miami (FL) 812
7 Stanford 2
3 Miami (FL) 1

Game results

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 3 Game 1 Arizona State 4–2 California
Game 2 Wichita State 5–4 Florida
June 4 Game 3 Stanford 10–3 Fresno State
Game 4 Cal State Fullerton 9–3 Miami (FL)
June 5 Game 5 Florida 6–5 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 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

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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

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Tournament notes

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. pp. 208–209. Retrieved April 22, 2012.