1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1993 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 seventh 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-seventh tournament's champion was LSU, coached by Skip Bertman. The Most Outstanding Player was Todd Walker of LSU.

1993 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1993
Teams48
Finals site
ChampionsLSU (2nd title)
Runner-upWichita State (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachSkip Bertman (2nd title)
MOPTodd Walker (LSU)

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. 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

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at Atlanta, GA[2][3]

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1Georgia Tech4
4Ohio State7
1Georgia Tech44Ohio State6
6Liberty15East Carolina2
6Liberty0
5East Carolina6
2South Carolina64Ohio State83
5East Carolina53Wichita State65
2South Carolina2
3Wichita State3
3Wichita State141Georgia Tech4*
4Ohio State53Wichita State5*
1Georgia Tech12
2South Carolina0

Central I Regional

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at College Station, TX[4][5]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Texas A&M13
6Yale11Texas A&M10
4Lamar5
2North Carolina81Texas A&M11
5Hawaii93UCLA4
5Hawaii41Texas A&M14
3UCLA92North Carolina2
3UCLA63UCLA5
4Lamar15Hawaii82North Carolina8
6Yale62North Carolina10
2North Carolina11

Central II Regional

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at Austin, TX[6][7]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Texas7
6McNeese State41Texas8
3Kentucky3
2Cal State Fullerton111Texas11
5Maine54USC3
2Cal State Fullerton21Texas3
4USC54USC2
3Kentucky14USC5
4USC72Cal State Fullerton22Cal State Fullerton2
6McNeese State166McNeese State0
5Maine3

East Regional

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at Tallahassee, FL[8][9]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Long Beach State11
6UCF61Long Beach State2
3Mississippi State1
2Florida State41Long Beach State4
5South Florida22Florida State1
2Florida State7*1Long Beach State13
4Notre Dame3*4Notre Dame3
3Mississippi State12Florida State3
4Notre Dame154Notre Dame124Notre Dame4
6UCF46UCF3
5South Florida3

Mideast Regional

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at Knoxville, TN[10][11]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Tennessee2
3Kansas3
1Tennessee73Kansas8
6UNC-Charlotte45Rutgers23Kansas9
6UNC-Charlotte1
2Clemson1
5Rutgers5
2Clemson7
3Kansas3*
5Rutgers3
2Clemson104Fresno State2*
4Fresno State3
3Kansas32Clemson4
4Fresno State44Fresno State11
1Tennessee2
4Fresno State6

Midwest Regional

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at Stillwater, OK[12][13]

Round 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1NC State2
3Arizona5
1NC State123Arizona18
6Fordham46Fordham7
6Fordham5
5UConn0
2Oklahoma State93Arizona410
5UConn82Oklahoma State011
2Oklahoma State14
4Auburn10
3Arizona12Oklahoma State8
4Auburn91NC State3
1NC State13
4Auburn2

South Regional

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at Baton Rouge, LA[14][15]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1LSU12
3Kent State15
1LSU73Kent State8
6Western Carolina26Western Carolina53Kent State6
6Western Carolina10
5South Alabama7
2Miami (FL)5
2Miami (FL)3
5South Alabama4
5South Alabama7
5South Alabama91LSU9
4Baylor3
3Kent State15South Alabama4
4Baylor41LSU11
1LSU13
4Baylor6

West Regional

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at Tempe, AZ[16][17]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Arizona State13
6George Mason41Arizona State6
4Minnesota5
2Cal State Northridge31Arizona State9
5St. John's12Cal State Northridge0
2Cal State Northridge71Arizona State12
3Pepperdine65St. John's2
3Pepperdine42Cal State Northridge10
4Minnesota13Pepperdine15St. John's11
6George Mason95St. John's4
5St. John's16

College World Series

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Texas and Texas A&M became the last schools to represent the Southwest Conference in the CWS. The SWC folded following the 1996 baseball season, with membership split among the Big 12, Conference USA and the WAC.

Participants

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Seeding School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record
1 Texas A&M SWC 52–9 (15–3) Mark Johnson 2
(last: 1964)
6th
(1951)
1–4
2 Arizona State Pac-10 46–18 (19–11) Jim Brock 15
(last: 1988)
1st
(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)
50–25
3 Texas SWC 50–14 (11–7) Cliff Gustafson 26
(last: 1992)
1st
(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)
63–45
4 Long Beach State Big West 43–17 (17–4) Dave Snow 2
(last: 1991)
6th
(1991)
1–4
5 LSU SEC 49–16–1 (18–8) Skip Bertman 5
(last: 1991)
1st
(1991)
11–8
6 Oklahoma State Big 8 43–15 (16–8) Gary Ward 16
(last: 1990)
1st
(1959)
36–30
7 Wichita State MVC 55–16 (17–3) Gene Stephenson 5
(last: 1992)
1st
(1989)
13–8
8 Kansas Big 8 45–16 (17–9) Dave Bingham 0
(last: none)
none 0–0

Results

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Bracket

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First round Second round Semi-finals Finals
             
1 Texas A&M 5
8 Kansas 1
1 Texas A&M 8
5 LSU 13
4 Long Beach State 1
5 LSU 7
5 LSU 8 6
4 Long Beach State 10 5
8 Kansas 1
4 Long Beach State 6
1 Texas A&M 2
4 Long Beach State 6
5 LSU 8
7 Wichita State 0
2 Arizona State 3
7 Wichita State 411
7 Wichita State 7
3 Texas 6
3 Texas 6
6 Oklahoma State 5
7 Wichita State 10
6 Oklahoma State 4
2 Arizona State 4
6 Oklahoma State 5
3 Texas 6
6 Oklahoma State 7


Game results

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 4 Game 1 Texas A&M 5 - 1 Kansas
Game 2 LSU 7 - 1 Long Beach State
June 5 Game 3 Wichita State 4 - 3 (11 innings) Arizona State
Game 4 Texas 6 - 5 Oklahoma State
June 6 Game 5 Long Beach State 6 - 1 Kansas Kansas eliminated
Game 6 LSU 13 - 8 Texas A&M
June 7 Game 7 Oklahoma State 5 - 4 Arizona State Arizona State eliminated
Game 8 Wichita State 7 - 6 Texas
June 8 Game 9 Long Beach State 6 - 2 Texas A&M Texas A&M eliminated
Game 10 Oklahoma State 7 - 6 Texas Texas eliminated
June 9 Game 11 Long Beach State 10 - 8 LSU
June 10 Game 12 Wichita State 10 - 4 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State eliminated
June 11 Game 13 LSU 6 - 5 Long Beach State Long Beach State eliminated
June 12 Final LSU 8 - 0 Wichita State LSU wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.

Position Player School
P Brett Laxton LSU
Mike Sirotka LSU
C Adrian Antonini LSU
1B Hunter Triplett Oklahoma State
2B Todd Walker (MOP) LSU
3B Casey Blake Wichita State
SS Jason Adams Wichita State
OF Jim Greely LSU
Jason Heath Oklahoma State
Armando Rios LSU
DH Jeff Liefer Long Beach State

Notable players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "2010 South Carolina Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). GamecocksOnline. p. 113. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
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  6. ^ "Division I Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  7. ^ Texas Baseball 2011 Fact Book (PDF). texassports.com. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  8. ^ "Division I Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  9. ^ "NCAA tournament Results" (PDF). seminoles.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  10. ^ "Division I Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  11. ^ 2012 Clemson Baseball Media Guide. Clemson Sports Information. p. 137. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  12. ^ "Division I Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  13. ^ 2010 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Media Guide. ArizonaWildcats.com. p. 80. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  14. ^ "Division I Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  15. ^ "2012 LSU Baseball Media Guide". lsusports.net. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  16. ^ "Division I Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  17. ^ 2012 Sun Devil Baseball (PDF). thesundevils.com. p. 98. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2012.