1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

1991 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season	1991
Teams	48
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium; Omaha, NE;
Champions	LSU (1st title)
Runner-up	Wichita State (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Skip Bertman (1st title)
MOP	Gary Hymel (LSU)

The 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1991 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 fifth 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-fifth tournament's champion was LSU, coached by Skip Bertman. The Most Outstanding Player was Gary Hymel of LSU.

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

at Tallahassee, FL^[2]^[3]


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



1	Florida State	6

6	Coastal Carolina	0	1	Florida State	6

			5	FIU	3

2	Alabama	5				1	Florida State	5

5	FIU	1				2	Alabama	2

			2	Alabama	5							1	Florida State	6	–

			4	St. John's	2							2	Alabama	5	–

3	Georgia Tech	5							2	Alabama	8

4	St. John's	6				4	St. John's	4	3	Georgia Tech	4

			6	Coastal Carolina	7	3	Georgia Tech	5

			3	Georgia Tech	11

Central Regional

at Austin, TX^[3]^[4]


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



1	Texas	3

6	UAB	1	1	Texas	18

			4	Southern Miss	2

2	Oklahoma State	9				1	Texas	10

5	Rutgers	4				3	Long Beach State	17

			2	Oklahoma State	5							3	Long Beach State	8	8

			3	Long Beach State	7							2	Oklahoma State	12	4

3	Long Beach State	6*							1	Texas	1

4	Southern Miss	5*				2	Oklahoma State	8*	2	Oklahoma State	6

			6	UAB	10	6	UAB	7*

			5	Rutgers	9

East Regional

at Gainesville, FL^[3]^[5]


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



1	Florida	2

6	Furman	0	1	Florida	3

			3	Jacksonville	0

2	NC State	11				1	Florida	9

5	Ohio	5				2	NC State	4

			2	NC State	3							1	Florida	3	–

			4	Missouri	1							2	NC State	2	–

3	Jacksonville	2							2	NC State	8

4	Missouri	5				4	Missouri	8	4	Missouri	5

			6	Furman	7	6	Furman	4

			5	Ohio	2

Midwest Regional

at Wichita, KS^[3]^[6]


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



1	Wichita State	10

6	East Carolina	5	1	Wichita State	13

			3	Baylor	7

2	Ohio State	7				1	Wichita State	8

5	Rider	4				4	California	1

			2	Ohio State	8							1	Wichita State	11	–

			4	California	10							4	California	5	–

3	Baylor	3							4	California	6

4	California	4				2	Ohio State	6	2	Ohio State	5

			6	East Carolina	6	6	East Carolina	5

			5	Rider	5

Northeast Regional

at Orono, ME^[3]^[7]


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



1	Clemson	13

6	Princeton	5	1	Clemson	8

			4	Villanova	3

2	Mississippi State	10				1	Clemson	10

5	Towson	4				2	Mississippi State	9

			2	Mississippi State	6							1	Clemson	13	—

			3	Maine	5							3	Maine	5	—

3	Maine	10							2	Mississippi State	5

4	Villanova	3				3	Maine	8	3	Maine	8

			6	Princeton	0	5	Towson	0

			5	Towson	5

South Regional

at Baton Rouge, LA^[3]^[8]


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



1	LSU	13

6	Northwestern State	2	1	LSU	4

			3	Oklahoma	3

2	Texas A&M	16				1	LSU	7

5	Southwestern Louisiana	4				2	Texas A&M	1

			2	Texas A&M	12							1	LSU	8	–

			4	South Alabama	0							5	Southwestern Louisiana	5	–

3	Oklahoma	4*							2	Texas A&M	10

4	South Alabama	5*				4	South Alabama	3	5	Southwestern Louisiana	13

			6	Northwestern State	7	5	Southwestern Louisiana	6

			5	Southwestern Louisiana	11

West I Regional

at Los Angeles, CA^[3]^[9]


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



1	USC	7

6	Middle Tennessee	5	1	USC	17

			3	Pepperdine	7

2	Hawaii	3				1	USC	7*

5	Minnesota	5				4	Creighton	8*

			5	Minnesota	3							4	Creighton	15	—

			4	Creighton	8							2	Hawaii	8	—

3	Pepperdine	3							1	USC	3

4	Creighton	5				5	Minnesota	9	2	Hawaii	7

			6	Middle Tennessee	3	2	Hawaii	12

			2	Hawaii	7

West II Regional

at Fresno, CA^[3]^[10]


First round			Second round			Third round			Final



			1	Miami (FL)	6

			3	Cal State Northridge	13
1	Miami (FL)	13				3	Cal State Northridge	12

6	Portland	1				6	Portland	7
			6	Portland	12

			5	San Diego State	5
2	Stanford	12							3	Cal State Northridge	6	5

5	San Diego State	5							4	Fresno State	2	6
			2	Stanford	2

			4	Fresno State	6
3	Cal State Northridge	2				4	Fresno State	4

4	Fresno State	7				2	Stanford	2
			1	Miami (FL)	7

			2	Stanford	15

College World Series

Participants

Seeding	School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
1	Florida State	Metro	57–12 (15–5)	Mike Martin	10 (last: 1989)	2nd (1970, 1986)	15–20
2	Clemson	ACC	60–8 (18–3)	Bill Wilhelm	5 (last: 1980)	5th (1958, 1959, 1976)	4–10
3	Wichita State	MVC	63–12 (21–3)	Gene Stephenson	3 (last: 1989)	1st (1989)	10–5
4	LSU	SEC	51–18 (19–7)	Skip Bertman	4 (last: 1990)	4th (1987, 1989, 1990)	7–8
5	Florida	SEC	49–19 (16–8)	Joe Arnold	1 (last: 1988)	5th (1988)	1–2
6	Long Beach State	Big West	44–20 (14–7)	Dave Snow	1 (last: 1989)	8th (1989)	0–2
7	Creighton	MVC	49–20 (16–8)	Jim Hendry	1st appearance	N/A	0–0
8	Fresno State	Big West	41–21 (15–6)	Bob Bennett	2 (last: 1988)	3rd (1959)	3–4

Results

Bracket

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

1	Florida State	3

8	Fresno State	6
			8	Fresno State	3

			4	LSU	15
4	LSU	8

5	Florida	1
						4	LSU	19	—
Bracket One
						5	Florida	8	—
1	Florida State	0

5	Florida	5
			8	Fresno State	1

			5	Florida	2



										4	LSU	6

										3	Wichita State	3
2	Clemson	4

7	Creighton	8
			7	Creighton	2

			3	Wichita State	3¹²
3	Wichita State	8

6	Long Beach State	5
						3	Wichita State	11	—
Bracket Two
						7	Creighton	3	—
6	Long Beach State	12

2	Clemson	11
			7	Creighton	13

			6	Long Beach State	4

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 31	Game 1	Fresno State	6–3	Florida State
May 31	Game 2	LSU	8–1	Florida
June 1	Game 3	Creighton	8–4	Clemson
June 1	Game 4	Wichita State	8–5	Long Beach State
June 2	Game 5	Florida	5–0	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
June 2	Game 6	LSU	15–3	Fresno State
June 3	Game 7	Long Beach State	12–11	Clemson	Clemson eliminated
June 3	Game 8	Wichita State	3–2 (12 innings)	Creighton
June 4	Game 9	Florida	2–1	Fresno State	Fresno State eliminated
June 4	Game 10	Creighton	13–4	Long Beach State	Long Beach State eliminated
June 5	Game 11	LSU	19–8	Florida	Florida eliminated
June 5	Game 12	Wichita State	11–3	Creighton	Creighton eliminated
June 8	Final	LSU	6–3	Wichita State	LSU wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	School
P	Chad Ogea	LSU
P	Kennie Steenstra	Wichita State
C	Gary Hymel (MOP)	LSU
1B	John Tellechea	LSU
2B	Mike McCafferty	Creighton
3B	Jason Giambi	Long Beach State
SS	Kevin Polcovich	Florida
OF	Jim Audley	Wichita State
	Steve Hinton	Creighton
	Lyle Mouton	LSU
DH	Mario Linares	Florida

Notable players

References

↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
↑ "NCAA tournament Results" (PDF). seminoles.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Division I Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
↑ Texas Baseball 2011 Fact Book (PDF). texassports.com. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
↑ "Gators in the NCAA tournament". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
↑ Coaching Records & All-Time Results (PDF). goshockers.com. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
↑ 2012 Clemson Baseball Media Guide. Clemson Sports Information. p. 137. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
↑ "2012 LSU Baseball Media Guide". lsusports.net. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
↑ "2012 USC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). usctrojans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
↑ 2011 San Diego State Aztec Baseball Media Guide. issuu.com. p. 72. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

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[1] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 29, 2014.

[2] "NCAA tournament Results" (PDF). seminoles.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

[NCAA-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Division I Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

[4] Texas Baseball 2011 Fact Book (PDF). texassports.com. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

[5] "Gators in the NCAA tournament". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

[6] Coaching Records & All-Time Results (PDF). goshockers.com. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

[7] 2012 Clemson Baseball Media Guide. Clemson Sports Information. p. 137. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

[8] "2012 LSU Baseball Media Guide". lsusports.net. Retrieved March 17, 2012.

[9] "2012 USC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). usctrojans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

[10] 2011 San Diego State Aztec Baseball Media Guide. issuu.com. p. 72. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

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