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The 1989 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 2 to June 10. The forty-third tournament's champion was Wichita State University, coached by Gene Stephenson. The Most Outstanding Player was Greg Brummett of Wichita State University.

[edit] Participants

Seeding	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS Record
1	Florida State	Metro	52 - 16 (14 - 4)	Mike Martin	9 (last: 1987)	2nd (1970, 1986)	13 - 18
2	Texas	SWC	51 - 17 (14 - 7)	Cliff Gustafson	24 (last: 1987)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	58 - 42
3	Miami (FL)	n/a	48 - 16 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	10 (last: 1988)	1st (1982, 1985)	23 - 17
4	Wichita State	MVC	63 - 15 (13 - 5)	Gene Stephenson	2 (last: 1988)	2nd (1982)	5 - 4
5	Arkansas	SWC	50 - 14 (17 - 4)	Norm DeBriyn	3 (last: 1987)	2nd (1979)	6 - 6
6	Louisiana State	SEC	53 - 15 (18 - 9)	Skip Bertman	2 (last: 1987)	4th (1987)	3 - 4
7	Long Beach State	Big West	50 - 13 (17 - 4)	Dave Snow	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
8	North Carolina	ACC	41 - 16 - 1 (15 - 4)	Mike Roberts	3 (last: 1978)	3rd (1978)	2 - 6

[edit] Results

[edit] 1989 College World Series bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in the National Championship game.

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

1	Florida State	4
8	North Carolina	2
			1	Florida State	4

			4	Wichita State	2
4	Wichita State	3

5	Arkansas	1
						1	Florida State	4	9

						4	Wichita State	7	12
8	North Carolina	3

5	Arkansas	7
			5	Arkansas	4

			4	Wichita State	8



										4	Wichita State	5	/

										2	Texas	3	/
2	Texas	7

7	Long Beach State	1
			2	Texas	12

			3	Miami	2
3	Miami	5

6	LSU	2
						2	Texas	12

						6	LSU	7
7	Long Beach State	5

6	LSU	8
			6	LSU	6

			3	Miami	3

[edit] Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 2	Game 1	Florida State	4 - 2	North Carolina
June 2	Game 2	Wichita State	3 - 1	Arkansas
June 3	Game 3	Texas	7 - 1	Long Beach State
June 3	Game 4	Miami	5 - 2	Louisiana State
June 4	Game 5	Arkansas	7 - 3	North Carolina	North Carolina eliminated
June 4	Game 6	Louisiana State	8 - 5	Long Beach State	Long Beach State eliminated
June 5	Game 7	Florida State	4 - 2	Wichita State
June 5	Game 8	Texas	12 - 2	Miami
June 6	Game 9	Wichita State	8 - 4	Arkansas	Arkansas eliminated
June 6	Game 10	Louisiana State	6 - 3	Miami	Miami eliminated
June 7	Game 11	Wichita State	7 - 4	Florida State
June 8	Game 12	Texas	12 - 7	Louisiana State	Louisiana State eliminated
June 9	Game 13	Wichita State	12 - 9	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
June 10	Final	Wichita State	5 - 3	Texas	Wichita State wins CWS

[edit] All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Greg Brummett	Senior	Wichita State
Pitcher	Jim Newlin	Junior	Wichita State
Catcher	Eric Wedge	Junior	Wichita State
First baseman	David Lowery	Junior	Texas
Second baseman	Rocky Rau	Junior	Florida State
Third baseman	Craig Newkirk	Senior	Texas
Shortstop	Pat Meares	Sophomore	Wichita State
Outfielder	Jim Audley	Sophomore	Wichita State
	Arthur Butcher	Senior	Texas
	Todd Dreifort	Freshman	Wichita State
Designated hitter	Scott Bryant	Junior	Texas

[edit] Notable Players

University of Arkansas: Bubba Carpenter, Mike Oquist, Scott Pose, Phil Stidham
Florida State University: Chris Brock, Matt Dunbar, Gar Finnvold, Eduardo Perez, Marc Ronan
California State University, Long Beach: Kyle Abbott, Darrell Sherman, Tom Urbani
Louisiana State University: Paul Byrd, Curt Leskanic, Ben McDonald, John O'Donoghue, Chad Ogea, Keith Osik, Russ Springer
University of Miami: Jorge Fábregas, Alex Fernández, Joe Grahe, Oscar Muñoz, F.P. Santangelo
University of North Carolina: Jim Dougherty, Jesse Levis, Brad Woodall
University of Texas: Kirk Dressendorfer, Shane Reynolds
Wichita State University: Greg Brummett, P.J. Forbes, Tyler Green, Mike Lansing, Pat Meares, Eric Wedge

[edit] Tournament Notes

[edit] Related Sites

BackHomeInOmaha.net: for more info on the College World Series
BoydsWorld.com: for more info on College Baseball

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