Key |
x– |
Won Conference Tournament and Automatic NCAA Tournament Bid |
y– |
At-Large Selection to NCAA Tournament |
z– |
Won Conference Regular Season and Automatic NCAA Tournament Bid |
Rankings
The Pac-10 Conference champion Arizona State Sun Devils (47–8) ended the regular season ranked #1 in the USAToday/ESPN poll while the Virginia Cavaliers (47–11) finished #1 in the Baseball America poll. Preseason #1 Texas stumbled to an 0–3 Big 12 Tournament record to drop to #3 in both final polls. South Carolina finished the season as a unanimous #1 after winning its first College World Series.
Postseason
The 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on June 4, 2010. 64 teams qualified for the tournament. The following teams earned Top 8 National Seeds:
- Arizona State (47–8)
- Texas (46–11) — Eliminated in Super Regional
- Florida (42–15)
- Coastal Carolina (51–7) — Eliminated in Super Regional
- Virginia (47–11) — Eliminated in Super Regional
- UCLA (43–13)
- Louisville (48–12) — Eliminated in Regional
- Georgia Tech (45–13) — Eliminated in Regional
Atlantic Sun Conference champions Mercer earned their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament while New Mexico earned their first appearance since 1962.[36]
College World Series
The 2010 College World Series began on June 19, 2010 in Omaha, Nebraska. The South Carolina Gamecocks beat the UCLA Bruins 2 games to 0 in the best-of-three final to win the tournament. The College World Series was the 61st and final tournament held at Rosenblatt Stadium; starting in 2011, games will be played at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.[37] The following teams qualified for the CWS:
School |
Conference |
Record (Conference) |
Head Coach |
CWS Appearances |
CWS Best Finish |
CWS W-L Record |
Arizona State |
Pac-10 |
51–8 (20–7) |
Tim Esmay |
21
(last: 2009) |
1st
(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) |
61–36 |
Clemson |
ACC |
43–23 (18–12) |
Jack Leggett |
11
(last: 2006) |
3rd
(1996, 2002) |
10–22 |
Florida |
SEC |
47–15 (22–8) |
Kevin O'Sullivan |
5
(last: 2005) |
2nd
(2005) |
8–11 |
Florida State |
ACC |
47–18 (18–12) |
Mike Martin |
19
(last: 2008) |
2nd
(1970, 1986, 1999) |
25–38 |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
49–16 (15–10) |
Sunny Golloway |
9
(last: 1995) |
1st
(1951, 1994) |
14–14 |
South Carolina |
SEC |
48–15 (21–9) |
Ray Tanner |
8
(last: 2004) |
2nd
(1975, 1977, 2002) |
17–16 |
TCU |
Mountain West |
51–12 (19–5) |
Jim Schlossnagle |
0
(last: none) |
none |
0–0 |
UCLA |
Pac-10 |
48–14 (18–9) |
John Savage |
2
(last: 1997) |
7th
(1969, 1997) |
0–4 |
Awards and All-America Teams
Awards
The following players won the major awards selected by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association[38]:
- Dick Howser Trophy (Player of the Year) – Anthony Rendon, 3B, Rice
- Coach of the Year – Jim Schlossnagle, TCU
- Stopper of the Year (Relief Pitcher of the Year) – Chance Ruffin, Texas
Other major award winners included[39]:
- Golden Spikes Award (Best Amateur Player) – Bryce Harper, C, College of Southern Nevada
- National Pitcher of the Year – Alex Wimmers, Ohio State
- Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year) – Bryan Holaday, TCU
- Brooks Wallace Award (Shortstop of the Year) – Jedd Gyorko, West Virginia
- John Olerud Award (Two-Way Player of the Year) – Mike McGee, Florida State
- Freshman of the Year[40] – Matt Purke, P, TCU
All-America Teams
Below are the players selected to the various NCAA-sanctioned lists. They are arranged in the order of position numbers used by official baseball scorekeepers (i.e., 1-pitcher, 2-catcher, etc.).
- POY – Player of the Year
- ABCA – American Baseball Coaches Association[41]
- BA – Baseball America[42]
- CB – Collegiate Baseball[43]
- NCBWA - National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association[44]
- Y! – Yahoo! Sports[45]
Position |
Name |
School |
ABCA |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
Y! |
Notes |
Pitcher |
Arico, KevinKevin Arico |
Virginia |
— |
— |
— |
Y |
— |
|
Pitcher |
Bibona, DanielDaniel Bibona |
UC Irvine |
— |
— |
Y |
— |
— |
|
Pitcher |
Blair, SethSeth Blair |
Arizona State |
Y |
Y |
— |
— |
— |
Drafted 46th in 2010 MLB Draft by St. Louis Cardinals |
Pitcher |
Green, ColeCole Green |
Texas |
— |
— |
Y |
Y |
— |
|
Pitcher |
Holland, NeilNeil Holland |
Louisville |
— |
— |
— |
Y |
— |
|
Pitcher |
Hultzen, DannyDanny Hultzen |
Virginia |
Y |
— |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Pitcher |
Jungmann, TaylorTaylor Jungmann |
Texas |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Y |
|
Pitcher |
Loux, BarretBarret Loux |
Texas A&M |
— |
Y |
— |
— |
— |
Drafted 6th in 2010 MLB Draft by Arizona Diamondbacks |
Pitcher |
Meo, AnthonyAnthony Meo |
Coastal Carolina |
— |
— |
— |
Y |
— |
|
Pitcher |
Pomeranz, DrewDrew Pomeranz |
Ole Miss |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Drafted 5th in 2010 MLB Draft by Cleveland Indians |
Pitcher |
Purke, MattMatt Purke |
TCU |
Y |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Pitcher |
Ruffin, ChanceChance Ruffin |
Texas |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Drafted 48th in 2010 MLB Draft by Detroit Tigers |
Pitcher |
Sale, ChrisChris Sale |
Florida Gulf Coast |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
2010 CB POY; Drafted 13th in 2010 MLB Draft by Chicago White Sox |
Pitcher |
Stilson, JohnJohn Stilson |
Texas A&M |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Y |
|
Pitcher |
Wimmers, AlexAlex Wimmers |
Ohio State |
— |
— |
Y |
— |
— |
Drafted 21st in 2010 MLB Draft by Minnesota Twins |
Catcher |
Grandal, YasmaniYasmani Grandal |
Miami (FL) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Drafted 12th in 2010 MLB Draft by Cincinnati Reds |
First baseman |
Hoilman, PhilPhil Hoilman |
East Tennessee State |
— |
— |
Y |
— |
— |
|
First baseman |
Morris, HunterHunter Morris |
Auburn |
Y |
Y |
— |
Y |
Y |
|
Second baseman |
MacPhee, ZackZack MacPhee |
Arizona State |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Second baseman |
Wright, RyanRyan Wright |
Louisville |
Y |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Third baseman |
Rendon, AnthonyAnthony Rendon |
Rice |
Y |
Y |
— |
Y |
Y |
2010 ABCA POY; 2010 BA POY; 2010 NCBWA POY |
Third baseman |
Wittels, GarrettGarrett Wittels |
Florida International |
— |
— |
Y |
— |
— |
56 Game Hit Streak |
Shortstop |
Colon, ChristianChristian Colon |
Cal State Fullerton |
Y |
Y |
— |
— |
Y |
Drafted 4th in 2010 MLB Draft by Kansas City Royals |
Shortstop |
Gyorko, JeddJedd Gyorko |
West Virginia |
— |
— |
— |
Y |
— |
|
Shortstop |
Soares, RyanRyan Soares |
George Mason |
— |
— |
Y |
— |
— |
|
Outfielder |
Baltz, JeremyJeremy Baltz |
St. John's |
— |
Y |
— |
— |
— |
|
Outfielder |
Brown (baseball), GaryGary Brown (baseball) |
Cal State Fullerton |
Y |
— |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Drafted 24th in 2010 MLB Draft by San Francisco Giants |
Outfielder |
Choice, MichaelMichael Choice |
Texas-Arlington |
— |
Y |
— |
— |
Y |
Drafted 10th in 2010 MLB Draft by Oakland Athletics |
Outfielder |
Dickerson, AlexAlex Dickerson |
Indiana |
Y |
— |
Y |
Y |
— |
|
Outfielder |
Dugas, TaylorTaylor Dugas |
Alabama |
— |
Y |
— |
— |
— |
|
Outfielder |
Duffy (baseball), ChrisChris Duffy (baseball) |
Central Florida |
Y |
Y |
Y |
— |
Y |
Selected as DH to BA team |
Outfielder |
Oberacker, ChadChad Oberacker |
Tennessee Tech |
— |
— |
Y |
— |
— |
|
Designated hitter |
Cron, C.J.C.J. Cron |
Utah |
— |
— |
Y |
Y |
— |
|
Designated hitter |
Cox, ZackZack Cox |
Arkansas |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Y |
|
Designated Hitter |
Kirby-Jones, A.J.A.J. Kirby-Jones |
Tennessee Tech |
Y |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Utility player |
McGee (baseball), MikeMike McGee (baseball) |
Florida State |
— |
Y |
— |
Y |
— |
|
Utility player |
Ramirez, NickNick Ramirez |
Cal State Fullerton |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Y |
|
Utility player |
Vitek, KolbrinKolbrin Vitek |
Ball State |
Y |
— |
Y |
— |
— |
Drafted 20th in 2010 MLB Draft by Boston Red Sox |
References
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