1989 NCAA Division I baseball season

1989 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 270
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Wichita State
Runners-up Texas
MOP Greg Brummett (Wichita State)
Seasons

← 1988

1990 →

The 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1989. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1989 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty third time in 1989, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Wichita State claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

Realignment and format changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1989 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 27 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 21 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina 1989 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC Clemson
Big East Conference North - Providence
South - Seton Hall 		1989 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT Villanova
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1989 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference Michigan 1989 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Illinois
Big West Conference Fresno State/Long Beach State No Tournament
EIBL Penn No Tournament
Metro Conference Florida State 1989 Metro Conference Baseball Tournament Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC Florida State
Mid-American Conference Western Michigan No Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference North - Detroit
South - Evansville 		1989 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament South Bend, IN Notre Dame
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State 1989 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS Indiana State
Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Cleveland State
Gray - Southwest Missouri State 		1989 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Tournament Chicago, IL Southwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State
South - Arizona 		No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Mississippi State 1989 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL Auburn
Southern Conference Western Carolina 1989 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Asheville, NC Western Carolina
Southwest Conference Arkansas/Texas A&M 1989 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament Olsen Field • College Station, TX Texas A&M
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Stetson
West - Centenary 		1989 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Conrad Park • DeLand, FL Stetson

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 North Carolina †y 15 – 4   .789     41 – 18   .695
#14 Clemson ‡y 13 – 5   .722     50 – 20   .714
Georgia Tech y 13 – 6   .684     38 – 26   .594
NC State 10 – 10   .500     35 – 21   .625
Wake Forest 9 – 10   .474     35 – 23   .603
Virginia 7 – 11   .389     25 – 24   .510
Maryland 4 – 13   .235     17 – 22   .436
Duke 2 – 14   .125     20 – 23   .465
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Providence x 12 – 6 – 0   .667     27 – 16 – 0   .628
Connecticut 9 – 9 – 0   .500     27 – 16 – 0   .628
Boston College 9 – 9 – 0   .500     20 – 17 – 0   .541
St. John's 6 – 12 – 0   .333     19 – 19 – 0   .500
South Division
Seton Hall x 16 – 2 – 0   .889     33 – 19 – 1   .632
Villanova ‡y 12 – 5 – 0   .706     42 – 13 – 0   .764
Georgetown 7 – 11 – 0   .389     17 – 26 – 0   .395
Pittsburgh 0 – 17 – 0   .000     6 – 25 – 0   .194
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#12 Michigan †y 21 – 6   .778     49 – 16   .754
Iowa 17 – 11   .607     37 – 20   .649
#24 Illinois ‡y 17 – 11   .607     42 – 16   .724
Ohio State 16 – 12   .571     34 – 27   .557
Minnesota 15 – 12   .556     31 – 22   .585
Northwestern 15 – 13   .536     26 – 30   .464
Michigan State 13 – 15   .464     25 – 26   .490
Purdue 11 – 17   .393     34 – 25   .576
Wisconsin 9 – 19   .321     22 – 37   .373
Indiana 5 – 23   .179     34 – 26   .567
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Wichita State †y 13 – 5   .722     68 – 18   .791
#22 Indiana State ‡y 13 – 7   .650     48 – 21   .696
Illinois State 10 – 10   .500     26 – 34   .433
Creighton 9 – 11   .450     37 – 26   .587
Bradley 7 – 11   .389     35 – 22   .614
Southern Illinois 6 – 14   .300     26 – 38   .406
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseballl
1989 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 Mississippi State †y 20 – 5   .800     54 – 14   .794
#4 LSU y 18 – 9   .667     55 – 17   .764
Florida y 14 – 10   .583     44 – 22   .667
Georgia 15 – 11   .577     37 – 25   .597
Alabama 15 – 11   .577     32 – 24   .571
Auburn ‡y 12 – 12   .500     44 – 20   .688
Vanderbilt 11 – 15   .423     31 – 21   .596
Ole Miss 9 – 15   .375     34 – 21   .618
Kentucky 10 – 17   .370     28 – 25   .528
Tennessee 4 – 23   .148     23 – 36   .390
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Western Carolina †‡y 10 – 5   .667     23 – 31   .426
Marshall 8 – 5   .615     16 – 14   .533
Appalachian State 9 – 7   .563     29 – 13   .690
VMI 8 – 7   .533     16 – 23   .410
The Citadel 8 – 9   .471     30 – 20   .600
Furman 5 – 10   .333     13 – 21   .382
East Tennessee State 5 – 10   .333     10 – 21   .323
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 Texas A&M †‡y 17 – 4   .810     58 – 7   .892
#5 Arkansas †y 17 – 4   .810     51 – 16   .761
#2 Texas y 14 – 7   .667     54 – 18   .750
Houston 9 – 12   .429     43 – 17   .717
Texas Tech 9 – 12   .429     32 – 22   .593
TCU 7 – 14   .333     37 – 22   .627
Baylor 7 – 14   .333     32 – 19   .627
Rice 4 – 17   .190     28 – 30   .483
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1989 season marked the forty third NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Wichita State claiming their first championship with a 5–3 win over Texas in the final.[1]

  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 (FL) 2  
3  Miami (FL) 5
6  LSU 2  
  2  Texas 12 —
  6  LSU 7 —  
7  Long Beach State 5  
6  LSU 8  
  6  LSU 6
  3  Miami (FL) 3  

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 W.C. Madden and Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1989". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1989". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  11. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1989". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.