2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Athens Super Regional
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{{Short description|American college baseball tournament}}
{{Infobox NCAA Baseball Tournament |
| Year=2008
| Division=Division I
| Image=
| ImageSize=150px
| Caption=
| Teams=64
| CollegeWorldSeriesBallpark=Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
| City=Omaha, NE
| Champions=Fresno State
| TitleCount=1st
| Runner-Up=Georgia
| CWSCount=6th
| Coach=Mike Batesole
| CoachCount=1st
| MOP=Tommy Mendonca
| MOPTeam=Fresno State
| Attendance=
| Television=
| tournament_link=NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
}}
The 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was held from May 30 through June 25, 2008 and was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 26, 2008. Thirty teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Thirty-eight of the 64 selected teams participated in the 2007 tournament.
The 2008 tournament culminated with 8 teams advancing to the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 14.
The Fresno State Bulldogs beat the Georgia Bulldogs in the best-of-three championship series to win the NCAA Men's Division I Baseball Championship. Fresno State became the lowest seeded team (4th in the Regionals) to win the National Championship in NCAA history, and the fifth consecutive baseball team to win the title that was not one of the eight national seeds. They were considered a "Cinderella" team throughout the tournament. This was only the third national championship of any kind in school history, following the 1968 NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament and the 1998 NCAA Division I softball national champions.
Fresno State sophomore third baseman Tommy Mendonca won the Most Outstanding Player Award. Tommy hit four home runs and had 11 RBIs and also made a number of spectacular plays in the field.
The first day of the 2008 CWS was moved to Saturday (June 14) from the traditional Friday. Also, if all games were needed in the first double-elimination round, it would take eight days to complete rather than seven. The NCAA cited the need to be more flexible in the super-regional round in case of inclement weather. It also allowed for greater potential ticket revenue, in part because the extra "if-necessary" day would now be ticketed separately if both games are played.https://www.ncaa.com/baseball/article.aspx?id=91408{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Bids
=Automatic bids=
Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.
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School
! Conference ! Record (Conf) ! Berth ! Last NCAA appearance | ||||
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{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}} | Pacific-10 | 45–11 (16–8) | Won Pac-10 | 2007 (College World Series) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} | MEAC | 36–20 (17–1) | Won MEAC tourney | 2007 (Tallahassee Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Bucknell Bison|title=Bucknell}} | Patriot League | 29–22 (10–10) | Won Patriot playoff | 2003 (Austin Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Charlotte 49ers|title=Charlotte}} | Atlantic 10 | 43–14 (19–8) | Won A-10 tournament | 2007 (Columbia, S.C. Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | Big South | 47–12 (17–3) | Won Big South tourney | 2007 (Myrtle Beach Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Columbia Lions|title=Columbia}} | Ivy League | 22–28 (15–5) | Won Ivy playoff | 1976 (Northeast Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Eastern Illinois Panthers|title=Eastern Illinois}} | Ohio Valley | 27–28 (13–13) | Won OVC tournament | 1999 (Waco Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Eastern Michigan Eagles|title=Eastern Michigan}} | Mid-American | 25–32 (15–8) | Won MAC tournament | 2003 (Lincoln Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}} | SoCon | 43–16 (19–8) | Won SoCon tourney | 2006 (Clemson Regional) |
Fresno State | WAC | 37–27 (14–10) | Won WAC tourney | 2007 (San Diego Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}} | C-USA | 39–22 (19–11) | Won C-USA tourney | 2006 (Norman Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=UIC Flames|title=UIC}} | Horizon | 34–20 (17–6) | Won Horizon tourney | 2007 (Long Beach Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=James Madison Dukes|title=James Madison}} | Colonial Athletic | 38–17 (20–9) | Won CAA tourney | 2002 (Columbia Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Lipscomb Bisons|title=Lipscomb}} | A-Sun | 32–28 (19–14) | Won A-Sun tourney | First appearance |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Long Beach State Dirtbags|title=Long Beach State}} | Big West | 37–19 (16–8) | Won Big West | 2007 (Long Beach Reg.) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Louisville Cardinals|title=Louisville}} | Big East | 41–19 (16–11) | Won Big East tourney | 2007 (College World Series) |
LSU | SEC | 43–16 (18–11) | Won SEC Tournament | 2005 (Baton Rouge Reg.) |
Miami (FL) | ACC | 47–8 (23–5) | Won ACC tourney | 2007 (Columbia, Mo., Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}} | Big Ten | 45–12 (26–5) | Won Big Ten tourney | 2007 (Corvallis Super Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers|title=Mount St. Mary's}} | NEC | 21–32 (13–11) | Won NEC tourney | First appearance |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Oral Roberts Golden Eagles|title=Oral Roberts}} | Summit | 46–12 (24–4) | Won Summit tourney | 2007 (Wichita Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Rider Broncs|title=Rider}} | Metro Atlantic | 29–25 (13–10) | Won MAAC tourney | 1994 (Atlantic I Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Sam Houston State Bearkats|title=Sam Houston State}} | Southland | 37–23 (18–12) | Won Southland tourney | 2007 (Oxford Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=San Diego Toreros|title=San Diego}} | WCC | 41–15 (16–5) | Won WCC playoff | 2007 (San Diego Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Stony Brook Seawolves|title=Stony Brook}} | America East | 34–24 (14–10) | Won AmEast tourney | 2004 (Kinston Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}} | Big 12 | 37–20 (15–12) | Won Big 12 tourney | 2007 (Round Rock Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=TCU Horned Frogs|title=TCU}} | MWC | 43–17 (19–5) | Won MWC tourney | 2007 (Houston Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}} | SWAC | 16–32 (7–17) | Won SWAC tourney | 2004 (Houston Regional) |
{{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|title=Western Kentucky}} | Sun Belt | 33–25 (16–14) | Won SBC tourney | 2004 (Oxford Regional) |
Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 44–15 (19–5) | Won MVC tourney | 2007 (Wichita Super Regional) |
=Bids by conference=
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Conference
! Total ! Schools |
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Southeastern
| 9 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}, Vanderbilt |
Atlantic Coast
| 6 | Florida State, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}}, Miami (FL), North Carolina, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} |
Big 12
| 6 | Missouri, Nebraska, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Texas A&M Aggies|title=Texas A&M}} |
Pacific-10
| 5 | Arizona, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}}, Stanford, UCLA |
Conference USA
| 5 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=East Carolina Pirates|title=East Carolina}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|title=Southern Miss}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Tulane Green Wave|title=Tulane}} |
Big West
| 4 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=UC Davis Aggies|title=UC Davis}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=UC Irvine Anteaters|title=UC Irvine}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Long Beach State Dirtbags|title=Long Beach State}} |
Big East
| 2 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Louisville Cardinals|title=Louisville}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=St. John's Red Storm|title=St. John's}} |
Colonial
| 2 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=UNC Wilmington Seahawks|title=UNC Wilmington}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=James Madison Dukes|title=James Madison}} |
Sun Belt
| 2 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=New Orleans Privateers|title=New Orleans}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|title=Western Kentucky}} |
WCC
| 2 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Pepperdine Waves|title=Pepperdine}}, {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=San Diego Toreros|title=San Diego}} |
Atlantic Sun
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Lipscomb Bisons|title=Lipscomb}} |
Atlantic 10
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Charlotte 49ers|title=Charlotte}} |
America East
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Stony Brook Seawolves|title=Stony Brook}} |
Big South
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} |
Big Ten
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}} |
Horizon
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=UIC Flames|title=UIC}} |
Independent
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Dallas Baptist Patriots|title=Dallas Baptist}} |
Ivy
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Columbia Lions|title=Columbia}} |
Metro Atlantic
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Rider Broncs|title=Rider}} |
Mid-American
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Eastern Michigan Eagles|title=Eastern Michigan}} |
Mid-Eastern
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}} |
Missouri Valley
| 1 |
Mountain West
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=TCU Horned Frogs|title=TCU}} |
Northeast
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers|title=Mount St. Mary's}} |
Ohio Valley
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Eastern Illinois Panthers|title=Eastern Illinois}} |
Patriot
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Bucknell Bison|title=Bucknell}} |
Southern
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}} |
Southland
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Sam Houston State Bearkats|title=Sam Houston State}} |
Southwestern
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}} |
Summit
| 1 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Oral Roberts Golden Eagles|title=Oral Roberts}} |
Western Athletic
| 1 |
National seeds
Bold indicates CWS participant.
- Miami (FL) (47–8)
- North Carolina (46–12)
- {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}} (45–11)
- Florida State (48–10)
- {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}} (37–19)
- {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}} (42–13)
- LSU (43-16-1)
- Georgia (35-21-1)
Regionals and super regionals
=Regional schedule=
Regional rounds were held Friday, May 30 through Monday, June 2. Each regional followed a similar format, with 2 games played on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and one on Monday if needed.
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! Day!! Game!! Teams | ||
rowspan=2|Fri. 5/30/08 | align=center| 1 | 2/3 or 1/4 (host choice) |
align=center| 2 | 2/3 or 1/4 (host choice) | |
rowspan=2|Sat. 5/31/08 | align=center| 3 | Loser Games 1 & 2 |
align=center| 4 | Winner Games 1 & 2 | |
rowspan=2|Sun. 6/1/08 | align=center| 5 | Winner Game 3 vs Loser Game 4 |
align=center| 6 | Winner Games 4 & 5 | |
Mon. 6/2/08 | align=center| 7 | if needed, only if winner of game 5 wins game 6 |
Best-of-three super regionals were held Friday, June 6 through Monday, June 9. Four series were played Friday-Sunday and four series were played Saturday-Monday.
=Brackets=
Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.
==Coral Gables Super Regional==
Hosted by Miami (FL) at Mark Light Field
{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-Double
| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Regional finals
| RD4=Super regionals
| RD2-group1=Coral Gables Regional – Mark Light Field
| RD2-group2=Ann Arbor Regional – Ray Fisher Stadium
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=Miami (FL)
| RD1-score01=7
| RD1-seed02=4
| RD1-team02={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}}
| RD1-score02=4
| RD1-seed03=3
| RD1-team03={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}}
| RD1-score03=0
| RD1-seed04=2
| RD1-team04=Missouri
| RD1-score04=7
| RD1-seed05=4
| RD1-team05=Bethune-Cookman
| RD1-score05=1
| RD1-seed06=3
| RD1-team06=Ole Miss
| RD1-score06=14
| RD1-seed07=1
| RD1-team07=Arizona
| RD1-score07=13
| RD1-seed08=4
| RD1-team08={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Eastern Michigan Eagles|title=Eastern Michigan}}
| RD1-score08=7
| RD1-seed09=3
| RD1-team09=Kentucky
| RD1-score09=5
| RD1-seed10=2
| RD1-team10={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}}
| RD1-score10=7
| RD1-seed11=4
| RD1-team11=Eastern Michigan
| RD1-score11=2
| RD1-seed12=3
| RD1-team12=Kentucky
| RD1-score12=3
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Miami (FL)
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-seed02=2
| RD2-team02=Missouri
| RD2-score02=5
| RD2-seed03=3
| RD2-team03=Ole Miss
| RD2-score03=9
| RD2-seed04=2
| RD2-team04=Missouri
| RD2-score04=6
| RD2-seed05=1
| RD2-team05=Arizona
| RD2-score05=4
| RD2-seed06=2
| RD2-team06=Michigan
| RD2-score06=3
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07=Kentucky
| RD2-score07=12
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08=Michigan
| RD2-score08=6
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Miami (FL)
| RD3-score01-1=11
| RD3-score01-2=--
| RD3-seed02=3
| RD3-team02=Ole Miss
| RD3-score02-1=2
| RD3-score02-2=--
| RD3-seed03=1
| RD3-team03=Arizona
| RD3-score03-1=5
| RD3-score03-2=—
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04=Kentucky
| RD3-score04-1=3
| RD3-score04-2=—
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Miami (FL)
| RD4-score01-1=3
| RD4-score01-2=14
| RD4-score01-3=4
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Arizona
| RD4-score02-1=611
| RD4-score02-2=10
| RD4-score02-3=2
}}
==Athens Super Regional==
Hosted by Georgia at Foley Field
{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-Double
| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Regional finals
| RD4=Super regionals
| RD2-group1=Raleigh Regional – Doak Field
| RD2-group2=Athens Regional – Foley Field
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}}
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-seed02=4
| RD1-team02={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=James Madison Dukes|title=James Madison}}
| RD1-score02=2
| RD1-seed03=3
| RD1-team03={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Charlotte 49ers|title=Charlotte}}
| RD1-score03=8
| RD1-seed04=2
| RD1-team04={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}
| RD1-score04=15
| RD1-seed05=4
| RD1-team05=James Madison
| RD1-score05=13
| RD1-seed06=3
| RD1-team06=Charlotte
| RD1-score06=12
| RD1-seed07=1
| RD1-team07=Georgia
| RD1-score07=7
| RD1-seed08=4
| RD1-team08={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Lipscomb Bisons|title=Lipscomb}}
| RD1-score08=10
| RD1-seed09=3
| RD1-team09={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Louisville Cardinals|title=Louisville}}
| RD1-score09=5
| RD1-seed10=2
| RD1-team10={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}}
| RD1-score10=8
| RD1-seed11=1
| RD1-team11=Georgia
| RD1-score11=9
| RD1-seed12=3
| RD1-team12=Louisville
| RD1-score12=8
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=NC State
| RD2-score01=5
| RD2-seed02=2
| RD2-team02=South Carolina
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03=James Madison
| RD2-score03=5
| RD2-seed04=2
| RD2-team04=South Carolina
| RD2-score04=7
| RD2-seed05=4
| RD2-team05=Lipscomb
| RD2-score05=3
| RD2-seed06=2
| RD2-team06=Georgia Tech
| RD2-score06=6
| RD2-seed07=1
| RD2-team07=Georgia
| RD2-score07=14
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-team08=Lipscomb
| RD2-score08=3
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=NC State
| RD3-score01-1=2
| RD3-score01-2=—
| RD3-seed02=2
| RD3-team02=South Carolina
| RD3-score02-1=1
| RD3-score02-2=—
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=Georgia Tech
| RD3-score03-1=0
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-seed04=1
| RD3-team04=Georgia
| RD3-score04-1=8
| RD3-score04-2=18
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=NC State
| RD4-score01-1=4
| RD4-score01-2=10
| RD4-score01-3=8
| RD4-seed02=8
| RD4-team02=Georgia
| RD4-score02-1=11
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=17
}}
==Fullerton Super Regional==
Hosted by Cal State Fullerton at Goodwin Field
{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-Double
| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Regional finals
| RD4=Super regionals
| RD2-group1=Fullerton Regional – Goodwin Field
| RD2-group2=Palo Alto Regional – Sunken Diamond
| RD1-seed01= 1
| RD1-team01= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}}
| RD1-score01=11
| RD1-seed02= 4
| RD1-team02= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Rider Broncs|title=Rider}}
| RD1-score02=0
| RD1-seed03= 3
| RD1-team03= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}}
| RD1-score03=2
| RD1-seed04= 2
| RD1-team04= UCLA
| RD1-score04=3
| RD1-seed05=4
| RD1-team05=Rider
| RD1-score05=2
| RD1-seed06=3
| RD1-team06= Virginia
| RD1-score06=8
| RD1-seed07= 1
| RD1-team07= Stanford
| RD1-score07=2
| RD1-seed08= 4
| RD1-team08= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=UC Davis Aggies|title=UC Davis}}
| RD1-score08=4
| RD1-seed09=3
| RD1-team09={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}
| RD1-score09=3
| RD1-seed10=2
| RD1-team10={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Pepperdine Waves|title=Pepperdine}}
| RD1-score10=4
| RD1-seed11=1
| RD1-team11=Stanford
| RD1-score11=5
| RD1-seed12=3
| RD1-team12=Arkansas
| RD1-score12=1
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Cal State Fullerton
| RD2-score01=4
| RD2-seed02=2
| RD2-team02=UCLA
| RD2-score02=11
| RD2-seed03=3
| RD2-team03=Virginia
| RD2-score03=1
| RD2-seed04=1
| RD2-team04=Cal State Fullerton
| RD2-score04=4
| RD2-seed05=4
| RD2-team05=UC Davis
| RD2-score05=4
| RD2-seed06=2
| RD2-team06=Pepperdine
| RD2-score06=7
| RD2-seed07=1
| RD2-team07=Stanford
| RD2-score07=8
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-team08=UC Davis
| RD2-score08=4
| RD3-seed01=2
| RD3-team01=UCLA
| RD3-score01-1=8
| RD3-score01-2=4
| RD3-seed02=1
| RD3-team02=Cal State Fullerton
| RD3-score02-1=11
| RD3-score02-2=5
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=Pepperdine
| RD3-score03-1=1
| RD3-score03-2=7
| RD3-seed04=1
| RD3-team04=Stanford
| RD3-score04-1=13
| RD3-score04-2=9
| RD4-seed01=5
| RD4-team01=Cal State Fullerton
| RD4-score01-1=3
| RD4-score01-2=5
| RD4-score01-3=—
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Stanford
| RD4-score02-1=4
| RD4-score02-2=8
| RD4-score02-3=—
}}
==Tallahassee Super Regional==
Hosted by Florida State at Dick Howser Stadium
{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-Double
| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Regional finals
| RD4=Super regionals
| RD2-group1=Stillwater Regional – Allie P. Reynolds Stadium
| RD2-group2=Tallahassee Regional – Dick Howser Stadium
| RD1-seed01= 1
| RD1-team01= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}}
| RD1-score01=5
| RD1-seed02= 4
| RD1-team02={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|title=Western Kentucky}}
| RD1-score02=3
| RD1-seed03= 3
| RD1-team03={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=TCU Horned Frogs|title=TCU}}
| RD1-score03=5
| RD1-seed04= 2
| RD1-team04= Wichita State
| RD1-score04=8
| RD1-seed05=4
| RD1-team05=Western Kentucky
| RD1-score05=5
| RD1-seed06= 3
| RD1-team06= TCU
| RD1-score06=10
| RD1-seed07= 1
| RD1-team07=Florida State
| RD1-score07=0
| RD1-seed08= 4
| RD1-team08= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Bucknell Bison|title=Bucknell}}
| RD1-score08=7
| RD1-seed09=3
| RD1-team09={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Tulane Green Wave|title=Tulane}}
| RD1-score09=7
| RD1-seed10=2
| RD1-team10=Florida
| RD1-score10=4
| RD1-seed11=1
| RD1-team11=Florida State
| RD1-score11=17
| RD1-seed12=2
| RD1-team12=Florida
| RD1-score12=11
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Oklahoma State
| RD2-score01=3
| RD2-seed02=2
| RD2-team02=Wichita State
| RD2-score02=5
| RD2-seed03=3
| RD2-team03=TCU
| RD2-score03=8
| RD2-seed04=1
| RD2-team04=Oklahoma State
| RD2-score04=9
| RD2-seed05=4
| RD2-team05=Bucknell
| RD2-score05=1
| RD2-seed06=3
| RD2-team06=Tulane
| RD2-score06=4
| RD2-seed07=1
| RD2-team07=Florida State
| RD2-score07=24
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-team08=Bucknell
| RD2-score08=9
| RD3-seed01=2
| RD3-team01=Wichita State
| RD3-score01-1=1110
| RD3-score01-2=—
| RD3-seed02=1
| RD3-team02=Oklahoma State
| RD3-score02-1=7
| RD3-score02-2=—
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03=Tulane
| RD3-score03-1=8
| RD3-score03-2=7
| RD3-seed04=1
| RD3-team04=Florida State
| RD3-score04-1=17
| RD3-score04-2=16
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Wichita State
| RD4-score01-1=10
| RD4-score01-2=4
| RD4-score01-3=4
| RD4-seed02=4
| RD4-team02=Florida State
| RD4-score02-1=7
| RD4-score02-2=14
| RD4-score02-3=11
}}
==Cary Super Regional==
Hosted by North Carolina at USA Baseball National Training Complex
{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-Double
| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Regional finals
| RD4=Super regionals
| RD2-group1=Cary Regional – USA Baseball National Training Complex
| RD2-group2=Conway Regional – Charles Watson Stadium
| RD1-seed01= 1
| RD1-team01= North Carolina
| RD1-score01=16
| RD1-seed02= 4
| RD1-team02= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers|title=Mount St. Mary's}}
| RD1-score02=8
| RD1-seed03= 3
| RD1-team03= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}}
| RD1-score03=2
| RD1-seed04= 2
| RD1-team04= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=UNC Wilmington Seahawks|title=UNC Wilmington}}
| RD1-score04=5
| RD1-seed05=4
| RD1-team05=Mount St. Mary's
| RD1-score05=3
| RD1-seed06= 3
| RD1-team06= Elon
| RD1-score06=6
| RD1-seed07= 1
| RD1-team07= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}}
| RD1-score07=10
| RD1-seed08= 4
| RD1-team08= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Columbia Lions|title=Columbia}}
| RD1-score08=2
| RD1-seed09= 3
| RD1-team09= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}
| RD1-score09=16
| RD1-seed10= 2
| RD1-team10= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=East Carolina Pirates|title=East Carolina}}
| RD1-score10=3
| RD1-seed11=4
| RD1-team11=Columbia
| RD1-score11=0
| RD1-seed12=2
| RD1-team12=East Carolina
| RD1-score12=9
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=North Carolina
| RD2-score01=5
| RD2-seed02=2
| RD2-team02=UNC Wilmington
| RD2-score02=1
| RD2-seed03=3
| RD2-team03=Elon
| RD2-score03=11
| RD2-seed04=2
| RD2-team04=UNC Wilmington
| RD2-score04=15
| RD2-seed05=1
| RD2-team05=Coastal Carolina
| RD2-score05=13
| RD2-seed06=3
| RD2-team06=Alabama
| RD2-score06=10
| RD2-seed07=2
| RD2-team07=East Carolina
| RD2-score07=16
| RD2-seed08=3
| RD2-team08=Alabama
| RD2-score08=1
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=North Carolina
| RD3-score01-1=7
| RD3-score01-2=—
| RD3-seed02=2
| RD3-team02=UNC Wilmington
| RD3-score02-1=3
| RD3-score02-2=—
| RD3-seed03=1
| RD3-team03=Coastal Carolina
| RD3-score03-1=24
| RD3-score03-2=—
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04=East Carolina
| RD3-score04-1=11
| RD3-score04-2=—
| RD4-seed01=2
| RD4-team01=North Carolina
| RD4-score01-1=9
| RD4-score01-2=14
| RD4-score01-3=—
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Coastal Carolina
| RD4-score02-1=4
| RD4-score02-2=4
| RD4-score02-3=—
}}
==Baton Rouge Super Regional==
Hosted by LSU at Alex Box Stadium
{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-Double
| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Regional finals
| RD4=Super regionals
| RD2-group1=Lincoln Regional – Hawks Field
| RD2-group2=Baton Rouge Regional – Alex Box Stadium
| RD1-seed01= 1
| RD1-team01= Nebraska
| RD1-score01=13
| RD1-seed02= 4
| RD1-team02= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Eastern Illinois Panthers|title=Eastern Illinois}}
| RD1-score02=10
| RD1-seed03= 3
| RD1-team03= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Oral Roberts Golden Eagles|title=Oral Roberts}}
| RD1-score03=7
| RD1-seed04= 2
| RD1-team04= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=UC Irvine Anteaters|title=UC Irvine}}
| RD1-score04=9
| RD1-seed05=4
| RD1-team05=Eastern Illinois
| RD1-score05=7
| RD1-seed06= 3
| RD1-team06= Oral Roberts
| RD1-score06=810
| RD1-seed07= 1
| RD1-team07=LSU
| RD1-score07=12
| RD1-seed08= 4
| RD1-team08= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}}
| RD1-score08=1
| RD1-seed09= 3
| RD1-team09= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=New Orleans Privateers|title=New Orleans}}
| RD1-score09=6
| RD1-seed10= 2
| RD1-team10= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|title=Southern Miss}}
| RD1-score10=13
| RD1-seed11=4
| RD1-team11=Texas Southern
| RD1-score11=5
| RD1-seed12=3
| RD1-team12=New Orleans
| RD1-score12=18
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Nebraska
| RD2-score01=2
| RD2-seed02=2
| RD2-team02=UC Irvine
| RD2-score02=3
| RD2-seed03= 3
| RD2-team03= Oral Roberts
| RD2-score03=8
| RD2-seed04=1
| RD2-team04=Nebraska
| RD2-score04=0
| RD2-seed05= 1
| RD2-team05= LSU
| RD2-score05=13
| RD2-seed06=2
| RD2-team06=Southern Miss
| RD2-score06=4
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07=New Orleans
| RD2-score07=2
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08=Southern Miss
| RD2-score08=8
| RD3-seed01=2
| RD3-team01=UC Irvine
| RD3-score01-1=8
| RD3-score01-2=—
| RD3-seed02=3
| RD3-team02=Oral Roberts
| RD3-score02-1=0
| RD3-score02-2=—
| RD3-seed03=1
| RD3-team03= LSU
| RD3-score03-1=11
| RD3-score03-2=—
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04=Southern Miss
| RD3-score04-1=4
| RD3-score04-2=—
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=UC Irvine
| RD4-score01-1=11
| RD4-score01-2=7
| RD4-score01-3=7
| RD4-seed02=7
| RD4-team02=LSU
| RD4-score02-1=5
| RD4-score02-2=9
| RD4-score02-3=21
}}
==Houston Super Regional==
Hosted by Rice at Reckling Park
{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-Double
| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Regional finals
| RD4=Super regionals
| RD2-group1=Houston Regional – Reckling Park
| RD2-group2=College Station Regional – Olsen Field
| RD1-seed01= 1
| RD1-team01={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}}
| RD1-score01= 3
| RD1-seed02= 4
| RD1-team02= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Sam Houston State Bearkats|title=Sam Houston State}}
| RD1-score02= 2
| RD1-seed03= 3
| RD1-team03= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=St. John's Red Storm|title=St. John's}}
| RD1-score03=2
| RD1-seed04= 2
| RD1-team04= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}
| RD1-score04=1
| RD1-seed05= 4
| RD1-team05= Sam Houston State
| RD1-score05=3
| RD1-seed06=2
| RD1-team06=Texas
| RD1-score06=13
| RD1-seed07= 1
| RD1-team07={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Texas A&M Aggies|title=Texas A&M}}
| RD1-score07=15
| RD1-seed08= 4
| RD1-team08= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=UIC Flames|title=UIC}}
| RD1-score08=1
| RD1-seed09= 3
| RD1-team09= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}}
| RD1-score09=9
| RD1-seed10= 2
| RD1-team10= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Dallas Baptist Patriots|title=Dallas Baptist}}
| RD1-score10=5
| RD1-seed11=4
| RD1-team11=UIC
| RD1-score11=9
| RD1-seed12=2
| RD1-team12=Dallas Baptist
| RD1-score12=5
| RD2-seed01= 1
| RD2-team01=Rice
| RD2-score01=11
| RD2-seed02=3
| RD2-team02=St. John's
| RD2-score02=2
| RD2-seed03=2
| RD2-team03=Texas
| RD2-score03=4
| RD2-seed04=3
| RD2-team04=St. John's
| RD2-score04=3
| RD2-seed05=1
| RD2-team05=Texas A&M
| RD2-score05=22
| RD2-seed06=3
| RD2-team06=Houston
| RD2-score06=4
| RD2-seed07=4
| RD2-team07=UIC
| RD2-score07=11
| RD2-seed08=3
| RD2-team08=Houston
| RD2-score08=1411
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Rice
| RD3-score01-1=7
| RD3-score01-2=—
| RD3-seed02=2
| RD3-team02=Texas
| RD3-score02-1=4
| RD3-score02-2=—
| RD3-seed03=1
| RD3-team03=Texas A&M
| RD3-score03-1=3
| RD3-score03-2=13
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04=Houston
| RD3-score04-1=4
| RD3-score04-2=5
| RD4-seed01=6
| RD4-team01=Rice
| RD4-score01-1=9
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=—
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Texas A&M
| RD4-score02-1=7
| RD4-score02-2=5
| RD4-score02-3=—
}}
==Tempe Super Regional==
Hosted by Arizona State at Packard Stadium
{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-Double
| sets=1/1/2/3| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Regional finals
| RD4=Super regionals
| RD2-group1=Long Beach Regional – Blair Field
| RD2-group2=Tempe Regional – Packard Stadium
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Long Beach State Dirtbags|title=Long Beach State}}
| RD1-score01=3
| RD1-seed02=4
| RD1-team02=Fresno State
| RD1-score02=7
| RD1-seed03=3
| RD1-team03={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}}
| RD1-score03=0
| RD1-seed04=2
| RD1-team04={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=San Diego Toreros|title=San Diego}}
| RD1-score04=5
| RD1-seed05=1
| RD1-team05=Long Beach State
| RD1-score05=9
| RD1-seed06=3
| RD1-team06=California
| RD1-score06=2
| RD1-seed07=1
| RD1-team07={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}
| RD1-score07=9
| RD1-seed08=4
| RD1-team08= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Stony Brook Seawolves|title=Stony Brook}}
| RD1-score08=7
| RD1-seed09=3
| RD1-team09= {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}}
| RD1-score09=8
| RD1-seed10=2
| RD1-team10= Vanderbilt
| RD1-score10=5
| RD1-seed11=4
| RD1-team11=Stony Brook
| RD1-score11=4
| RD1-seed12=2
| RD1-team12=Vanderbilt
| RD1-score12=9
| RD2-seed01=4
| RD2-team01=Fresno State
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-seed02=2
| RD2-team02=San Diego
| RD2-score02=0
| RD2-seed03=1
| RD2-team03=Long Beach State
| RD2-score03=1
| RD2-seed04=2
| RD2-team04=San Diego
| RD2-score04=5
| RD2-seed05=1
| RD2-team05=Arizona State
| RD2-score05=15
| RD2-seed06=3
| RD2-team06=Oklahoma
| RD2-score06=3
| RD2-seed07=2
| RD2-team07=Vanderbilt
| RD2-score07=10
| RD2-seed08=3
| RD2-team08=Oklahoma
| RD2-score08=11
| RD3-seed01=4
| RD3-team01=Fresno State
| RD3-score01-1=1
| RD3-score01-2=5
| RD3-seed02=2
| RD3-team02=San Diego
| RD3-score02-1=15
| RD3-score02-2=1
| RD3-seed03=1
| RD3-team03=Arizona State
| RD3-score03-1=12
| RD3-score03-2=—
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04=Oklahoma
| RD3-score04-1=0
| RD3-score04-2=—
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Fresno State
| RD4-score01-1=4
| RD4-score01-2=8
| RD4-score01-3=12
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02=Arizona State
| RD4-score02-1=12
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=9
}}
College World Series
=Participants=
class="wikitable"
! School !! Conference !! Record (conference) !! Head coach !! CWS appearances !! Best CWS finish !! CWS record | ||||||
align=center | ACC | 54–12 (24–6) | Mike Martin | 18 (last: 2000) | 2nd (1970, 1986, 1999) | 25–36 |
align=center | WAC | 42–29 (21–11) | Mike Batesole | 3 (last: 1991) | 3rd (1959) | 4–6 |
align=center
| Georgia | SEC | 41–23–1 (20–9–1) | David Perno | 5 (last: 2006) | 1st (1990) | 6–9 |
align=center
| LSU | SEC | 48–17–1 (18–11–1) | Paul Mainieri | 13 (last: 2004) | 1st (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000) | 29–17 |
align=center | ACC | 52–9 (23–5) | Jim Morris | 22 (last: 2006) | 1st (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) | 46–36 |
align=center | ACC | 51–12 (22–7) | Mike Fox | 6 (last: 2007) | 2nd (2006, 2007) | 10–13 |
align=center
| {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}} | C-USA | 47–13 (21–3) | Wayne Graham | 6 (last: 2008) | 1st (2003) | 10–11 |
align=center
| Stanford | Pac-10 | 39–22–2 (14–10) | Mark Marquess | 15 (last: 2003) | 1st (1987, 1988) | 38–27 |
=Bracket=
| sets=1/1/2/3|
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=Miami (FL)
| RD1-score01=4
| RD1-seed02=8
| RD1-team02=Georgia
| RD1-score02=7
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Stanford
| RD1-score03=16
| RD1-seed04=4
| RD1-team04=Florida State
| RD1-score04=5
| RD1-seed05=1
| RD1-team05=Miami (FL)
| RD1-score05=7
| RD1-seed06=4
| RD1-team06=Florida State
| RD1-score06=5
| RD1-seed07=2
| RD1-team07=North Carolina
| RD1-score07=8
| RD1-seed08=7
| RD1-team08=LSU
| RD1-score08=4
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=Fresno State
| RD1-score09=17
| RD1-seed10=6
| RD1-team10={{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}}
| RD1-score10=5
| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-team11=LSU
| RD1-score11=6
| RD1-seed12=6
| RD1-team12=Rice
| RD1-score12=5
| RD2-seed01=8
| RD2-team01=Georgia
| RD2-score01=4
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Stanford
| RD2-score02=3
| RD2-seed03=1
| RD2-team03=Miami (FL)
| RD2-score03=3
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Stanford
| RD2-score04=8
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=North Carolina
| RD2-score05=3
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Fresno State
| RD2-score06=5
| RD2-seed07=7
| RD2-team07=LSU
| RD2-score07=3
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08=North Carolina
| RD2-score08=7
| RD3-seed01=8
| RD3-team01=Georgia
| RD3-score01-1=10
| RD3-score01-2=—
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Stanford
| RD3-score02-1=8
| RD3-score02-2=—
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Fresno State
| RD3-score03-1=3
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04=North Carolina
| RD3-score04-1=4
| RD3-score04-2=1
| RD4-seed01=8
| RD4-team01=Georgia
| RD4-score01-1=7
| RD4-score01-2=10
| RD4-score01-3=1
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Fresno State
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score02-2=19
| RD4-score02-3=6
}}
=Championship series=
==Monday, June 23==
===Game 14, 6:00 PM===
{{Linescore
|Road=Fresno State (3–2), (0–1)|RoadAbr=Fresno
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=2|H6=0|H7=0|H8=4|H9=x|HR=7|HH=10|HE=1
|Home=#8 Georgia (4–0), (1–0)|HomeAbr=UGA
|R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=3|R9=0|RR=6|RH=7|RE=0
|RSP=Sean Bonesteele (2–2)|HSP=Trevor Holder (8–4)|WP= Will Harvil (1–1)|LP= Brandon Burke (4–5)|SV=Joshua Fields (18)
|RoadHR=Steve Detwiler (10; 2 runs, 0 outs, top of 5th), Tommy Mendonca (18; Solo, 2 out, top of 8th), Jordan Ribera (5; Solo, 0 out, top of 3rd)|HomeHR=Gordon Beckham (27; 2 runs, 0 out, bottom 8th)|HRH=yes
|}}
==Tuesday, June 24==
===Game 15, 6:35 PM===
{{Linescore
|Road=#8 Georgia (4–1), (1–1)|RoadAbr=UGA
|R1=3|R2=1|R3=1|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=4|R8=0|R9=0|RR=10|RH=15|RE=0
|Home=Fresno State (4–2), (1–1)|HomeAbr=Fresno
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=6|H4=5|H5=4|H6=0|H7=3|H8=1|H9=x|HR=19|HH=19|HE=3
|RSP=Nick Montgomery (4–2)|HSP=Justin Miller (6–4)|WP=Holden Sprague (6–2)|LP=Stephen Dodson (5–5)|SV=Jake Hower (1)
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=Tommy Mendonca (19; 3 runs, 2 out, bottom 3rd), Steve Susdorf (13; 2 runs, 1 out, bottom 5th)|HRH=yes
|}}
==Wednesday, June 25==
===Game 16, 6:00 PM===
{{Linescore
|Road=Fresno State (5–2), (2–1)|HomeAbr=UGA
|R1=0|R2=2|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=3|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=6|RH=8|RE=4
|Home=#8 Georgia (4–2), (1–2)|RoadAbr=Fresno
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=0|HR=1|HH=6|HE=2
|RSP=Justin Wilson (8–5)|HSP=Nathan Moreau (4–3)|WP=Justin Wilson (9–5)|LP=Nathan Moreau (4–4)|SV=
|RoadHR=Steve Detwiler (11; 2 runs, 1 out, top 2nd), Steve Detwiler (12; 3 runs, 2 out, top 6th)|HomeHR=Gordon Beckham (28; Solo, 0 out, bottom 8th)|HRH=yes
|}}
=All-Tournament Team=
The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
class="wikitable" style=text-align:center | ||
Position | Player | School |
---|---|---|
rowspan=2| P | Alex White | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|border=0}}|{{color|white|North Carolina}} |
Justin Wilson | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|border=0}}|Fresno State | |
C | Jason Castro | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Stanford Cardinal|border=0}}|Stanford |
1B | Dustin Ackley | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|border=0}}|{{color|white|North Carolina}} |
2B | Erik Wetzel | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|border=0}}|Fresno State |
3B | Tommy Mendonca (MOP) | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|border=0}}|Fresno State |
SS | Gordon Beckham | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Georgia Bulldogs|border=0}}|Georgia |
rowspan=3| OF | Tim Fedroff | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|border=0}}|{{color|white|North Carolina}} |
Steve Susdorf | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|border=0}}|Fresno State | |
Steve Detwiler | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|border=0}}|Fresno State | |
DH | Ryan Peisel | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Georgia Bulldogs|border=0}}|Georgia |
Record by conference
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
scope="col" |Conference
! scope="col" |# of Bids ! scope="col" |Record ! scope="col" |Win % ! scope="col" |RF ! scope="col" |SR ! scope="col" |WS ! scope="col" |NS ! scope="col" |CS ! scope="col" |NC |
---|
scope="row"| WAC
| 1 | 10–4 | {{winpct|10|4}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
scope="row"| SEC
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scope="row"| Conference USA
| 5 | 14–10 | {{winpct|14|10}} | 5 | 1 | 1 | {{sort|0|–}} | {{sort|0|–}} | {{sort|0|–}} |
scope="row"| Big West
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scope="row"|Big 12
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scope="row"| MVC
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scope="row"| Big South
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scope="row"| WCC
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scope="row"| Colonial
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scope="row"| Big East
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scope="row"| Sun Belt
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The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the regional finals, super regionals, College World Series teams, national semifinals, championship series, and national champion.
Tournament notes
- Oregon State was not invited to the NCAA tournament, marking the first time since 1991 that the defending champion did not return to the following year's tourney (Georgia).
- Clemson was not invited to the NCAA tournament, breaking a streak of consecutive appearances for the Tigers that dated back to the 1987 season.
- Dallas Baptist made its first appearance. DBU was the first independent institution to qualify for the Division I tourney (other than Miami (Fla.), which kept an independent schedule during its years in the Big East) since Cal State Northridge did so in 1992.
- Michigan was the only non-#1-seed selected to host a regional, forcing #1 seed Arizona to play an away regional, as the NCAA organizing committee said it was trying to maintain geographical balance with the host sites.{{Cite web |url=http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/240824 |title=Registration Required |access-date=2008-05-27 |archive-date=2008-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528003730/http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/240824 |url-status=dead }}
=Round 1=
- Four No. 1 seeded regional host schools, out of 16 total, lost first-round games to No. 4 seeds:
- Georgia 7, Lipscomb 10
- Stanford 2, UC Davis 4
- Florida St. 0, Bucknell 7
- Long Beach St. 3, Fresno State 7
- Five No. 3 seeds upset No. 2 seeds in the opening round.
=Round 2=
- Fresno State was the only #4 seed to register wins in the first two rounds of the tournament.
- Tulane was the only #3 seed to register wins in the first two rounds of the tournament.
- 9 of the 16 #1 seeds registered wins in the first two rounds of the tournament.
=Super regionals=
- Six of the eight national seeds advanced to the College World Series. Only #3 seed Arizona State and #5 seed Cal State Fullerton were unable to make it past super regionals.
- Fresno State became the first team in the history of the NCAA tournament to make it to the College World Series as a #4 regional seed.
=CWS records tied or broken=
- Most runs scored in an inning: 11 (tied)(Stanford, 9th inning, Game 1 against Florida State)
- Most runners left on base in a nine-inning game: 17 (tied) (Florida State, Game 5 against Miami)
- Most doubles hit by a player: 3 (tied) by Rich Poythress Georgia against Stanford, Game 11.
- Most losses by a team who won the College World Series: 31 (Fresno State)
- Lowest seed to win the College World Series: #4 regional seed, #89 RPI (Fresno State)
Television/radio/online coverage
=Regionals=
- During the regionals, ESPNU showed games from Coral Gables (Karl Ravech and Barry Larkin) and Fullerton (Kyle Peterson), with Mike Gleason and Will Kimmey in the Charlotte ESPNU studios.
- CBS College Sports Network was not originally scheduled to show any games, as in years past. However, it aired Nebraska's Friday and Saturday games through a simulcast with Nebraska Educational Telecommunications.
- The Baton Rouge regional was shown regionally on Cox Sports Television, the Athens regional on Comcast Sports Southeast/Charter Sports Southeast, and the final two days of the Tallahassee regional aired on Sun Sports.
=Super regionals=
- All super-regional games were shown on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU on television and ESPN360 through online streaming video. Announcers included Karl Ravech, Pam Ward, Dave Ryan, Brian Jordan, Robin Ventura, and Kyle Peterson.
Mike Gleason and Will Kimmey made up the studio team (in Bristol, Connecticut) for both regional and super-regional rounds.
=College World Series=
- All College World Series games were shown on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPN Classic on television and ESPN360 through online streaming video.
- Westwood One broadcast all CWS championship series games on radio. Participating institutions were allowed local broadcast rights in the earlier rounds, and games were also available on XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio.
References
{{Reflist}}
See also
External links
- [https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=3412793 Schedule, results, and game times] at ESPN
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