1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

1994 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season	1994
Teams	48
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium; Omaha, NE;
Champions	Oklahoma (2nd title)
Runner-up	Georgia Tech (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Larry Cochell (1st title)
MOP	Chip Glass (Oklahoma)
	← 1993 ; NCAA Division I Baseball Championship; 1995 →;

The 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1994 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 eighth 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-eighth tournament's champion was Oklahoma, coached by Larry Cochell. The Most Outstanding Player was Chip Glass of Oklahoma.

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. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic I Regional at Coral Gables, FL


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



1	Miami (FL)	17

6	Rider	4	1	Miami (FL)	4

			3	Kent State	1

2	Florida	8				1	Miami (FL)	11

5	West Virginia	7				4	Minnesota	3

			2	Florida	2							1	Miami (FL)	10	—

			4	Minnesota	12							2	Florida	6	—

3	Kent State	6							4	Minnesota	1

4	Minnesota	11				2	Florida	12	2	Florida	4

			6	Rider	7	5	West Virginia	8

			5	West Virginia	19

Atlantic II Regional at Tallahassee, FL


First round			Second round			Third round			Final



			1	Ohio State	6

			3	Kansas	20
1	Ohio State	6				3	Kansas	3

6	BYU	1				6	BYU	8
			6	BYU	8

			5	Central Michigan	6
2	Florida State	8							6	BYU	1	—

5	Central Michigan	6							2	Florida State	7	—
			2	Florida State	5

			4	Jacksonville	1
3	Kansas	2				2	Florida State	5

4	Jacksonville	7				4	Jacksonville	1
			1	Ohio State	5

			4	Jacksonville	6

Central Regional at Austin, TX


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



1	Oklahoma	10

6	Arkansas State	3	1	Oklahoma	10

			4	Stanford	4

2	Nevada	11				1	Oklahoma	15

5	UTSA	8				3	Texas	4

			2	Nevada	6							1	Oklahoma	6	—

			3	Texas	16							3	Texas	3	—

3	Texas	8							3	Texas	9

4	Stanford	4				2	Nevada	2	6	Arkansas State	4

			6	Arkansas State	10	6	Arkansas State	4

			5	UTSA	5

East Regional at Clemson, SC


First round			Second round			Third round			Final



			1	Clemson	1

			4	Notre Dame	8
1	Clemson	5				4	Notre Dame	5

6	The Citadel	1				6	The Citadel	1
			6	The Citadel	4

			5	Virginia Tech	3
2	Auburn	7							4	Notre Dame	0	—

5	Virginia Tech	0							2	Auburn	8	—
			2	Auburn	11*

			3	Old Dominion	8*
3	Old Dominion	9				2	Auburn	11

4	Notre Dame	5				1	Clemson	5
			1	Clemson	6

			3	Old Dominion	1

Mideast Regional at Knoxville, TN


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



1	Tennessee	9

6	Northeastern	6	1	Tennessee	6

			4	Western Carolina	4

2	NC State	12				1	Tennessee	5

5	Wright State	14				3	Arizona State	10

			5	Wright State	4							3	Arizona State	5*	—

			3	Arizona State	7							1	Tennessee	4*	—

3	Arizona State	8							1	Tennessee	15

4	Western Carolina	6				5	Wright State	6	2	North Carolina State	4

			6	Northeastern	2	2	North Carolina State	10

			2	North Carolina State	5

Midwest I Regional at Stillwater, OK


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



			1	Oklahoma State	4

			4	Memphis	12
1	Oklahoma State	8				4	Memphis	14

6	Illinois State	2				5	Northwestern State	9	4	Memphis	5
			6	Illinois State	2
									2	Cal State Fullerton	12
			5	Northwestern State	8
2	Cal State Fullerton	11
												2	Cal State Fullerton	6¹⁰
5	Northwestern State	3
			2	Cal State Fullerton	4							1	Oklahoma State	5

			3	TCU	1
3	TCU	11				2	Cal State Fullerton	11

4	Memphis	3				1	Oklahoma State	13
			1	Oklahoma State	10

			3	TCU	8

Midwest II Regional at Wichita, KS


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



1	Georgia Tech	7

6	Connecticut	0	1	Georgia Tech	13

			3	Wichita State	1

2	Long Beach State	4				1	Georgia Tech	6

5	Washington	10				5	Washington	2

			5	Washington	11							1	Georgia Tech	9*	18

			4	Santa Clara	5							5	Washington	12*	7

3	Wichita State	1							5	Washington	6

4	Santa Clara	2				4	Santa Clara	3	2	Long Beach State	2

			6	Connecticut	9	2	Long Beach State	6

			2	Long Beach State	16

South Regional at Baton Rouge, LA


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



1	LSU	10

6	SE Louisiana	6	1	LSU	6

			4	Fresno State	2

2	Southern California	19				1	LSU	6

5	UNC Greensboro	3				2	Southern California	2

			2	Southern California	5							1	LSU	12	—

			3	Tulane	0							2	Southern California	10	—

3	Tulane	7							2	Southern California	25

4	Fresno State	5				3	Tulane	1	5	UNC Greensboro	9

			6	SE Louisiana	12	5	UNC Greensboro	4

			5	UNC Greensboro	22

College World Series

Participants

Seeding	School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
1	Miami (FL)	n/a	48–12 (n/a)	Jim Morris	12 (last: 1992)	1st (1982, 1985)	26–21
2	Georgia Tech	ACC	47–16 (16–8)	Danny Hall	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
3	LSU	SEC	46–18 (21–6)	Skip Bertman	6 (last: 1993)	1st (1991, 1993)	15–9
4	Oklahoma	Big 8	46–17 (21–9)	Larry Cochell	7 (last: 1992)	1st (1951)	10–12
5	Auburn	SEC	44–19 (16–13)	Hal Baird	2 (last: 1976)	4th (1967)	2–4
6	Florida State	ACC	52–20 (14–9)	Mike Martin	12 (last: 1992)	2nd (1970, 1986)	16–24
7	Cal State Fullerton	Big West	45–14 (15–5)	Augie Garrido	7 (last: 1992)	1st (1979, 1984)	16–12
8	Arizona State	Pac-10	43–16 (20–10)	Jim Brock	16 (last: 1993)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)	50–27

Results

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

2	Georgia Tech	2

7	Cal State Fullerton	0
			2	Georgia Tech	12

			6	Florida State	4
6	Florida State	6

3	LSU	3
						2	Georgia Tech	3	—

						7	Cal State Fullerton	2	—
7	Cal State Fullerton	20

3	LSU	6
			7	Cal State Fullerton	10

			6	Florida State	3



										2	Georgia Tech	5

										4	Oklahoma	13
8	Arizona State	4

1	Miami (FL)	0
			8	Arizona State	3

			4	Oklahoma	4
4	Oklahoma	5

5	Auburn	4
						4	Oklahoma	6	—

						8	Arizona State	1	—
1	Miami (FL)	7

5	Auburn	5
			1	Miami (FL)	5

			8	Arizona State	9

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 3	Game 1	Georgia Tech	2–0	Cal State Fullerton
June 3	Game 2	Florida State	6–3	LSU
June 4	Game 3	Arizona State	4–0	Miami (FL)
June 4	Game 4	Oklahoma	5–4	Auburn
June 5	Game 5	Georgia Tech	12–4 (10 innings)	Florida State
June 5	Game 6	Cal State Fullerton	20–6	LSU	LSU eliminated
June 6	Game 7	Miami (FL)	7–5	Auburn	Auburn eliminated
June 6	Game 8	Oklahoma	4–3 (11 innings)	Arizona State
June 7	Game 9	Cal State Fullerton	10–3	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
June 7	Game 10	Arizona State	9–5	Miami (FL)	Miami (FL) eliminated
June 8	Game 11	Georgia Tech	3–2 (12 innings)	Cal State Fullerton	Cal State Fullerton eliminated
June 9	Game 12	Oklahoma	6–1	Arizona State	Arizona State eliminated
June 11	Final	Oklahoma	13–5	Georgia Tech	Oklahoma wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	School
P	Mark Redman	Oklahoma
P	Brad Rigby	Georgia Tech
C	Jason Varitek	Georgia Tech
1B	Ryan Minor	Oklahoma
2B	Rick Gutierrez	Oklahoma
3B	Antone Williamson	Arizona State
SS	Nomar Garciaparra	Georgia Tech
OF	Chip Glass (MOP)	Oklahoma
	Mark Kotsay	Cal State Fullerton
	Darvin Traylor	Oklahoma
DH	Todd Walker	LSU

Notable players

Arizona State: Jacob Cruz, Cody McKay, Antone Williamson
Auburn: Mark Bellhorn
Cal State Fullerton: Jeremy Giambi, Bret Hemphill, Mark Kotsay, Dante Powell
Florida State: Jonathan Johnson, Doug Mientkiewicz, Paul Wilson, Steven Morgan
Georgia Tech: Nomar Garciaparra, Jay Payton, Brad Rigby, Jason Varitek
LSU: Russ Johnson, Brett Laxton, Warren Morris, Todd Walker, Ed Yarnall
Miami (FL): Alex Cora, Danny Graves, Mike Metcalfe, Jay Tessmer
Oklahoma: Steve Connelly, Damon Minor, Ryan Minor, Russ Ortiz, Mark Redman

References

^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

[NCAA-1] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

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