The 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was held from May 29 through June 24, 2009 and is part of the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 25, 2009. 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.
| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 64 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | LSU (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Texas (33rd CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Paul Mainieri (1st title) |
| MOP | Jared Mitchell (LSU) |
The 2009 tournament culminated with 8 teams advancing to the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, beginning on June 13.
Bids
editAutomatic bids
editConference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.
| School | Conference | Record (Conf) | Berth | Last NCAA appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton | America East | 29–20 (13–7) | Won AmEast Tourney | First appearance |
| Virginia | ACC | 43–12–1 (16–11–1) | Won ACC Tourney | 2008 (Fullerton Regional) |
| Jacksonville | A-Sun | 35–20 (19–11) | Won A-Sun Tourney | 2007 (Chapel Hill Regional) |
| Xavier | Atlantic 10 | 37–19 (18–9) | Won A-10 Tourney | First appearance |
| Louisville | Big East | 44–15 (19–7) | Won Big East Tourney | 2008 (Athens Regional) |
| Coastal Carolina | Big South | 46–14 (21–5) | Won Big South Tourney | 2008 (Cary Super Regional) |
| Indiana | Big Ten | 32–25 (16–7) | Won Big Ten Tourney | 1996 (Midwest Regional) |
| Texas | Big 12 | 41–13–1 (17–9–1) | Won Big 12 Tourney | 2008 (Houston Regional) |
| UC Irvine | Big West | 43–13 (22–2) | Won Big West | 2008 (Baton Rouge Super Regional) |
| Georgia State | Colonial Athletic | 39–20 (12–9) | Won CAA Tourney | First appearance |
| Rice | Conference USA | 39–15 (16–8) | Won C-USA Tourney | 2008 (College World Series) |
| Wright State | Horizon | 33–28 (14–12) | Won Horizon Tourney | 2006 (Corvallis Regional) |
| Dartmouth | Ivy League | 27–16 (16–4) | Won Ivy championship series | 1987 (Northeast Regional) |
| Marist | Metro Atlantic | 31–26 (15–9) | Won MAAC Tourney | 2005 (Baton Rouge Regional) |
| Kent State | Mid-American | 42–15 (17–9) | Won MAC Tourney | 2007 (Columbia, Missouri Regional) |
| Bethune–Cookman | MEAC | 32–26 (16–2) | Won MEAC Tourney | 2008 (Coral Gables Regional) |
| Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 30–25 (11–7) | Won MVC Tourney | 2008 (Stillwater Regional) |
| Utah | Mountain West | 26–29 (8–16) | Won MWC Tourney | 1960 (District 7) |
| Monmouth | Northeast | 32–23 (15–11) | Won NEC Tourney | 2007 (Tempe Regional) |
| Tennessee Tech | Ohio Valley | 30–22 (10–11) | Won OVC Tourney | 2001 (Knoxville Regional) |
| Arizona State | Pacific-10 | 44–12 (21–6) | Won Pac-10 | 2008 (Tempe Super Regional) |
| Army | Patriot League | 31–18 (13–7) | Won Patriot Tourney | 2005 (Tallahassee Regional) |
| LSU | SEC | 46–16 (20–10) | Won SEC tournament | 2008 (College World Series) |
| Georgia Southern | Southern | 42–15 (20–8) | Won SoCon Tourney | 2002 (Clemson Regional) |
| Sam Houston State | Southland | 36–22 (18–14) | Won Southland Tourney | 2008 (Houston Regional) |
| Oral Roberts | Summit | 31–13 (16–2) | Won Summit Tourney | 2008 (Baton Rouge Regional) |
| Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | 43–16 (21–8) | Won SBC Tourney | 2003 (Starkville Regional) |
| Southern | SWAC | 30–15 (17–6) | Won SWAC Tourney | 2005 (New Orleans Regional) |
| Fresno State | WAC | 32–28 (12–12) | Won WAC Tourney | 2008 (College World Series) |
| Gonzaga | WCC | 35–16 (14–7) | Won WCC championship series | 1981 (West Regional) |
Bids by conference
editNational seeds
editBold indicates CWS participant.
- Texas (41-13-1)
- Cal State Fullerton (42–14)
- LSU (46–16)
- North Carolina (42–16)
- Arizona State (44–12)
- UC Irvine (43–13)
- Oklahoma (41–18)
- Florida (42-22)
Regionals and super regionals
editRegional schedule
editRegional rounds were held Friday, May 29 through Monday, June 1. Each regional followed a double elimination format, with 2 games each played on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and one on Monday when needed.
| Day | Game | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Fri. 5/29/09 | 1 | 2/3 or 1/4 (host choice) |
| 2 | 2/3 or 1/4 (host choice) | |
| Sat. 5/30/09 | 3 | Loser Games 1 & 2 |
| 4 | Winner Games 1 & 2 | |
| Sun. 5/31/09 | 5 | Winner Game 3 vs Loser Game 4 |
| 6 | Winner Games 4 & 5 | |
| Mon. 6/1/09 | 7 | if needed, only if winner of game 5 wins game 6 |
Super Regional Schedule
editBest-of-three super regionals were held Friday, June 5 through Monday, June 8. Four series were played Friday-Sunday and four series were played Saturday-Monday with the final day in each grouping if necessary.
Brackets
editBold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.
Austin Super Regional
editHosted by Texas at UFCU Disch–Falk Field
| Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Army | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 325[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston College | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston College | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 14 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Regional – UFCU Disch–Falk Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Army | 10 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Army | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Army | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston College | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 10 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | TCU | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | TCU | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oregon State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oregon State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas A&M | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | TCU | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Worth Regional – Lupton Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oregon State | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas A&M | 611 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas A&M | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oregon State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
- ^ The second round game between Texas and Boston College went 25 innings, the longest game in NCAA History.
Gainesville Super Regional
editHosted by Florida at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
| Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bethune–Cookman | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jacksonville | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida | 16 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gainesville Regional – Alfred A. McKethan Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bethune–Cookman | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jacksonville | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jacksonville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Florida | 7 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 9 | 7 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgia State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern Miss | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern Miss | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elon | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern Miss | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta Regional – Russ Chandler Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgia State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tempe Super Regional
editHosted by Arizona State at Packard Stadium
| Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona State | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kent State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cal Poly | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona State | 8 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tempe Regional – Packard Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kent State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cal Poly | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kent State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona State | 7 | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tennessee Tech | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson Regional – Doug Kingsmore Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Clemson | 15 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tennessee Tech | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tennessee Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Clemson | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chapel Hill Super Regional
editHosted by North Carolina at Boshamer Stadium
| Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dartmouth | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kansas | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 12 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chapel Hill Regional – Boshamer Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kansas | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dartmouth | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kansas | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kansas | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Carolina | 10 | 9 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 1 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Binghamton | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Greenville Regional – Clark-LeClair Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 1010 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Binghamton | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Binghamton | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fullerton Super Regional
editHosted by Cal State Fullerton at Goodwin Field
| Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gonzaga | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gonzaga | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 16 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fullerton Regional – Goodwin Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gonzaga | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal State Fullerton | 12 | 11 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 0 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville Regional – Jim Patterson Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tallahassee Super Regional
editHosted by Florida State at Dick Howser Stadium
| Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wichita State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas | 11 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Regional – L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma | 0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wichita State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 7 | 9 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 2 | 8 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marist | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 37[a] | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tallahassee Regional – Dick Howser Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 6 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marist | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
- ^ The 37 runs scored by Florida State in the Tallahassee Regional championship were the most scored by a team in NCAA tournament history.
Oxford Super Regional
editHosted by Ole Miss at Swayze Field
| Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Irvine | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fresno State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Irvine | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Virginia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Diego State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Virginia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Virginia | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Irvine Regional – Anteater Ballpark | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Irvine | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fresno State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Diego State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Diego State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Irvine | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ole Miss | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Monmouth | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ole Miss | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ole Miss | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oxford Regional – Swayze Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Monmouth | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Baton Rouge Super Regional
editHosted by LSU at Alex Box Stadium
| Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Baylor | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Baylor | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 10 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Baton Rouge Regional – Alex Box Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Baylor | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | LSU | 12 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 9 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rice | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rice | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kansas State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Xavier | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kansas State | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kansas State | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Regional – Reckling Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rice | 8 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Xavier | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Xavier | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rice | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
College World Series
editParticipants
edit| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | Best CWS finish | CWS record Not including this year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 49–12 (21–6) | Pat Murphy | 20 (last: 2007) |
1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) |
59–34 |
| Arkansas | SEC | 39–22 (14–15) | Dave van Horn | 5 (last: 2004) |
2nd (1979) |
7–10 |
| Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 47–14 (17–7) | Dave Serrano | 15 (last: 2007) |
1st (1979, 1984, 1995, 2004) |
34–25 |
| LSU | SEC | 51–16 (20–10) | Paul Mainieri | 14 (last: 2008) |
1st (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000) |
30–19 |
| North Carolina | ACC | 47–16 (19–10) | Mike Fox | 7 (last: 2008) |
2nd (2006, 2007) |
13–15 |
| Southern Miss | C-USA | 40–24 (12–12) | Corky Palmer | 0 (last: none) |
none | 0–0 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 46–14–1 (17–9–1) | Augie Garrido | 32 (last: 2005) |
1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005) |
78–53 |
| Virginia | ACC | 48–13–1 (16–11–1) | Brian O'Connor | 0 (last: none) |
none | 0–0 |
Bracket
edit| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | LSU | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | LSU | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | LSU | 14 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal State Fullerton | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 4* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | LSU | 711 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona State | 5* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Carolina | 2* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona State | 3 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Carolina | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Carolina | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona State | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Championship series
editGame 1
edit| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Matty Ott LP: Brandon Workman Attendance: 23,019 Notes: First time since 2003 that a MCWS Final Series game went into extra innings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
edit| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Taylor Jungmann LP: Austin Ross Attendance: 21,871 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
edit| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Anthony Ranaudo LP: Brandon Workman Attendance: 19,986 Notes: LSU wins its 6th College World Series. LSU coach Paul Mainieri wins the first national championship of his career. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
| P | Taylor Jungmann | Texas |
| Anthony Ranaudo | LSU | |
| C | Cameron Rupp | Texas |
| 1B | Dustin Ackley | North Carolina |
| 2B | DJ LeMahieu | LSU |
| 3B | Kyle Seager | North Carolina |
| SS | Tyler Cannon | Virginia |
| OF | Jared Mitchell (MOP) | LSU |
| Ryan Schimpf | LSU | |
| Kole Calhoun | Arizona State | |
| DH | Russell Moldenhauer | Texas |
Record by conference
edit| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | RF | SR | WS | NS | CS | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern | 8 | 30–16 | .652 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Big 12 | 8 | 20–17 | .541 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 10–6 | .625 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Atlantic Coast | 7 | 25–16 | .610 | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Conference USA | 3 | 13–9 | .591 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Big West | 3 | 7–6 | .538 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mountain West | 3 | 7–6 | .538 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Big East | 1 | 3–3 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Big Ten | 3 | 4–6 | .400 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sun Belt | 2 | 4–4 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southern | 2 | 1–4 | .200 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colonial | 2 | 0–4 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southland | 2 | 0–4 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 17 | 11–34 | .244 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the regional finals, super regionals, College World Series, national semifinals, championship series, and national champion.
Tournament notes
editRound 1
edit- All 16 No. 1 seeds won their first-round games for the second time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1999; thus no No. 4 was able to win their first-round game.
- Seven No. 3 seeds won their first-round games in upsets.
Round 2
edit- Fresno State, the champions of the 2008 NCAA College World Series, was eliminated in the Irvine Regional after losing to UC Irvine and San Diego State.
- Texas defeated Boston College 3–2 in 25 innings, which broke the record of the longest game in NCAA baseball history lasting more than seven hours.
- Two National-seeds lost in round two: #6 UC Irvine and #7 Oklahoma.
- Four No. 2 seeds advanced to the Regional finals with a 2–0 record.
- Three No. 2 seeds (Alabama, Georgia Southern and Texas State) were eliminated from the tournament after going 0–2.
- Two No. 3 seeds (Southern Miss and Oklahoma State) advanced to the Regional finals with a 2–0 record.
- Five No. 4 seeds registered a win in their opening game in the losers bracket.
Regional finals
edit- Florida State sets NCAA postseason records with 37 runs, 38 hits and 66 total bases in a blowout win over Ohio State, 37–6.
- Two No. 4 seeds advanced to the Regional finals: Army and Utah.
- Two National-seeds failed to advance to the Super regionals: #6 UC Irvine and #7 Oklahoma.
- The only non-No. 1 seeds to advance to the Super regionals were Arkansas, Southern Miss, and Virginia.
- No team which lost its opening round game was able to come back and win its Regional. Vanderbilt, the No. 3 seed in the Louisville Regional, was the only team to lose its opener and come back to force a decisive second game in the regional final. The Commodores lost to No. 2 seed Middle Tennessee in the opening round before winning three consecutive elimination games against No. 4 seed Indiana, a rematch with MT and host Louisville before falling to the Cardinals the next night.
Super regionals
edit- No. 2 seed Arkansas, No. 2 seed Virginia, and No. 3 seed Southern Miss became the ninth, tenth, and eleventh teams respectively in NCAA history to advance to the College World Series without playing a game at their home park.
- Arkansas became the third team since the tournament expanded in 1999 to reach the CWS by going undefeated (5–0) on the road in both Regionals and Super regionals, joining Southern California in 2000 and UC Irvine in 2007.
- No. 2 seed Virginia advanced to the first College World Series in school history by winning the Oxford Super Regional 2–1.
- No. 3 seed Southern Miss advanced to the first College World Series in school history by winning the Gainesville Super Regional 2–0.
- Three of the 8 national seeds failed to make it to the CWS.
College World Series
edit- 2009 was the 17th consecutive year the SEC fielded a team in the CWS.
- Both Virginia and Southern Miss played in their first College World Series in school history.
- Only two teams from the 2008 CWS, LSU and North Carolina, returned for 2009.
- 2009 marked the first time in six seasons that a top-eight national seed won the title.
- LSU played for the championship for the first time since 2000, and it was the first time LSU has appeared in the best of 3 championship series.
CWS records broken
edit- All-time hits by a player: 28 by Dustin Ackley of UNC, broken against Southern Miss in game 7[1]
- Pitchers used in a single game by one team (tied): 8 by Arkansas in game 11[2]
- Pitchers used in a single game by both teams (tied): 13 by LSU and Arkansas in game 11[2]
- Career games played: 21 by Garrett Gore of North Carolina, broken against Arizona St. in game 10
- Most wild pitches in a single-game: 4 by Matt Harvey of North Carolina, broken against Arizona St. in game 10
- Home runs in a College World Series: 4 by Russell Moldenhauer of Texas, tied the record against LSU in game 2 of the finals.
- Attendance Record: 336,076, previous record set in 2008 of 330,099
- Combined home runs in the Championship Finals: 12, previous record of 9 set in 2008.
Television/radio/online coverage
editRegionals
edit- ESPNU broadcast every game from both the Tallahassee and Irvine Regionals.
- Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast broadcast every game from the Clemson Regional.
- Cox Sports (Louisiana) broadcast every game from the Baton Rouge Regional.
- Sun Sports broadcast selected games from the Gainesville Regional.
Super regionals
edit- All super-regional games were shown on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU on television and ESPN360 through online streaming video.
College World Series
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tar Heels Fall Short Versus Sun Devils". Archived from the original on June 23, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- ^ a b "Hogs' post-season run ends at Omaha - University of Arkansas Athletics". Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.