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1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament


FieldValue
Year1988
DivisionDivision I
Teams48
CollegeWorldSeriesBallparkJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium
CityOmaha, NE
ChampionsStanford
TitleCount2nd
Runner-UpArizona State
CWSCount15th
CoachMark Marquess
CoachCount2nd
MOPLee Plemel
MOPTeamStanford
tournament_linkNCAA Division I Baseball Championship

| Runner-Up=Arizona State The 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1988 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-second 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. The forty-second tournament's champion was Stanford coached by Mark Marquess. The Most Outstanding Player was Lee Plemel of Stanford.

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, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. In 1988, for the first time, the NCAA seeded all six teams in each regional. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Northeast Regional at [[New Britain, CT]]

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East Regional at [[Tallahassee, FL]]

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Atlantic Regional at [[Coral Gables, Florida|Coral Gables, FL]]

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Miami (FL) | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=9 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=VCU | RD1-score4=6 | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=2 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Miami (FL) | RD2-score1=18 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=James Madison | RD2-score2=8 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Georgia Tech | RD2-score3=7 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=South Carolina | RD2-score4=6 | RD2-seed5=6 | RD2-team5=Towson | RD2-score5=4 | RD2-seed6=5 | RD2-team6=VCU | RD2-score6=2 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Miami (FL) | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=Georgia Tech | RD3-score2=2 | RD3-seed3=3 | RD3-team3=South Carolina | RD3-score3=5 | RD3-seed4=5 | RD3-team4=Towson | RD3-score4=1 | RD4-seed1=2 | RD4-team1=Georgia Tech | RD4-score1=0 | RD4-seed2=3 | RD4-team2=South Carolina | RD4-score2=5 | RD5-seed1=1 | RD5-team1=Miami (FL) | RD5-score1a=10 | RD5-score1b=— | RD5-seed2=3 | RD5-team2=South Carolina | RD5-score2a=3 | RD5-score2b=—

Central Regional at [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=7 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=3 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=13 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-team6=**** | RD1-score6=6 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Texas | RD2-score1=16 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=New Orleans | RD2-score2=10 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=California | RD2-score3=8* | RD2-seed4=4 | RD2-team4=Michigan | RD2-score4=7* | RD2-seed5=6 | RD2-team5=Southern | RD2-score5=6 | RD2-seed6=5 | RD2-team6=Penn | RD2-score6=10 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Texas | RD3-score1=7 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=California | RD3-score2=8 | RD3-seed3=4 | RD3-team3=Michigan | RD3-score3=7 | RD3-seed4=5 | RD3-team4=Penn | RD3-score4=6 | RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1=Texas | RD4-score1=5 | RD4-seed2=4 | RD4-team2=Michigan | RD4-score2=4 | RD5-seed1=2 | RD5-team1=California | RD5-score1a=6 | RD5-score1b=— | RD5-seed2=1 | RD5-team2=Texas | RD5-score2a=5 | RD5-score2b=—

Midwest Regional at [[Stillwater, OK]]

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=14 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=4 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=6 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=2 | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=8 | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=3 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Oklahoma State | RD2-score1=13 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=Arkansas | RD2-score2=7 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Wichita State | RD2-score3=10 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=Loyola Marymount | RD2-score4=6 | RD2-seed5=6 | RD2-team5=McNeese State | RD2-score5=11 | RD2-seed6=5 | RD2-team6=Southwestern Louisiana | RD2-score6=6 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Oklahoma State | RD3-score1=5 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=Wichita State | RD3-score2=8 | RD3-seed3=3 | RD3-team3=Loyola Marymount | RD3-score3=12 | RD3-seed4=6 | RD3-team4=McNeese State | RD3-score4=4 | RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1=Oklahoma State | RD4-score1=8 | RD4-seed2=3 | RD4-team2=Loyola Marymount | RD4-score2=6 | RD5-seed1=2 | RD5-team1=Wichita State | RD5-score1a=7 | RD5-score1b=15 | RD5-seed2=1 | RD5-team2=Oklahoma State | RD5-score2a=12 | RD5-score2b=5

South Regional at [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]]

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=0 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=**** | RD1-score2=3 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=7* | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=4* | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=Cal State Fullerton | RD1-score5=6 | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=3 | RD2-seed1=6 | RD2-team1=Middle Tennessee | RD2-score1=6 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=Missouri | RD2-score2=10 | RD2-seed3=1 | RD2-team3=Texas A&M | RD2-score3=8 | RD2-seed4=5 | RD2-team4=Western Carolina | RD2-score4=6 | RD2-seed5=2 | RD2-team5=Mississippi State | RD2-score5=1 | RD2-seed6=3 | RD2-team6=Cal State Fullerton | RD2-score6=5 | RD2-seed7=6 | RD2-team7=Middle Tennessee | RD2-score7=4 | RD2-seed8=2 | RD2-team8=Mississippi State | RD2-score8=12 | RD3-seed1=4 | RD3-team1=Missouri | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2=1 | RD3-team2=Texas A&M | RD3-score2=6 | RD3-seed3=3 | RD3-team3=Cal State Fullerton | RD3-score3=5* | RD3-seed4=2 | RD3-team4=Mississippi State | RD3-score4=3* | RD4-seed1=3 | RD4-team1=Cal State Fullerton | RD4-score1-1=6 | RD4-score1-2=— | RD4-seed2=1 | RD4-team2=Texas A&M | RD4-score2-1=3 | RD4-score2-2=—

West I Regional at [[Fresno, CA]]

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Fresno State | RD1-score1=10* | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=8* | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=8 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=5 | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=8 | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-team6=**** | RD1-score6=9 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Fresno State | RD2-score1=9 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=BYU | RD2-score2=4 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Washington State | RD2-score3=9 | RD2-seed4=4 | RD2-team4=USC | RD2-score4=10 | RD2-seed5=6 | RD2-team5=Minnesota | RD2-score5=3 | RD2-seed6=5 | RD2-team6=Santa Clara | RD2-score6=6 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Fresno State | RD3-score1=17 | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-team2=USC | RD3-score2=18 | RD3-seed3=2 | RD3-team3=Washington State | RD3-score3=6 | RD3-seed4=5 | RD3-team4=Santa Clara | RD3-score4=5 | RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1=Fresno State | RD4-score1=7 | RD4-seed2=2 | RD4-team2=Washington State | RD4-score2=6 | RD5-seed1=4 | RD5-team1=USC | RD5-score1a=12 | RD5-score1b=3 | RD5-seed2=1 | RD5-team2=Fresno State | RD5-score2a=17 | RD5-score2b=14

West II Regional at [[Tempe, AZ]]

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Arizona State | RD1-score1=0 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=Evansville | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=**** | RD1-score4=10 | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=10 | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=7 | RD2-seed1=6 | RD2-team1=Evansville | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=UNLV | RD2-score2=2 | RD2-seed3=1 | RD2-team3=Arizona State | RD2-score3=13 | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-team4=Oklahoma | RD2-score4=6 | RD2-seed5=5 | RD2-team5=Pepperdine | RD2-score5=11 | RD2-seed6=3 | RD2-team6=Central Michigan | RD2-score6=8 | RD2-seed7=6 | RD2-team7=Evansville | RD2-score7=6 | RD2-seed8=3 | RD2-team8=Central Michigan | RD2-score8=7 | RD3-seed1=4 | RD3-team1=UNLV | RD3-score1=8 | RD3-seed2=1 | RD3-team2=Arizona State | RD3-score2=27 | RD3-seed3=5 | RD3-team3=Pepperdine | RD3-score3=5* | RD3-seed4=3 | RD3-team4=Central Michigan | RD3-score4=4* | RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1=Arizona State | RD4-score1-1=11 | RD4-score1-2=10 | RD4-seed2=5 | RD4-team2=Pepperdine | RD4-score2-1=4 | RD4-score2-2=5

College World Series

After 38 seasons as a full double-elimination tournament, the format changed for 1988. Teams were split into two four-team double-elimination brackets, with the winners of each bracket meeting in a one-game championship. This format was used through 2002.

Participants

SeedingSchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
1Arizona StatePac-1056–11 (21–9)Jim Brock14
(last: 1987)1st
(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)46–23
2Fresno StatePCAA56–10 (20–1)Bob Bennett1
(last: 1959)3rd
(1959)3–2
3Miami (FL)n/a50–12–1 (n/a)Ron Fraser9
(last: 1986)1st
(1982, 1985)22–15
4MVC54–14–1 (16–4)Gene Stephenson1
(last: 1982)2nd
(1982)3–2
5SEC47–17–1 (21–6)Joe Arnold0
(last: none)none0–0
6Cal State FullertonPCAA41–16 (12–8)Larry Cochell4
(last: 1984)1st
(1979, 1984)10–6
7StanfordPac-1041–22 (18–12)Mark Marquess6
(last: 1987)1st
(1987)12–11
8Pac-1040–23 (16–14)Bob Milano3
(last: 1980)1st
(1947, 1957)10–2

Results

Of the 15 tournaments in which a single championship game was played, this was the only one where both teams entered the final with a loss.

Bracket

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Arizona State | RD1-score01=4 | RD1-seed02=8 | RD1-team02= | RD1-score02=2

| RD1-seed03=4 | RD1-team03=**** | RD1-score03=5 | RD1-seed04=5 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=4

| RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team05=California | RD1-score05=5 | RD1-seed06=5 | RD1-team06=Florida | RD1-score06=6

| RD1-seed07=7 | RD1-team07=Stanford | RD1-score07=10 | RD1-seed08=2 | RD1-team08=Fresno State | RD1-score08=3

| RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=Cal State Fullerton | RD1-score09=9 | RD1-seed10=3 | RD1-team10=Miami (FL) | RD1-score10=3

| RD1-seed11=2 | RD1-team11=Fresno State | RD1-score11=4 | RD1-seed12=3 | RD1-team12=Miami (FL) | RD1-score12=812

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Arizona State | RD2-score01=4 | RD2-seed02=4 | RD2-team02=Wichita State | RD2-score02=7

| RD2-seed03=1 | RD2-team03=Arizona State | RD2-score03=10 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Florida | RD2-score04=1

| RD2-seed05=7 | RD2-team05=Stanford | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-team06=Cal State Fullerton | RD2-score06=5

| RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team07=Stanford | RD2-score07=2 | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-team08=Miami (FL) | RD2-score08=1

| RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team01=Wichita State | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-seed02=1 | RD3-team02=Arizona State | RD3-score02-1=410 | RD3-score02-2=19

| RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team03=Cal State Fullerton | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=5 | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-team04=Stanford | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score04-2=9

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Arizona State | RD4-score01=4 | RD4-seed02=7 | RD4-team02=Stanford | RD4-score02=9

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 3Game 1Arizona State4–2
Game 25–4
June 4Game 3Stanford10–3Fresno State
Game 4Cal State Fullerton9–3Miami (FL)
June 5Game 56–5California eliminated
Game 67–4Arizona State
June 6Game 7Miami (FL)8–4 (12 innings)Fresno StateFresno State eliminated
Game 8Cal State Fullerton5–3Stanford
June 7Game 9Arizona State10–1Florida eliminated
Game 10Stanford2–1Miami (FL)Miami (FL) eliminated
June 8Game 11Arizona State4–3 (10 innings)
June 9Game 12Stanford3–1Cal State Fullerton
June 10Game 13Arizona State19–1Wichita State eliminated
Game 14Stanford9–5Cal State FullertonCal State Fullerton eliminated
June 11FinalStanford9–4Arizona StateStanford wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
PRusty KilgoArizona State Sun Devilsborder=0}}Arizona State
Lee Plemel (MOP)Stanford Cardinalborder=0}}Stanford
CDoug RobbinsStanford Cardinalborder=0}}Stanford
1BRon WitmeyerStanford Cardinalborder=0}}Stanford
2BMark StandifordWichita State Shockersborder=0}}Wichita State
3BJohn FinnArizona State Sun Devilsborder=0}}Arizona State
SSPat ListachArizona State Sun Devilsborder=0}}Arizona State
OFRicky CandelariArizona State Sun Devilsborder=0}}Arizona State
Henrique HermanCal State Fullerton Titansborder=0}}Cal State Fullerton
Dan RumseyArizona State Sun Devilsborder=0}}Arizona State
DHMartin PeraltaArizona State Sun Devilsborder=0}}Arizona State

Notable players

  • Arizona State: Kevin Higgins, Pat Listach, Blas Minor, Tim Spehr
  • Cal State Fullerton: Huck Flener, Brent Mayne
  • California: Jeff Kent, Darren Lewis
  • Florida: Jamie McAndrew, Herb Perry
  • Fresno: Tom Goodwin, Steve Hosey, Erik Schullstrom, Eddie Zosky
  • Miami (FL): Joe Grahe, Kurt Knudsen, Oscar Múñoz
  • Stanford: Paul Carey, Steve Chitren, Brian Johnson, Brian Keyser, Mike Mussina, Stan Spencer, Ed Sprague, Ron Witmeyer
  • Wichita State: Greg Brummett, P. J. Forbes, Dave Haas, Mike Lansing, Pat Meares, Eric Wedge

Tournament notes

  • Arizona State sets a new tournament record scoring 27 runs in their victory over UNLV surpassing the record set by Arizona in the 1986 tournament when they scored 26 runs.

References

References

  1. (2009). "NCAA Men's College World Series Records". NCAA.
  2. (2009). "NCAA Men's College World Series Records". NCAA.
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