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2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
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| Vanderbilt Commodores (1st title) |
| Virginia Cavaliers (3rd CWS Appearance) |
| Tim Corbin (1st title) |
| Dansby Swanson (Vanderbilt) |
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TD Ameritrade Park, Home of the 2014 Men's College World Series
The 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament began on Friday, May 30, 2014, as part of the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2014 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which started on June 14, 2014, and ended on June 25, 2014, with the Vanderbilt Commodores upsetting the 3rd seed Virginia Cavaliers 3–2 in the decisive Game 3.
The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 298 teams. A total of 31 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, and 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.
Teams were divided into 16 regionals of four teams which conducted a double-elimination tournament. Regional champions faced each other in Super Regionals, a best-of-3-game series that determined the 8 participants of the College World Series.
| School | Conference | Record (Conf) | Berth | Last NCAA appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton | America East | 25–25 (11–12) | Tournament | 2013 (Raleigh Regional) |
| Houston | American | 44–15 (14–9) | Tournament | 2008 (College Station Regional) |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast | 36–25 (14–16) | Tournament | 2013 (Nashville Regional) |
| Kennesaw State | Atlantic Sun | 37–21 (17–9) | Tournament | First appearance |
| George Mason | Atlantic 10 | 34–20 (16–9) | Tournament | 2009 (Greenville Regional) |
| TCU | Big 12 | 42–15 (17–7) | Tournament | 2012 (College Station Regional) |
| Xavier | Big East | 29–27 (8–10) | Tournament | 2009 (Houston Regional) |
| Campbell | Big South | 40–19 (18–8) | Tournament | 1990 (West I Regional) |
| Indiana | Big Ten | 42–13 (21–3) | Tournament | 2013 (Bloomington Regional) |
| Cal Poly | Big West | 45–10 (19–5) | Regular season | 2013 (Los Angeles Regional) |
| College of Charleston | Colonial | 41–17 (15–6) | Tournament | 2012 (Gainesville Regional) |
| Rice | Conference USA | 41–18 (23–7) | Tournament | 2013 (Eugene Regional) |
| Youngstown State | Horizon | 16–36 (6–17) | Tournament | 2004 (Austin Regional) |
| Columbia | Ivy League | 29–18 (15–5) | Championship series | 2013 (Fullerton Regional) |
| Siena | Metro Atlantic | 26–31 (17–7) | Tournament | 1999 (Winston-Salem Regional) |
| Kent State | Mid-American | 36–21 (16–11) | Tournament | 2012 (Gary Regional) |
| Bethune-Cookman | Mid-Eastern | 26–31 (14–10) | Tournament | 2012 (Gainesville Regional) |
| Dallas Baptist | Missouri Valley | 40–19 (14–7) | Tournament | 2012 (Waco Regional) |
| San Diego State | Mountain West | 42–19 (17–13) | Tournament | 2013 (Los Angeles Regional) |
| Bryant | Northeast | 42–14 (19–5) | Tournament | 2013 (Manhattan Regional) |
| Jacksonville State | Ohio Valley | 36–25 (18–12) | Tournament | 2010 (Auburn Regional) |
| Oregon State | Pac-12 | 42–12 (23–7) | Regular season | 2013 (Corvallis Regional) |
| Bucknell | Patriot | 30–19–1 (15–5) | Tournament | 2010 (Columbia Regional) |
| LSU | Southeastern | 44–14–1 (17–11–1) | Tournament | 2013 (Baton Rouge Regional) |
| Georgia Southern | Southern | 39–21 (15–12) | Tournament | 2011 (Columbia Regional) |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Southland | 37–23 (14–10) | Tournament | 1994 (South Regional) |
| Jackson State | Southwestern Athletic | 31–23 (9–15) | Tournament | 2013 (Baton Rouge Regional) |
| North Dakota State | Summit | 25–24 (9–12) | Tournament | 1956 (District 5) |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | Sun Belt | 53–7 (26–4) | Tournament | 2013 (Baton Rouge Regional) |
| Pepperdine | West Coast | 39–16 (18–9) | Tournament | 2012 (Palo Alto Regional) |
| Sacramento State | Western Athletic | 39–22 (21–6) | Tournament | First appearance |
| Conference | Total | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 10 | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| ACC | 7 | Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami (FL), North Carolina, Virginia |
| Big 12 | 5 | Kansas, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech |
| Pac-12 | 5 | Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington |
| Big West | 4 | Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Irvine |
| American | 2 | Houston, Louisville |
| Big South | 2 | Campbell, Liberty |
| Big Ten | 2 | Indiana, Nebraska |
| Conference USA | 2 | Old Dominion, Rice |
| Missouri Valley | 2 | Dallas Baptist, Indiana State |
| Mountain West | 2 | San Diego State, UNLV |
| Southland | 2 | Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana |
| America East | 1 | Binghamton |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | George Mason |
| Atlantic Sun | 1 | Kennesaw State |
| Big East | 1 | Xavier |
| Colonial | 1 | College of Charleston |
| Horizon | 1 | Youngstown State |
| Ivy | 1 | Columbia |
| MAAC | 1 | Siena |
| Mid-American | 1 | Kent State |
| MEAC | 1 | Bethune-Cookman |
| NEC | 1 | Bryant |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | Jacksonville State |
| Patriot | 1 | Bucknell |
| Southern | 1 | Georgia Southern |
| SWAC | 1 | Jackson State |
| Summit | 1 | North Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | 1 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| WAC | 1 | Sacramento State |
| West Coast | 1 | Pepperdine |
The following eight teams automatically host a Super Regional if they advance to that round:
Bold indicates College World Series participant
† indicates teams that were eliminated in the Regional Tournament
‡ indicates teams that were eliminated in the Super Regional Tournament
Bold indicates winner.
Hosted by Texas at UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Hosted by Texas Tech at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
The 2014 College World Series began on June 14, 2014, and was held at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. It concluded on June 25, 2014, with Vanderbilt winning the national championship by defeating Virginia 2 games to 1 in the final round.
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | Previous CWS Appearances | Best CWS Finish | CWS recordNot including this year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | American | 50–15 (19–5) | Dan McDonnell | 2(last: 2013) | 5th(2007) | 1–4 |
| Ole Miss | SEC | 46–19 (19–11) | Mike Bianco | 4 (last: 1972) | 4th(1956) | 3–8 |
| TCU | Big 12 | 47–16 (17–7) | Jim Schlossnagle | 1(2010) | 3rd(2010) | 3–2 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 43–19 (13–11) | Augie Garrido | 34(last: 2011) | 1st(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005) | 82–57 |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 45–19 (14–10) | Tim Tadlock | none | none | 0–0 |
| UC Irvine | Big West | 40–23 (15–9) | Mike Gillespie | 1(2007) | 3rd(2007) | 2–2 |
| Vanderbilt | SEC | 46–19 (17–13) | Tim Corbin | 1(2011) | 3rd(2011) | 2–2 |
| Virginia | ACC | 49–14 (22–8) | Brian O'Connor | 2(last: 2011) | 3rd(2011) | 3–4 |
Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only.
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Winning pitcher | Losing pitcher | Saving pitcher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14 | Game 1 | UC Irvine | 3–1 | Texas | Evan Brock | Nathan Thornhill | — | |
| Game 2 | Vanderbilt | 5–3 | Louisville | Carson Fulmer | Kyle Funkhouser | Adam Ravenelle | ||
| June 15 | Game 3 | TCU | 3–2 | Texas Tech | Riley Ferrell | Jonny Drozd | — | |
| Game 4 | Virginia | 2–1 | Ole Miss | Artie Lewicki | Aaron Greenwood | — | ||
| June 16 | Game 5 | Texas | 4–1 | Louisville | Parker French | Anthony Kidston | Travis Duke | Louisville eliminated |
| Game 6 | Vanderbilt | 6–4 | UC Irvine | Walker Buehler | Elliot Surrey | — | ||
| June 17 | Game 7 | Ole Miss | 2–1 | Texas Tech | Scott Weathersby | Cameron Smith | — | Texas Tech eliminated |
| Game 8 | Virginia | 3–2 (15) | TCU | Artie Lewicki | Trey Teakell | — | Longest game in College World Series history | |
| June 18 | Game 9 | Texas | 1–0 | UC Irvine | Chad Hollingsworth | Evan Manarino | Travis Duke | UC Irvine eliminated |
| June 19 | Game 10 | Ole Miss | 6–4 | TCU | Josh Laxer | Jordan Kipper | Aaron Greenwood | TCU eliminated |
| June 20 | Game 11 | Texas | 4–0 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Thornhill | Tyler Ferguson | — | |
| June 20/21[a] | Game 12 | Virginia | 4–1 | Ole Miss | Josh Sborz | Chris Ellis | Nick Howard | Ole Miss eliminated |
| June 21 | Game 13 | Vanderbilt | 4–3 (10) | Texas | Hayden Stone | John Curtiss | — | Texas eliminated |
| June 23 | Final Game 1 | Vanderbilt | 9–8 | Virginia | Jared Miller | Nathan Kirby | Adam Ravenelle | |
| June 24 | Final Game 2 | Virginia | 7–2 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Waddell | Tyler Beede | — | |
| June 25 | Final Game 3 | Vanderbilt | 3–2 | Virginia | Hayden Stone | Nick Howard | Adam Ravenelle | Vanderbilt wins College World Series |
The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Artie Lewicki | Virginia |
| Brandon Waddell | Virginia | |
| C | Nate Irving | Virginia |
| 1B | Kevin Cron | TCU |
| 2B | Branden Cogswell | Virginia |
| 3B | Tyler Campbell | Vanderbilt |
| SS | C. J. Hinojosa | Texas |
| OF | Brandon Downes | Virginia |
| John Norwood | Vanderbilt | |
| Rhett Wiseman | Vanderbilt | |
| DH | Dansby Swanson (MOP) | Vanderbilt |
Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | RF | SR | WS | NS | CS | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern | 10 | 33–22 | .600 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Atlantic Coast | 7 | 18–15 | .545 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Big 12 | 5 | 23–13 | .639 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| American | 2 | 9–5 | .643 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Big West | 4 | 12–9 | .571 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pac-12 | 5 | 12–11 | .522 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| West Coast | 1 | 4–2 | .667 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 5–3 | .625 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Colonial | 1 | 3–2 | .600 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Atl Sun | 1 | 3–3 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Big Ten | 2 | 3–4 | .429 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southland | 2 | 3–4 | .429 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 2 | 1–4 | .200 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Conference USA | 2 | 1–4 | .200 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mountain West | 2 | 1–4 | .200 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Missouri Valley | 2 | 0–4 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 15 | 8–30 | .211 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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.
NRG Media, in conjunction with Westwood One/NCAA Radio Network provided nationwide radio coverage of the College World Series, which was streamed online at westwoodonesports.com. Kevin Kugler and John Bishop called all games leading up to the Championship Series with Gary Sharp acting as the field reporter. The Championship Series was called by Kugler and Scott Graham with Sharp acting as the field reporter.
ESPN carried every game from the Regionals, Super Regionals, and College World Series across the ESPN Networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3). ESPN also provided Bases Loaded coverage for the Regionals. Bases Loaded was hosted by Dari Nowkhah and Matt Schick with Kyle Peterson and Mike Rooney providing analysis. Bases Loaded aired Friday and Saturday from 2:00 pm–midnight ET, Sunday from 2:00 pm–1:00 am ET, and Monday from 6:00 pm–1:00 am ET on ESPN3. ESPN2 and ESPNU aired Bases Loaded in between games and throughout other select times during the tournament.
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