Baseball season
The 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1989. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1989 College World Series . The College World Series, held for the forty third time in 1989, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska , at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Wichita State claimed the championship for the first time.[1]
Realignment and format changes [ edit ] Davidson left the Southern Conference to compete as an Independent. They would return to the SoCon in 1993. With Davidson's departure, it became a seven team league, and dissolved its divisional format. Conference winners [ edit ] This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1989 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 27 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 21 teams earned at-large selections.[1] [2]
Conference Regular season winner Conference tournament Tournament venue • city Tournament winner Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina 1989 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC Clemson Big East Conference North - Providence South - Seton Hall 1989 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT Villanova Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1989 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State Big Ten Conference Michigan 1989 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Illinois Big West Conference Fresno State /Long Beach State No tournament Colonial Athletic Association UNC Wilmington 1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC East Carolina EIBL Penn No tournament Metro Conference Florida State 1989 Metro Conference baseball tournament Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC Florida State Mid-American Conference Western Michigan No tournament Midwestern Collegiate Conference North - Detroit South - Evansville 1989 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament South Bend, IN Notre Dame Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State 1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS Indiana State Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Cleveland State Gray - Southwest Missouri State 1989 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Chicago, IL Southwest Missouri State Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State South - Arizona No tournament Southeastern Conference Mississippi State 1989 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL Auburn Southern Conference Western Carolina 1989 Southern Conference baseball tournament Asheville, NC Western Carolina Southwest Conference Arkansas /Texas A&M 1989 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Olsen Field • College Station, TX Texas A&M Trans America Athletic Conference East - Stetson West - Centenary 1989 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Conrad Park • DeLand, FL Stetson
Conference standings [ edit ] The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series [ edit ] The 1989 season marked the forty third NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series . The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska . The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Wichita State claiming their first championship with a 5–3 win over Texas in the final.[1]
First round Second round Semifinals Finals 1 Florida State 4 8 North Carolina 2 1 Florida State 4 4 Wichita State 2 4 Wichita State 3 5 Arkansas 1 1 Florida State 4 9 4 Wichita State 7 12 8 North Carolina 3 5 Arkansas 7 5 Arkansas 4 4 Wichita State 8 4 Wichita State 5 2 Texas 3 2 Texas 7 7 Long Beach State 1 2 Texas 12 3 Miami (FL) 2 3 Miami (FL) 5 6 LSU 2 2 Texas 12 — 6 LSU 7 — 7 Long Beach State 5 6 LSU 8 6 LSU 6 3 Miami (FL) 3
Award winners [ edit ] All-America team [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003 . McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428 . Retrieved December 5, 2014 . ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF) . NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved December 5, 2014 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989" . Boyd's World. Retrieved November 24, 2014 . ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide . Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989" . boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013 . ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF) . Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989" . Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013 . ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF) . Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989" . Boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 29, 2021 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989" . Boyd's World. Retrieved February 8, 2021 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989" . Boyd's World. Retrieved December 5, 2014 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989" . Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989" . Boyd's World. Retrieved December 8, 2014 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989" . boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014 . ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF) . Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019 .