1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament explained

Year:1995
Division:Division I
Teams:48
Collegeworldseriesballpark:Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
City:Omaha, NE
Champions:Cal State Fullerton
Titlecount:3rd
Runner-Up:Southern California
Cwscount:18th
Coach:Augie Garrido
Coachcount:3rd
Mop:Mark Kotsay
Mopteam:Cal State Fullerton
Tournament Link:NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

The 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1995 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 ninth 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-ninth tournament's champion was Cal State Fullerton, coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was Mark Kotsay of Cal State Fullerton.

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

Bold indicates winner.

Midwest II Regional at Oklahoma City, OK

Hosted at All Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK

West Regional at Fresno, CA

College World Series

Participants

Seeding School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record
1 53–9 (18–3) 8
(last: 1994)
1st
(1979, 1984)
18–14
2 52–14 (16–7) 13
(last: 1994)
2nd
(1970, 1986)
17–26
3 n/a 46–15 (n/a) 13
(last: 1994)
1st
(1982, 1985)
27–23
4 54–12 (20–4) 6
(last: 1991)
5th
(1958, 1959, 1976)
4–12
5 52–14 (22–8) 1
(last: 1951)
2nd
(1951)
4–2
6 45–19 (21–9) 17
(last: 1978)
1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963,
1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978)
63–19
7 42–14 (21–7) 8
(last: 1994)
1st
(1951, 1994)
14–12
8 39–23 (20–10) 8
(last: 1990)
1st
(1987, 1988)
20–14

Results

Bracket

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 2 Game 1 3–2
Game 2 15–0
June 3 Game 3 6–5
Game 4 3–1
June 4 Game 5 4–2
Game 6 9–4 Oklahoma eliminated
June 5 Game 7 11–1
Game 8 8–3 Clemson eliminated
June 6 Game 9 16–11 Florida State eliminated
Game 10 6–2 Stanford eliminated
June 7 Game 11 7–5
June 8 Game 12 11–0 Tennessee eliminated
June 9 Game 13 7–3 Miami (FL) eliminated
June 10 Final 11–5 Cal State Fullerton wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player School
P style=USC
style=Cal State Fullerton
C style=Cal State Fullerton
1B style=Florida State
2B style=USC
3B Tony Martinez style=Cal State Fullerton
SS style=Miami (FL)
OF style=Florida State
style=USC
Mark Kotsay (MOP) style=Cal State Fullerton
DH style=Tennessee

Notable players

Tournament notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Men's College World Series Records. NCAA. November 5, 2014. 195. 2009.