| Year: | 2007 |
| Division: | Division I |
| Teams: | 64 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Oregon State |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Runner-Up: | North Carolina |
| Cwscount: | 6th |
| Coach: | Pat Casey |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mop: | Jorge Reyes |
| Mopteam: | Oregon State |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
The 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was held from June 1 to 24, . Sixty-four NCAA Division I college baseball teams advanced to the post season tournament after having played through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.
The 2007 tournament culminated with 8 teams advancing to the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 15. Unseeded Oregon State repeated as national champions, winning all five of its games in the 2007 CWS.
Oregon State went undefeated through the College World Series, posting a 5–0 record. The Beavers, led by head coach Pat Casey, won all three games in their four-team bracket and then, for the second straight season, defeated North Carolina in the best-of-three championship series— this time in two games. Oregon State became the fifth team to win consecutive NCAA titles (last done by LSU in 1996-97), and were the first team to win four games in a CWS by six or more runs. As of 2019, 2007 Oregon State remains the only team to have ever won at least four games by six or more runs in the same College World Series. Their opener against Cal State Fullerton was a tight 3–2 victory, but OSU's last four games in the CWS were not close, impressive for a team seeded in the lower half of the 64-team tournament.
The Beavers also became the first team to win the CWS after having posted a losing conference record. Oregon State was a disappointing 10–14 (.417) in the Pac-10, placing sixth among the nine baseball-playing schools (Oregon dropped baseball in 1981, but revived it in 2009.)
However, the Beavers' non-conference record during the regular season was an impressive 28–3 (.903), and as defending NCAA champions, just enough to gain a berth in the 64-team tournament. They were placed as a No. 3 seed in one of the 16 four-team regionals, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Oregon State responded by going 11–1 (.917) in the post season. Oregon State won their final 10 games to finish at 49–18 (.731) overall. The Beavers trailed in only one inning of 2007 CWS: the first inning of the final game. Their only loss in the post season came during the second game of regionals, where they fell in 13 innings to host Virginia.[1]
Oregon State freshman pitcher Jorge Reyes (of Warden, Washington) was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2007 CWS. Reyes was 2–0 as a starter, defeating Cal State Fullerton in the opener and North Carolina in the first game of the finals.
Two elite programs from Louisiana, LSU and Tulane both failed to qualify for the field of 64, marking the first time since 1984 both schools stayed home. LSU reached the College World Series 13 times between 1986 and 2004, winning five national championships (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000), while Tulane made trips to the CWS in 2001 and 2005.
Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.
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| Conference | Total | Schools | |
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| Atlantic Coast | 7 | Clemson,,, North Carolina,,, | |
| Big 12 | 6 | , Missouri,,,, | |
| Southeastern | 5 | ,, Mississippi State,, | |
| Big West | 4 | ,,, | |
| Conference USA | 4 | ,,, | |
| Pacific-10 | 4 | Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon State, | |
| Big East | 3 | ,, | |
| Big Ten | 3 | ,, | |
| Sun Belt | 3 | Louisiana–Lafayette,, | |
| Atlantic Sun | 2 | , | |
| Missouri Valley | 2 | , | |
| Southern | 2 | , | |
| WCC | 2 | , | |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | ||
| America East | 1 | ||
| Big South | 1 | ||
| Colonial | 1 | VCU | |
| Horizon | 1 | ||
| Ivy | 1 | ||
| Metro Atlantic | 1 | ||
| Mid-American | 1 | ||
| Mid-Con | 1 | ||
| Mid-Eastern | 1 | ||
| Mountain West | 1 | ||
| Northeast | 1 | ||
| Ohio Valley | 1 | ||
| Patriot | 1 | ||
| Southland | 1 | ||
| Southwestern | 1 | ||
| Western Athletic | 1 |
Bold indicates CWS participant.
Regional rounds were held Friday, June 1, through Monday, June 4. Each regional followed a similar format, with two games played on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and one on Monday if needed (many regionals in the southern U.S. had their schedules adversely affected by rain)
| Day | Game | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri. 6/1/07 | 1 | 2/3 or 1/4 (host choice) | |
| 2 | 2/3 or 1/4 (host choice) | ||
| Sat. 6/2/07 | 3 | Loser Games 1 & 2 | |
| 4 | Winner Games 1 & 2 | ||
| Sun. 6/3/07 | 5 | Winner Game 3 vs Loser Game 4 | |
| 6 | Winner Games 4 & 5 | ||
| Mon. 6/4/07 | 7 | if needed, only if winner of game 5 wins game 6 |
Best-of-three super regionals were held Friday, June 8 through Monday, June 11. Four series were played Friday-Sunday and four series were played Saturday-Monday.
Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.
Hosted by Oregon State at Goss Stadium
Hosted by Rice at Reckling Park
Hosted by North Carolina at Boshamer Stadium
Hosted by Wichita State at Eck Stadium
Hosted by Arizona State at Packard Stadium
Hosted by Mississippi State at Dudy Noble Field
Hosted by Louisville at Jim Patterson Stadium
Hosted by Cal State Fullerton at Goodwin Field
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | Best CWS finish | CWS record Not including this year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 48–13 (19–5) | 19 (last: 2005) | 1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) | 58–32 | |||
| 38–23 (10–11) | 14 (last: 2006) | 1st (1979, 1984, 1995, 2004) | 34–23 | ||||
| 46–22 (19–8) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 38–20 (15–13) | 7 (last: 1998) | 3rd (1985) | 7–14 | ||||
| 53–13 (21–9) | 5 (last: 2006) | 2nd (2006) | 6–10 | ||||
| 44–18 (10–14) | 3 (last: 2006) | 1st (2006) | 6–6 | ||||
| 54–12 (22–2) | 5 (last: 2006) | 1st (2003) | 8–9 | ||||
| 45–15–1 (15–6) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.[7]
| Position | Player | School | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Jorge Reyes (MOP) | style= | Oregon State | |
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| C | style= | Oregon State | ||
| 1B | style= | |||
| 2B | style= | Oregon State | ||
| 3B | Diego Seastrunk | style= | Rice | |
| SS | style= | Oregon State | ||
| OF | style= | UC Irvine | ||
| Tim Fedroff | style= | |||
| Scott Santschi | style= | Oregon State | ||
| DH | Mike Lissman | style= | Oregon State |
| Conference | Tournament record | Percentage | Schools to super regionals | Schools to CWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific-10 | 21–6 | 0.778 | Arizona St, Oregon St, UCLA | Arizona St, Oregon St |
| Big West | 14–7 | 0.667 | UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton | UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton |
| SEC | 17–10 | 0.630 | Ole Miss, Mississippi St, South Carolina | Mississippi St |
| Big East | 10–8 | 0.556 | Louisville | Louisville |
| ACC | 19–16 | 0.543 | Clemson, North Carolina | North Carolina |
| Big 12 | 15–13 | 0.536 | Oklahoma St, Texas A&M | |
| Conference USA | 9–8 | 0.529 | Rice | Rice |
| Missouri Valley | 5–5 | 0.500 | Wichita State | |
| Atlantic 10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | ||
| Big South | 2–2 | 0.500 | ||
| Mountain West | 2–2 | 0.500 | ||
| Southland | 2–2 | 0.500 | ||
| Western Athletic | 2–2 | 0.500 | ||
| Big 10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | Michigan | |
| Sun Belt | 3–6 | 0.333 | ||
| Southern | 2–4 | 0.333 | ||
| Horizon | 1–2 | 0.333 | ||
| Ohio Valley | 1–2 | 0.333 | ||
| Atlantic Sun | 1–4 | 0.200 | ||
| America East | 0–2 | 0.000 | ||
| Colonial | 0–2 | 0.000 | ||
| Ivy | 0–2 | 0.000 | ||
| Metro Atlantic | 0–2 | 0.000 | ||
| Mid-American | 0–2 | 0.000 | ||
| Mid-Con | 0–2 | 0.000 | ||
| Mid-Eastern | 0–2 | 0.000 | ||
| Northeast | 0–2 | 0.000 | ||
| Patriot | 0–2 | 0.000 | ||
| Southwestern Athletic | 0–2 | 0.000 | ||
| WCC | 0–4 | 0.000 | ||