1992 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

1992 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament

Season	1992
Teams	48
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Pepperdine (1st title)
Runner-up	Cal State Fullerton (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Andy Lopez (1st title)
MOP	Phil Nevin (Cal State Fullerton)

The 1992 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1992 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 sixth 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-sixth tournament's champion was Pepperdine, coached by Andy Lopez. The Most Outstanding Player was Phil Nevin of Cal State Fullerton. As of 2023, this is the last tournament in which no SEC teams have managed to advance to the College World Series.

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.

Atlantic Regional

at Coral Gables, FL^[2][3]

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Miami (FL)	3
						4	Notre Dame	6
	1	Miami (FL)	3								4	Notre Dame	12
	6	UMBC	1								5	Delaware	6			4	Notre Dame	11
						6	UMBC	5*
																3	South Carolina	2
						5	Delaware	6*
	2	NC State	6
																					4	Notre Dame	1
	5	Delaware	2
						2	NC State	6													1	Miami (FL)	5
						3	South Carolina	9
	3	South Carolina	5								3	South Carolina	2
	4	Notre Dame	1								1	Miami (FL)	17
						1	Miami (FL)	5
						2	NC State	4

Central Regional

at Austin, TX^[4][5]

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Texas	2
	6	VCU	0			1	Texas	17
						4	Texas–Arlington	1
	2	Long Beach State	7								1	Texas	9
	5	Southwestern Louisiana	6								2	Long Beach State	1
						2	Long Beach State	5													1	Texas	2	12
						3	Creighton	2													6	VCU	4	3
	3	Creighton	11													2	Long Beach State	6
	4	Texas–Arlington	6								3	Creighton	4*			6	VCU	16
						6	VCU	12			6	VCU	5*
						5	Southwestern Louisiana	5

East Regional

at Gainesville, FL^[6][7]

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Florida	3*
						4	California	4*
	1	Florida	6								4	California	16
	6	Rider	1								5	George Mason	5			4	California	3
						6	Rider	2
																2	Georgia Tech	2
						5	George Mason	10
	2	Georgia Tech	5
																					4	California	11
	5	George Mason	4
						2	Georgia Tech	3*													3	Texas A&M	4
						3	Texas A&M	2*
	3	Texas A&M	15								2	Georgia Tech	5
	4	California	6								3	Texas A&M	7
						1	Florida	5
						3	Texas A&M	6

Mideast Regional

at Starkville, MS^[8]4^[9]

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Clemson	5
						4	UCLA	6
	1	Clemson	8								4	UCLA	8
	6	Yale	4								6	Yale	0			4	UCLA	3
						6	Yale	13
																2	Mississippi State	2
						5	Nicholls State	4
	2	Mississippi State	1*
																					4	UCLA	0
	5	Nicholls State	0*
						2	Mississippi State	9													3	Oklahoma	10
						3	Oklahoma	6
	3	Oklahoma	4								2	Mississippi State	6
	4	UCLA	3								3	Oklahoma	9
						1	Clemson	6
						3	Oklahoma	7

Midwest Regional

at Wichita, KS^[10][11]

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Wichita State	9
	6	George Washington	0			1	Wichita State	3
						4	Arizona State	1
	2	Oklahoma State	12								1	Wichita State	5
	5	Minnesota	11								2	Oklahoma State	0
						2	Oklahoma State	5													1	Wichita State	5	–
						3	Cal State Northridge	0													2	Oklahoma State	2	–
	3	Cal State Northridge	5													2	Oklahoma State	15
	4	Arizona State	1								3	Cal State Northridge	6			5	Minnesota	6
						6	George Washington	3			5	Minnesota	7
						5	Minnesota	19

South Regional

at Baton Rouge, LA^[12][13]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Final
						1	LSU	0
						4	Ohio State	5
	1	LSU	8								4	Ohio State	7*
	6	Providence	1								6	Providence	6*
						6	Providence	4
						2	South Alabama	0
	2	South Alabama	2													4	Ohio State	1	—
	5	Tulane	4													3	Cal State Fullerton	13	—
						5	Tulane	0
						3	Cal State Fullerton	8
	3	Cal State Fullerton	3								3	Cal State Fullerton	11
	4	Ohio State	2								1	LSU	0
						1	LSU	7
						5	Tulane	3

South II Regional

at Tallahassee, FL^[14][15]

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Stanford	2*
	6	Stetson	1*			1	Stanford	7
						3	Georgia	3
	2	Florida State	0								1	Stanford	0
	5	Western Carolina	1								5	Western Carolina	5
						5	Western Carolina	14													5	Western Carolina	3	3
						4	Kent State	1													2	Florida State	4	18
	3	Georgia	2													1	Stanford	4
	4	Kent State	5								4	Kent State	2			2	Florida State	9
						6	Stetson	0			2	Florida State	4
						2	Florida State	2

West Regional

at Tucson, AZ^[16][17]

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Arizona	5
	6	Washington	6			6	Washington	4
						4	Fresno State	3
	2	Hawaii	0								6	Washington	0
	5	SE Louisiana	8								3	Pepperdine	11
						5	SE Louisiana	5													3	Pepperdine	3	9
						3	Pepperdine	8													2	Hawaii	6	0
	3	Pepperdine	5*													6	Washington	3
	4	Fresno State	4*								5	SE Louisiana	3			2	Hawaii	9
						1	Arizona	3			2	Hawaii	10
						2	Hawaii	10

College World Series

Through the 2023 event, this was the last time a Southeastern Conference team did not reach the College World Series.

Participants

Seeding	School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
1	Miami (FL)	n/a	53–8 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	11 (last: 1989)	1st (1982, 1985)	24–19
2	Wichita State	MVC	56–9 (18–3)	Gene Stephenson	4 (last: 1991)	1st (1989)	13–6
3	Texas	SWC	46–15 (28–8)	Cliff Gustafson	25 (last: 1989)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	61–43
4	Cal State Fullerton	Big West	42–15 (17–7)	Augie Garrido	6 (last: 1990)	1st (1979, 1984)	12–10
5	Florida State	ACC	48–19 (16–7)	Mike Martin	11 (last: 1991)	2nd (1970, 1986)	15–22
6	Oklahoma	Big 8	42–22 (17–7)	Larry Cochell	6 (last: 1976)	1st (1951)	9–10
7	Pepperdine	WCC	44–11–1 (23–4)	Andy Lopez	1 (last: 1979)	3rd (1979)	3–2
8	California	Pac-10	35–26 (14–16)	Bob Milano	4 (last: 1988)	1st (1947, 1957)	10–4

Results

Bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in the National Championship game.

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Miami (FL)	4^13
	8	California	3
						1	Miami (FL)	4
						4	Cal State Fullerton	3
	4	Cal State Fullerton	7
	5	Florida State	2
											1	Miami (FL)	5	1
											4	Cal State Fullerton	7	8
	8	California	4
	5	Florida State	5
						5	Florida State	0
						4	Cal State Fullerton	6
																	4	Cal State Fullerton	2
																	7	Pepperdine	3
	2	Wichita State	0
	7	Pepperdine	6
						7	Pepperdine	7
						3	Texas	0
	3	Texas	15
	6	Oklahoma	3
											7	Pepperdine	5	—
											3	Texas	4	—
	2	Wichita State	4
	6	Oklahoma	8
						6	Oklahoma	5
						3	Texas	8

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 29	Game 1	Miami (FL)	4–3 (13 innings)	California
	Game 2	Cal State Fullerton	7–2	Florida State
May 30	Game 3	Pepperdine	6–0	Wichita State
	Game 4	Texas	15–3	Oklahoma
May 31	Game 5	Florida State	5–4	California	California eliminated
	Game 6	Miami (FL)	4–3	Cal State Fullerton
June 1	Game 7	Oklahoma	8–4	Wichita State	Wichita State eliminated
	Game 8	Pepperdine	7–0	Texas
June 2	Game 9	Cal State Fullerton	6–0	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
	Game 10	Texas	8–5	Oklahoma	Oklahoma eliminated
June 3	Game 11	Cal State Fullerton	7–5	Miami (FL)
June 4	Game 12	Pepperdine	5–4	Texas	Texas eliminated
June 5	Game 13	Cal State Fullerton	8–1	Miami (FL)	Miami (FL) eliminated
June 6	Final	Pepperdine	3–2	Cal State Fullerton	Pepperdine wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	School
P	Pat Ahearne	Pepperdine
	James Popoff	Cal State Fullerton
C	Scott Vollmer	Pepperdine
1B	Dan Melendez	Pepperdine
2B	Steve Rodriguez	Pepperdine
3B	Phil Nevin (MOP)	Cal State Fullerton
SS	Nate Rodriquez	Cal State Fullerton
OF	Byron Mathews	Oklahoma
	Chris Powell	Cal State Fullerton
	Johnathen Smith	Miami (FL)
DH	Brooks Kieschnick	Texas

Notable players

• Cal State Fullerton: Bret Hemphill, Dan Naulty, Phil Nevin, Dante Powell, Steve Sisco
• California: Geoff Blum, Mike Cather, Chris Clapinski, Eric Ludwick, Matt Luke, Jon Zuber
• Florida State: Roger Bailey, Chris Brock, Tim Davis, John Wasdin, Paul Wilson
• Miami (FL): Dave Berg, Gus Gandarillas, Danny Graves, Charles Johnson
• Oklahoma: Greg Norton
• Pepperdine: Pat Ahearne, Steve Montgomery, Steve Rodriguez, Derek Wallace, Mark Wasikowski
• Texas: Brooks Kieschnick, Stephen Larkin, Calvin Murray
• Wichita State: Jaime Bluma, Darren Dreifort, Doug Mirabelli, Kennie Steenstra

See also

• 1992 NCAA Division I softball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 1992 NAIA World Series

References

1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
2. "2010 South Carolina Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). GamecocksOnline. p. 113. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
3. "Division I Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
4. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
5. Texas Baseball 2011 Fact Book (PDF). texassports.com. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
6. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
7. "Gators in the NCAA tournament". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
8. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
9. 2012 Clemson Baseball Media Guide. Clemson Sports Information. p. 137. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
10. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
11. Coaching Records & All-Time Results (PDF). goshockers.com. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
12. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
13. "2012 LSU Baseball Media Guide". lsusports.net. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
14. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
15. "NCAA tournament Results" (PDF). seminoles.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
16. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
17. 2010 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Media Guide. ArizonaWildcats.com. p. 80. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.