1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1987 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 first 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-first tournament's champion was Stanford, coached by Mark Marquess. The Most Outstanding Player was Paul Carey of Stanford.

1987 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1987
Teams48
Finals site
ChampionsStanford (1st title)
Runner-upOklahoma State (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachMark Marquess (1st title)
MOPPaul Carey (Stanford)
TelevisionESPN (College World Series)

National seeds

For the first time, the NCAA selected eight national seeds and placed each in a different regional.[1]

Bold indicates CWS participant.

  • Arkansas
  • Florida State
  • Georgia Tech
  • LSU
  • Oklahoma State
  • Pepperdine
  • Stanford
  • Texas

Regionals

A game in the Atlantic Regional between South Alabama and Florida State

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of six teams.[2] The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Florida State10
East Carolina5Florida State5
Miami (FL)2
South Alabama2*Florida State12
Central Michigan0South Alabama3
South Alabama6Florida State39
Georgia Southern1South Alabama62
Georgia Southern11South Alabama3
Miami (FL)6Georgia Southern3Georgia Southern0
East Carolina9Central Michigan1
Central Michigan17

Central Regional at Austin, TX

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Texas6*
Lamar5*Texas10
Oklahoma5
Sam Houston State5Texas15
Oklahoma1Houston3
Houston8Texas13
Sam Houston State4Houston4
Houston10Houston4
Indiana State5Sam Houston State10Sam Houston State0
Indiana State10Indiana State8
Lamar5

Mideast Regional at Starkville, MS

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Oklahoma State6
Western Carolina3Oklahoma State8
NC State6
Mississippi State10Oklahoma State1
NC State6Texas A&M4
Mississippi State4Texas A&M49
Texas A&M7Oklahoma State711
Texas A&M13Oklahoma State9
Purdue3Mississippi State1Western Carolina6
Western Carolina8Western Carolina8
Purdue7

Northeast Regional at Atlanta, GA

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Rider0
Michigan10
Georgia Tech5Michigan8
Rider8Georgia10Georgia10
Georgia Tech1
Fordham4
Georgia5
Fordham5
Rider5
Georgia3
Fordham4Georgia13
Dartmouth2
Dartmouth4Fordham0
Michigan0Rider12
Rider6
Dartmouth3

South I Regional at Huntsville, AL

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Arkansas10
Middle Tennessee7Arkansas7
West Virginia2
Seton Hall15Arkansas6
Auburn6Clemson5
Seton Hall3Arkansas4
Clemson6Clemson2
Clemson8Clemson6
West Virginia0Seton Hall3Auburn3
Auburn5Auburn22
Middle Tennessee3

South II Regional at New Orleans, LA

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
Southern2
Louisiana Tech5
Cal State Fullerton0Louisiana Tech0
Southern1Cal State Fullerton11
Cal State Fullerton4
Tulane0
LSU5Cal State Fullerton3
Tulane3LSU7
LSU14
New Orleans1
New Orleans18LSU3
Louisiana Tech5New Orleans0
New Orleans6
Southern2

West I Regional at Stanford, CA

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Stanford12
Minnesota1Stanford12
UC Santa Barbara5
Washington State10Stanford12
Oral Roberts5Washington State11
Washington State4Stanford9
Wichita State3Oral Roberts4
Wichita State4Washington State13
UC Santa Barbara3Wichita State4Oral Roberts14
Minnesota0Oral Roberts11
Oral Roberts7

West II Regional at Tempe, AZ

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Pepperdine7
Arizona3Pepperdine10
SW Missouri State4
UCLA12Pepperdine2
Hawaii11Arizona State4
UCLA3Arizona State14
Arizona State9UCLA4
Arizona State9Pepperdine5
SW Missouri State5UCLA16UCLA21
Hawaii6Hawaii7
Arizona3

College World Series

This was the last CWS to use a double-elimination format through the championship game. Under the format used from 1950 through 1987, the bracket was often adjusted after the field was pared to four teams in order to avoid rematches from earlier rounds. Starting in 1988 and continuing through 2002, the eight teams were divided into two four-team brackets, with the bracket winners meeting in a single championship game. In 2003, the single championship game was changed to a best-of-three series.

This CWS was best known for Stanford's dramatic 6-5 win over LSU in an elimination game. In that game, Stanford trailed 5-2 in the bottom of the 10th inning with 2 outs and nobody on base. Eventually, Freshman outfielder Paul Carey hit a walk off grand slam home run off LSU freshman (and future major leaguer) Ben McDonald to win the game.

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
Arizona StatePac-1040–25 (16–14)Jim Brock13
(last: 1984)
1st
(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)
46–21
ArkansasSWC50–14–1 (17–4)Norm DeBriyn2
(last: 1985)
2nd
(1979)
5–4
Florida StateMetro54–16 (19–4)Mike Martin8
(last: 1986)
2nd
(1970, 1986)
12–16
GeorgiaSEC42–19 (18–8)Steve Webber0
(last: none)
none0–0
LSUSEC47–17 (12–10)Skip Bertman1
(last: 1986)
6th
(1986)
1–2
Oklahoma StateBig 856–11 (15–6)Gary Ward14
(last: 1986)
1st
(1959)
30–27
StanfordPac-1048–16 (21–9)Mark Marquess5
(last: 1985)
3rd
(1967)
7–10
TexasSWC58–9 (18–3)Cliff Gustafson23
(last: 1985)
1st
(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)
55–40

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Oklahoma State8
Arizona State3
Oklahoma State8
LSU7
LSU610
Florida State2
Oklahoma State6
Stanford2
Texas13
Oklahoma State5
Arkansas6
Texas1Texas6
Stanford6
Stanford3
Georgia2Oklahoma State5
Texas3Stanford9
Lower round 1Lower round 2Stanford9
Texas610
Arizona State0Florida State4
Stanford610
Florida State3
LSU5
LSU5
Arkansas5Arkansas2
Georgia4

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 29Game 1Oklahoma State8–3Arizona State
Game 2LSU6–2 (10 innings)Florida State
May 30Game 3Texas13–6Arkansas
Game 4Stanford3–2Georgia
May 31Game 5Florida State3–0Arizona StateArizona State eliminated
Game 6Arkansas5–4GeorgiaGeorgia eliminated
June 1/2Game 7Oklahoma State8–7LSU
June 2Game 8Stanford6–1Texas
June 3Game 9LSU5–2ArkansasArkansas eliminated
Game 10Texas6–4 (10 innings)Florida StateFlorida State eliminated
June 4Game 11Oklahoma State6–2StanfordOklahoma State qualified for final
June 5Game 12Stanford6–5 (10 innings)LSULSU eliminated
Game 13Texas6–5Oklahoma State
June 6Game 14Stanford9–3TexasTexas eliminated
June 7FinalStanford9–5Oklahoma StateStanford wins CWS
  • The Oklahoma State-LSU game was suspended overnight due to severe thunderstorms.

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
PPat HopeOklahoma State
Gregg PattersonLSU
CAdam SmithOklahoma State
1BJimmy BarraganOklahoma State
2BBrad BeanblossomOklahoma State
3BScott CoolbaughTexas
SSDavid EsquerStanford
OFPaul Carey (MOP)Stanford
Brian CisarikTexas
Jack VoigtLSU
DHMark MachtolfStanford

Notable players

See also

References

  1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. pp. 207–208. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
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