2022 College World Series
The 2022 NCAA Men's College World Series[lower-alpha 1] was the final stage of the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was scheduled from June 17 through 27 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, but ended on June 26. This marked the 75th edition of the College World Series and 72nd time the event was held in Omaha.[1]
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| Dates | June 17–26 | |||||||||
| MOP | Dylan DeLucia, P, Ole Miss | |||||||||
| Umpires | Scott Cline, Chris Coskey, Adam Dowdy, Darren Hyman, Grady Smith, Kevin Sweeney, Jake Uhlenhopp, Mark Wagers | |||||||||
| Broadcast | ||||||||||
| Television | ESPN (United States – English) | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Karl Ravech (game 1), Mike Monaco (game 2) (play–by–play), Chris Burke, Kyle Peterson (color), Kris Budden (field reporter) | |||||||||
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The tournament featured eight teams in two double elimination brackets with the two winners meeting in a best-of-three championship series.
Background
The 2022 edition of the NCAA Men's College World Series featured four teams from the SEC, all from the conference's West Division; two from the Big 12, both of which announced they would join the SEC no later than the 2025–26 school year and were later confirmed as 2024–25 entrants; and one each from the ACC and Pac-12. Most of these teams advanced to Omaha by winning on the road, as only two were national seeds. The top national seed, Tennessee, was eliminated in its Super Regional by Notre Dame in a series that went the full three games. In the MCWS itself, the #2 national seed Stanford and Texas quickly went two-and-out, with the Cardinal first getting destroyed by Arkansas 17–2 then losing handily to Auburn. The Longhorns lost their opener to Notre Dame, then exited after being hammered by the #5 national seed, archrival Texas A&M. A&M reached the Bracket 1 final, losing there to Oklahoma.
Ole Miss went 5–1 at the MCWS, beating the Auburn Tigers once and the Arkansas Razorbacks twice in three matchups to advance to the championship series, where they swept Oklahoma to win the World Series. Ole Miss defeated the Sooners 10–3 in game 1 and 4–2 in game 2 to win the MCWS title.
Participants
| School | Conference | Record (Conf) | Head Coach | Super Regional | Previous CWS Appearances | CWS Best Finish | CWS W–L Record |
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| Notre Dame | ACC | 40–15 (16–11) | Link Jarrett | Knoxville | 2 (last: 2002) |
4th (1957) |
3–4 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 42–22 (15–9) | Skip Johnson | Blacksburg | 10 (last: 2010) |
1st (1951, 1994) |
13–14 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 42–18 (19–11) | Jim Schlossnagle | College Station | 6 (last: 2017) |
5th (1951, 1993) |
2–12 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 47–20 (14–10) | David Pierce | Greenville | 37 (last: 2021) |
1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005) |
88–63 |
| Stanford | Pac–12 | 47–16 (21–9) | David Esquer | Stanford | 17 (last: 2021) |
1st (1987, 1988) |
41–31 |
| Arkansas | SEC | 43–19 (18–12) | Dave Van Horn | Chapel Hill | 10 (last: 2019) |
2nd (1979, 2018) |
15–20 |
| Ole Miss | SEC | 37–22 (14–16) | Mike Bianco | Hattiesburg | 5 (last: 2014) |
3rd (1956, 2014) |
5-10 |
| Auburn | SEC | 42–20 (16–13) | Butch Thompson | Corvallis | 5 (last: 2019) |
4th (1967) |
3–10 |
Bracket
Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Texas | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas A&M | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 5 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bracket 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Texas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas A&M | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas A&M | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 10 | 4 | – | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stanford | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Auburn | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bracket 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stanford | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Auburn | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Auburn | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Game results
Bracket 1
| June 17, 2022 1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 1 |
Oklahoma | 13–8 | No. 5 Texas A&M | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 23,886 Umpires: HP: Adam Dowdy, 1B: Chris Coskey, 2B: Jake Uhlenhopp, 3B: Mark Wagers |
| WP: Jake Bennett (10–3) | Boxscore | LP: Nathan Dettmer (5–3) | ||
| HR: Jimmy Crooks (8), Jackson Nicklaus (11) | HR: Austin Bost (10), Jordan Thompson (6) |
| June 17, 2022 6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 2 |
Notre Dame | 7–3 | No. 9 Texas | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 25,134 Umpires: HP: Scott Cline, 1B: Grady Smith, 2B: Darren Hyman, 3B: Kevin Sweeney |
| WP: John Bertrand (10–3) Sv: Jack Findlay (4) |
Boxscore | LP: Pete Hansen (11–3) | ||
| HR: Jared Miller (5), Carter Putz (8) |
| June 19, 2022 1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 5 |
No. 9 Texas | 2–10 | No. 5 Texas A&M | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 24,056 Umpires: HP: Darren Hyman, 1B: Kevin Sweeney, 2B: Scott Cline, 3B: Grady Smith |
| LP: Lucas Gordon (7–2) | Boxscore | WP: Micah Dallas (7–3) |
| June 19, 2022 6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 6 |
Oklahoma | 6–2 | Notre Dame | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 24,934 Umpires: HP: Jake Uhlenhopp, 1B: Mark Wagers, 2B: Adam Dowdy, 3B: Chris Coskey |
| WP: Cade Horton (5–2) | Boxscore | LP: Aidan Tyrell (5–2) | ||
| HR: David Lamanna (3) |
| June 21, 2022 1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 9 |
No. 5 Texas A&M | 5–1 | Notre Dame | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 23,618 Umpires: HP: Scott Cline, 1B: Grady Smith, 2B: Jake Uhlenhopp, 3B: Mark Wagers |
| WP: Nathan Dettmer (6–3) | Boxscore | LP: Liam Simon (2–1) | ||
| HR: Trevor Werner (7) | HR: Brooks Coetzee (12) |
| June 22, 2022 1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 11 |
Oklahoma | 5–1 | No. 5 Texas A&M | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 23,827 Umpires: HP: Grady Smith, 1B: Kevin Sweeney, 2B: Adam Dowdy, 3B: Chris Coskey |
| WP: David Sandlin (10–4) | Boxscore | LP: Ryan Prager (1–4) | ||
| HR: Crooks (9) | HR: Rock (19) |
Bracket 2
| June 18, 2022 1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 3 |
Arkansas | 17–2 | No. 2 Stanford | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 24,337 Umpires: HP: Chris Coskey, 1B: Jake Uhlenhopp, 2B: Mark Wagers, 3B: Adam Dowdy |
| WP: Connor Noland (8–5) | Boxscore | LP: Alex Williams (8–4) | ||
| HR: Chris Lanzilli (9), Cayden Wallace (16) | HR: Brock Jones (21) |
| June 18, 2022 6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 4 |
Ole Miss | 5–1 | No. 14 Auburn | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 25,217 Umpires: HP: Grady Smith, 1B: Darren Hyman, 2B: Kevin Sweeney, 3B: Scott Cline |
| WP: Dylan DeLucia (7–2) | Boxscore | LP: Joseph Gonzalez (7–4) | ||
| HR: Kevin Graham (11) |
| June 20, 2022 1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 7 |
No. 2 Stanford | 2–6 | No. 14 Auburn | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 23,594 Umpires: HP: Kevin Sweeney, 1B: Scott Cline, 2B: Grady Smith, 3B: Darren Hyman |
| LP: Quinn Mathews (9–2) | Boxscore | WP: Trace Bright (5–4) |
| June 20, 2022 6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 8 |
Ole Miss | 13–5 | Arkansas | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 25,246 Umpires: HP: Mark Wagers, 1B: Adam Dowdy, 2B: Chris Coskey, 3B: Jake Uhlenhopp |
| WP: Hunter Elliott (5–3) | Boxscore | LP: Zack Morris (6–1) | ||
| HR: Tim Elko (23), Calvin Harris (2) | HR: Peyton Stovall (6) |
| June 21, 2022 6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 10 |
No. 14 Auburn | 1–11 | Arkansas | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 24,636 Umpires: HP: Adam Dowdy, 1B: Chris Coskey, 2B: Darren Hyman, 3B: Kevin Sweeney |
| LP: Mason Barnett (3–3) | Boxscore | WP: Will McEntire (2–2) | ||
| HR: Bobby Peirce (10) | HR: Chris Lanzilli (10) |
| June 22, 2022 6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 12 |
Arkansas | 3–2 | Ole Miss | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 25,401 Umpires: HP: Jake Uhlenhopp, 1B: Darren Hyman, 2B: Mark Wagers, 3B: Scott Cline |
| WP: Hagen Smith (7–2) Sv: Zack Morris (1) |
Boxscore | LP: John Gaddis (3–2) | ||
| HR: Chris Lanzilli (11), Brady Slavens (16) | HR: Kemp Alderman (11) |
| June 23, 2022 3:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 13 |
Ole Miss | 2–0 | Arkansas | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Attendance: 20,434 Umpires: HP: Kevin Sweeney, 1B: Chris Coskey, 2B: Adam Dowdy, 3B: Grady Smith |
| WP: Dylan DeLucia (8–2) | Boxscore | LP: Connor Noland (8–6) |
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jack Dougherty LP: Jake Bennett Home runs: Ole Miss: Tim Elko, Justin Bench, Calvin Harris, TJ McCants OU: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: John Gaddis LP: Trevin Michael Sv: Brandon Johnson Home runs: OU: None Ole Miss: Jacob Gonzalez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the Men's College World Series All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
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| P | Dylan DeLucia (MOP) | Ole Miss |
| Cade Horton | Oklahoma | |
| C | Michael Turner | Arkansas |
| 1B | Tim Elko | Ole Miss |
| 2B | Jared Miller | Notre Dame |
| 3B | Justin Bench | Ole Miss |
| SS | Peyton Graham | Oklahoma |
| OF | Kevin Graham | Ole Miss |
| Tanner Tredaway | Oklahoma | |
| Calvin Harris | Ole Miss | |
| DH | Kemp Alderman | Ole Miss |
Notes
- While the event's official name has been "NCAA Men's College World Series" since no later than 2008, the 2022 edition was the first in which the NCAA consistently included the word "Men's" in the event branding.
References
- "2022 College World Series Format Change Announced". NCAA.com. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021. The NCAA has since changed the title of this story to "2022 Division I men's College World Series format change announced", reflecting its current use of the word "Men's" in conjunction with this event.