1982 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

1982 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season	1982
Teams	36
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium; Omaha, NE;
Champions	Miami (FL) (1st title)
Runner-up	Wichita State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Ron Fraser (1st title)
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	← 1981 ; NCAA Division I Baseball Championship; 1983 →;

The 1982 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1982 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 thirty sixth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Six regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while two regions included six teams, resulting in 36 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.^[1] The thirty-sixth tournament's champion was Miami (FL), coached by Ron Fraser. The Most Outstanding Player was Dan Smith of Miami (FL).

National seeds[]

For the first time, the NCAA selected five number-one seeds and placed each in a different regional.^[2]

Bold indicates CWS participant.

Arizona State
Fresno State
Oklahoma State
Texas
Wichita State

Regionals[]

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

Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL[]



South Florida	8
Florida	0
		South Florida	4

		Miami (FL)	9
Miami (FL)	18

Stetson	2
				Miami (FL)	15	—

				Stetson	3	—
Florida	4

Stetson	5
		South Florida	4

		Stetson	5

Central Regional at Austin, TX[]



Eastern Michigan	7
Florida State	2	Eastern Michigan	10
		Hardin–Simmons	2
Oklahoma	5			Eastern Michigan	2*
Ohio State	2			Texas	7*
		Oklahoma	0					Texas	9	—
		Texas	8					Eastern Michigan	1	—
Texas	10					Eastern Michigan	9
Hardin–Simmons	0			Oklahoma	6	Oklahoma	2
		Florida State	8	Florida State	5
		Ohio State	3

East Regional at Columbia, SC[]



Old Dominion	2
East Carolina	1	Old Dominion	6*
		West Virginia	7*
				West Virginia	4
				East Carolina	1
		East Carolina	1
		North Carolina	0
The Citadel	9					West Virginia	1	—
North Carolina	4					South Carolina	2	—
		South Carolina	6
		The Citadel	4
South Carolina	7			South Carolina	11
West Virginia	0			The Citadel	2
		Old Dominion	6
		The Citadel	15

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK[]



Middle Tennessee	3
Oral Roberts	2
		Middle Tennessee	3

		Oklahoma State	5
Oklahoma State	16

Minnesota	9
				Oklahoma State	7	—

				Middle Tennessee	3	—
Oral Roberts	0

Minnesota	9
		Middle Tennessee	7

		Minnesota	1

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME[]



Maine	6
Seton Hall	4
		Maine	13

		Delaware	1
Delaware	4

Navy	3
				Maine	4	—

				Navy	3	—
Seton Hall	5

Navy	15
		Navy	3

		Delaware	1

South Regional at New Orleans, LA[]



Wichita State	3
Jackson State	0
		Wichita State	7

		New Orleans	0
New Orleans	7

Tulane	5
				Wichita State	8	��

				New Orleans	1	—
Jackson State	5

Tulane	11
		New Orleans	5*

		Tulane	4*

West I Regional at Fresno, CA[]



Stanford	10
Hawaii	5
		Stanford	17

		Fresno State	10
Fresno State	14

Pepperdine	5
				Stanford	15	—

				Pepperdine	8	—
Hawaii	9

Pepperdine	13
		Fresno State	8

		Pepperdine	11

West II Regional at Tempe, AZ[]



Cal State Fullerton	7
Houston	3
		Cal State Fullerton	10

		Arizona State	9
Arizona State	6

San Diego State	1
				Cal State Fullerton	8	—

				Arizona State	7	—
San Diego State	3

Houston	13
		Arizona State	9

		Houston	5

College World Series[]

Participants[]

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS Record
Cal State Fullerton	SCBA	51–21 (23–5)	Augie Garrido	2 (last: 1979)	1st (1979)	5–3
Maine	Eastern Collegiate	32–12 (n/a)	John Winkin	3 (last: 1981)	3rd (1964)	5–6
Miami (FL)	n/a	49–18–1 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	5 (last: 1981)	2nd (1974)	8–10
Oklahoma State	Big 8	56–14 (19–5)	Gary Ward	9 (last: 1981)	1st (1959)	22–17
South Carolina	n/a	45–11 (n/a)		3 (last: 1981)	2nd (1975, 1977)	9–6
Stanford	Pac-10	48–16–1 (20–10)	Mark Marquess	2 (last: 1967)	3rd (1967)	4–4
Texas	SWC	57–4 (12–4)	Cliff Gustafson	19 (last: 1981)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975)	41–34
Wichita State	MVC	70–12 (15–1)	Gene Stephenson	0 (last: none)	none	0–0

Results[]

Bracket[]

First Round			Second Round			Third Round

Winner's Bracket
	Miami (FL)	7
	Maine	2
				Miami (FL)	4
				Wichita State	3
	Wichita State	7
	Cal State Fullerton	0
							Miami (FL)	2
							Texas	1
	Texas	9
	Oklahoma State	1
				Texas	8¹²
				Stanford	6
	Stanford	15
	South Carolina	4
			Loser's Bracket
				Maine	6
				Cal State Fullerton	0		Stanford	5
							Maine	8
				Oklahoma State	10
				South Carolina	8		Wichita State	13
							Oklahoma State	2

Semifinals

Finals

if needed

Re-ordered Semi-finals

Miami (FL)

10

Maine

4

Miami (FL)

9

Wichita State

3

Texas

4

Wichita State

8

Game results[]

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 4	Game 1	Miami (FL)	7–2	Maine
June 4	Game 2	Wichita State	7–0	Cal State Fullerton
June 5	Game 3	Texas	9–1	Oklahoma State
June 5	Game 4	Stanford	15–4	South Carolina
June 6	Game 5	Maine	6–0	Cal State Fullerton	Cal State Fullerton eliminated
June 6	Game 6	Oklahoma State	10–8	South Carolina	South Carolina eliminated
June 7	Game 7	Miami (FL)	4–3	Wichita State
June 8	Game 8	Texas	8–6 (12 innings)	Stanford
June 9	Game 9	Wichita State	13–2	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State eliminated
June 9	Game 10	Maine	8–5	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
June 10	Game 11	Miami (FL)	2–1	Texas
June 11	Game 12	Wichita State	8–4	Texas	Texas eliminated
June 11	Game 13	Miami (FL)	10–4	Maine	Maine eliminated
June 12	Final	Miami (FL)	9–3	Wichita State	Miami wins CWS

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Bryan Oelkers	Junior	Wichita State
Pitcher	Dan Smith	Junior	Miami (FL)
Catcher	Nelson Santovenia	Junior	Miami (FL)
First baseman		Junior	Maine
Second baseman	Jim Thomas	Senior	Wichita State
Third baseman	Phil Lane	Sophomore	Miami (FL)
Shortstop	Spike Owen	Junior	Texas
Outfielder	Mike Brumley	Sophomore	Texas
		Sophomore	Wichita State
	Loren Hibbs	Sophomore	Wichita State
Designated hitter	Russ Morman	Sophomore	Wichita State

Notable players[]

Cal State Fullerton: John Fishel, Bill Moore, Jeff Robinson, Shane Turner
Maine: Joe Johnson, Bill Swift
Miami (FL): Nelson Santovenia
Oklahoma State: Gary Green, Jim Traber, Robbie Wine
South Carolina: Kent Anderson, Don Gordon
Stanford: Mike Aldrete, Jeff Ballard, Steve Buechele
Texas: Mike Brumley, Mike Capel, Roger Clemens, Jeff Hearron, Spike Owen, Calvin Schiraldi
Wichita State: Don Heinkel, Russ Morman, Charlie O'Brien, Bryan Oelkers, Phil Stephenson

References[]

^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. pp. 203–204. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

[NCAA195-1] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

[NCAA-2] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. pp. 203–204. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

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