1989 NCAA Division I baseball season Number of teams 270 Champions Wichita State (1st title)Runners-up Texas (25th CWS Appearance) Winning Coach Gene Stephenson (1st title)MOP Greg Brummett (Wichita State )
The 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1989. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1989 College World Series . The College World Series, held for the forty third time in 1989, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Wichita State claimed the championship for the first time.[1]
Realignment and format changes [ ]
Davidson left the Southern Conference to compete as an Independent. They would return to the SoCon in 1993.
With Davidson's departure, the became a seven team league, and dissolved its divisional format.
Conference winners [ ]
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1989 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 27 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 21 teams earned at-large selections.[1] [2]
Conference
Regular Season Winner
Conference Tournament
Tournament Venue • City
Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference
North Carolina
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC
Clemson
Big East Conference
North - Providence South - Seton Hall
1989 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT
Villanova
Big Eight Conference
Oklahoma State
All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference
Michigan
1989 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament
Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
Illinois
Big West Conference
Fresno State /Long Beach State
No Tournament
Colonial Athletic Association
UNC Wilmington
1989 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC
East Carolina
EIBL
Penn
No Tournament
Metro Conference
Florida State
Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC
Florida State
Mid-American Conference
Western Michigan
No Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
North - Detroit South - Evansville
South Bend, IN
Notre Dame
Missouri Valley Conference
Wichita State
Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
Indiana State
Mid-Continent Conference
Blue - Cleveland State Gray - Southwest Missouri State
Chicago, IL
Southwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 Conference
North - Washington State South - Arizona
No Tournament
Southeastern Conference
Mississippi State
1989 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL
Auburn
Southern Conference
Western Carolina
1989 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament
Asheville, NC
Western Carolina
Southwest Conference
Arkansas /Texas A&M
1989 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament
Olsen Field • College Station, TX
Texas A&M
Trans America Athletic Conference
East - Stetson West - Centenary
1989 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Conrad Park • DeLand, FL
Stetson
Conference standings [ ]
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 8 North Carolina † y
15
–
4
.789
41
–
18
.695
No. 14 Clemson ‡ y
13
–
5
.722
50
–
20
.714
Georgia Tech y
13
–
6
.684
38
–
26
.594
NC State
10
–
10
.500
35
–
21
.625
Wake Forest
9
–
10
.474
35
–
23
.603
Virginia
7
–
11
.389
25
–
24
.510
Maryland
4
–
13
.235
17
–
22
.436
Duke
2
–
14
.125
20
–
23
.465
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1989[3] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 12 Michigan † y
21
–
6
.778
49
–
16
.754
Iowa
17
–
11
.607
37
–
20
.649
No. 24 Illinois ‡ y
17
–
11
.607
42
–
16
.724
Ohio State
16
–
12
.571
34
–
27
.557
Minnesota
15
–
12
.556
31
–
22
.585
Northwestern
15
–
13
.536
26
–
30
.464
Michigan State
13
–
15
.464
25
–
26
.490
Purdue
11
–
17
.393
34
–
25
.576
Wisconsin
9
–
19
.321
22
–
37
.373
Indiana
5
–
23
.179
34
–
26
.567
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1989[6] [7] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
UNC Wilmington †
14
–
1
–
0
.933
31
–
15
–
0
.674
East Carolina ‡ y
12
–
3
–
0
.800
27
–
29
–
1
.482
James Madison
7
–
6
–
0
.538
32
–
21
–
0
.604
Richmond
6
–
8
–
0
.429
23
–
24
–
0
.489
George Mason
3
–
10
–
0
.231
23
–
25
–
0
.479
William & Mary
0
–
14
–
0
.000
9
–
29
–
0
.237
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1989[8] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 1 Wichita State † y
13
–
5
.722
68
–
18
.791
No. 22 Indiana State ‡ y
13
–
7
.650
48
–
21
.696
Illinois State
10
–
10
.500
26
–
34
.433
Creighton
9
–
11
.450
37
–
26
.587
Bradley
7
–
11
.389
35
–
22
.614
Southern Illinois
6
–
14
.300
26
–
38
.406
† – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1989[11] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 10 Mississippi State † y
20
–
5
.800
54
–
14
.794
No. 4 LSU y
18
–
9
.667
55
–
17
.764
Florida y
14
–
10
.583
44
–
22
.667
Georgia
15
–
11
.577
37
–
25
.597
Alabama
15
–
11
.577
32
–
24
.571
Auburn ‡ y
12
–
12
.500
44
–
20
.688
Vanderbilt
11
–
15
.423
31
–
21
.596
Ole Miss
9
–
15
.375
34
–
21
.618
Kentucky
10
–
17
.370
28
–
25
.528
Tennessee
4
–
23
.148
23
–
36
.390
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1989[12] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Western Carolina † ‡ y
10
–
5
.667
23
–
31
.426
Marshall
8
–
5
.615
16
–
14
.533
Appalachian State
9
–
7
.563
29
–
13
.690
VMI
8
–
7
.533
16
–
23
.410
The Citadel
8
–
9
.471
30
–
20
.600
Furman
5
–
10
.333
13
–
21
.382
East Tennessee State
5
–
10
.333
10
–
21
.323
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1989[13] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 9 Texas A&M † ‡ y
17
–
4
.810
58
–
7
.892
No. 5 Arkansas † y
17
–
4
.810
51
–
16
.761
No. 2 Texas y
14
–
7
.667
54
–
18
.750
Houston
9
–
12
.429
43
–
17
.717
Texas Tech
9
–
12
.429
32
–
22
.593
TCU
7
–
14
.333
37
–
22
.627
Baylor
7
–
14
.333
32
–
19
.627
Rice
4
–
17
.190
28
–
30
.483
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1989[14] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
East
Stetson x † ‡ y
13
–
5
.722
38
–
23
.623
Georgia Southern
12
–
6
.667
33
–
27
.550
Samford
7
–
11
.389
17
–
30
.362
Mercer
4
–
14
.222
16
–
35
.314
West
Centenary x
10
–
6
.625
31
–
21
.596
Arkansas–Little Rock
7
–
9
.438
28
–
25
.528
Hardin–Simmons
7
–
9
.438
25
–
30
.455
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1989[15] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
College World Series [ ]
Main article: 1989 College World Series
The 1989 season marked the forty third NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series . The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska . The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Wichita State claiming their first championship with a 5–3 win over Texas in the final.[1]
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
1
Florida State
4
8
North Carolina
2
1
Florida State
4
4
Wichita State
2
4
Wichita State
3
5
Arkansas
1
1
Florida State
4
9
4
Wichita State
7
12
8
North Carolina
3
5
Arkansas
7
5
Arkansas
4
4
Wichita State
8
4
Wichita State
5
2
Texas
3
2
Texas
7
7
Long Beach State
1
2
Texas
12
3
Miami (FL)
2
3
Miami (FL)
5
6
LSU
2
2
Texas
12
—
6
LSU
7
—
7
Long Beach State
5
6
LSU
8
6
LSU
6
3
Miami (FL)
3
Award winners [ ]
All-America team [ ]
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