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1989 NCAA Division I baseball season

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1989 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams270
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsWichita State (1st title)
Runners-upTexas (25th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachGene Stephenson (1st title)
MOPGreg Brummett (Wichita State)
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →

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

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  • Davidson left the Southern Conference to compete as an Independent. They would return to the SoCon in 1993.
  • With Davidson's departure, it became a seven team league, and dissolved its divisional format.

Conference winners

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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 StadiumGreenville, SC Clemson
Big East Conference North - Providence
South - Seton Hall
1989 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy FieldBristol, CT Villanova
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1989 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference Michigan 1989 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Ray Fisher StadiumAnn 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 FieldWilmington, NC East Carolina
EIBL Penn No tournament
Metro Conference Florida State 1989 Metro Conference baseball tournament Sarge Frye FieldColumbia, SC Florida State
Mid-American Conference Western Michigan No tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference North - Detroit
South - Evansville
1989 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament South Bend, IN Notre Dame
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State 1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Eck StadiumWichita, KS Indiana State
Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Cleveland State
Gray - Southwest Missouri State
1989 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament 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 StadiumGainesville, 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 FieldCollege Station, TX Texas A&M
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Stetson
West - Centenary
1989 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Conrad ParkDeLand, FL Stetson

Conference standings

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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 East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Providence  x‍‍‍ 12 6 0   .667 27 16 0   .628
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 9 9 0   .500 27 16 0   .628
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 9 9 0   .500 20 17 0   .541
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 6 12 0   .333 19 19 0   .500
South Division
Seton Hall  x‍‍‍ 16 2 0   .889 33 19 1   .632
Villanova  ‍‍y 12 5 0   .706 42 13 0   .764
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 17 26 0   .395
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 0 17 0   .000 6 25 0   .194
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1989[4][5]
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 Metro Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Florida State  ‍y 14 4   .778 54 18   .750
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 35 22   .614
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533 36 26   .581
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533 34 23   .596
Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 32 23   .582
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 6 11   .353 27 23   .540
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 3 14   .176 21 30   .412
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1989[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State  ‍‍‍   45 12   .789
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍y   44 16   .733
No. 6 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y   49 18   .731
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍   36 18   .667
No. 25 UCF  ‍‍‍y   42 22   .656
FIU  ‍‍‍   39 21   .650
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍   33 20   .623
UMBC  ‍‍‍   27 17   .614
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍   34 22   .607
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍   20 16   .556
Liberty  ‍‍‍   25 24   .510
Tulane  ‍‍‍   27 26   .509
Akron  ‍‍‍   24 24   .500
Wisconsin–Milwaukee  ‍‍‍   22 22   .500
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍   19 20   .487
United States International  ‍‍‍   24 35   .407
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍   18 29   .383
Davidson  ‍‍‍   12 27   .308
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1989[10]
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
‡ – Tournament 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 xy 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

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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

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All-America team

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References

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  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  4. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  6. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  8. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  12. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  13. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  14. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  15. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.