1989 NCAA Division I baseball season

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]

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

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 ConferenceNorth Carolina1989 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SCClemson
Big East ConferenceNorth - Providence
South - Seton Hall		1989 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy Field • Bristol, CTVillanova
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1989 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan1989 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIIllinois
Big West ConferenceFresno State/Long Beach StateNo Tournament
Colonial Athletic AssociationUNC Wilmington1989 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentBrooks Field • Wilmington, NCEast Carolina
EIBLPennNo Tournament
Metro ConferenceFlorida State1989 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentSarge Frye Field • Columbia, SCFlorida State
Mid-American ConferenceWestern MichiganNo Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNorth - Detroit
South - Evansville		1989 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INNotre Dame
Missouri Valley ConferenceWichita State1989 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball TournamentEck Stadium • Wichita, KSIndiana State
Mid-Continent ConferenceBlue - Cleveland State
Gray - Southwest Missouri State		1989 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentChicago, ILSouthwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Arizona		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceMississippi State1989 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentAlfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FLAuburn
Southern ConferenceWestern Carolina1989 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentAsheville, NCWestern Carolina
Southwest ConferenceArkansas/Texas A&M1989 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentOlsen Field • College Station, TXTexas A&M
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Stetson
West - Centenary		1989 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentConrad Park • DeLand, FLStetson

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[14]; 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
Main article: 1989 College Baseball All-America Team

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