# 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1989 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 forty third year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The forty-third tournament's champion was Wichita State, coached by Gene Stephenson. The Most Outstanding Player was Greg Brummett of Wichita State.

## Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.

### Atlantic Regional

at Tallahassee, FL
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Florida State | Florida State | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rider | Rider | 7 | Florida State | Florida State | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | South Florida | South Florida | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 6 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 7 | | | | | | |
| Stetson | Stetson | 2 | | | | Auburn | Auburn | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Clemson | Clemson | 7 | | | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 8 | — |
| | | | Auburn | Auburn | 14 | | | | | | | Clemson | Clemson | 1 | — |
| Auburn | Auburn | 9 | | | | | | | Auburn | Auburn | 1 | | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 3 | | | | Clemson | Clemson | 13 | Clemson | Clemson | 11 | | | | |
| | | | Rider | Rider | 6 | Stetson | Stetson | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stetson | Stetson | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |

### South Regional

at Starkville, MS
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 0 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Nicholls State | Nicholls State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 3 | | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 1 | | | | | | |
| Indiana State | Indiana State | 2 | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 3 | | | | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 0 | 7 |
| | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 8 | | | | | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 6 | 1 |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 8 | | | | | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 11 | | | | |
| Nicholls State | Nicholls State | 4 | | | | Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 4 | Indiana State | Indiana State | 2 | | | | |
| | | | Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 3 | Indiana State | Indiana State | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Indiana State | Indiana State | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Northeast Regional

at Waterbury, CT
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Illinois | Illinois | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 7 | Illinois | Illinois | 7 | Illinois | Illinois | 2 | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 5 | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 9 | Arkansas | Arkansas | 1 | |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 5 | George Washington | George Washington | 2 | Arkansas | Arkansas | 9 | Arkansas | Arkansas | 1 | |
| | | | George Washington | George Washington | 2 | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | |
| | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 8 | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 5 | Arkansas | Arkansas | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 6 |
| George Washington | George Washington | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 6 |
| George Washington | George Washington | 0 | Arizona State | Arizona State | 15 | | | | | | | Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 5 |
| | | | Penn | Penn | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn | Penn | 7 | Penn | Penn | 4 | Arizona State | Arizona State | 2 | | | | | | |
| Illinois | Illinois | 1 | | | | Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 4 | | | | | | |
| Illinois | Illinois | 1 | Penn | Penn | 16* | Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 18 | | | | | | | | | |

### Central Regional

at College Station, TX
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jackson State | Jackson State | 3 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 25 | | | | | | | |
| | | | BYU | BYU | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LSU | LSU | 12 | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 17 | | | | | | |
| UNLV | UNLV | 10 | | | | South Alabama | South Alabama | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | LSU | LSU | 4 | | | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 5 | 4* |
| | | | South Alabama | South Alabama | 6 | | | | | | | LSU | LSU | 13 | 5* |
| South Alabama | South Alabama | 11* | | | | | | | South Alabama | South Alabama | 5 | | | | |
| BYU | BYU | 10* | | | | LSU | LSU | 13 | LSU | LSU | 6 | | | | |
| | | | Jackson State | Jackson State | 2 | UNLV | UNLV | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | UNLV | UNLV | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |

### West I Regional

at Tucson, AZ
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Arizona | Arizona | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 6 | Arizona | Arizona | 17 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 5 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 6 | | | | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 2 | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 4 | | | | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 10 | – |
| | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 11 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 3 | – |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 14 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 13 | | | | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 7 | | | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 5* | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 4 | | | | |
| | | | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 3 | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 6* | | | | | | | |
| | | | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |

### West II Regional

at Fresno, CA
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Wichita State | Wichita State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Portland | Portland | 0 | Wichita State | Wichita State | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 9 | | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 5 | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 8 | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 14 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 3 | | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 2 | 5 |
| | | | Michigan | Michigan | 5 | | | | | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 3 | 9 |
| Michigan | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 6 | | | | |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 3 | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 11 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 4 | | | | |
| | | | Portland | Portland | 6* | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 8* | | | | | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional

at Austin, TX
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 0 | Texas | Texas | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | USC | USC | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 6 | | | | Texas | Texas | 8 | | | | | | |
| Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State | 5 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 8* | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 9 | — |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 3* | | | | | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 3 | — |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 9 | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | |
| USC | USC | 8 | | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 5 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State | 4 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |

### East Regional

at Gainesville, FL
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 3 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 9 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 16* | | | | | | |
| Villanova | Villanova | 1 | | | | Villanova | Villanova | 18* | Villanova | Villanova | 5 | |
| Villanova | Villanova | 1 | Villanova | Villanova | 10 | Villanova | Villanova | 18* | Villanova | Villanova | 5 | |
| | | | Villanova | Villanova | 10 | | | | UCF | UCF | 2 | |
| | | | East Carolina | East Carolina | 6 | | | | UCF | UCF | 2 | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 11 | East Carolina | East Carolina | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Villanova | Villanova | 1 |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Villanova | Villanova | 1 |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 6 | Florida | Florida | 7 | | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 4 |
| | | | UCF | UCF | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| UCF | UCF | 6 | UCF | UCF | 10 | UCF | UCF | 1 | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 4 | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 4 | Florida | Florida | 1 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 9 | | | | | | | | | |

## College World Series
### Participants

| Seeding | School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
| 1 | Florida State | Metro | 52–16 (14–4) | Mike Martin | 9 (last: 1987) | 2nd (1970, 1986) | 13–18 |
| 2 | Texas | SWC | 51–17 (14–7) | Cliff Gustafson | 24 (last: 1987) | 1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983) | 58–42 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | n/a | 48–16 (n/a) | Ron Fraser | 10 (last: 1988) | 1st (1982, 1985) | 23–17 |
| 4 | Wichita State | MVC | 63–15 (13–5) | Gene Stephenson | 2 (last: 1988) | 2nd (1982) | 5–4 |
| 5 | Arkansas | SWC | 50–14 (17–4) | Norm DeBriyn | 3 (last: 1987) | 2nd (1979) | 6–6 |
| 6 | LSU | SEC | 53–15 (18–9) | Skip Bertman | 2 (last: 1987) | 4th (1987) | 3–4 |
| 7 | Long Beach State | Big West | 50–13 (17–4) | Dave Snow | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| 8 | North Carolina | ACC | 41–16–1 (15–4) | Mike Roberts | 3 (last: 1978) | 3rd (1978) | 2–6 |

### Results

The teams in the CWS were divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. For the second time since the College World Series began in 1947, the series was not a true double elimination tournament. Instead, the winners of the two pools met in a single National Championship game. Texas came out of its pool with no losses. Wichita State came out of its pool with one loss. Wichita State defeated Texas in the Championship game. Because each team only had one loss, in the championships prior to 1988, the teams would have played a winner-take-all game for the championship. Therefore, when Texas lost the championship game, rather than play another game for the championship, Wichita State was crowned champion. This new format was adopted for television reasons for the final game. Later, the format was switched to a best of three series in 2003.

#### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | North Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Wichita State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wichita State | 3 | 4 | Wichita State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arkansas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arkansas | 1 | | | | 1 | Florida State | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Wichita State | 7 | 12 | | | | | |
| 8 | North Carolina | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | Wichita State | 7 | 12 | | | | |
| 5 | Arkansas | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arkansas | 7 | 5 | Arkansas | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Wichita State | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Wichita State | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas | 3 |
| 2 | Texas | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas | 3 |
| 7 | Long Beach State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Long Beach State | 1 | 2 | Texas | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Miami (FL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 3 | Miami (FL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | LSU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | LSU | 2 | | | | 2 | Texas | 12 | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | LSU | 7 | — | | | | | |
| 7 | Long Beach State | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | LSU | 7 | — | | | | |
| 6 | LSU | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | LSU | 8 | 6 | LSU | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 2 | Game 1 | Florida State | 4–2 | North Carolina | |
| June 2 | Game 2 | Wichita State | 3–1 | Arkansas | |
| June 3 | Game 3 | Texas | 7–1 | Long Beach State | |
| June 3 | Game 4 | Miami (FL) | 5–2 | LSU | |
| June 4 | Game 5 | Arkansas | 7–3 | North Carolina | North Carolina eliminated |
| June 4 | Game 6 | LSU | 8–5 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State eliminated |
| June 5 | Game 7 | Florida State | 4–2 | Wichita State | |
| June 5 | Game 8 | Texas | 12–2 | Miami (FL) | |
| June 6 | Game 9 | Wichita State | 8–4 | Arkansas | Arkansas eliminated |
| June 6 | Game 10 | LSU | 6–3 | Miami (FL) | Miami eliminated |
| June 7 | Game 11 | Wichita State | 7–4 | Florida State | |
| June 8 | Game 12 | Texas | 12–7 | LSU | Louisiana State eliminated |
| June 9 | Game 13 | Wichita State | 12–9 | Florida State | Florida State eliminated |
| June 10 | Final | Wichita State | 5–3 | Texas | Wichita State wins CWS |

### All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
| P | Greg Brummett (MOP) | Wichita State |
| P | Jim Newlin | Wichita State |
| C | Eric Wedge | Wichita State |
| 1B | David Lowery | Texas |
| 2B | Rocky Rau | Florida State |
| 3B | Craig Newkirk | Texas |
| SS | Pat Meares | Wichita State |
| OF | Jim Audley | Wichita State |
| OF | Arthur Butcher | Texas |
| OF | Todd Dreifort | Wichita State |
| DH | Scott Bryant | Texas |

### Notable players

* Arkansas: Bubba Carpenter, Mike Oquist, Scott Pose, Phil Stidham
* Florida State: Chris Brock, Matt Dunbar, Gar Finnvold, Eduardo Pérez, Marc Ronan
* Long Beach State: Kyle Abbott, Darrell Sherman, Tom Urbani, Dan Berthel
* LSU: Paul Byrd, Curt Leskanic, Ben McDonald, John O'Donoghue, Chad Ogea, Keith Osik, Russ Springer
* Miami (FL): Jorge Fábregas, Alex Fernández, Joe Grahe, Oscar Múñoz, F.P. Santangelo
* North Carolina: Jim Dougherty, Jesse Levis, Brad Woodall
* Texas: Kirk Dressendorfer, Shane Reynolds
* Wichita State: Greg Brummett, P. J. Forbes, Tyler Green, Mike Lansing, Pat Meares, Eric Wedge
* George Washington Colonials: John Flaherty