1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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).

1982 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1982
Teams36
Finals site
ChampionsMiami (FL) (1st title)
Runner-upWichita State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRon Fraser (1st title)
MOPDan Smith (Miami (FL))

National seeds

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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

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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

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
South Florida8
Florida0
South Florida4
Miami (FL)9
Miami (FL)18
Stetson2
Miami (FL)15
Stetson3
Lower round 1Lower final
South Florida4
Florida4Stetson5
Stetson5

Central Regional at Austin, TX

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
Eastern Michigan7
Florida State2Eastern Michigan10
Hardin–Simmons2
Oklahoma5Eastern Michigan2*
Ohio State2Texas7*
Oklahoma0Texas9
Texas8Eastern Michigan1
Texas10Eastern Michigan9
Hardin–Simmons0Oklahoma6Oklahoma2
Florida State8Florida State5
Ohio State3

East Regional at Columbia, SC

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
Old Dominion6*
West Virginia7*
Old Dominion2West Virginia4
East Carolina1East Carolina1
East Carolina1
North Carolina0
The Citadel9West Virginia1
North Carolina4South Carolina2
South Carolina6
The Citadel4
South Carolina7South Carolina11
West Virginia0The Citadel2
Old Dominion6
The Citadel15

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Middle Tennessee3
Oral Roberts2
Middle Tennessee3
Oklahoma State5
Oklahoma State16
Minnesota9
Oklahoma State7
Middle Tennessee3
Lower round 1Lower final
Middle Tennessee7
Oral Roberts0Minnesota1
Minnesota9

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Maine6
Seton Hall4
Maine13
Delaware1
Delaware4
Navy3
Maine4
Navy3
Lower round 1Lower final
Navy3
Seton Hall5Delaware1
Navy15

South Regional at New Orleans, LA

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Wichita State3
Jackson State0
Wichita State7
New Orleans0
New Orleans7
Tulane5
Wichita State8
New Orleans1
Lower round 1Lower final
New Orleans5*
Jackson State5Tulane4*
Tulane11

West I Regional at Fresno, CA

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Stanford10
Hawaii5
Stanford17
Fresno State10
Fresno State14
Pepperdine5
Stanford15
Pepperdine8
Lower round 1Lower final
Fresno State8
Hawaii9Pepperdine11
Pepperdine13

West II Regional at Tempe, AZ

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Cal State Fullerton7
Houston3
Cal State Fullerton10
Arizona State9
Arizona State6
San Diego State1
Cal State Fullerton8
Arizona State7
Lower round 1Lower final
Arizona State9
San Diego State3Houston5
Houston13

College World Series

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Participants

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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) June Raines 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

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Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Miami (FL)7
Maine2
Miami (FL)4
Wichita State3
Wichita State7
Cal State Fullerton0
Miami (FL)2
Texas1
Texas9
Miami (FL)10
Oklahoma State1
Texas812Maine4
Stanford6
Stanford15
South Carolina4
Miami (FL)9
Lower round 1Lower round 2Wichita State3
Stanford5
Maine6Maine8
Texas4
Cal State Fullerton0
Wichita State8
Wichita State13
Oklahoma State10Oklahoma State2
South Carolina8

Game results

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

All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player School
P Bryan Oelkers Wichita State
Dan Smith (MOP) Miami (FL)
C Nelson Santovenia Miami (FL)
1B Kevin Bernier Maine
2B Jim Thomas Wichita State
3B Phil Lane Miami (FL)
SS Spike Owen Texas
OF Mike Brumley Texas
Tim Gaskell Wichita State
Loren Hibbs Wichita State
DH Russ Morman Wichita State

Notable players

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See also

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References

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