1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

1982 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season	1982
Teams	36
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium; Omaha, NE;
Champions	Miami (FL) (1st title)
Runner-up	Wichita State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Ron Fraser (1st title)
MOP	Dan Smith (Miami (FL))
	← 1981 ; NCAA Division I Baseball Championship; 1983 →;

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).

National seeds[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]


Upper round 1		Upper final		Final



South Florida	8

Florida	0
		South Florida	4

		Miami (FL)	9
Miami (FL)	18

Stetson	2
				Miami (FL)	15	—

				Stetson	3	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		South Florida	4

Florida	4	Stetson	5

Stetson	5

Central Regional at Austin, TX[edit]


First round		Second round		Third round		Semifinals		Final



Eastern Michigan	7

Florida State	2	Eastern Michigan	10

		Hardin–Simmons	2

Oklahoma	5			Eastern Michigan	2*

Ohio State	2			Texas	7*

		Oklahoma	0					Texas	9	—

		Texas	8					Eastern Michigan	1	—

Texas	10					Eastern Michigan	9

Hardin–Simmons	0			Oklahoma	6	Oklahoma	2

		Florida State	8	Florida State	5

		Ohio State	3

East Regional at Columbia, SC[edit]


First round		Second round		Third round		Final



		Old Dominion	6*

		West Virginia	7*
Old Dominion	2			West Virginia	4

East Carolina	1			East Carolina	1
		East Carolina	1

		North Carolina	0
The Citadel	9					West Virginia	1	—

North Carolina	4					South Carolina	2	—
		South Carolina	6

		The Citadel	4
South Carolina	7			South Carolina	11

West Virginia	0			The Citadel	2
		Old Dominion	6

		The Citadel	15

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK[edit]


Upper round 1		Upper final		Final



Middle Tennessee	3

Oral Roberts	2
		Middle Tennessee	3

		Oklahoma State	5
Oklahoma State	16

Minnesota	9
				Oklahoma State	7	—

				Middle Tennessee	3	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Middle Tennessee	7

Oral Roberts	0	Minnesota	1

Minnesota	9

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME[edit]


Upper round 1		Upper final		Final



Maine	6

Seton Hall	4
		Maine	13

		Delaware	1
Delaware	4

Navy	3
				Maine	4	—

				Navy	3	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Navy	3

Seton Hall	5	Delaware	1

Navy	15

South Regional at New Orleans, LA[edit]


Upper round 1		Upper final		Final



Wichita State	3

Jackson State	0
		Wichita State	7

		New Orleans	0
New Orleans	7

Tulane	5
				Wichita State	8	—

				New Orleans	1	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		New Orleans	5*

Jackson State	5	Tulane	4*

Tulane	11

West I Regional at Fresno, CA[edit]


Upper round 1		Upper final		Final



Stanford	10

Hawaii	5
		Stanford	17

		Fresno State	10
Fresno State	14

Pepperdine	5
				Stanford	15	—

				Pepperdine	8	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Fresno State	8

Hawaii	9	Pepperdine	11

Pepperdine	13

West II Regional at Tempe, AZ[edit]


Upper round 1		Upper final		Final



Cal State Fullerton	7

Houston	3
		Cal State Fullerton	10

		Arizona State	9
Arizona State	6

San Diego State	1
				Cal State Fullerton	8	—

				Arizona State	7	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Arizona State	9

San Diego State	3	Houston	5

Houston	13

College World Series[edit]

Participants[edit]

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[edit]

Bracket[edit]


Upper round 1		Upper round 2		Upper final		Semifinals		Final



Miami (FL)	7

Maine	2
		Miami (FL)	4

		Wichita State	3
Wichita State	7

Cal State Fullerton	0
				Miami (FL)	2

				Texas	1
Texas	9
						Miami (FL)	10
Oklahoma State	1
		Texas	8¹²			Maine	4

		Stanford	6
Stanford	15

South Carolina	4

								Miami (FL)	9

		Lower round 1		Lower round 2				Wichita State	3



				Stanford	5

		Maine	6	Maine	8
						Texas	4
		Cal State Fullerton	0
						Wichita State	8
				Wichita State	13

		Oklahoma State	10	Oklahoma State	2

		South Carolina	8

Game results[edit]

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 4	Game 1	Miami (FL)	7–2	Maine
June 4	Game 2	Wichita State	7–0	Cal State Fullerton
June 5	Game 3	Texas	9–1	Oklahoma State
June 5	Game 4	Stanford	15–4	South Carolina
June 6	Game 5	Maine	6–0	Cal State Fullerton	Cal State Fullerton eliminated
June 6	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
June 9	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
June 11	Game 13	Miami (FL)	10–4	Maine	Maine eliminated
June 12	Final	Miami (FL)	9–3	Wichita State	Miami wins CWS

All-Tournament Team[edit]

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

Position	Player	School
P	Bryan Oelkers	Wichita State
P	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[edit]

Cal State Fullerton: John Fishel, Bill Moore, Jeff Robinson, Shane Turner
Maine: Joe Johnson, Bill Swift
Miami (FL): Nelson Santovenia
Oklahoma State: Gary Green, Jim Traber, Robbie Wine
South Carolina: Kent Anderson, Don Gordon
Stanford: Mike Aldrete, Jeff Ballard, Steve Buechele
Texas: Mike Brumley, Mike Capel, Roger Clemens, Jeff Hearron, Spike Owen, Calvin Schiraldi
Wichita State: Don Heinkel, Russ Morman, Charlie O'Brien, Bryan Oelkers, Phil Stephenson

References[edit]

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

[NCAA195-1] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

[NCAA-2] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. pp. 203–204. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

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