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2007 College World Series
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The 2007 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE. Eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their Super-Regional. Oregon State University repeated as national champions, the first team to do since Louisiana State University in 1996-1997. OSU only trailed for one of 45 innings they played in the Series. They became the first CWS champ to have had a losing record in Conference play, going 10-14 in the Pacific-10 Conference to tie for sixth and almost being left out of the field of 64 to qualify for the Series.
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[edit] Participating Teams
| School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | CWS Appearances | CWS Best Finish | CWS W-L Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University | Pacific Ten Conference | 48-13 (19-5) | Pat Murphy | 19 (last: 2005) | 1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) | 58-32 |
| California State University, Fullerton | Big West Conference | 38-23 (10-11) | George Horton | 14 (last: 2006) | 1st (1979, 1984, 1995, 2004) | 34-23 |
| University of California, Irvine | Big West Conference | 45-15-1 (15-6) | Dave Serrano | 0 (last: none) | none | 0 - 0 |
| University of Louisville | Big East Conference | 46-22 (19-8) | Dan McDonnell | 0 (last: none) | none | 0 - 0 |
| Mississippi State University | Southeastern Conference | 38-20 (15-13) | Ron Polk | 7 (last: 1998) | 4th (1985) | 7-14 |
| University of North Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference | 53-13 (21-9) | Mike Fox | 5 (last: 2006) | 2nd (2006) | 6-10 |
| Oregon State University | Pacific Ten Conference | 44-18 (10-14) | Pat Casey | 3 (last: 2006) | 1st (2006) | 6-5 |
| Rice University | Conference USA | 54-12 (22-2) | Wayne Graham | 5 (last: 2006) | 1st (2003) | 8-9 |
[edit] Results
[edit] 2007 College World Series Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UC-Irvine | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 7 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| UC-Irvine | 1 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC-Irvine | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC-Irvine | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 11 | 9 | x | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rice | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rice | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina|North Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina|North Carolina | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rice | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina|North Carolina | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina|North Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Game Results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15 | Game 1 | Rice | 15-10 | Louisville | The potent Louisville offense fares well against the top pitching staff in the country, but the Rice bats prove to be the difference. |
| Game 2 | North Carolina | 8 - 5 | Mississippi State | ||
| June 16 | Game 3 | Arizona State | 5-4 | CSU Irvine | |
| Game 4 | Oregon State | 3-2 | Fullerton State | Wes Roemer becomes the all-time Cal State Fullerton leader in strikeouts. | |
| June 17 | Game 5 | Louisville | 12-4 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State eliminated It is the first time they are eliminated in two games since the 1971 Series |
| Game 6 | Rice | 14-4 | North Carolina | ||
| June 18 | Game 7 | CSU Irvine | 5-4 (13 innings) | Fullerton State | Fullerton eliminated. UC Irvine had been 4th in NCAA Division I in fielding percentage in 2007, yet made six errors. They still survive to win the longest game in College World Series history, 5 hours and 40 minutes. The previous-longest contest was 40 minutes shorter. It is the only 0-2 outing by Cal State Fullerton since 1990; they had been involved in 9 Series in that span. |
| Game 8 | Oregon State | 12-6 | Arizona State | ||
| June 19 | Game 9 | North Carolina | 3-1 | Louisville | Louisville eliminated Having averaged 9.9 runs per game since the qualifying tournaments began, Louisville's bats go silent at a crucial moment. |
| Game 10 | CSU Irvine | 8-7 (10 innings) | Arizona State | Arizona State eliminated. For the third time in four games, CSU Irvine wins in the final at-bat. They are the first team in the 61-year history of the College World Series to win extra-inning games two days in a row. | |
| June 20 | Game 11 | North Carolina | 6-1 | Rice | UNC avenges a loss to Rice earlier in the tournament. They are the top two teams remaining in ranking, as Rice was #2 and UNC #3 nationally. |
| Game 12 | Oregon State | 7-1 | CSU Irvine | CSU Irvine eliminated | |
| June 21 | Game 13 | North Carolina | 7-4 | Rice | Rice eliminated North Carolina sets up a rematch of the 2006 College World Series finals with their second straight win over Rice. It is only the second time in Series history that the same two teams met in the finals two straight years - the prior instance was 1972-1973 when Arizona State met Southern California. |
| June 23 | Final 1 | Oregon State | 11-4 | North Carolina | |
| June 24 | Final 2 | Oregon State | 9-3 | North Carolina | Oregon State wins National Championship. OSU repeats as National Champs OSU is the first school to win the CWS despite a losing conference record |
[edit] All Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Jorge Reyes | Oregon State |
| Andrew Carignan | North Carolina | |
| 1B | Dustin Ackley | North Carolina |
| 2B | Joey Wong | Oregon State |
| 3B | Diego Seastrunk | Rice |
| SS | Darwin Barney | Oregon State |
| C | Mitch Canham | Oregon State |
| OF | Bryan Petersen | UC Irvine |
| Tim Fedroff | North Carolina | |
| Scott Santschi | Oregon State | |
| DH | Mike Lissman | Oregon State |
[edit] Notable Players
- Arizona State University:
- California State University, Fullerton: Wes Roemer
- University of California, Irvine:
- University of Louisville: Trystan Magnuson
- Mississippi State University: Ed Easley
- University of North Carolina: Dustin Ackley
- Oregon State University: Eddie Kunz, Mitch Canham
- Rice University: Joe Savery
[edit] Tournament Notes
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