1991 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1991 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from May 31 to June 8. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight 6-team regional tournaments. The forty-fifth tournament's champion was Louisiana State University coached by Skip Bertman. The Most Outstanding Player was Gary Hymel of Louisiana State University.

Participating Teams

Seeding	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
1		Florida State University	Metro Conference	57 - 12 (15 - 5, 0 GB)	Mike Martin	10 (last: 1989)	2nd (1970, 1986)	15 - 20
2		Clemson University	Atlantic Coast Conference	60 - 8 (18 - 3, 0 GB)	Bill Wilhelm	5 (last: 1980)	5th (1958, 1959, 1976)	4 - 10
3		Wichita State University	Missouri Valley Conference	63 - 12 (21 - 3, 0 GB)	Gene Stephenson	3 (last: 1989)	1st (1989)	10 - 5
4		Louisiana State University	Southeastern Conference	51 - 18 (19 - 7, 0 GB)	Skip Bertman	4 (last: 1990)	4th (1987, 1989, 1990)	7 - 8
5		University of Florida	Southeastern Conference	49 - 19 (16 - 8, 2 GB)	Joe Arnold	1 (last: 1988)	5th (1988)	1 - 2
6		California State University, Long Beach	Big West Conference	44 - 20 (14 - 7, 1 GB)	Dave Snow	1 (last: 1989)	8th (1989)	0 - 2
7		Creighton University	Missouri Valley Conference	49 - 20 (16 - 8, 5 GB)	Jim Hendry	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
8		California State University, Fresno	Big West Conference	41 - 21 (15 - 6, 0 GB)	Bob Bennett	2 (last: 1988)	3rd (1959)	3 - 4

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Florida State	3
	8	Fresno State	6
							Fresno State	3
							Louisiana State	15
	4	Louisiana State	8
	5	Florida	1
												Louisiana State	19	x
											Florida	8	x
		Florida State	0
		Florida	5
							Fresno State	1
							Florida	2
																	Louisiana State	6
																	Wichita State	3
	2	Clemson Tigers	4
	7	Creighton	8
							Creighton	2*
							Wichita State	3*
	3	Wichita State	8
	6	Long Beach State	5
												Wichita State	11	x
											Creighton	3	x
		Long Beach State	12
		Clemson Tigers	11
							Creighton	13
							Long Beach State	4

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 31	Game 1	Fresno State	6 - 3	Florida State
	Game 2	Louisiana State	8 - 1	Florida
June 1	Game 3	Creighton	8 - 4	Clemson
	Game 4	Wichita State	8 - 5	Long Beach State
June 2	Game 5	Florida	5 - 0	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
	Game 6	Louisiana State	15 - 3	Fresno State
June 3	Game 7	Long Beach State	12 - 1	Clemson	Clemson eliminated
	Game 8	Wichita State	3 - 2 (12 innings)	Creighton
June 4	Game 9	Florida	2 - 1	Fresno State	Fresno State eliminated
	Game 10	Creighton	13 - 4	Long Beach State	Long Beach State eliminated
June 5	Game 11	Louisiana State	19 - 8	Florida	Florida eliminated
	Game 12	Wichita State	11 - 3	Creighton	Creighton eliminated
June 8	Final	Louisiana State	6 - 3	Wichita State	Louisiana State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Chad Ogea	Junior	Louisiana State
	Kennie Steenstra	Sophomore	Wichita State
Catcher	Gary Hymel	Senior	Louisiana State
First baseman	John Tellechea	Senior	Louisiana State
Second baseman	Mike McCafferty	Senior	Creighton
Third baseman	Jason Giambi	Sophomore	Long Beach State
Shortstop	Kevin Polcovich	Junior	Florida
Outfielder	Jim Audley	Senior	Wichita State
	Steve Hinton	Junior	Creighton
	Lyle Mouton	Senior	Louisiana State
Designated hitter	Mario Linares	Senior	Florida

Notable Players

• Clemson University: Mike Holtz, Billy McMillon, Keith Williams
• Creighton University: Kimera Bartee, Alan Benes, Mike Heathcott, Dax Jones, Scott Stahoviak
• University of Florida: John Burke, Herb Perry, Kevin Polcovich, Marc Valdes
• Florida State University: Roger Bailey, Chris Brock, Tim Davis, Eduardo Perez, Kenny Robinson, John Wasdin
• California State University, Fresno: Brant Brown, Bobby Jones, Steve Soderstrom, Jason Wood
• California State University, Long Beach: Brent Cookson, Jason Giambi, Steve Trachsel
• Louisiana State University: Paul Byrd, Rick Greene, Lyle Mouton, Chad Ogea, Armando Rios, Andy Sheets, Mike Sirotka
• Wichita State University: Jaime Bluma, Darren Dreifort, Tyler Green, Doug Mirabelli, Kennie Steenstra