2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was a tournament of 64-teams to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I national champion for the 2019 season. The 73rd annual edition of the tournament began on May 31, 2019, and concluded with the 2019 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which started on June 15 and ended on June 26.[1]

2019 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season2019
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsVanderbilt (2nd title)
Runner-upMichigan (8th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachTim Corbin (2nd title)
MOPKumar Rocker (Vanderbilt)
TelevisionESPN

Summit League champion Omaha made their first appearance in the tournament.

As a result of a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic that started in late 2019 and subsequently forced the cancellation of the remainder of the 2020 season and tournament, this would be the last tournament held until 2021.

Tournament procedure

A total of 64 teams entered the 2019 tournament. 31 automatic bids were awarded to each program that won their conference's tournament or regular season. The remaining 33 bids were "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

The Selection Committee seeded the national seeds from 1 to 16, each of whom would host their respective regional.

The selections and seedings were completed and revealed on Monday, May 27, 2019, at 12 p.m. EDT on ESPNU.

All qualifying teams were placed into 16 regional double-elimination brackets of four teams. The winners of each regional advanced to a Super Regional in a best-of-three format to advance to the College World Series.

Schedule and venues

The following are the sites that hosted each round of the tournament:[2]

Regionals

Super Regionals

  • June 7–10
    • Jackie Robinson Stadium, Los Angeles
    • Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park, Lubbock, Texas
    • Baum–Walker Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas
    • Alex Box Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    • Boshamer Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • Dudy Noble Field at Polk–Dement Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi
    • Jim Patterson Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
    • Hawkins Field, Nashville, Tennessee

College World Series

Bids

Automatic bids

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conf)BerthLast NCAA appearance
Stony BrookAmerica East31–21 (15–9)Tournament2015 (Fort Worth Regional)
CincinnatiAmerican28–29 (13–11)Tournament1974 (Minneapolis District)
North CarolinaAtlantic Coast46–19 (17–13)Tournament2018 (College World Series)
LibertyAtlantic Sun42–19 (15–9)Tournament2014 (Charlottesville Regional)
FordhamAtlantic 1038–22 (15–9)Tournament1998 (East Regional)
CreightonBig East38–11 (13–4)Tournament2012 (Los Angeles Regional)
CampbellBig South35–19 (19–7)Tournament2018 (Athens Regional)
Ohio StateBig Ten35–25 (12–12)Tournament2018 (Greenville Regional)
Oklahoma StateBig 1236–18 (14–9)Tournament2018 (DeLand Regional)
UC Santa BarbaraBig West45–9 (19–5)Regular season2016 (College World Series)
UNC WilmingtonColonial32–29 (12–12)Tournament2018 (Greenville Regional)
Southern MissConference USA38–19 (21–10)Tournament2018 (Fayetteville Regional)
UICHorizon29–21 (18–11)Tournament2017 (Hattiesburg Regional)
HarvardIvy League27–14 (14–7)Championship series2005 (Fullerton Regional)
QuinnipiacMAAC29–27 (17–7)Tournament2005 (Austin Regional)
Central MichiganMid-American46–12 (22–5)Tournament1995 (South Regional)
Florida A&MMid-Eastern27–32 (14–10)Tournament2015 (Gainesville Regional)
Indiana StateMissouri Valley41–16 (13–8)Tournament2014 (Bloomington Regional)
Fresno StateMountain West38–14–1 (21–8–1)Tournament2012 (Palo Alto Regional)
Central ConnecticutNortheast30–21 (16–8)Tournament2017 (Fort Worth Regional)
Jacksonville StateOhio Valley37–21 (22–8)Tournament2014 (Oxford Regional)
UCLAPac-1247–8 (24–5)Regular season2018 (Minneapolis Regional)
ArmyPatriot35–24 (15–10)Tournament2018 (Raleigh Regional)
VanderbiltSoutheastern49–10 (23–7)Tournament2018 (Nashville Super Regional)
MercerSoCon35–27 (14–10)Tournament2015 (Tallahassee Regional)
McNeese StateSouthland35–24 (16–14)Tournament2003 (Houston Regional)
SouthernSouthwestern Athletic32–22 (18–6)Tournament2009 (Baton Rouge Regional)
OmahaSummit30–22–1 (21–11)TournamentFirst Appearance
Coastal CarolinaSun Belt35–24–1 (16–13)Tournament2018 (Conway Regional)
Loyola MarymountWest Coast32–23 (15–12)Tournament2000 (Fullerton Regional)
Sacramento StateWestern Athletic39–23 (18–9)Tournament2017 (Palo Alto Regional)

At–large

TeamConferenceRecord (Conf)Last NCAA appearance
Arizona StatePac-1237–17 (16–13)2016 (Fort Worth Regional)
ArkansasSEC41–17 (20–10)2018 College World Series Finals
AuburnSEC33–25 (14–16)2018 (Gainesville Super Regional)
BaylorBig 1234–17 (14–8)2018 (Stanford Regional)
CaliforniaPac-1232–18 (17–11)2015 (College Station Regional)
ClemsonACC34–24 (15–15)2018 (Clemson Regional)
UConnAmerican36–23 (12–12)2018 (Conway Regional)
Dallas BaptistMVC41–18 (14–7)2018 (Fayetteville Regional)
DukeACC31–25 (15–15)2018 (Athens Regional)
East CarolinaAmerican43–15 (20–4)2018 (Greenville Regional)
Florida AtlanticC-USA40–19 (22–8)2018 (Gainesville Regional)
FloridaSEC33–24(13–17)2018 College World Series
Florida StateACC36–21 (17–13)2018 (Tallahassee Regional)
GeorgiaSEC44–15 (21–9)2018 (Athens Regional)
Georgia TechACC41–17 (19–11)2016 (Gainesville Regional)
IllinoisBig Ten36–19 (15–9)2015 (Champaign Regional)
Illinois StateMVC34–24 (14–7)2010 (Louisville Regional)
IndianaBig Ten36–21 (17–7)2018 (Austin Regional)
LouisvilleACC43–15 (21–9)2018 (Lubbock Regional)
LSUSEC37–24(17–13)2018 (Corvallis Regional)
Miami (FL)ACC39–18 (18–12)2016 College World Series
MichiganBig Ten41–18 (16–7)2017 (Chapel Hill Regional)
Mississippi StateSEC46–13 (20–10)2018 College World Series
NC StateACC42–17 (18–12)2018 (Raleigh Regional)
NebraskaBig Ten31–22 (15–9)2017 (Corvallis Regional)
Ole MissSEC37–25 (16–14)2018 (Oxford Regional)
Oregon StatePac-1236–18–1 (21–8)2018 National champions
StanfordPac-1241–11 (22–7)2018 (Stanford Regional)
TCUBig 1232–26 (11–13)2017 College World Series
TennesseeSEC38–19 (14–16)2005 College World Series
Texas A&MSEC37–21–1 (16–13–1)2018 (Austin Regional)
Texas TechBig 1239–17 (16–8)2018 College World Series
West VirginiaBig 1237–20 (13–11)2017 (Winston-Salem Regional)

By Conference

ConferenceTotalSchools
SEC10Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
ACC8Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), NC State, North Carolina
Big Ten5Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State
Big 125Baylor, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Pac-125Arizona State, California, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA
American3Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina
Missouri Valley3Dallas Baptist, Illinois State, Indiana State
Conference USA2Florida Atlantic, Southern Miss
America East1Stony Brook
Atlantic Sun1Liberty
Atlantic 101Fordham
Big East1Creighton
Big South1Campbell
Big West1UC Santa Barbara
Colonial1UNC Wilmington
Horizon1UIC
Ivy1Harvard
MAAC1Quinnipiac
Mid-American1Central Michigan
Mid-Eastern1Florida A&M
Mountain West1Fresno State
Northeast1Central Connecticut
Ohio Valley1Jacksonville State
Patriot1Army
SoCon1Mercer
Southland1McNeese State
Southwestern1Southern
Sun Belt1Coastal Carolina
Summit1Omaha
WAC1Sacramento State
West Coast1Loyola Marymount

National seeds

The sixteen national seeds, which hosted the regionals, were announced on the Selection Show on May 27 at 12 p.m. EDT on ESPNU. Teams in italics advanced to the Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the College World Series.

Regionals and Super Regionals

Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.

Los Angeles Super Regional

RegionalRegionalRegional FinalSuper Regional
               
1UCLA5
4Omaha2
1UCLA2
3Loyola Marymount3
3Loyola Marymount3
2Baylor1
3Loyola Marymount13
Los Angeles Regional – Jackie Robinson Stadium
1UCLA66
2Baylor24
4Omaha6
2Baylor6
1UCLA11
1UCLA252
Michigan34124
1Oregon State6
4Cincinnati7
4Cincinnati4
3Michigan10
3Michigan6
2Creighton0
3Michigan717
Corvallis Regional – Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
2Creighton116
1Oregon State1
2Creighton4
2Creighton6
4Cincinnati1

Lubbock Super Regional

RegionalRegionalRegional FinalSuper Regional
               
1Texas Tech11
4Army2
1Texas Tech3
2Dallas Baptist2
3Florida8
2Dallas Baptist11
1Texas Tech3
Lubbock Regional – Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
2Dallas Baptist0
4Army5
3Florida13
3Florida8
2Dallas Baptist9
8Texas Tech858
9Oklahoma State666
1Oklahoma State2
4Harvard0
1Oklahoma State6
3Nebraska5
3Nebraska8
2UConn5
1Oklahoma State23
Oklahoma City Regional – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
2UConn51
4Harvard2
2UConn10
2UConn16
3Nebraska1

Due to flooding in the Stillwater area, including their home field Allie P. Reynolds Stadium, Oklahoma State hosted their regional at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.[3]

Fayetteville Super Regional

RegionalRegionalRegional FinalSuper Regional
               
1Arkansas11
4Central Connecticut5
1Arkansas3
3TCU1
3TCU13
2California2
1Arkansas6
Fayetteville Regional – Baum–Walker Stadium
3TCU0
4Central Connecticut7
2California4
4Central Connecticut5
3TCU9
5Arkansas11514
12Ole Miss2131
1Ole Miss16
4Jacksonville State2
1Ole Miss6
3Clemson1
3Clemson8
2Illinois4
1Ole Miss19
Oxford Regional – Swayze Field
4Jacksonville State4
4Jacksonville State7
2Illinois5
4Jacksonville State9
3Clemson2

Baton Rouge Super Regional

RegionalRegionalRegional FinalSuper Regional
               
1Georgia13
4Mercer3
1Georgia3
3Florida State12
3Florida State13
2Florida Atlantic7
3Florida State10
Athens Regional – Foley Field
1Georgia1
4Mercer6
2Florida Atlantic10
2Florida Atlantic0
1Georgia13
Florida State65
13LSU4412
1LSU17
4Stony Brook3
1LSU8
3Southern Miss4
3Southern Miss15
2Arizona State3
1LSU6
Baton Rouge Regional – Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field
3Southern Miss4
4Stony Brook5
2Arizona State13
2Arizona State12
3Southern Miss13

Chapel Hill Super Regional

RegionalRegionalRegional FinalSuper Regional
               
1Georgia Tech13
4Florida A&M2
1Georgia Tech5
2Auburn6
3Coastal Carolina7
2Auburn16
2Auburn4
Atlanta Regional – Russ Chandler Stadium
1Georgia Tech1
4Florida A&M4
3Coastal Carolina9
3Coastal Carolina8
1Georgia Tech10
Auburn11014
14North Carolina727
1North Carolina7
4UNC Wilmington6
1North Carolina16
3Liberty1
3Liberty6
2Tennessee1
1North Carolina5
Chapel Hill Regional – Boshamer Stadium
2Tennessee2
4UNC Wilmington3
2Tennessee10
2Tennessee6
3Liberty510

Starkville Super Regional

RegionalRegionalRegional FinalSuper Regional
               
1Mississippi State11
4Southern6
1Mississippi State7
3Central Michigan2
3Central Michigan6
2Miami (FL)5
1Mississippi State5
Starkville Regional – Dudy Noble Field
2Miami (FL)2
4Southern2
2Miami (FL)12
2Miami (FL)18
3Central Michigan3
6Mississippi State68
11Stanford21
1Stanford11
4Sacramento State0
1Stanford2
3Fresno State7
3Fresno State9
2UC Santa Barbara2
3Fresno State67
Stanford Regional – Klein Field at Sunken Diamond
1Stanford89
4Sacramento State6
2UC Santa Barbara4
4Sacramento State3
1Stanford12

Louisville Super Regional

RegionalRegionalRegional FinalSuper Regional
               
1Louisville5
4UIC3
1Louisville2
3Illinois State4
3Illinois State8
2Indiana7
3Illinois State23
Louisville Regional – Jim Patterson Stadium
1Louisville114
4UIC5
2Indiana9
2Indiana7
1Louisville9
7Louisville1412
10East Carolina10
1East Carolina4
4Quinnipiac5
4Quinnipiac8
3Campbell9
3Campbell5
2NC State4
3Campbell33
Greenville Regional – Clark–LeClair Stadium
1East Carolina1012
1East Carolina9
2NC State2
1East Carolina13
4Quinnipiac3

Nashville Super Regional

RegionalRegionalRegional FinalSuper Regional
               
1Vanderbilt8
4Ohio State2
1Vanderbilt8
2Indiana State5
3McNeese State5
2Indiana State6
1Vanderbilt12
Nashville Regional – Hawkins Field
2Indiana State1
4Ohio State9
3McNeese State813
4Ohio State5
2Indiana State10
2Vanderbilt5313
Duke1802
1West Virginia6
4Fordham2
1West Virginia0
3Duke4
3Duke8
2Texas A&M5
3Duke4
Morgantown Regional – Monongalia County Ballpark
2Texas A&M1
4Fordham2
2Texas A&M11
2Texas A&M11
1West Virginia10

College World Series

The College World Series was held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conf)Head CoachSuper RegionalPrevious CWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS W-L Record
ArkansasSEC46–18 (20–10)Dave Van HornFayetteville9
(last: 2018)
2nd
(1979, 2018)
15–18
AuburnSEC38–26 (14–16)Butch ThompsonChapel Hill4
(last: 1997)
4th
(1967)
3–8
Florida StateACC41–21 (17–13)Mike MartinBaton Rouge22
(last: 2017)
2nd
(1970, 1986, 1999)
29–44
LouisvilleACC49–16 (21–9)Dan McDonnellLouisville4
(last: 2017)
5th
(2007, 2017)
2–8
MichiganBig Ten46–20 (16–7)Erik BakichLos Angeles7
(last: 1984)
1st
(1953, 1962)
12–12
Mississippi StateSEC51–13 (20–10)Chris LemonisStarkville10
(last: 2018)
2nd
(2013)
12–20
Texas TechBig 1244–18 (16–8)Tim TadlockLubbock3
(last: 2018)
5th
(2016, 2018)
2–6
VanderbiltSEC54–11 (23–7)Tim CorbinNashville3
(last: 2015)
1st
(2014)
11–6

Bracket

Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsChampionship
               
Michigan5
8Texas Tech3
Michigan2
Florida State0
5Arkansas0
Florida State1
Michigan15
8Texas Tech3
8Texas Tech5
5Arkansas4
8Texas Tech4
Florida State1
Michigan712
2Vanderbilt448
Auburn4
6Mississippi State5
6Mississippi State3
2Vanderbilt6
7Louisville1
2Vanderbilt3
2Vanderbilt3
7Louisville2
7Louisville5
Auburn3
7Louisville4
6Mississippi State3

Game results

DateGameWinning teamScoreLosing teamWinning pitcherLosing pitcherSaveNotes
June 15Game 1Michigan5–3Texas TechKarl Kauffmann (11–6)Micah Dallas (7–1)Jeff Criswell (2)
Game 2Florida State1–0ArkansasDrew Parrish (9–5)Cody Scroggins (3–1)J.C. Flowers (13)
June 16Game 3Vanderbilt3–1LouisvilleDrake Fellows (13–1)Bryan Hoeing (3–4)Tyler Brown (15)
Game 4Mississippi State5–4AuburnCole Gordon (5–0)Tanner Burns (4–4)
June 17Game 5Texas Tech5–4ArkansasJohn McMillon (4–3)Cody Scroggins (3–2)Taylor Floyd (4)Arkansas eliminated
Game 6Michigan2–0Florida StateTommy Henry (11–5)CJ Van Eyk (10–4)
June 19Game 7Louisville5–3AuburnAdam Elliott (3–2)Bailey Horn (4–2)Michael Kirian (5)Auburn eliminated
Game 8Vanderbilt6–3Mississippi StateKumar Rocker (11–5)Peyton Plumlee (7–5)Tyler Brown (16)
Game 9Texas Tech4–1Florida StateBryce Bonnin (7–1)Conor Grady (9–6)Taylor Floyd (5)Florida State eliminated
June 20Game 10Louisville4–3Mississippi StateReid Detmers (13–4)Cole Gordon (5–1)Mississippi State eliminated
June 21Game 11Michigan15–3Texas TechKarl Kauffmann (12–6)Micah Dallas (7–2)Jeff Criswell (3)Texas Tech eliminated
Game 12Vanderbilt3–2LouisvilleJake Eder (2–0)Luke Smith (6–1)Tyler Brown (17)Louisville eliminated
Finals
June 24Game 1Michigan7–4VanderbiltTommy Henry (12–5)Drake Fellows (13–2)Jeff Criswell (4)
June 25Game 2Vanderbilt4–1MichiganKumar Rocker (12–5)Isaiah Paige (4–1)
June 26Game 3Vanderbilt8–2MichiganMason Hickman (9–0)Karl Kauffmann (12–7)Jake Eder (4)Vanderbilt wins CWS
Vanderbilt versus Louisville on June 21

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.[4]

PositionPlayerSchool
PKumar Rocker (MOP)Vanderbilt
Tommy HenryMichigan
CPhilip ClarkeVanderbilt
1BJimmy KerrMichigan
2BAko ThomasMichigan
3BAustin MartinVanderbilt
SSJack BlomgrenMichigan
OFJ. J. BledayVanderbilt
Drew CampbellLouisville
Jesse FranklinMichigan
DHCameron WarrenTexas Tech

Final standings

Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only

PlaceSchoolRecord
1stNo. 2 Vanderbilt10–2
2ndMichigan9–4
3rdNo. 7 Louisville8–3
No. 8 Texas Tech7–3
5thFlorida State6–2
No. 6 Mississippi State6–2
7thNo. 5 Arkansas5–3
Auburn5–3
9thDuke4–2
No. 10 East Carolina4–3
No. 13 LSU3–2
No. 14 North Carolina4–2
No. 9 Oklahoma State4–3
No. 12 Ole Miss4–2
No. 11 Stanford4–3
No. 1 UCLA5–3
17thCampbell2–2
Creighton3–2
Dallas Baptist2–2
Fresno State2–2
No. 4 Georgia2–2
No. 3 Georgia Tech2–2
Illinois State2–2
Indiana State2–2
Jacksonville State2–2
Loyola Marymount2–2
Miami2–2
Southern Miss2–2
TCU2–2
Tennessee2–2
Texas A&M2–2
UConn3–2
33rdArizona State1–2
Baylor1–2
Central Connecticut State1–2
Central Michigan1–2
Cincinnati1–2
Clemson1–2
Coastal Carolina1–2
Florida1–2
Florida Atlantic1–2
Indiana1–2
Liberty1–2
Nebraska1–2
Ohio State1–2
Quinnipiac1–2
Sacramento State1–2
No. 15 West Virginia1–2
49thArmy0–2
California0–2
Florida A&M0–2
Fordham0–2
Harvard0–2
Illinois0–2
McNeese State0–2
Mercer0–2
NC State0–2
Omaha0–2
No. 16 Oregon State0–2
Southern0–2
Stony Brook0–2
UC Santa Barbara0–2
UIC0–2
UNC Wilmington0–2

Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Nc RecordNc Win %RFSRWSNSCSNC
SEC1040–22.64535–17.673964111
Big Ten512–12.50012–12.50011111
ACC827–17.61427–17.6146421
Big 12515–12.55612–9.5713211
Pac-12510–12.45510–12.45522
American38–7.5338–7.53321
Missouri Valley36–6.5006–6.5003
Conference USA23–4.4293–4.4291
Big East13–2.6003–2.6001
Big South12–2.5002–2.5001
Mountain West12–2.5002–2.5001
Ohio Valley12–2.5002–2.5001
West Coast12–2.5002–2.5001
Other186–36.1436–36.143

The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series Teams, National Semifinals, Championship Series, and National Champion.

Nc is non–conference records, i.e., with the records of teams within the same conference having played each other removed.

Media coverage

Radio

NRG Media provided nationwide radio coverage of the College World Series through its Omaha Station KOZN, in association with Westwood One. It also streamed all CWS games at westwoodonesports.com on Tunein and on SiriusXM. Kevin Kugler and John Bishop called games leading up to the Championship Series with Gary Sharp acting as the field reporter. The Championship Series was called by Kugler and Scott Graham with Bishop acting as the field reporter.

Kugler lost his voice after the games on June 16, so Jeff Leise (afternoon) and Damon Benning (evening) joined Bishop and Sharp on Westwood One for the games on June 17, 18, and 19 before Kugler returned on the night of the 19.

Television

ESPN carried every game from the Regionals, Super Regionals, and the College World Series across its networks. During the Regionals and Super Regionals, ESPN offered a dedicated channel, ESPN Bases Loaded (carried in the same channel allotments as its "Goal Line" services for football), which carried live look-ins and analyses across the games in progress.

Broadcast assignments

Regionals

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Super Regionals

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College World Series

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CWS Championship Series

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References