The 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the
1990 NCAA Division I baseball season
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to determine the national champion of
college baseball
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. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the
College World Series
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, a double-elimination tournament in its forty fourth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.
The forty-fourth tournament's champion was
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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, coached by
Steve Webber
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. The
Most Outstanding Player was
Mike Rebhan of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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.
Regionals
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
Northeast Regional
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Waterbury, CT
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Atlantic Regional
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Coral Gables, FL
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South I Regional
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Baton Rouge, LA
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South II Regional
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Starkville, MS
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Midwest Regional
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Wichita, KS
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Central Regional
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Austin, TX
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West I Regional
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Palo Alto, CA
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The city was estab ...
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West II Regional
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Tempe, AZ
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College World Series
Participants
Results
Bracket
Game results
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
Notable players
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Cal State Fullerton
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:
Frank Charles,
Huck Flener
Gregory Alan Flener (born February 25, 1969) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB)
Career
Flener attended Armijo High School (Fairfield, Ca ...
,
Phil Nevin
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,
Steve Sisco
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The Citadel
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:
Anthony Jenkins,
Chris Lemonis
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Lemonis grew up in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He played college base ...
,
Dan McDonnell
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,
Tony Skole
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Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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:
Dave Fleming
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Georgia Southern
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:
Todd Greene,
Joey Hamilton
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,
Chris Petersen
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*
LSU
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:
Paul Byrd
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,
Rick Greene,
Lyle Mouton
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Mouton attended St. Thomas More School in ...
,
John O'Donoghue,
Chad Ogea
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Professional playing career
Ogea played his first five major league seasons with the Clevela ...
,
Keith Osik,
Mike Sirotka
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Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft, Sirotka ...
*
Mississippi State
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:
Jon Shave
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Oklahoma State
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:
Jeromy Burnitz
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,
Dave Mlicki
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Career
Aft ...
,
Danny Perez
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Perez played at ...
,
Brad Dolejsi
*
Stanford
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:
Paul Carey,
Jeffrey Hammonds
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,
David McCarty
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,
Mike Mussina
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,
Brian Sackinsky,
Stan Spencer
See also
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1990 NCAA Division I softball tournament
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1990 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
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1990 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
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1990 NAIA World Series
References
{{College World Series on CBS
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
Baseball in Austin, Texas