2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
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Article ImagesThe 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament began on Friday, June 4, 2010, as part of the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64-team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2010 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. This was the final year at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, the host venue since 1950.
Season | 2010 |
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Teams | 64 |
Finals site | |
Champions | South Carolina (1st title) |
Runner-up | UCLA (3rd CWS Appearance) |
Winning coach | Ray Tanner (1st title) |
MOP | Jackie Bradley Jr. (South Carolina) |
The South Carolina Gamecocks won two elimination games against archrival Clemson in the College World Series semifinals, then defeated the UCLA Bruins in the second game of the finals on a walk-off single by Whit Merrifield to win the national championship. It was the school's first championship in baseball and second team championship overall.
Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.
School | Conference | Record (Conf) | Berth | Last NCAA appearance |
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Stony Brook | America East | 29–25 (15–9) | Won America East Tourney | 2008 (Tempe Regional) |
Saint Louis | Atlantic 10 | 33–27 (15–12) | Won Atlantic 10 Tourney | 2006 (Fullerton Regional) |
Florida State | ACC | 42–17 (18–12) | Won ACC Tourney | 2009 (Tallahassee Super Regional) |
Mercer | Atlantic Sun | 37–22 (16–11) | Won A-Sun Tourney | First NCAA Appearance |
Texas A&M | Big 12 | 40–19 (14–12) | Won Big 12 Tourney | 2009 (Fort Worth Regional) |
St. John's | Big East | 40–18 (16–11) | Won Big East Tourney | 2008 (Houston Regional) |
Coastal Carolina | Big South | 51–7 (25–0) | Won Big South Tourney | 2009 (Chapel Hill Regional) |
Minnesota | Big Ten | 30–28 (15–9) | Won Big Ten Tourney | 2009 (Baton Rouge Regional) |
Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 41–15 (21–3) | Regular-season champion | 2009 (College World Series) |
VCU | Colonial | 34–24–1 (16–7–1) | Won CAA Tourney | 2007 (Myrtle Beach Regional) |
Southern Miss | Conference USA | 35–22 (14–10) | Won Conference USA Tourney | 2009 (College World Series) |
Milwaukee | Horizon | 33–24 (17–8) | Won Horizon Tourney | 2002 (Lincoln Regional) |
Dartmouth | Ivy | 26–17 (13–7) | Won Ivy championship series | 2009 (Chapel Hill Regional) |
Rider | MAAC | 36–21 (15–9) | Won MAAC Tourney | 2009 (Fullerton Regional) |
Kent State | MAC | 39–23 (18–9) | Won MAC Tourney | 2009 (Tempe Regional) |
Bethune–Cookman | MEAC | 35–20 (18–0) | Won MEAC Tourney | 2009 (Gainesville Regional) |
Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 31–22 (15–6) | Won MVC Tourney | 1994 (Midwest I Regional) |
TCU | Mountain West | 46–11 (19–5) | Won MWC Tourney | 2009 (Austin Super Regional) |
Central Connecticut | Northeast | 33–21 (18–14) | Won NEC Tourney | 2004 (Oklahoma City Regional) |
Jacksonville State | Ohio Valley | 32–24 (15–8) | Won OVC Tourney | 2006 (Tuscaloosa Regional) |
Arizona State | Pac-10 | 47–8 (20–7) | Regular-season champion | 2009 (College World Series) |
Bucknell | Patriot | 25–33 (8–12) | Won Patriot Tourney | 2008 (Tallahassee Regional) |
LSU | SEC | 40–20 (14–16) | Won SEC Tourney | 2009 (NCAA Champions) |
The Citadel | Southern | 42–20 (24–6) | Won Southern Tourney | 2004 (Columbia, S.C. Regional) |
Lamar | Southland | 35–24 (16–17) | Won Southland Tourney | 2004 (Houston Regional) |
Grambling State | SWAC | 22–30 (11–14) | Won SWAC Tourney | 1985 (Central Regional) |
Oral Roberts | Summit | 35–25 (19–9) | Won Summit Tourney | 2009 (Tallahassee Super Regional) |
FIU | Sun Belt | 36–23 (17–13) | Won Sun Belt Tourney | 2002 (Gainesville Regional) |
San Diego | West Coast | 36–20 (19–2) | Regular-season champion | 2008 (Long Beach Regional) |
Hawaii | WAC | 33–26 (12–12) | Won WAC Tourney | 2006 (Corvallis Regional) |
Conference | Total | Schools |
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Atlantic Coast | 8 | Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), North Carolina, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech |
Atlantic Sun | 1 | Mercer |
Atlantic 10 | 1 | Saint Louis |
America East | 1 | Stony Brook |
Big Ten | 1 | Minnesota |
Big 12 | 5 | Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M |
Big East | 3 | Connecticut, Louisville, St. John's |
Big South | 1 | Coastal Carolina |
Big West | 2 | UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton |
Colonial | 1 | VCU |
Conference USA | 2 | Rice, Southern Miss |
Horizon | 1 | Milwaukee |
Ivy | 1 | Dartmouth |
Metro Atlantic | 1 | Rider |
Mid-American | 1 | Kent State |
Mid-Eastern | 1 | Bethune–Cookman |
Missouri Valley | 1 | Illinois State |
Mountain West | 2 | New Mexico, TCU |
Northeast | 1 | Central Connecticut |
Ohio Valley | 1 | Jacksonville State |
Pacific-10 | 8 | Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, Washington State |
Patriot | 1 | Bucknell |
Southern | 3 | College of Charleston, The Citadel, Elon |
Southeastern | 8 | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Mississippi, South Carolina, Vanderbilt |
Southland | 1 | Lamar |
Southwestern | 1 | Grambling State |
Summit | 1 | Oral Roberts |
Sun Belt | 3 | Florida Atlantic, FIU, Louisiana–Lafayette |
Western Athletic | 1 | Hawaii |
WCC | 1 | San Diego |
Bold indicates CWS participant.
Regionals and super regionals
Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.
Tempe Super Regional
Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Arizona State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Milwaukee | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Arizona State | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Hawaii | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Hawaii | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | San Diego | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Arizona State | 8 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Tempe Regional – Packard Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Hawaii | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Milwaukee | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | San Diego | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | San Diego | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Hawaii | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Arizona State | 712 | 712 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 6 | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Arkansas | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Grambling State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Arkansas | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Washington State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Kansas State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Washington State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Arkansas | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fayetteville Regional – Baum Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Washington State | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Grambling State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Kansas State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Kansas State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Washington State | 9 |
Clemson Super Regional
Hosted by Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Auburn | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Jacksonville State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Auburn | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Clemson | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern Miss | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Clemson | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Clemson | 10 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Auburn Regional – Plainsman Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Auburn | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Jacksonville State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern Miss | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern Miss | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Auburn | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | 19 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgia Tech | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Mercer | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Elon | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Atlanta Regional – Russ Chandler Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Mercer | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Elon | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Mercer | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 5 |
Charlottesville Super Regional
Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | VCU | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ole Miss | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | St. John's | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ole Miss | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Charlottesville Regional – Davenport Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | St. John's | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | VCU | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | St. John's | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | St. John's | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ole Miss | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Virginia | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 2 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Oklahoma | 710 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Oral Roberts | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Oklahoma | 710 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | California | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Oklahoma | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Norman Regional – L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Oral Roberts | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | California | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Oral Roberts | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina | 12 |
Myrtle Beach Super Regional
NOTE: Because Vrooman Field at Charles Watson Stadium was inadequate for NCAA postseason play, Coastal Carolina-hosted games were played at BB&T Coastal Field.
Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | South Carolina | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Bucknell | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | South Carolina | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | The Citadel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | The Citadel | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Virginia Tech | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | South Carolina | 10 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Columbia Regional – Carolina Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Virginia Tech | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Bucknell | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Virginia Tech | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Virginia Tech | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | The Citadel | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 4 | 10 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 9 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Stony Brook | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | College of Charleston | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | NC State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | College of Charleston | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | College of Charleston | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Myrtle Beach Regional – BB&T Coastal Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 1110 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Stony Brook | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | NC State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Stony Brook | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Coastal Carolina | 25 |
Austin Super Regional
Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rider | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rice | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Austin Regional – UFCU Disch–Falk Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rice | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rider | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rice | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rice | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Texas | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | TCU | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Lamar | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | TCU | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Arizona | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Arizona | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Baylor | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | TCU | 9 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Fort Worth Regional – Lupton Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Baylor | 0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Lamar | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Baylor | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Baylor | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Arizona | 2 |
Tallahassee Super Regional
Hosted by Florida State at Dick Howser Stadium
Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida State | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Central Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Oregon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Oregon | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida State | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Norwich Regional – Dodd Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Oregon | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Central Connecticut | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Oregon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 9 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 8 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisville | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisville | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Vanderbilt | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Illinois State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Vanderbilt | 813 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisville | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Louisville Regional – Jim Patterson Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 310 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Saint Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Illinois State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Illinois State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Vanderbilt | 10 |
Los Angeles Super Regional
Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | UCLA | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Kent State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | UCLA | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | LSU | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | UC Irvine | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | LSU | 1111 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | UCLA | 6 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles Regional – Jackie Robinson Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | UC Irvine | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Kent State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | UC Irvine | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | UC Irvine | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | LSU | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | UCLA | 3 | 1110 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Minnesota | 610 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | New Mexico | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | New Mexico | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Stanford | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Minnesota | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fullerton Regional – Goodwin Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Cal State Fullerton | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Stanford | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | New Mexico | 3 |
Gainesville Super Regional
Regional | Regional | Regional finals | Super regionals | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Miami (FL) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Dartmouth | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Miami (FL) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Texas A&M | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | FIU | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Texas A&M | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Coral Gables Regional – Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Texas A&M | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Dartmouth | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | FIU | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Dartmouth | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Texas A&M | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 2 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Florida | 7 | 410 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Bethune–Cookman | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Oregon State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Oregon State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida | 15 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Gainesville Regional – McKethan Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Florida Atlantic | 0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Bethune–Cookman | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Oregon State | 7 |
College World Series
School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | Previous CWS appearances | Best CWS finish | CWS record Not including this year |
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Arizona State | Pac-10 | 51–8 (20–7) | Tim Esmay | 21 (last: 2009) |
1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) |
61–36 |
Clemson | ACC | 43–23 (18–12) | Jack Leggett | 11 (last: 2006) |
3rd (1996, 2002) |
10–22 |
Florida | SEC | 47–15 (22–8) | Kevin O'Sullivan | 5 (last: 2005) |
2nd (2005) |
8–11 |
Florida State | ACC | 47–18 (18–12) | Mike Martin | 19 (last: 2008) |
2nd (1970, 1986, 1999) |
25–38 |
Oklahoma | Big 12 | 49–16 (15–10) | Sunny Golloway | 9 (last: 1995) |
1st (1951, 1994) |
14–14 |
South Carolina | SEC | 48–15 (21–9) | Ray Tanner | 8 (last: 2004) |
2nd (1975, 1977, 2002) |
17–16 |
TCU | MWC | 51–12 (19–5) | Jim Schlossnagle | 0 (last: none) |
none | 0–0 |
UCLA | Pac-10 | 48–14 (18–9) | John Savage | 2 (last: 1997) |
7th (1969, 1997) |
0–4 |
The CWS uses two four-team brackets with double elimination format; teams play games until they accumulate two losses and no team may play a team from the other bracket. The winners of the two four-team brackets play a best-of-three series for the championship.
- * Denotes extra innings
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | UCLA | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | UCLA | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Florida | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | UCLA | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Florida | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | UCLA | 1 | 1* | – | ||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 7 | 2* | – | |||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Arizona State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Arizona State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 3* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 2* |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: B. Cooper LP: G. Cole Attendance: 23,181 Notes: South Carolina allowed the fewest hits in a championship series game; Cole gave up career-high 11 hits and 6 runs. |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
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UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
WP: M. Price LP: D. Klein Attendance: 24,390 |
The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
Position | Player | School |
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P | Trevor Bauer | UCLA |
Matt Purke | TCU | |
C | Bryan Holaday | TCU |
1B | Christian Walker | South Carolina |
2B | Cody Regis | UCLA |
3B | John Hinson | Clemson |
SS | Taylor Featherston | TCU |
OF | Beau Amaral | UCLA |
Jackie Bradley Jr. (MOP) | South Carolina | |
Evan Marzilli | South Carolina | |
DH | Brady Thomas | South Carolina |
Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only
Place | School | Record |
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1st | South Carolina | 11–1 |
2nd | #6 UCLA | 8–4 |
3rd | Clemson | 7–4 |
TCU | 8–3 | |
5th | Florida State | 6–3 |
Oklahoma | 6–3 | |
7th | #1 Arizona State | 5–2 |
#3 Florida | 5–2 | |
9th | Alabama | 5–3 |
Arkansas | 3–3 | |
Cal State Fullerton | 5–3 | |
#4 Coastal Carolina | 4–3 | |
Miami (FL) | 3–3 | |
#2 Texas | 4–2 | |
Vanderbilt | 5–3 | |
#5 Virginia | 4–3 | |
17th | Auburn | 3–2 |
Baylor | 2–2 | |
College of Charleston | 2–2 | |
Florida Atlantic | 2–2 | |
#8 Georgia Tech | 2–2 | |
Hawaii | 2–2 | |
#7 Louisville | 2–2 | |
Minnesota | 2–2 | |
North Carolina | 2–2 | |
Oregon | 2–2 | |
Rice | 2–2 | |
St. John's | 3–2 | |
Texas A&M | 3–2 | |
UC Irvine | 2–2 | |
Virginia Tech | 2–2 | |
Washington State | 3–2 | |
33rd | Arizona | 1–2 |
Connecticut | 1–2 | |
Dartmouth | 1–2 | |
Illinois State | 1–2 | |
Kansas State | 1–2 | |
Louisiana–Lafayette | 1–2 | |
LSU | 1–2 | |
Mercer | 1–2 | |
New Mexico | 1–2 | |
Ole Miss | 1–2 | |
Oral Roberts | 1–2 | |
Oregon State | 1–2 | |
San Diego | 1–2 | |
Southern Miss | 1–2 | |
Stony Brook | 1–2 | |
The Citadel | 1–2 | |
49th | Bethune–Cookman | 0–2 |
Bucknell | 0–2 | |
California | 0–2 | |
Central Connecticut | 0–2 | |
Elon | 0–2 | |
FIU | 0–2 | |
Grambling State | 0–2 | |
Jacksonville State | 0–2 | |
Kent State | 0–2 | |
Lamar | 0–2 | |
Milwaukee | 0–2 | |
NC State | 0–2 | |
Rider | 0–2 | |
Saint Louis | 0–2 | |
Stanford | 0–2 | |
VCU | 0–2 |
- # denotes national seed
Record by conference
Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | RF | SR | WS | NS | CS | NC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southeastern | 8 | 34–18 | .654 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Pac-10 | 8 | 20–18 | .526 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
Atlantic Coast | 8 | 26–21 | .553 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
Mountain West | 2 | 9–5 | .643 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Big 12 | 5 | 16–11 | .593 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
Big West | 2 | 7–5 | .583 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
Big South | 1 | 4–3 | .571 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
Big East | 3 | 6–6 | .500 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
Southern | 3 | 3–6 | .333 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Sun Belt | 3 | 3–6 | .333 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Conference USA | 2 | 3–4 | .429 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Other | 19 | 10–38 | .208 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the regional finals, super regionals, College World Series, national semifinals, championship series, and national champion.
- 15 of 16 No. 1 seeds won their first-round games, with Cal State Fullerton being the only No. 1 seed to lose (3–1 to No. 4 Minnesota).
- Eight No. 3 seeds (half the field) won their first-round games in upsets.
- 13 of 16 No. 1 seeds won their first 2 games. The others were: No. 4 Minnesota, No. 2 Clemson and No. 2 College of Charleston
- Two No. 2 seeds were eliminated in two games: No. 2 California and No. 2 Stanford
- 13 No. 1 seeds and three No. 2 seeds advanced to the Super Regional; no No. 3 or No. 4 seeds advanced.
- Georgia Tech (No. 8) and Louisville (No. 7) were the only national seeds to not advance to the Super Regional.
- TCU qualified for its first ever College World Series by beating Texas.
- Only 3 of 8 National Seeds qualified for the College World Series.
College World Series
- NCBWA (National College Baseball Writers Association) named TCU Head coach Jim Schlossnagle the 2010 National Coach of the Year.[1]
- Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America named South Carolina Head coach Ray Tanner the 2010 National Coach of the Year.[2][3]
- UCLA head coach John Savage was named the national Coach of the Year by College Baseball Insider.[4]
- South Carolina received the Opening Ceremonies award for highest team GPA (3.12) of the eight schools that made it to Omaha.
- Only one team from the 2009 CWS, Arizona State, returned for 2010.
- This was the 18th consecutive year that the SEC has fielded at least one team in the College World Series.
- South Carolina pitcher Matt Price (first team) and first baseman Christian Walker (second team) were named Freshman All-Americans by Baseball America.
- UCLA center fielder Beau Amaral, who led the Bruins with a .354 batting average in 64 games, was named a second-team Freshman All-America selection by Baseball America.
- UCLA pitchers Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole were named to the 2010 College All-America Team (second-team and third-team, respectively) by Baseball America.
First and second rounds
- TCU played in its first College World Series in school history.
- Florida was the first team eliminated after its 8–5 loss to in-state rival Florida State.
- Arizona State was eliminated after two games and became the first No. 1 overall seed team to go 0–2 in the CWS under the current 64-team format.
- Florida State had a season-high 5 errors in its second loss to TCU.
- In the first meeting between South Carolina and Oklahoma, the game was scheduled to start at 2:00 pm, but due to multiple weather delays the game did not end until after 11:00 pm.
- None of the four semi-finalists, UCLA, TCU, South Carolina and Clemson, had won a previous CWS title.
- This CWS was the first since 2005 to feature an in-state rivalry in the final four with the meeting of South Carolina and Clemson.
- Trevor Bauer, with 13 strikeouts on June 26, led the nation with 165 strikeouts; UCLA led all schools with 700 strikeouts.
- UCLA played for its first-ever national championship in baseball (South Carolina had played in three previous Championship Games, 1975, 1977 and 2002).
- More than 300,000 fans attended the men's CWS for the fourth consecutive year, and the total attendance of 330,922 ranks second all-time.
- South Carolina won its first NCAA team national championship in any men's sport.
- UCLA's runner-up finish was the best in program history.
- Final game was the first championship to be decided in extra innings since 1970, and fifth all-time.
- Whit Merrifield's 11th-inning RBI single was the first walk-off to decide a championship since 2000.
- South Carolina became only the third school to win a CWS title after losing their opening game since the two-bracket format was adopted.
- South Carolina set a CWS record with six straight wins after losing their first game, and became only the third school ever to record six victories in a CWS.
- The CWS ended June 29, the latest ending date for the tournament. That record was broken in 2016.
- ^ TCU's Schlossnagle honored nationally, ESPN Dallas, June 19, 2010
- ^ USC's Tanner national coach of the year, The Post and Courier, July 2, 2010
- ^ Ray Tanner Named College Coach Of The Year By Baseball America
- ^ Savage Named CBI Coach of the Year, CollegeBaseballInsider.com, June 28, 2010