- 1991 College World Series
The
1991 College World Series was played atJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium inOmaha, NE fromMay 31 toJune 8 . The forty-fifth tournament's champion wasLouisiana State University , coached bySkip Bertman . The Most Outstanding Player wasGary Hymel ofLouisiana State University . This was the first year the 8 qualifying teams were split into two double elimination brackets of 4 teams each (the 1,8,4, and 5 seeds in one bracket, with the 2,3,6, and 7 seeds in the other), with the winners of each bracket meeting in a 1 game championship. The NCAA, in an agreement with CBS, switched to this format so there would be one, made for TV, winner take all championship game. Previously, all 8 teams were in one double elimination bracket. In 2003, the dual bracket format was kept in place, but the final series between the two bracket winners was made a best 2 out of 3 series.Participating Teams
Notable Players
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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 Tournament Notes
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