2008 Guide NCAA Men’s College World Series Records 1947-2007 The History of the Men’s College World Series, Including Single-Game, Series, Career Records, Championships Game and Championship Series Records, Coaching Records, College World Series Brackets and All-Time District/Regional Results. THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 6222 Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6222 317/917-6222 May 2007 Researched and Compiled By: Gary Johnson, Associate Director of Statistics, Jim Wright, Director of Statistics, David Worlock, former Assistant Director of Statistics and J.D. Hamilton, Assistant Director of Statistics. Editorial Assistance By: Jeff Williams, Assistant Director of Statistics and Kevin Buerge, NCAA Statistics Assistant Additional Information Compiled By: Lou Spry and Larry Gerlach 2008 MEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES RECORDS BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL RECORDS Format History and Tournament Structure ............................................................................................................... 7 Championship Results (Top Four Finishers) ............................................................................................................ 8-9 Profile of National Champions ................................................................................................................................. 10-11 National Champions by Title, Runners-Up, Championship Game Won-Lost Records ............................................ 12 CWS Team Win, Percentage Leaders ...................................................................................................................... 13 Year-By-Year Combined Won-Lost of CWS Field.................................................................................................. 14 Team Appearance, Win Leaders .............................................................................................................................. 15-16 All-Time CWS Won-Lost Records and Finishes (All Teams) ................................................................................. 17-19 Division I Baseball Championship Team Selections by Conference (1993-2007) ................................................... 20-21 All-Time Won-Lost by Conference .......................................................................................................................... 22 Year-By-Year Standings .......................................................................................................................................... 23-26 National Champion's Team Statistics ....................................................................................................................... 27-30 Year-By-Year CWS Batting Totals .......................................................................................................................... 31-32 Year-By-Year CWS Pitching Totals ........................................................................................................................ 33-34 Year-By-Year CWS Fielding Totals ........................................................................................................................ 35-36 Division I Baseball Statistical Trends (1970-2007) ................................................................................................. 37-38 Year-By-Year Individual Batting Leaders ................................................................................................................ 39 Year-By-Year Individual Pitching Leaders .............................................................................................................. 40 Jack Diesing Sr. Most Outstanding Player Award .................................................................................................... 41-42 All-Tournament Teams ............................................................................................................................................ 43-49 All-Time Teams ....................................................................................................................................................... 50 All-Decade Teams .................................................................................................................................................... 51 Average Game Times ............................................................................................................................................... 52 All-Time Extra Inning Games .................................................................................................................................. 53-55 All-Time Extra-Inning Won-Lost Records ............................................................................................................... 55 CWS Games Won In Last At Bat, All-Time One-Run Games ................................................................................. 56 Year-By-Year Scoring .............................................................................................................................................. 57 All Time Grand Slam Home Runs ............................................................................................................................ 58-59 All-Time Shutouts .................................................................................................................................................... 60-63 All-Time Low-Hit Games......................................................................................................................................... 64 Attendance Records .................................................................................................................................................. 65-68 Top 10 2006-07 NCAA Championship Attendance ................................................................................................. 68 Top 10 2006-07 NCAA Championship Gross Receipts ........................................................................................... 68 CWS Television Ratings .......................................................................................................................................... 69-72 2008 Conference Alignments ................................................................................................................................... 73-74 Former CWS Participants on Current MLB Rosters ................................................................................................ 75 SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Individual Batting ..................................................................................................................................................... 79-80 Individual Pitching ................................................................................................................................................... 80-82 Individual Fielding ................................................................................................................................................... 82 Team Batting ............................................................................................................................................................ 82-84 Team Pitching .......................................................................................................................................................... 84-86 Team Fielding .......................................................................................................................................................... 86 Team Batting - Both Teams ..................................................................................................................................... 87-88 Team Pitching - Both Teams .................................................................................................................................... 88-89 Team Fielding - Both Teams .................................................................................................................................... 90 Miscellaneous Records ............................................................................................................................................. 90-92 SERIES RECORDS Individual Batting ..................................................................................................................................................... 95-97 Individual Pitching ................................................................................................................................................... 97-100 Individual Fielding ................................................................................................................................................... 100 Team Batting ............................................................................................................................................................ 100-103 Team Pitching .......................................................................................................................................................... 103-105 Team Fielding .......................................................................................................................................................... 105-106 2 2008 MEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES RECORDS BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS CAREER RECORDS Individual Batting ..................................................................................................................................................... 109-111