NCAA Men's College World Series 2008

Fun Facts

CWS Fun Facts

Here's some fun facts for all you die-hard baseball fans.

AT THE CWS, THE LAST TIME….

So you call yourself a College World Series fan? You think you know who has the most home runs, doubles, hits and errors? Check out the Official NCAA Baseball College World Series Record Book.

Here is a sample of College World Series facts and figures highlighted in the Series Record Book.

…a team went undefeated throughout the NCAA Tournament:
Miami (Fla.), 2001 (9-0)

…a team went undefeated in the MCWS:
Oregon St., 2007 (5-0)

…a team won six games at the MCWS:
Oregon St., 2006

…a team lost twice in the MCWS and won the National Championship:
Oregon St., 2006

…more than one team in the field made its first MCWS appearance
Louisville and UC Irvine, 2007

…two teams made their first appearance in the Championship Game/Series:
Oregon St. and North Carolina, 2006

…a pitcher also played catcher in the same game:
Matt Wieters, Georgia Tech vs. Cal St. Fullerton, 6-18-06 (5-7)

…a starting pitcher failed to make it out of the first inning:
Jason Berken, Clemson vs. Cal St. Fullerton, 6-20-06 (6-7)

…a player was called out for using an illegal bat:
Tony Barquin, Miami (Fla.) vs. Michigan, 6-2-80 (3-2)

…a player hit an inside-the-park home run:
Chris Burke, ss, Tennessee vs. Georgia, 6-11-01 (19-12)

…a player hit a home run to lead-off the game:
Tyler Henley, cf, Rice vs. Miami (Fla.), 6-19-06 (3-2)

…players hit back-to-back home runs on back-to-back pitches:
Jay Cox, lf & Tim Federowicz, dh, North Carolina vs. Cal St. Fullerton, 5th inn., 6-21-06 (6-5)

…a player hit a home run to end a game:
Chance Wheeless, 1b, Texas vs. Baylor, 6-22-05 (4-3)

…a player hit a home run to end the championship game:
Warren Morris, 2b, LSU vs. Miami (Fla.), 6-8-96 (9-8)

…a player hit a grand slam to end an extra-inning game:
Paul Carey, rf, Stanford vs. LSU, 6-5-87 (6-5, 10 innings)

…a team did not walk or strike out in the same game:
Stanford vs. CalSt. Fullerton, 6-13-01 (4-1)

…a player stole home:
Steven Feehan, cf, La.-Lafayette vs. Clemson, 6-14-00 (5-4)

…a pitcher threw a complete game:
Robert Woodard, North Carolina and Stephen Faris, Clemson, 6-19-06 (2-0)

…a team shut out an opponent twice in one CWS:
Oregon St. vs. Rice (5-0, 6-21-06 and 2-0, 6-22-06)

…a game was shortened because of rain:
South Carolina vs. Eastern Mich., 6 innings, 6-8-75 (5-1)

…two rain delays in the same game:
6-17-2006 - Miami (Fla.) vs. Oregon St. (a four-minute delay prior to the bottom of the fifth and a 1:34 delay in the top of the eighth)

…a team changed uniforms during a game:
Florida St. vs. Miami (Fla.), 6-4-95 (2-4) (during a rain delay)

…a team overcame a three-run deficit to win a championship series game:
Oregon St. vs. North Carolina, 6-25-06 (Down 5-0 heading into the bottom of the 4th inning, won 11-7)

…there was a crowd of less than 10,000 for a game:
8,267, Wichita St. vs. Long Beach St., 6-1-91 (8-5, Game No. 4)

…a player was ejected from a game:
Tyler Henley, cf, Rice vs. Oregon St., 7th inn., 6-21-06 (0-5)

…a coach was ejected from a game:
George Horton, Cal St. Fullerton vs. UC Irvine, 13th inn., 6-18-07 (4-5)

…brothers were starters for the same team in a game:
Clay Harris, 3b and Will Harris, 1b, LSU vs. South Carolina, 6-21-04 (4-15)

…a son played in the CWS, preceded by his father:
Huston Street, Texas, 2002, 2003, 2004 and James Street, Texas, 1968, 1969, 1970