• Source: 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

      • The 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fiftieth 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 fiftieth tournament's champion was LSU, coached by Skip Bertman. The Most Outstanding Player was Pat Burrell of Miami (FL).


      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, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.
      Bold indicates winner.


      = Atlantic Regional

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      Hosted by Clemson at Tiger Field in Clemson, South Carolina


      = Central I Regional

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      Hosted by Texas at Disch–Falk Field in Austin, Texas


      = Central II Regional

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      Hosted by Texas Tech at Dan Law Field in Lubbock, Texas


      = East Regional

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      Hosted by Florida at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Florida


      = Midwest Regional

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      Hosted by Wichita State at Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kansas


      = South I Regional

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      Hosted by Alabama at Sewell–Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama


      = South II Regional

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      Hosted by Louisiana State at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana


      = West Regional

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      Hosted by Stanford at Sunken Diamond in Stanford, California


      College World Series


      The championship game ended dramatically when LSU's Warren Morris hit a two-out, two-run home run against Miami reliever Robbie Morrison in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Tigers to a 9–8 victory over the Hurricanes. It was Morris's only home run of the 1996 season. Morris, an All-American in 1995, missed much of the 1996 season after suffering a wrist injury early in the campaign.
      Oklahoma State's participation in CWS marked the last athletic event for the Big 8 Conference. The Big 8 was absorbed into the new Big 12 on July 1, 1996.


      = Participants

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      = Results

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      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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      Alabama: Dustan Mohr, Tim Young
      Clemson: Kris Benson, Billy Koch, Matt LeCroy, Ken Vining
      Florida: David Eckstein, Mark Ellis, Josh Fogg, Paul Rigdon, Brad Wilkerson, Chuck Hazzard
      Florida State: Randy Choate, J. D. Drew
      LSU: Brett Laxton, Warren Morris, Ed Yarnall, Eddy Furniss
      Miami (FL): Pat Burrell, Alex Cora
      Oklahoma State: Dave Maurer, Brian Aylor
      Wichita State: Casey Blake, Braden Looper


      Tournament notes


      LSU's 29–13 victory over Georgia Tech sets a new tournament record for most combined runs (42).


      See also


      1996 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
      1996 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
      1996 NAIA World Series


      References

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