CWS Tidbits
CWS Umpires (Championship Game only).................. 2
Year-by-Year CWS Umpires (all games).......................... 3
Last Time At The CWS............................................................ 4-5
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CWS Umpires - Championship Game only
Date AttendanceUmpires
6-28-47
2,258
Bill McKinley, Ed Hurley
6-26-48
1,757
Bill McKinley, Fred Spurgeon
6-25-49
5,000
Ed Brady, Charley Carpenter, Everett Massey, Volney Paul
6-23-50
2,384
Hank Soar, Lon Warneke, Jack Tobin
6-17-51
6,290
Lon Warneke, Jack Tobin, Art Alvarez
6-17-52
6,914
Joe Cibulka, Larry Napp, John Pelton, Jack Tobin
6-16-53
5,303
Jack Tobin, Hal Dixon, Jim Duffy, Robert Luschen
6-16-54
7,810
Nestor Chylak, Jack Tobin, George Hametz, Hal Dixon
6-16-55
2,042
Walter Doyle, Walter Harbour, George Hametz, John Hergert
6-14-56
3,890
Shag Crawford, Jack Tobin, George Hametz, Frank Tabacchi
6-12-57
3,211
Ken Burkhart, Frank Umont, Jack Tobin, Walter Harbour
6-19-58
3,021
Bob Stewart, Vincent Smith, Jerry Carlton, George Hametz
6-18-59
4,168
Bob Stewart, Jack Tobin, Don Carrothers, Ed Sudol
6-20-60
3,635
Bill Summers, Don Carrothers, Yrkoski, Ed LaBrosse
6-15-61
5,704
Al Forman, Don Carrothers, Yrkoski, Ed LaBrosse
6-16-62
7,395
Lee Weyer, Don Carrothers, Yrkoski, Ed LaBrosse
6-16-63
8,682
Mel Steiner, Don Carrothers, Jim Kiehn, Ed LaBrosse
6-18-64
10,562
Don Carrothers, Richard Daup, Yrkoski, Gast
6-12-65
5,698
John Kibler, Jim Odom, Don Carrothers, Ed LaBrosse, Richard Daup, Price
6-18-66
10,507
Charlie Berry, Don Carrothers, Price, Ed LaBrosse, Dale Bergman, McCourt
6-18-67
9,210
Bill McKinley, Don Carrothers, Hank Rountree, Stanek
6-15-68
9,412
Harry Schreiber, Doug Cossey, Jim Duplechain, Hank Morgenweck, Don Carrothers, Bob Riha
6-20-69
10,050
McDonough, Bull Newsome, Yost, Fletcher Harvey
6-19-70
11,542
Art Blair, Doug Cossey, Cece Carlucci, Gus Steiner
6-17-71
13,945
Bull Newsome, Stewart, Don Gust, Kirby Hogue
6-16-72
6,950
Al Forman, Doug Cossey, Harry Schreiber, Fred Hodge
6-13-73
12,050
Bob Motley, John Hollar, Giles Threadgold, Gene Agnes
6-15-74
11,346
Cap Tyson, Tom Ravashiere, Tony Patch Jr., Al Alford
6-14-75
10,717
Sonny Noel, Harold Easley, John Couch, Bud Grainger
6-19-76
11,576
C.J. Mitchell, Mel Neese, Doug Cossey, Fred Gerardi
6-18-77
11,875
Doug Cossey, Gus Steiner, C.J. Mitchell, Al Forman
6-08-78
12,172
Hank Rountree, Ed Mariano, Bud Grainger, Dale Williams
6-08-79
10,158
Hank Rountree, Jon Bible, Tony Patch Jr., Bob Clement
6-15-80
15,276
Jon Bible, Tony Patch Jr., Boyd Mauer, Bob Clement
6-08-81
13,239
Gus Steiner, Boyd Mauer, Joe Driscoll, Murray Strey
6-12-82
14,321
Dick Runchey, Randy Christal, Linzy Sumpter, Jim Dunne
6-11-83
14,957
Joe Driscoll, Hank Rountree, Jon Bible, Randy Christal
6-10-84
13,487
Gus Steiner, Murray Strey, Joe Driscoll, Al Forman
6-11-85
9,830
Al Forman, Murray Strey, Tony Patch Jr., Dan Pedersen
6-09-86
12,659
Hank Rountree, Randy Christal, Bill Rosenberry, Dick Zivic
6-07-87
14,132
Randy Christal, Hank Rountree, Bob Nelson, Bill Rosenberry
6-11-88
16,071
Jon Bible, Dale Williams, Jim Garman, Ron Graham, Rusty Herring, Bob Jones
6-10-89
13,701
Dale Williams, Gus Steiner, Bob Jones, Ron Graham, Bruce Ravan, Bob Roberts
6-09-90
16,482
Dick Runchey, Hank Rountree, Randy Christal, Ken Eldridge, Don January, Bob Hernandez
6-08-91
16,612
Lee Hagler, Tony Patch Jr., Bill Rosenberry, Dan Pedersen, Bill Lopina, Dave Yeast
6-06-92
17,962
Dale Williams, Larry Randall, Dick Zivic, Tom McKinney, Al Davis, Larry Waggoner
6-12-93
20,286
Jim Garman, Don January, Ron Graham, Tom Jenkins, Tony Thompson, Bill L’Heureux
6-11-94
21,503
Dick Runchey, Dan Pedersen, Bob Nelson, John Magnusson, Tim Henderson, Bill Davis
6-10-95
22,027
Ken Eldridge, Dale Williams, Wade Ford, Bob Homolka, Rich Fetchiet, Jon Bible
6-08-96
23,905
Scott Graham, Randy Christal, Tom McKinney, Tony Thompson, Kevin Gillmore, Bob Jones
6-07-97
24,401
Al Davis, Jim Garman, John Magnusson, Bob Hernandez, Dan Mascorro, Gus Rodriguez
6-06-98
24,456
Dick Runchey, Wade Ford, Ken Eldridge, Tony Walsh, Nick Zibelli, Tony Gisondi
6-19-99
23,563
Rich Fetchiet, Dan Pedersen, Bill Davis, Randy Bruns, Tim Norman, Ken Couch
6-17-00
24,282
Scott Graham, Al Davis, Joe Burleson, Danny Mascorro, Tony Maners, David Wiley
6-16-01
24,070
Tony Walsh, Tim Henderson, Ken Eldridge, Gus Rodriguez, Paul Gullie, Ron Sebastian
6-22-02
24,089
Jim Garman, John Magnusson, Nick Zibelli, A.J. Lostaglio, Perry Costello, Kevin Daugherty
6-23-03
18,494
Al Davis, Joe Burleson, Randy Bruns, Ken Eldridge, Tony Maners, Frank Sylvester
6-27-04
21,395
Tony Walsh, David Buck, Paul Guillie, David Rogers, Ken Gracner, Gus Rodriguez
6-26-05
19,836
Jim Garman, Bill Davis, David Wiley, Andy Eaves, Steve Manders, Mike Conlin
6-26-06
18,565
Joe Burleson, Paul Guillie, Tony Maners, Perry Costello, Darrell Mason, Randy Bruns
6-24-07
25,012
Dan Mascorro, David Buck, Jeff Henrichs, Scott Graham, Mark Ditsworth, Ken Eldridge
6-25-08
18,932
David Wiley, Tony Walsh, Bill Speck, Jim Garman, Frank Sylvester, Mike Conlin
6-24-09
19,986
Perry Costello, Jeff Henrichs, Joe Burleson, Tony Maners, Darrin Sealey, Steve Manders
6-29-10
24,390
Gus Rodriguez, David Savage, Mark Ditsworth, A.J. Lostaglio, Chris Coskey, Jim Jackson
6-28-11
26,721
Tony Walsh, Randy Wetzel, Scott Erby, Travis Katzenmeier, Mike Conlin, Jim Schaly
6-25-12
23,872
Jeff Henrichs, Phil Benson, Danny Mascorro, Mark Chapman, Jacob Asher, Frank Sylvester
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Ed Hurley, Bill McKinley.
Bill McKinley, Fred Spurgeon.
Ed Brady, Charley Carpenter, Everett Massey, Volney Paul, Jack Whitney.
Hank Soar, Jack Tobin, Lon Warneke.
Art Alvarez, Jim Duffy, Jack Tobin, Lon Warneke.
Joe Cibulka, George Hametz, Larry Napp, John Pelton, Jack Tobin.
Hal Dixon, Jim Duffy, Robert Luschen, Robert Phillips, Charlie Rice, Jack Tobin.
Nestor Chylak, Hal Dixon, Gomez, George Hametz, John Hergert, Gus Spanos, Jack Tobin.
Bosko, Walter Doyle, Art Gore, George Hametz, Walter Harbour, John Hergert, Horton, John Rice, John Stanesic.
Shag Crawford, George Hametz, Walter Harbour, John Hergert, Dick Larson, John Stanesic, Frank Tabacchi, Jack Tobin.
Ken Burkhart, George Hametz, Walter Harbour, John Hergert, John Stanesic, Jack Tobin, Frank Umont.
Jerry Carlton, George Hametz, Walter Harbour, John Hergert, Vincent Smith, Bob Stewart.
Don Carrothers, Richard Daup, Ed LaBrosse, Bob Stewart, Ed Sudol, Jack Tobin, Yrkoski.
Don Carrothers, Richard Daup, Ed LaBrosse, Bill Summers, Ed Vargo, Yrkoski.
Don Carrothers, Richard Daup, Al Forman, Ed LaBrosse, Stanek, Yrkoski.
Don Carrothers, Richard Daup, Gast, Holderness, Jim Kiehn, Kraft, Ed LaBrosse, Stanek, Lee Weyer, Yrkoski.
Don Carrothers, Richard Daup, Jim Kiehn, Ed LaBrosse, Mel Steiner, Yrkoski.
Don Carrothers, Richard Daup, Elliott, Al Forman, Gast, Ed LaBrosse, Dick Larson, Yrkoski.
Dale Bergman, Don Carrothers, Richard Daup, John Kibler, Knight, Ed LaBrosse, Jim Odom, Price, Stanek.
Dale Bergman, Charlie Berry, Don Carrothers, Ed LaBrosse, McCourt, Price, Stanek, Harry Wendelstedt Sr.
Dale Bergman, Don Carrothers, Harry Dossey, Bob Engel, Don Gust, Ed LaBrosse, Dennis McGonigle, Bill McKinley, Price, Bob Riha, Hank Rountree, Ed Stanek, Joe
Stanek Jr.
Dale Bergman, Don Carrothers, Doug Cossey, Jim Duplechain, Hank Morgenweck, Bob Riha, Harry Schreiber, Ed Stanek, Joe Stanek Jr.
Dale Bergman, Don Carrothers, Fletcher Harvey, McDonough, Bull Newsome, Bob Riha, Ed Stanek, Joe Stanek Jr., Yost.
Dale Bergman, Art Blair, Cece Carlucci, Don Carrothers, Doug Cossey, Bob Riha, Ed Stanek, Joe Stanek Jr., Gus Steiner.
Dale Bergman, Don Carrothers, Don Gust, Kirby Hogue, Bull Newsome, Bob Riha, Ed Stanek, Joe Stanek Jr., Stewart.
Dale Bergman, Don Carrothers, Doug Cossey, Al Forman, Fred Hodge, Bob Riha, Ed Stanek, Joe Stanek Jr., Harry Schreiber.
Gene Agnes, Dale Bergman, Don Carrothers, Fred Gerardi, John Hollar, Bob Motley, Stanek, Giles Threadgold.
Al Alford, Jim Benes, Dale Bergman, Don Carrothers, Fred Gerardi, Tony Patch Jr., Tom Ravashiere, Stanek, Cap Tyson.
Dale Bergman, Don Carrothers, John Couch, Harold Easley, Fred Gerardi, Bud Grainger, Sonny Noel.
Dale Bergman, Don Carrothers, Doug Cossey, Fred Gerardi, Bill Hoodzow, C.J. Mitchell, Mel Neese.
Doug Cossey, John Couch, Al Forman, C.J. Mitchell, Bull Newsome, Gus Steiner.
Randy Christal, Fred Gerardi, Bud Grainger, Ed Mariano, Hank Rountree, Gus Steiner, Dale Williams.
Jon Bible, Randy Christal, Bob Clement, Tony Patch Jr., Hank Rountree, Dale Williams.
Jon Bible, Bob Clement, Doug Cossey, Boyd Mauer, C.J. Mitchell, Tony Patch Jr.
Joe Driscoll, Al Forman, Boyd Mauer, C.J. Mitchell, Gus Steiner, Murray Strey.
Randy Christal, Jim Dunne, Hank Rountree, Dick Runchey, Linzy Sumpter, Dale Williams.
Jon Bible, Randy Christal, Joe Driscoll, Hank Rountree, Dick Runchey, Dale Williams.
Jon Bible, Joe Driscoll, Al Forman, Tony Patch Jr., Gus Steiner, Murray Strey.
Al Forman, Tony Patch Jr., Dan Pedersen, Gus Steiner, Murray Strey, Dick Zivic.
Randy Christal, Bob Nelson, Dan Pedersen, Bill Rosenberry, Hank Rountree, Dick Zivic.
Jon Bible, Randy Christal, Jim Garman, Bob Nelson, Bill Rosenberry, Hank Rountree.
Jon Bible, Jim Garman, Ron Graham, Rusty Herring, Bob Jones, Dale Williams.
Ron Graham, Bob Jones, Bruce Ravan, Bob Roberts, Gus Steiner, Dale Williams.
Randy Christal, Ken Eldridge, Bob Hernandez, Don January, Hank Rountree, Dick Runchey.
Lee Hagler, Bill Lopina, Tony Patch Jr., Dan Pedersen, Bill Rosenberry, Dave Yeast.
Al Davis, Tom McKinney, Larry Randall, Larry Waggoner, Dale Williams, Dick Zivic.
Jim Garman, Ron Graham, Don January, Tom Jenkins, Bill L’Heureux, Tony Thompson.
Bill Davis, Tim Henderson, John Magnusson, Bob Nelson, Dan Pedersen, Dick Runchey.
Jon Bible, Ken Eldridge, Rich Fetchiet, Wade Ford, Bob Homolka, Dale Williams, Dave Yeast.
Randy Christal, Kevin Gillmore, Scott Graham, Bob Jones, Tom McKinney, Tony Thompson.
Al Davis, Jim Garman, Bob Hernandez, John Magnusson, Don Mascorro, Gus Rodriguez.
Ken Eldridge, Wade Ford, Tony Gisondi, Dick Runchey, Tony Walsh, Nick Zibelli.
Randy Bruns, Ken Couch, Bill Davis, Rich Fetchiet, Tim Norman, Dan Pedersen.
Joe Burleson, Al Davis, Scott Graham, Tony Maners, Dan Mascorro, David Wiley.
Ken Eldridge, Paul Guillie, Tim Henderson, Gus Rodriguez, Ron Sebastian, Tony Walsh.
Perry Costello, Kevin Daugherty, Jim Garman, A.J. Lostaglio, John Magnusson, Nick Zibelli.
Randy Bruns, Joe Burleson, Al Davis, Ken Eldridge, Jeff Henrichs, Tony Maners, Kelly Nutt, Frank Sylvester.
David Buck, Ken Gracner, Scott Graham, Paul Guillie, Bob Homolka, Gus Rodriguez, David Rogers, Tony Walsh.
Mike Conlin, Perry Costello, Bill Davis, Andy Eaves, Jim Garman, A.J. Lostaglio, Steve Manders, Dan Mascorro, David Wiley.
Randy Bruns, Joe Burleson, Perry Costello, Paul Guillie, Randy Harvey, John Kleis, Tony Maners, Darrell Mason.
David Buck, Mark Ditsworth, Ken Eldridge, Scott Erby, Scott Graham, Jeff Henrichs, Dan Mascorro, David Rogers.
Mike Conlin, Jack Cox, Jim Garman, Mitch Mele, Bill Speck, Frank Sylvester, Tony Walsh, David Wiley.
Joe Burleson, Mark Chapman, Perry Costello, Jeff Henrichs, Chuck Lyon, Steve Manders, Tony Maners, Darrin Sealey.
Chris Coskey, Mark Ditsworth, Kelly Gonzales, Paul Guillie, Jim Jackson, A.J. Lostaglio, Gus Rodriguez, David Savage.
Mike Conlin, Scott Erby, Jim Garman, Jeff Head, Travis Katzenmeier, Jim Schaly, Tony Walsh, Randy Wetzel.
Jacob Asher, Phil Benson, Mark Chapman, Perry Costello, Jeff Henrichs, Danny Mascorro, Darrin Sealey, Frank Sylvester.
Research provided by Lou Spry
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The last time….
…a team went undefeated throughout the NCAA Tournament:
Arizona, 2012 (10-0)
…a team went undefeated in the CWS:
Arizona, 2012 (5-0)
…a team won six games at the CWS:
…players hit back-to-back-to-back home runs:
Brad Cresse, c, Clint Earnhart, dh, & Wes Davis, rf, LSU vs. Mississippi St., 2nd inn.,
6-1-98 (10-8)
…a player hit a home run to end a game:
Connor Rowe, cf, Texas vs. Arizona St., 6-19-09 (4-3)
South Carolina, 2010
…a player hit a home run to end the championship game:
…the National Champion was below .500 during its regularseason conference schedule:
…a player hit a grand slam to end an extra-inning game:
Oregon St., 2007 (10-14 in Pac-10)
Warren Morris, 2b, LSU vs. Miami (FL), 6-8-96 (9-8)
Paul Carey, rf, Stanford vs. LSU, 6-5-87 (6-5, 10 innings)
…the National Champion was seeded third or lower in its regional:
…a player hit a pinch-hit home run:
…the National Champion did not host the regional it won:
…a player hit a pinch-hit home run to end a 9-inning game:
…the National Champion did not host the super regional it won:
…a pitcher earned the win and hit a home run in the same game:
…a team lost twice in the CWS and won the National Championship:
…a player hit for the cycle:
…a team made its first-ever CWS appearance
…a team hit three home runs in one inning:
…more than one team in the field made its first CWS appearance:
…a team hit lead-off home runs in back-to-back innings:
…a team lost first CWS game and came back to win championship:
…no home runs were hit on opening day:
…two teams made their first appearance in the Championship
Game/Series:
…a player hit home runs in back-to-back plate appearances:
Fresno St., 2008 (fourth seed at Long Beach Regional)
Fresno St., 2008 (won Long Beach Regional)
South Carolina, 2010 (won Myrtle Beach Super Regional)
Fresno St., 2008
Kent St. and Stony Brook, 2012
Kent St. and Stony Brook, 2012
South Carolina, 2010
Oregon St. and North Carolina, 2006
…both teams in Championship Game/Series were trying to win
their first National Championship:
South Carolina and UCLA, 2010
…two teams both made back-to-back appearances in the
Championship Game/Series:
Oregon St. and North Carolina, 2006 and 2007
…a team played eight games at the CWS:
Oregon St., 2006
…a team won an CWS game for the first time and a national title
in the same year:
Oregon St., 2006
…a team won six elimination games at the CWS:
Oregon St., 2006
…16 games were played in one year at the CWS:
2010
…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:
Michael Hollander, 3b, LSU vs. North Carolina, 6-15-08 (4-8)
…a player hit the first pitch of the game for a home run:
Zane Green, dh, Clemson vs. South Carolina, 6-19-02 (4-12)
…there were no home runs during a doubleheader:
Kent St. vs. Florida (5-4) and Arkansas vs. South Carolina (2-1), 6-18-12
…a player hit two home runs in one game:
Bryan Holaday, c, TCU vs. UCLA, 6-26-10 (3-10)
…players hit back-to-back home runs:
Sherman Johnson, 3b, & Mike McGee, lf, Florida St. vs. TCU, 1st inn., 6-23-10 (7-11)
…players hit back-to-back home runs on back-to-back pitches:
Ben Clowe, ph, Stanford vs. Georgia, 6-21-08 (8-10)
Dave Shermet, ph, Arizona vs. Maine, 5-30-86 (8-7)
Jason Lane, Southern California vs. Arizona St., 6-6-98 (21-14)
Jerry Kindall, ss, Minnesota vs. Ole Miss, 6-11-56 (13-5)
Texas vs. LSU, 6-22-09 (4th inning)
LSU vs. North Carolina, 6-15-08 (4-8) (1st/2nd innings)
Arizona St. vs. Cal St. Fullerton (5-3) and Texas vs. Oklahoma (4-2), 6-6-75
Russell Moldenhauer, dh, Texas vs. Arizona St., 6-22-09 (6-7)
…a team did not walk or strike out in the same game:
Stanford vs. Cal St. Fullerton, 6-13-01 (4-1)
…a team was shut out in back-to-back games:
Rice vs. Oregon St. (5-0, 6-21-06 and 2-0, 6-22-06)
…a player struck out five times in one game:
Matt Cerione, Georgia vs. Stanford, 6-21-08 (10-8)
…a team struck out four opposing batters in one inning:
Kent St. vs. South Carolina, 6-21-12 (1-4); In sixth inning, Tyler Skulina struck out
first three, but one batter advanced to first on wild pitch; Casey Williams struck
out fourth batter.
…a player stole home:
Steven Feehan, cf, La.-Lafayette vs. Clemson, 6-14-00 (5-4)
…a player was awarded first base on catcher’s interference:
Brian Dozier, ph, Southern Miss. vs. Texas, 6-14-09 (6-7) (the catcher was
Cameron Rupp)
…a player was called out for using an illegal bat:
Tony Barquin, Miami (FL) vs. Michigan, 6-2-80 (3-2)
…a player was called out for batter’s interference:
Bo Bigham, 2b, Arkansas vs. South Carolina, 6-18-12 (2-1)
…a pitcher threw a complete game:
Konner Wade, Arizona vs. South Carolina, 6-24-12 (5-1)
…a game featured two complete games by the starting pitchers:
Robert Woodard, North Carolina vs. Stephen Faris, Clemson, 6-19-06 (2-0)
…a pitcher threw a complete-game shutout:
Konner Wade, Arkzona vs. UCLA, 6-17-12 (4-0)
…pitchers threw a combined shutout:
Jordan Montgomery and Matt Price, South Carolina vs. Arkansas, 6-21-12 (2-0)
…a pitcher threw nine innings of relief in a 9-inning game:
Dick Larner, California vs. Yale, 6-27-47 (17-4)
Jay Cox, lf & Tim Federowicz, dh, North Carolina vs. Cal St. Fullerton, 5th inn.,
6-21-06 (6-5)
…a pitcher also played catcher in the same game:
…players hit back-to-back home runs in the championship game:
…a starting pitcher failed to make it out of the first inning:
Tony Martinez, 3b, & Tony Miranda, lf, Cal St. Fullerton vs. Southern California,
6-10-95 (11-5)
Buster Posey, Florida St. vs. Stanford, 6-14-08 (5-16)
Zack Weiss, UCLA vs. Florida St., 6-19-12 (1-4)
…a pitcher started games on back-to-back days:
Brian Flores, Arizona St. vs. Oregon St., 6-18-07 (6-12) and vs. UC Irvine, 6-19-07 (7-8)
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…a pitcher started back-to-back games:
… weather delay in a game:
…a pitcher won at least one game and had two saves in the CWS:
…two weather delays in the same game:
Matt Harvey, North Carolina vs. LSU, 6-19-08 (7-3) and vs. Fresno St., 6-21-08 (4-3)
Matt Price, South Carolina, 2011
…a player threw two complete games in one CWS:
Konner Wade, Arizona vs. UCLA, 6-17-12 (4-0) and vs. South Carolina, 6-24-12
(5-1)
. . .at team had back-to-back complete games in CWS:
Cal St. Fullerton (Jason Windsor and Ricky Romero), 2004
…a team had pitchers throw three complete games in one CWS:
Cal St. Fullerton (Jason Windsor, 2; Ricky Romero, 1), 2004
…a team had pitchers throw four complete games in one CWS:
Georgia (Dave Fleming, 2; Mike Rebhan, 2), 1990
…a team pitched shutouts in back-to-back games:
Oregon St. vs. Rice (5-0, 6-21-06 and 2-0, 6-22-06)
…a team shut out the same opponent twice in one CWS:
Oregon St. vs. Rice (5-0, 6-21-06 and 2-0, 6-22-06)
…neither team committed an error in a game:
South Carolina vs. Arkansas, 6-22-12 (3-2)
…a team turned a triple play
St. John’s (NY) vs. Hawaii, 6-1-80 (2-7)
…a player tossed a live ball into the stands as a souvenir:
Gary Burnham, lf, Clemson vs. Miami (FL), 5-31-96 (3-7) (Rudy Gomez hit a
double down the third base line and Burnham, thinking it was a foul, tossed the
ball into the stands and Gomez was awarded home)
…a game was shortened because of rain:
South Carolina vs. Eastern Mich., 6 innings, 6-8-75 (5-1)
…a game took two days to finish due to rain:
Florida vs. Vanderbilt, 6-20/21-11 (3-1)
…two games were rained out on the same day:
6-13-00
…a tornado warning evacuated the press box:
6-20-11
…a game did not start on its scheduled day because of weather:
South Carolina vs. Kent St., played 6-21-12 (originally scheduled for 6-20-10, rain
forced the game to be postponed until 6-21)
South Carolina vs. Virginia, 6-21-11 (delayed 1:08 prior to start of the game)
6-20-2010 – South Carolina vs. Oklahoma (a 4:15 delay prior to the start of the
game and a 2:01 delay in the middle of the sixth)
…a team was involved in three weather delays during the CWS:
Oklahoma, 2010 (two delays vs. South Carolina on June 20 and one delay on
June 22 vs. Clemson)
…brothers were starters for the same team in a game:
Raoul Torrez, 3b and Riccio Torrez, 1b, Arizona St. vs. North Carolina, 6-14-09 (5-2)
…a son played in the CWS, preceded by his father:
Austin Booker, California, 2011 and Rod Booker, California, 1980
…two games were won in a team’s final at bat on the same day:
Arizona St. vs. North Carolina (5-2, 10 inn.) & Texas vs. Southern Miss. (7-6), 6-14-09
…both games of a doubleheader ended with the same score:
Arizona St. vs. Nebraska, and Baylor vs. Tulane, 6-21-05 (8-7)
…a team rallied to win after trailing by four or more runs in the
eighth inning or later in a CWS game:
TCU vs. Florida St., 11-7 (TCU trailed 7-3 entering the top of the eighth inning,
6-23-10)
…a team overcame a three-run deficit to win a championship
series game:
Georgia vs. Fresno St., 6-23-08 (Down 6-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth
inning, won 7-6)
…a team lost its 30th game of the year at the CWS:
Fresno St. vs. North Carolina, 6-21-08 (3-4)
…both benches left the dugout:
La.-Lafayette vs. Clemson, 6-14-00 (5-4)
…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)
…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)
…there was a crowd of more than 30,000 for a game:
30,422, North Carolina vs. LSU, 6-19/20-08 (7-3, Game No. 10)