The 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 15, 2013. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2013 College World Series. The College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, at TD Ameritrade Park concluded on June 25, 2013 with the final game of the best of three championship series. UCLA defeated Mississippi State two games to none to claim their first championship.
Realignment
CSU Bakersfield, Dallas Baptist, Seattle, Texas–Arlington, Texas State, and UTSA joined the Western Athletic Conference, making that a ten-team baseball league. Fresno State and Nevada moved from the Western Athletic Conference to the Mountain West Conference. Missouri and Texas A&M moved from the Big 12 Conference to the Southeastern Conference, making that a fourteen team league. Missouri joined the East Division, while the Aggies will play in the West. TCU and West Virginia moved to the Big 12 Conference from the Mountain West Conference and Big East Conference, respectively.
Conference formats The Big South Conference split into two six-team divisions prior to the season.
Season outlook
Collegiate Baseball News RankingTeam1Arkansas2North Carolina3Vanderbilt4LSU5UCLA67South Carolina8Kentucky910Oregon State11NC State1213Mississippi State1415161718Arizona192021Texas22Louisville23Cal State Fullerton24Florida25 Baseball America RankingTeam1North Carolina2Vanderbilt3Arkansas4Louisville5Mississippi State6Oregon State7South Carolina8NC State910LSU11Kentucky12UCLA1314151617Florida1819202122Cal State Fullerton2324Arizona25 Coaches' RankingTeam1Arkansas2UCLA3LSU4North Carolina5South Carolina678Vanderbilt910Arizona11NC State1213Florida14Oregon State15Kentucky1617T - 18Mississippi StateT - 18202122Cal State Fullerton2324T - 25VirginiaT - 25Louisville NCBWA' RankingTeam1Arkansas2North Carolina3LSU4Vanderbilt5UCLA6South Carolina789NC State10Oregon State1112Kentucky1314Arizona15Florida16Mississippi State171819Louisville20212223Cal State Fullerton2425
Conference standings This is a partial list of conference standings for the 2013 season.
Conference winners and tournaments Thirty one athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The West Coast Conference will launch a four team tournament for the first time in 2013. The winner of the Great West Conference, which remains in a provisional status, does not receive an automatic bid.
ConferenceRegular season winnerConference Player of the YearConference Coach of the YearConference tournamentTournament venue (city)Tournament winnerAmerica East Conference Michael Fransoso, Steve Trimper, 2013 America East Conference baseball tournament LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA Atlantic 10 Conference Rhode Island Jason Seager, Mike Vigliariolo, Gregg Ritchie, 2013 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic - Coastal - North Carolina Colin Moran, North Carolina Brian O'Connor, Virginia 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC North CarolinaAtlantic Sun Conference Chesny Young, Craig Gibson, 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL Big 12 Conference Ross Kivett, Kansas State Brad Hill, Kansas State 2013 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK Big East Conference Louisville Eric Jagielo, Joe Jordano, 2013 Big East Conference baseball tournament Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL ConnecticutBig South Conference North - South - Rob Dickinson, Greg Goff, 2013 Big South Conference baseball tournament Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Big Ten Conference Indiana Justin Parr, Tracy Smith, Indiana 2013 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Target Field • Minneapolis, MN IndianaBig West Conference Cal State Fullerton Carlos Lopez, Cal State FullertonTaylor Sparks, UC Irvine Rick Vanderhook, Cal State Fullerton No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bidColonial Athletic Association Jimmy Yezzo, Jamie Pinzino, Mark Scalf, 2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA Conference USA Chris Taladay, UCF Daron Schoenrock, Memphis 2013 Conference USA baseball tournament Reckling Park • Houston, TX Great West Conference Northern Colorado Jensen Park, Northern Colorado Carl Iwasaki, Northern Colorado 2013 Great West Conference baseball tournament Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium • Newark, NJ Horizon League Wisconsin–Milwaukee Michael Porcaro, Wisconsin–Milwaukee Scott Doffek, Wisconsin–Milwaukee 2013 Horizon League baseball tournament Eastwood Field • Niles, OH Ivy League Gehrig - ColumbiaRolfe - Mike Ford, Princeton 2013 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Hal Robertson Field at Phillip Satow Stadium • New York, NY ColumbiaMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rider Mike Fish, Siena Barry Davis, Rider 2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Arm & Hammer Park • Trenton, NJ Mid-American Conference East - Kent StateWest - Northern Illinois Jason Kanzler, Buffalo Ron Torgalski, Buffalo 2013 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern - Delaware StateSouthern - Kelvin Freeman, North Carolina A&T Carlton Hardy, Savannah State 2013 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA Missouri Valley Conference Illinois State Mike Tauchman, Bradley Mark Kingston, Illinois State 2013 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL Mountain West Conference Mitchell Garver, New MexicoD.J. Peterson, New Mexico Ray Birmingham, New Mexico 2013 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA Northeast Conference Bryant Kevin Brown, Bryant Steve Owens 2013 Northeast Conference baseball tournament FirstEnergy Park • Lakewood, NJ Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech Craig Massoni, Austin Peay Matt Bragga, Tennessee Tech 2013 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN Pac-12 Conference Oregon State Michael Conforto, Oregon State Pat Casey, Oregon State No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bidPatriot League Jordan Enos, Holy Cross Greg DiCenzo, Holy Cross 2013 Patriot League baseball tournament Campus Sites Southeastern Conference East – Vanderbilt West – LSU Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt 2013 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Regions Park • Hoover, AL LSUSouthern Conference Ryan Kinsella, Elon Bobby Moranda, Western Carolina 2013 Southern Conference baseball tournament Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC Southland Conference Hunter Dozier, Stephen F. Austin David Pierce 2013 Southland Conference baseball tournament Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX Southwestern Athletic Conference East - West - Isias Alcantar, Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Carlos James, Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions 2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament LaGrave Field • Fort Worth, TX The Summit League Ryan Keele, Omaha Bob Herold, Omaha 2013 The Summit League baseball tournament Oakland University Baseball Field • Rochester, MI Sun Belt Conference South AlabamaTroy Jordan Patterson, South Alabama Mark Calvi, South Alabama 2013 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA Florida AtlanticWest Coast Conference Kris Bryant, San Diego Mark Machtolf, Gonzaga 2013 West Coast Conference baseball tournament Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA Western Athletic Conference Cal State BakersfieldTexas–Arlington Tyler Shryock, Cal State Bakersfield Bill Kernen, Cal State Bakersfield 2013 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament QuikTrip Park • Grand Prairie, TX
College World Series
The 2013 season marked the sixty seventh NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with UCLA claiming their first championship with a two games to one series win over Mississippi State in the final.
Bracket
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards Dick Howser Trophy: Kris Bryant, San Diego Baseball America: Kris Bryant, San Diego Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger:Kris Bryant, San Diego American Baseball Coaches Association: Kris Bryant, San Diego Golden Spikes Award: Kris Bryant, San Diego
Major freshman of the year awards ''Baseball America Freshman Of The Year:Collegiate Baseball Freshman Player of the Year:Collegiate Baseball Freshman Pitcher of the Year:Major coach of the year awardsAmerican Baseball Coaches Association:Baseball America'': Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Coach of the Year: Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year Award: ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year:
Other major awards Senior CLASS Award (baseball) (outstanding Senior of the Year in baseball): Carlos Lopez, Cal State Fullerton Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year): Stuart Turner, Ole Miss Brooks Wallace Award (Shortstop of the Year): Alex Bregman, LSU American Baseball Coaches Association Gold Glove:
See also
2013 NCAA Division I baseball rankings 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
References