Baseball season
The 2014 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 14, 2014. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2014 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 Omaha , ended on June 25, 2014, with the final game of the best-of-three championship series between Vanderbilt and Virginia , won by Vanderbilt.
Realignment There were many significant conference changes that took effect prior to the season.
The legal successor, composed of Cincinnati , Connecticut , Louisville , Rutgers , and South Florida , along with Conference USA departures Houston , Memphis , Temple , and UCF , formed the American .
Georgetown , Seton Hall , St. John's , and Villanova joined with Butler and Xavier from the Atlantic 10 and Creighton of the MVC to reform the Big East .
The Great West Conference ceased operations after all but two baseball members secured a place in other conferences. Full member NJIT and baseball affiliate NYIT became Division I Independents.
George Mason moved from the CAA to the Atlantic 10.
College of Charleston moved from the Southern Conference to the CAA.
Conference USA replaced its departing members with Florida Atlantic , FIU , Middle Tennessee , and North Texas of the Sun Belt , Louisiana Tech and UTSA of the WAC , Old Dominion from the CAA and Charlotte from the Atlantic 10.
Oakland moved from The Summit League to the Horizon League .
The MAAC added Quinnipiac and Monmouth , both formerly of the NEC .
San Jose State moved from the WAC to the Mountain West .
Dallas Baptist shifted its baseball-only membership in the WAC to the MVC.
New Orleans joined the Southland after previously playing as an Independent. Houston Baptist departed the Great West to join the Southland.
The Sun Belt added former WAC members Texas State and Texas–Arlington , plus Georgia State from the CAA.
Former Great West full members Utah Valley , Chicago State , Texas–Pan American , as well as associate members North Dakota and Northern Colorado , joined the WAC.
Pacific rejoined the West Coast Conference , a league in which it was a charter member. The Tigers departed the Big West Conference , now a nine-team league.
This was also the final season for several teams in their then-current leagues:
Reclassifications from Division II
Eligibility investigations The Philadelphia Phillies selected college juniors Ben Wetzler of Oregon State University in the fifth round and Jason Monda of the University of Washington in the sixth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft . Both entered into negotiations with the Phillies with the help of a financial adviser, which is against National Collegiate Athletic Association rules, but is "something that reportedly happens all the time". Both also chose to return to college for their senior year. The Phillies reported Wetzler and Monda to the NCAA, which cleared Monda and suspended Wetzler for the first 11 games, which is 20%, of the college season.[ 1] [ 2]
Season outlook
Conference standings
Conference winners and tournaments Twenty-nine 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 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament .
Conference
Regular Season Winner
Conference Player of the Year
Conference Coach of the Year
Conference Tournament
Tournament Venue (City)
Tournament Winner
America East Conference
Stony Brook
Kevin Krause, Stony Brook[ 29]
Matt Senk , Stony Brook[ 29]
2014 America East Conference baseball tournament
Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
Binghamton
American Athletic Conference
Louisville
Jeff Gardner, Louisville[ 30]
Terry Rooney , UCF [ 30]
2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL
Houston
Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Louis
Collin Forgey, Saint Joseph's [ 31]
Fritz Hamburg , Saint Joseph's[ 31]
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament
Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO
George Mason
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic - Florida State Coastal - Miami (FL)
D. J. Stewart , Florida State[ 32]
Brian O'Connor , Virginia [ 32]
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament
NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, NC
Georgia Tech
Atlantic Sun Conference
Florida Gulf Coast
Max Pentecost , Kennesaw State[ 33]
Dave Tollett , Florida Gulf Coast[ 33]
2014 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament
Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL
Kennesaw State
Big 12 Conference
Oklahoma State
Zach Fish, Oklahoma State[ 34]
Josh Holliday , Oklahoma State[ 34]
2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
TCU
Big East Conference
Creighton
Reagan Fowler, Creighton and D. J. Ruhlman, Seton Hall [ 35]
Ed Servais , Creighton[ 35]
2014 Big East Conference baseball tournament
MCU Park • Brooklyn, NY
Xavier
Big South Conference
North - Liberty South - Winthrop
Ryan Seiz, Liberty[ 36]
Jim Toman , Liberty[ 36]
2014 Big South Conference baseball tournament
Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC
Campbell
Big Ten Conference
Indiana
Sam Travis , Indiana[ 37]
Tracy Smith , Indiana[ 37]
2014 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament
TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE
Indiana
Big West Conference
Cal Poly
No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association
William & Mary
Michael Katz, William & Mary
Brian Murphy , William & Mary
2014 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC
College of Charleston
Conference USA
Rice
Aramis Garcia , Florida International [ 38]
Brian Shoop, UAB [ 38]
2014 Conference USA baseball tournament
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS
Rice
Horizon League
Wright State
2014 Horizon League baseball tournament
Kapco Park • Milwaukee, WI
Youngstown State
Ivy League
Gehrig - Penn /Columbia Rolfe - Yale /Dartmouth
Alec Keller, Princeton [ 39]
—
2014 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series
Campus Sites
Columbia
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Canisius
2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
FirstEnergy Park • Lakewood, NJ
Siena
Mid-American Conference
East - Miami (OH) West - Ball State
2014 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament
All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH
Kent State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Northern - Delaware State Southern - Bethune-Cookman /Florida A&M
2014 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA
Bethune-Cookman
Missouri Valley Conference
Evansville
2014 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament
Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
Dallas Baptist
Mountain West Conference
UNLV /New Mexico
2014 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament
Earl E. Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV
San Diego State
Northeast Conference
Bryant
2014 Northeast Conference baseball tournament
Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT
Bryant
Ohio Valley Conference
Southeast Missouri State
2014 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament
The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN
Jacksonville State
Pac-12 Conference
Oregon State
No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Patriot League
Bucknell /Army
Kash Manzelli, Navy [ 40]
Scott Heather , Bucknell[ 40]
2014 Patriot League baseball tournament
Campus Sites
Bucknell
Southeastern Conference
East – Florida West – Mississippi
A. J. Reed , Kentucky [ 41]
Kevin O'Sullivan , Florida[ 41]
2014 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL
LSU
Southern Conference
Western Carolina
2014 Southern Conference baseball tournament
Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC
Georgia Southern
Southland Conference
Sam Houston State
2014 Southland Conference baseball tournament
Bear Stadium • Conway, AR
Southeastern Louisiana
Southwestern Athletic Conference
East - Alabama State West - Arkansas–Pine Bluff
2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA
Jackson State
The Summit League
Omaha
2014 The Summit League baseball tournament
Erv Huether Field • Brookings, SD
North Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana-Lafayette
2014 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament
Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL
Louisiana-Lafayette
West Coast Conference
Pepperdine
2014 West Coast Conference baseball tournament
Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA
Pepperdine
Western Athletic Conference
Sacramento State
2014 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Cubs Park • Mesa, AZ
Sacramento State
College World Series The 2014 season marked the sixty eighth 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 Commodores claiming their first championship with a two games to one series win over Virginia in the final.
Bracket First round
Second round
Semifinals
Final
UC Irvine
3
Texas
1
UC Irvine
4
Vanderbilt
6
Louisville
3
Vanderbilt
5
Vanderbilt
0
4
Texas
4
310
Texas
4
Louisville
1
Texas
1
UC Irvine
0
Vanderbilt
9
2
3
3
Virginia
8
7
2
Texas Tech
2
7
TCU
3
7
TCU
2
3
Virginia
3 15
Ole Miss
1
3
Virginia
2
3
Virginia
4
–
Ole Miss
1
–
Texas Tech
1
Ole Miss
2
Ole Miss
6
7
TCU
4
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2014 season until the day before the first day of the 2015 season.
Team
Former coach
Interim coach
New coach
Reason
Arizona State
Tim Esmay
Tracy Smith
Esmay resigned on June 9, 2014.[ 51] [ 52]
Brown
Marek Drabinski
Grant Achilles
Drabinski resigned on April 11, 2014. The Bears were 6–15, 0–8 in the Ivy League and coming off a loss to Connecticut .[ 53]
Campbell
Greg Goff
Justin Haire
Goff resigned to take the coaching position at Louisiana Tech.[ 54]
Illinois State
Mark Kingston
Bo Durkac
Kingston resigned on June 4 to take the coaching position at South Florida[ 55] [ 56]
Indiana
Tracy Smith
Chris Lemonis
Smith resigned on June 9 to take the coaching position at Arizona State.[ 52]
Louisiana Tech
Wade Simoneaux
Greg Goff
Simoneaux was fired on May 19 at the end of a 15–35 season, finishing last in C-USA.[ 57]
Mississippi Valley State
Doug Shanks
Aaron Stevens
Shanks retired November 12.[ 58]
New Mexico State
Rocky Ward
Brian Green
Ward was fired on May 27 at the end of a 23 - 31 season, finishing 7th in the WAC.[ 59]
Northern Illinois
Ed Mathey
Mike Kunigonis
Mathey resigned on November 20 to take over at Division III North Central College.[ 60]
Rhode Island
Jim Foster
Raphael Cerrato
Foster resigned to take an assistant coaching job with Boston College on July 17, 2014.[ 61] Cerrato was originally announced as interim head coach on July 17, 2014, interim tag lifted on June 23, 2015.[ 62]
Rutgers
Fred Hill
Joe Litterio
Hill announced on February 20, 2014, that he would retire.[ 63]
Sam Houston State
David Pierce
Matt Deggs
Pierce resigned to take the coaching position at Tulane.[ 64]
San Diego State
Tony Gwynn
Mark Martinez
Gwynn died of cancer on June 16. The San Diego Padres Hall of Famer and San Diego State alumnus had gone on medical leave in March 2014 for treatment.[ 65]
South Florida
Lelo Prado
Mark Kingston
Prado accepted a non-coaching position in the South Florida Athletic Department on May 19, 2014.[ 66]
Tulane
Rick Jones
David Pierce
Jones retired on May 24 after 21 years of coaching the Green Wave.[ 67]
VMI
Marlin Ikenberry
Jonathan Hadra
Ikenberry resigned November 3 to pursue a private sector opportunity.[ 68] Hadra was initially named interim head coach, and announced as permanent head coach on November 13.[ 69]
See also
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