College World Series on CBS
| College World Series on CBS | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | CBS Sports NCAA Championships |
| Genre | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 180 minutes or until game ended |
| Production company | CBS Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | June 11, 1988 – June 22, 2002 |
| Related | |
| Major League Baseball on CBS CBS Sports Spectacular | |
From
2002, CBS Sports televised a portion of the annual College World Series
.
History
From
2002
, CBS televised one game on the first Saturday of the World Series besides the championship game.
Format change
Prior to 1988, the College World Series was a pure double-elimination event. Beginning in 1988,[1] the tournament was divided into two four-team double-elimination brackets, with the survivors of each bracket playing in a single championship game. The single-game championship was made for broadcast television, with the final game on CBS on Saturday afternoon.[2] CBS paid approximately $500,000 for the broadcasting rights to the championship game.[3]
The end of CBS' coverage
In
1980
). The championship final became a best-of-three series between the two bracket winners, with games scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday evenings.
In
2015 American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship. Carter Blackburn provided play-by-play for all seven games of the package, while analyst duties would be handled Darryl Hamilton and Ray King
along with Brandon Tierney.
Commentators
1980s
| Year | Play-by-play
|
Color commentator(s) |
| Brent Musburger | Rick Monday[11] | |
1989
|
Brent Musburger[12] | Joe Morgan[13] |
1990s
| Year | Play-by-play
|
Color commentator(s) |
1990[14]
|
Greg Gumbel | Jim Kaat |
1991[15]
|
Greg Gumbel | Jim Kaat |
| Greg Gumbel | Jim Kaat | |
1993[19]
|
Greg Gumbel | Jim Kaat |
| Greg Gumbel | Jeff Torborg | |
| Sean McDonough | Jeff Torborg | |
1996[24]
|
Sean McDonough[25] | Steve Garvey |
1997[26]
|
Sean McDonough | Fred Lynn |
| Sean McDonough | Fred Lynn | |
1999[29]
|
Sean McDonough | Joe Carter |
2000s
| Year | Play-by-play
|
Color commentator(s) |
2000[30]
|
Greg Gumbel | Jerry Kindall |
| Greg Gumbel | Ray Knight | |
2002[33]
|
Greg Gumbel[34] | Rick Cerone |
References
- ^ Moran, Malcolm (June 3, 1988). "College World Series; New Format Has Few Fans". The New York Times.
- ^ Mahan, Ted R. The History of College Baseball Since 1945 (PDF). p. 145.
- ^ Silvers, Gary (February 7, 1988). "COLLEGE BASEBALL'S POPULARITY RISES AS TV RATINGS INCREASE". The Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ "ESPN Is Ready for College". Los Angeles Times. July 6, 2001.
- ^ "NCAA Reaches Agreement With ESPN, Inc. for Championship Television Rights". Santa Clara Athletics. July 5, 2001.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "CBS Sports Network, American Athletic Conference Announce Baseball Television Package".
- ^ Moran, Malcolm (June 3, 1988). "College World Series; New Format Has Few Fans". The New York Times.
- ^ "1988 NCAA Champions". Stanford University Athletics.
- ^ Silvers, Greg (February 7, 1988). "COLLEGE BASEBALL'S POPULARITY RISES AS TV RATINGS INCREASE". The Orlando Sentinel.
- ISBN 9781439615263.)
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- ^ Margolis, Jon (June 11, 1989). "WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD THIS SERIES GET A NEW HOME?". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Suellentrop, Paul (October 26, 2014). "1989 Wichita State baseball champions reunite and remember". The Wichita Eagle.
- ^ DuPont, John (June 24, 2008). "CWS Flashback 1990 - Part 3". UGASports.
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- ^ Penner, Mike (June 6, 1992). "Today, Surf Meets the Turf in Land of Wind and Rain". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Whicker, Mark (June 24, 2017). "Pepperdine's 1992 baseball champs surprised everyone but themselves". Los Angeles Daily News.
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- ^ Rubin, Phil (June 29, 1994). "JIM BROCK LIVED FOR BASEBALLIN HIS FINAL DAYS, HE GOT ASU TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES". Phoenix New Times.
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- ^ "CBS Sports and NCAA Make $1.7-Billion Deal". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 1994.
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- ^ Hofheimer, Bill (June 27, 2016). "McDonough recounts historic call of CWS homer featured in "The Walk Off"". ESPN Front Row.
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- ^ "CBS SPORTSLINE OFFERS REAL TIME COVERAGE OF THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES". CBS Sports. May 21, 1998.
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- ^ "Baseball To Face Miami In CWS Championship Game On Saturday (10 AM, PT)". PAC-12 NEWS. Jun 15, 2001. [dead link]
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