CWS Records Tied or Broken
- Oregon State became the first team to win four games by six or more runs in the CWS.
- Oregon State became the first team to win the CWS while having a losing record in regular season conference play.
- North Carolina's Rob Wooten pitched in a record 6 games in a single CWS.
- North Carolina tied a CWS record by turning five double plays in game one of the final series against Oregon State.
- North Carolina used a CWS record eight pitchers in its Game 6 loss to Rice.
- Game 7 between UC-Irvine and Cal State-Fullerton went 13 innings and lasted 5 hours and 40 minutes. It was the longest game in terms of time in College World Series history. The game also had the most hit-by-pitches (eight) and reportedly used and lost 96 balls, the most ever. The previous record was 84 balls lost.
- Louisville's Logan Johnson tied the CWS record with four home runs.
- By beating Arizona State, UC-Irvine became the first team in CWS history to win two extra-inning games back to back.
- A CWS record number of batters were hit by pitches during the series.
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