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College World Series Hosts
 
The Exchange Club of Omaha is proud to be the first service club (beginning in the 60's) to partner with the NCAA and CWS, Inc to host a team each year during the College World Series. Today, seven other service clubs are also involved, each service club hosting one of the eight teams. From unloading  team equipment and luggage at the airport, to greeting the team, coaches, and families at the hotel, to hosting a brunch at Happy Hollow for the team, to providing extra meals and snacks, to organizing outings (if the team requests), to rooting for them while they're here, to seeing the team off at the end of their stay in Omaha...we do it all, and have a blast doing it!
 
 
*Record of Known Hosted Teams to Date:
 
1960's:
 

1968 - NC State

 

1969 - UCLA

 
 
1970's:
 

1970 - Delaware

 
 
1980's (no records)
 
 

1990's:

 

1991 - Creighton Bluejays

 

1992 - California - Berkley

 

1993 - Texas Longhorns

 

1994 - Arizona State - Coach: Jim Brock (on his death bed at the game); Famous Player: Barry L. Bonds

 

1995 - Clemson Tigers

 

1996 - Florida Gators

 

1997 - Miami Hurricanes

 

1998 - Florida Gators

 

1999 - Alabama Crimson Tide

 
 

2000's:

 

2000 - USC Trojans - Coach: Mike Gillespie

 

2001 - Stanford Cardinal

 

2002 - South Carolina Gamecocks (took 2nd place)

 

2003 - Stanford Cardinal

 

2004 - LSU Tigers - Coach: Paul Maineri

 

2005 - Florida Gators (took 2nd place)

 

2006 - Oregon State Beavers (CWS Champions (6-2) - lost their first game, played a total of 9 games) - Coach: Pat Casey; MVP’s: Darwin Barney & Mitch Canaan

 

2007 - UC-Irvine Anteaters (took 3rd place (2-2))

 

2008 - North Carolina Tarheels (took 3rd place (2-2))

 

2009 - LSU  Tigers (CWS Champions (5-2))

 

2010 - Clemson Tigers (took 3rd place (2-2))

 

2011 - Texas Longhorns (0-2) Coach: Auggie Guiredo

 

2012 - Arkansas Razorbacks (took 3rd place (2-2)) Coach: Dave Van Horn, former NU coach

 

2013 - NC State Wolfpack (1-2)

 

2014 - UC Irvine  Anteaters (1-2) Coach: Mike Gillespie

 

2015 - Florida Gators (3-2) Coach: Kevin O’Sullivan (became champions, 2017)

 

2016 - Miami Hurricanes (0-2) Coach: Jim Morris

2017 - Oregon State Beavers (3-2) Coach: Pat Casey