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Baird-led search lassos former Auburn assistant

AUBURN — Former Auburn baseball assistant Tom Slater was hired Tuesday as head coach of the Tigers.

Slater, who replaces the fired Steve Renfroe, spent last season as an assistant at Florida after three years as head coach at Virginia Military Institute.

Slater helped lead the Tigers to five NCAA regional appearances from 1995-2000, including two regional championships and an appearance in the College World Series in 1997.

During his stint under then-head coach Hal Baird, who led the search for a successor to Renfroe, Auburn posted the four highest win totals in the program's history, including 50-win seasons in 1995 and 1997 and 46-win seasons in 1998 and 1999.

After 20 seasons as an Auburn assistant, Renfroe had taken over for the long-successful Baird before the 2001 season. Baird, a former All-American at East Carolina, coached the Pirates before taking the Auburn job in 1985.

College World Series Facts & Figures

College World Series Championship Scores:
2004 _ Cal State Fullerton 3, Texas 2, Fullerton wins series 2-0
2003 _ Rice 14, Stanford 2, Rice wins series 2-1
2002 _ Texas 12, South Carolina 6
2001 _ Miami 12, Stanford 1
2000 _ LSU 6, Stanford 5
1999 _ Miami 6, Florida State 5
1998 _ Southern Cal 21, Arizona State 14
1997 _ LSU 13, Alabama 6
1996 _ LSU 9, Miami 8
1995 _ Cal State-Fullerton 11, Southern Cal 5
1994 _ Oklahoma 13, Georgia Tech 5
1993 _ LSU 8, Wichita State 0
1992 _ Pepperdine 3, Cal State-Fullerton 2
1991 _ LSU 6, Wichita State 3
1990 _ Georgia 2, Oklahoma State 1
1989 _ Wichita State 5, Texas 3
1988 _ Stanford 9, Arizona State 4
1987 _ Stanford 9, Oklahoma State 5
1986 _ Arizona 10, Florida State 2
1985 _ Miami 10, Texas 6
1984 _ Cal State-Fullerton 3, Texas 1
1983 _ Texas 4, Alabama 3
1982 _ Miami 9, Wichita State 3
1981 _ Arizona State 7, Oklahoma State 4
1980 _ Arizona 5, Hawaii 3
1979 _ Cal State-Fullerton 2, Arkansas 1
1978 _ Southern Cal 10, Arizona State 3
1977 _ Arizona State 2, South Carolina 1
1976 _ Arizona 7, Eastern Michigan 1
1975 _ Texas 5, South Carolina 1
1974 _ Southern Cal 7, Miami 3
1973 _ Southern Cal 4, Arizona State 3
1972 _ Southern Cal 1, Arizona State 0
1971 _ Southern Cal 7, Southern Illinois 2
1970 _ Southern Cal 2, Florida State 1, 15 innings
1969 _ Arizona State 10, Tulsa 1
1968 _ Southern Cal 4, Southern Illinois 3
1967 _ Arizona State 11, Houston 2
1966 _ Ohio State 8, Oklahoma State 2
1965 _ Arizona State 2, Ohio State 1
1964 _ Minnesota 5, Missouri 1
1963 _ Southern Cal 5, Arizona 2
1962 _ Michigan 5, Santa Clara 4, 15 innings
1961 _ Southern Cal 1, Oklahoma State 0
1960 _ Minnesota 2, Southern Cal 1, 10 innings
1959 _ Oklahoma State 5, Arizona 3
1958 _ Southern Cal 8, Missouri 7, 12 innings
1957 _ California 1, Penn State 0
1956 _ Minnesota 12, Arizona 1
1955 _ Wake Forest 7, Western Michigan 6
1954 _ Missouri 4, Rollins 1
1953 _ Michigan 7, Texas 5
1952 _ Holy Cross 8, Missouri 4
1951 _ Oklahoma 3, Tennessee 2
1950 _ Texas 3, Washington State 0
1949 _ Texas 10, Wake Forest 3
1948 _ Southern Cal 3, Yale 1, Southern Cal wins series 2-1
1947 _ California 8, Yale 7, California wins series 2-0.

Most wins in the College World Series:
1. Southern California 74
2. Texas 73
3. Arizona State 55
4. Miami 45
5. Oklahoma State 38
5. Stanford 38
7. Arizona 33
8. Cal State-Fullerton 32
9. LSU 29
10. Florida State 25

Most Outstanding Players:
2004 _ Jason Windsor, Cal State Fullerton, senior, p
2003 _ x-John Hudgins, Stanford, junior, p
2002 _ Huston Street, Texas, freshman, p
2001 _ Charlton Jimerson, Miami, senior, of
2000 _ Trey Hodges, LSU, senior, p
1999 _ x-Marshall McDougall, Florida State, junior, 2b
1998 _ Wes Rachels, Southern Cal, senior, 2b
1997 _ Brandon Larson, LSU, junior, ss
1996 _ x-Pat Burrell, Miami, freshman, 3b
1995 _ Mark Kotsay, Cal State-Fullerton, sophomore, of-p
1994 _ Chip Glass, Oklahoma, senior, of
1993 _ Todd Walker, LSU, sophomore, 2b
1992 _ x-Phil Nevin, Cal State-Fullerton, junior, 3b
1991 _ Gary Hymel, LSU, senior, c
1990 _ Mike Rebhan, Georgia, senior, p
1989 _ Greg Brummett, Wichita State, senior, p
1988 _ Lee Plemel, Stanford, senior, p
1987 _ Paul Carey, Stanford, freshman, of
1986 _ Mike Senne, Arizona, senior, of
1985 _ Greg Ellena, Miami, junior, dh
1984 _ John Fishel, Cal State-Fullerton, junior, of
1983 _ Calvin Schiraldi, Texas, junior, p
1982 _ Dan Smith, Miami, junior, p
1981 _ Stan Holmes, Arizona State, senior, of
1980 _ Terry Francona, Arizona, junior, of
1979 _ Tony Hudson, Cal State-Fullerton, sophomore, p
1978 _ Rod Boxberger, Southern Cal, junior, p
1977 _ Bob Horner, Arizona State, sophomore, 2b
1976 _ Steve Powers, Arizona, senior, dh-p
1975 _ Mickey Reichenbach, Texas, sophomore, 1b
1974 _ George Milke, Southern Cal, sophomore, p
1973 _ x-Dave Winfield, Minnesota, senior, of-p
1972 _ Russ McQueen, Southern Cal, sophomore, p
1971 _ x-Jerry Tabb, Tulsa, freshman, 1b
1970 _ x-Gene Ammann, Florida State, junior, p
1969 _ John Dolinsek, Arizona State, junior, of
1968 _ Bill Seinsoth, Southern Cal, junior, 1b
1967 _ Ron Davini, Arizona State, junior, c
1966 _ Steve Arlin, Ohio State, junior, p
1965 _ Sal Bando, Arizona State, senior, 3b
1964 _ x-Joe Ferris, Maine, sophomore, p
1963 _ Bud Hollowell, Southern Cal, junior, c
1962 _ x-Bob Garibaldi, Santa Clara, sophomore, p
1961 _ x-Littleton Fowler, Oklahoma State, sophomore, p
1960 _ John Erickson, Minnesota, senior, 2b
1959 _ Jim Dobson, Oklahoma, sophomore, 3b
1958 _ Bill Thorn, Southern Cal, junior, p
1957 _ x-Cal Emery, Penn State, sophomore, 1b
1956 _ Jerry Thomas, Minnesota, junior, p
1955 _ x-Tom Borland, Oklahoma State, senior, p
1954 _ x-Tom Yewcic, Michigan State, senior, c
1953 _ x-J.L. Smith, Texas, junior, p
1952 _ James O'Neill, Holy Cross, senior, p
1951 _ x-Sidney Hatfield, Tennessee, junior, 1b-p
1950 _ x-Ray VanCleef, Rutgers, junior, of
1949 _ Tom Hamilton, Texas, senior, 1b

x-not on championship team

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