May 6, 2010 10:33:56 AM

The official College World Series Legends Team was announced Thursday as part of the commemoration of the final Men's College World Series in Omaha's Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium.

The NCAA and College World Series, Inc., announced the 28 members of the Legends Team. The honorees were chosen from an original list of 95 nominees after more than 100,000 votes were cast by college baseball fans, college baseball writers and Division I head baseball coaches.

The members of the Legends Team are former student-athletes and coaches who had the best CWS performances throughout the 60 years the event has been played at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Voting for the team was based solely on the former student-athletes' performance when they were competing in the NCAA College World Series, and not for any regular season or post-collegiate performances.

"With the history of the College World Series and all the great players to have been involved in the event, it's an honor to be named to the Legends Team," said Robin Ventura, who led his Oklahoma State team to consecutive College World Series appearances in 1986 and 1987.

Will Clark was the leading vote-getter with more than 3,000 votes. Dave Winfield was second with just under 3,000 votes.

The 28 CWS Legends Team members will be invited to attend the final College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium as guests of the NCAA. The members will be formally honored on the field during the CWS opening ceremonies June 18 and invited to attend the first day of CWS competition June 19. Baseball "cards" of each member featuring their collegiate photos will be posted on NCAA.com/cws.

"It's a great honor," said former Georgia Tech shortstop Nomar Garciaparra. "I've always believed that one of my favorite experiences in baseball was the College World Series. And now I look forward to working the games as a commentator for ESPN in June."

The 28 members by name, school, position and year are:

*Utility players