2018 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

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2018 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season2018
Teams58
Finals site
ChampionsTexas-Tyler (1st title)
Runner-upTexas Lutheran
MOPSimon Sedillo (Texas-Tyler)

The 2018 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2018 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 43rd national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin for the championship. Eight regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with three regions consisting of six teams, and five consisting of eight, for a total of 58 teams participating in the tournament, up from 56 in 2017. The tournament champion was Texas-Tyler, who defeated Texas Lutheran in the championship series in two games.

This was the final DIII World Series contested with the current regional format and World Series location.[1]

Bids[edit]

Automatic bids[edit]

Source: NCAA[2]

School Conference Last NCAA Appearance
La Roche AMCC 2017 (Mideast Regional)
Texas-Dallas ASC 2007 (West Regional)
Salisbury CAC 2017 (South Regional)
Swarthmore Centennial 1985 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)
North Central (Illinois) CCIW 2017 College World Series
Keystone CSAC 2017 (Mideast Regional)
Western New England CCC 2013 (New England Regional)
Ithaca Empire 8 2017 (New York Regional)
Suffolk Great Northeast 2017 (New England Regional)
Franklin HCAC 2011 (Mideast Regional)
Dubuque IIAC First appearance
Catholic Landmark 2015 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)
Union (New York) Liberty 2016 (New York Regional)
UMass Boston Little East 2017 College World Series
Westfield State MASCAC 2010 (New England Regional)
Adrian MIAA 2017 (Midwest Regional)
Arcadia MAC Commonwealth 2017 (New England Regional)
Misercordia MAC Freedom 2017 (Mideast Regional)
Monmouth (Illinois) MWC 2002 (Central Regional)
Bethel (Minnesota) MIAC First appearance
Mitchell NECC 2016 (New England Regional)
Amherst NESCAC 2015 (New York Regional)
Babson NEWMAC 2017 (New England Regional)
Rowan NJAC 2017 (South Regional)
Castleton NAC 2017 (New York Regional)
Wabash NCAC 2011 (South Regional)
Penn State–Berks NEAC 2017 (New England Regional)
Aurora NACC 2012 (Midwest Regional)
Willamette NWC First appearance
Baldwin Wallace OAC 2015 (New York Regional)
Shenandoah ODAC 2017 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)
Thomas More PAC 2016 (South Regional)
St. Joseph's-Long Island Skyline 2016 (Mideast Regional)
Webster SLIAC 2017 (Central Regional)
Rhodes SAA 2017 (West Regional)
Chapman SCIAC 2011 College World Series Runner-up
Texas Lutheran SCAC 2013 (West Regional)
SUNY Oswego SUNYAC 2017 World Series
LaGrange USA South 2017 (South Regional)
Bethany Lutheran UMAC First appearance

At-large bids[edit]

Pool B[edit]

School Conference
Wisconsin–Oshkosh Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Wisconsin–Whitewater Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Pool C[edit]

School Conference
Alvernia Middle Atlantic Conferences
Christopher Newport Capital Athletic Conference
Concordia (Chicago) Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Concordia (TX) American Southwest Conference
Denison North Coast Athletic Conference
Marietta Ohio Athletic Conference
Otterbein Ohio Athletic Conference
Ramapo New Jersey Athletic Conference
Randolph–Macon Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Redlands Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Southern Maine Little East Conference
SUNY Cortland State University of New York Athletic Conference
UT Tyler American Southwest Conference
The College of New Jersey New Jersey Athletic Conference
Virginia Wesleyan Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Wooster North Coast Athletic Conference

Regionals[edit]

Bold indicates winner.

New England Regional[edit]

Whitehouse Field-Harwich, MA (Host: Massachusetts Maritime Academy)

First round/elimination round 1Second round/elimination round 2Semifinals/elimination semifinalsFinals
4Western New England15
5Ramapo19
Ramapo1
UMass Boston210
1UMass Boston15
8Penn State-Berks1
UMass Boston4
Oswego State11
3Keystone3
6Mitchell211
Keystone0
Oswego State2
2Oswego State13
7Suffolk3Oswego State10--
UMass Boston4--
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Keystone6
Western New England4Western New England4UMass Boston7
Penn State Berks1Keystone4Ramapo5
Ramapo7
Ramapo6
Mitchell9Mitchell0
Suffolk3

Central Regional[edit]

GCS Ballpark-Sauget, IL (Host: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)

First round/elimination round 1Second round/elimination round 2Semifinals/elimination semifinalsFinals
4Rhodes4
5Franklin2
Rhodes7
Webster611
1Webster6
8Thomas More4
Rhodes6
Wisconsin–Whitewater3
3Texas-Tyler8
6Aurora5
Texas-Tyler2
Wisconsin–Whitewater8
2Wisconsin–Whitewater12
7Monmouth (IL)1Rhodes04
Texas-Tyler25
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Texas-Tyler10
Franklin8Franklin1Wisconsin–Whitewater1
Thomas More6Texas-Tyler5Texas-Tyler4
Webster1
Webster6
Aurora10Monmouth (IL)2
Monmouth (IL)11

South Regional[edit]

Ting Park-Holly Springs, NC (Host: William Peace University)

First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination semifinalsElimination finalsFinals
1Randolph–Macon2
6LaGrange1Randolph–Macon6
Denison1
2TCNJ5Randolph–Macon4
5Alvernia2Christopher Newport3
TCNJ5Randolph–Macon11--
Christopher Newport610Christopher Newport2--
3Denison1Christopher Newport4
4Christopher Newport5TCNJ5LaGrange3
LaGrange2LaGrange9
Alvernia1

Mid-Atlantic Regional[edit]

WellSpan Park – York, PA (Host: Middle Atlantic Conferences)

First round/elimination round 1Second round/elimination round 2Semifinals/elimination semifinalsFinals
4Virginia Wesleyan1
5Misericordia4
Misericordia6
Rowan510
1Rowan9
8Castleton0
Misericordia5
Babson7
3Arcadia3
6Union10
Union4
Babson510
2Babson12
7Catholic11Babson71
Misericordia1211
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Union4
Virginia Wesleyan4Virginia Wesleyan10Misericordia14
Castleton3Virginia Wesleyan9Virginia Wesleyan4
Rowan6
Rowan4
Arcadia13Arcadia112
Catholic2

Midwest Regional[edit]

Frank Wade Municipal Stadium-Duluth, MN (Host: The College of Saint Scholastica)

First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination semifinalsElimination finalsFinals
1Concordia–Chicago13
6Bethany Lutheran12Concordia–Chicago10
Bethel (MN)7
2North Central (IL)8Concordia–Chicago7
5Dubuque7Wisconsin–Oshkosh9
North Central (IL)1Wisconsin–Oshkosh12
Wisconsin-Oshkosh11Concordia–Chicago73
3Wisconsin–Oshkosh4Concordia–Chicago6
4Bethel (MN)312North Central (IL)4Dubuque3
Bethany Lutheran3Dubuque8
Dubuque8

New York Regional[edit]

Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park-Auburn, NY (Host: State University of New York College at Cortland)

First round/elimination round 1Second round/elimination round 2Semifinals/elimination semifinalsFinals
4Baldwin Wallace6
5Swarthmore11
Swarthmore3
SUNY Cortland2
1SUNY Cortland5
8Westfield State410
Swarthmore9
Southern Maine6
3Southern Maine3
6Amherst2
Southern Maine1
Salisbury0
2Salisbury3
7St. Joseph's–Long Island210Swarthmore9--
Southern Maine3--
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Salisbury3
Baldwin Wallace3Baldwin Wallace14Southern Maine12
Westfield State2Baldwin Wallace9SUNY Cortland10
SUNY Cortland1011
SUNY Cortland9
Amherst1St. Joseph's–Long Island7
St. Joseph's–Long Island2

Mideast Regional[edit]

Nicolay Field-Adrian, MI (Host: Adrian College)

First round/elimination round 1Second round/elimination round 2Semifinals/elimination semifinalsFinals
4Marietta2
5Shenandoah3
Shenandoah5
Wooster13
1Wooster4
8Wabash2
Wooster17
Adrian4
3La Roche5
6Ithaca1
La Roche0
Adrian1
2Otterbein5
7Adrian11Wooster4--
Wabash2--
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
La Roche5
Marietta2Wabash8Adrian0
Wabash4Wabash3Wabash4
Ithaca1
Shenandoah5
Ithaca5Ithaca7
Otterbein412

West Regional[edit]

Avista Stadium-Spokane, WA (Host: Whitworth College/Spokane Sports Commission)

First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination semifinalsElimination finalsFinals
1Chapman5
6Willamette10Willamette13
Concordia (TX)4
2Redlands1Willamette1
5Texas–Dallas310Texas Lutheran6
Texas–Dallas1Texas Lutheran6--
Texas Lutheran2Willamette510--
3Concordia (TX)8Willamette10
4Texas Lutheran9Texas–Dallas6Texas–Dallas3
Chapman6Chapman2
Redlands5

World Series[edit]

Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium-Grand Chute, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Lawrence University/Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)

First round/elimination round 1 Second round/Elimination finals Semifinals Championship Series
               
NE2(4) Oswego State 5
C3(5) Texas-Tyler 10
Texas-Tyler 7
Misericordia 3
S1(1) Randolph-Macon 2
MA5(8) Misericordia 4
Texas-Tyler 1 8
Randolph-Macon 6 6
Oswego State 4
Randolph-Macon 11
Misericordia 6
Randolph-Macon 14
Texas-Tyler 8 9 --
Texas Lutheran 1 6 --
MW1(3) Concordia-Chicago 9
NY5(6) Swarthmore 4
Concordia-Chicago 8
Texas Lutheran 3
ME1(2) Wooster 0
W4(7) Texas Lutheran 7
Concordia-Chicago 7 4
Texas Lutheran 9 5
Swarthmore 10
Wooster 5
Texas Lutheran 3
Swarthmore 213

References[edit]

  1. ^ "D-III World Series to find new home". d3baseball.com. October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "2018 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship selections announced". NCAA. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
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