1996 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

1996 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament

Season	1996
Finals site	Paterson Field Montgomery, Alabama
Champions	Kennesaw State (1st title)
Runner-up	Saint Joseph's (IN) (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Mike Sansing (1st title)
MOP	Chris Halliday, C (Kennesaw State)
Attendance	19,941

The 1996 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II members at the end of the 1996 NCAA Division II baseball season.

The final, eight-team double elimination tournament, also known as the College World Series, was again played at Paterson Field in Montgomery, Alabama.

Kennesaw State defeated Saint Joseph's (IN), 4–0, in the championship game, claiming the Owls' first Division II national title.

Bracket

College World Series

	First Round				Second Round				Semifinals					Championship
	Kennesaw State	9
	Southern Colorado	3
					Kennesaw State	810
					Adelphi	7
	Adelphi	4
	Shippensburg	3
									Kennesaw State	3
									Delta State	1
	UMSL	7
	Tampa	9
					Delta State	11
					Tampa	10
														Kennesaw State	4
														Saint Joseph's (IN)	0
	Saint Joseph's (IN)	20
	UMSL	5
					Saint Joseph's (IN)	7
					Delta State	6
	Delta State	8
	Tampa	4
									Saint Joseph's (IN)	2	8
									Adelphi	4	3
	Southern Colorado	10
	Shippensburg	2
					Adelphi	510
					Southern Colorado	4

See also

• 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
• 1996 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 1996 NAIA World Series
• 1996 NCAA Division II softball tournament