2016 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

2016 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season	2016
Teams	56
Finals site	Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium; Grand Chute, Wisconsin;
Champions	Trinity (TX) (1st title)
Runner-up	Keystone
MOP	Drew Butler (Trinity (TX))
	← 2015 ; NCAA Division III Baseball Championship; 2017 →;

The 2016 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2016 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 41st 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 four regions consisting of six teams, and four consisting of eight, for a total of 56 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Trinity (TX), who defeated Keystone in the championship series in two games.^[1]^[2]

Bids

The 56 competing teams were:^[3]

By team

By conference

Conference	Total	Schools
New Jersey Athletic Conference	3	Kean, Ramapo, TCNJ
University Athletic Association	3	Case Western, Emory, Washington University in St. Louis
Capital Athletic Conference	2	Frostburg State, Salisbury
Centennial Conference	2	Haverford, Johns Hopkins
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	2	Augustana (IL), North Central (IL)
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	2	Luther, Wartburg
Little East Conference	2	Eastern Connecticut State, UMass–Boston
North Coast Athletic Conference	2	Ohio Wesleyan, Wooster
Northwest Conference	2	Pacific Lutheran, Whitworth
Old Dominion Athletic Conference	2	Randolph–Macon, Shenandoah
State University of New York Athletic Conference	2	Cortland, Oswego
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	2	Wisconsin–La Crosse, Wisconsin–Whitewater
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference	1	La Roche
American Southwest Conference	1	Texas–Tyler
Colonial States Athletic Conference	1	Keystone
Commonwealth Coast Conference	1	Salve Regina
Empire 8	1	St. John Fisher
Great Northeast Athletic Conference	1	Suffolk
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference	1	Rose-Hulman
Landmark Conference	1	Susquehanna
Liberty League	1	Union (NY)
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference	1	Salem State
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	1	Kalamazoo
MAC Commonwealth Conference	1	Widener
MAC Freedom Conference	1	Misericordia
Midwest Conference	1	Beloit
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	1	Saint John's (MN)
New England Collegiate Conference	1	Mitchell
New England Small College Athletic Conference	1	Tufts
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference	1	Wheaton (MA)
North Atlantic Conference	1	Castelton
North Eastern Athletic Conference	1	Penn State–Berks
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	1	Concordia (IL)
Ohio Athletic Conference	1	Marietta
Presidents' Athletic Conference	1	Thomas More
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	1	Westminster (MO)
Skyline Conference	1	St. Joseph's-Long Island
Southern Athletic Association	1	Birmingham–Southern
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	1	Cal Lutheran
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference	1	Trinity (TX)
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference	1	St. Scholastica
USA South Athletic Conference	1	Huntingdon
Independents	0	none

Regionals

Bold indicates winner. ^[4]

South Regional

William R. Bowdoin Field-Mount Berry, GA (Host: Berry College)


First round			Second round/elimination round 1		Semifinals/elimination semifinals		Elimination finals		Finals



1	Emory	6

6	Thomas More	5	Emory	8

			Marietta	0

2	Shenandoah	3			Emory	14

5	Marietta	2			Shenandoah	7

			Shenandoah	6					Emory	15	—

			Birmingham–Southern	2					Shenandoah	2	—

3	Birmingham–Southern	7					Birmingham–Southern	8

4	Huntingdon	0			Thomas More	9	Shenandoah	10

			Thomas More	4	Birmingham–Southern	16

			Huntingdon	2

New York Regional

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


First round			Second round/elimination round 1		Semifinals/elimination semifinals		Elimination finals		Finals



1	Cortland	14

6	Castelton	4	Cortland	6

			Frostburg State	0

2	Susquehanna	11			Cortland	13

5	Frostburg State	8			Ramapo	4

			Susquehanna	2					Cortland	6	10

			Ramapo	9					Susquehanna	8	9

3	Ramapo	3					Susquehanna	7

4	Union (NY)	2¹⁰			Castleton	2	Ramapo	2

			Castleton	3	Susquehanna	7

			Union (NY)	1

West Regional

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


First round			Second round/elimination round 1		Semifinals/elimination semifinals		Elimination finals		Finals



1	Trinity (TX)	7

6	Pacific Lutheran	3	Trinity (TX)	10

			Case Western	0

2	Texas–Tyler	7			Texas–Tyler	2

5	Cal Lutheran	3			Trinity (TX)	14

			Texas–Tyler	6					Trinity (TX)	12	—

			Whitworth	4					Pacific Lutheran	7	—

3	Whitworth	8					Pacific Lutheran	3

4	Case Western	5			Pacific Lutheran	8	Texas–Tyler	2

			Cal Lutheran	6	Whitworth	5

			Pacific Lutheran	8

Midwest Regional

Copeland Park-La Crosse, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)


Upper round 1			Upper round 2		Upper final				Final



4	Luther	8

5	North Central (IL)	6
			Luther	3

			Concordia (IL)	16
1	Concordia (IL)	13

8	Kalamazoo	2
					Concordia (IL)	3

					Wisconsin–La Crosse	12
3	Wisconsin–La Crosse	17

6	Beloit	2
			Wisconsin–La Crosse	10

			St. John's (MN)	0
2	Saint John's (MN)	7

7	St. Scholastica	2							Wisconsin–La Crosse	5	—

									St. John's (MN)	3	—

Lower round 1			Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



			North Central (IL)	2

North Central (IL)		4	St. John's (MN)	8			St. John's (MN)	7

Kalamazoo		2			St. John's (MN)	5	Concordia (IL)	5¹¹

					Luther	4¹⁰

			St. Scholastica	2

Beloit		1	Luther	3

St. Scholastica		8

Mid-Atlantic Regional

PNC Field-Moosic, PA (Host: Misericordia University)


Upper round 1			Upper round 2		Upper final				Final



4	Kean	7

5	Salisbury	1
			Kean	0

			St. John Fisher	9
1	St. John Fisher	6

8	Salve Regina	5
					St. John Fisher	6

					UMass–Boston	5
3	UMass–Boston	6

6	Haverford	2
			UMass–Boston	10

			Penn State–Berks	5
2	Penn State–Berks	3

7	Misericordia	2							St. John Fisher	8	—

									Kean	2	—

Lower round 1			Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



			Salisbury	2

Salisbury		5	Penn State–Berks	5¹²			Kean	5

Salve Regina		3			Penn State–Berks	4	UMass–Boston	1

					Kean	7

			Haverford	5

Haverford		7	Kean	11

Misericordia		6¹⁰

New England Regional

Eastern Baseball Stadium-Mansfield, CT (Host: Eastern Connecticut State University)


Upper round 1			Upper round 2		Upper final				Final



4	Tufts	8

5	Mitchell	1
			Tufts	2

			Oswego State	0
1	Oswego State	3

8	Eastern Connecticut State	2
					Tufts	3

					Keystone	11
3	Keystone	5

6	Suffolk	2
			Keystone	7

			Salem State	1
2	Salem State	7

7	Wheaton (MA)	4							Keystone	7	—

									Tufts	5	—

Lower round 1			Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



			Mitchell	2

Mitchell		3	Salem State	3¹²			Oswego State	1

Eastern Connecticut State		2			Salem State	3	Tufts	7

					Oswego State	7

			Wheaton (MA)	0

Suffolk		5	Oswego State	2

Wheaton (MA)		6

Central Regional

GCS Ballpark-Sauget, IL (Host: Webster College)


First round			Second round/elimination round 1		Semifinals/elimination semifinals		Elimination finals		Finals



1	Wisconsin–Whitewater	11

6	Westminster (MO)	4	Wisconsin–Whitewater	15

			Augustana (IL)	3

2	Rose-Hulman	7			Rose-Hulman	8

5	Wartburg	2			Wisconsin–Whitewater	0

			Rose-Hulman	6					Rose-Hulman	0	3

			Washington University	5					Wisconsin–Whitewater	11	5

3	Washington University	8					Washington University	8

4	Augustana (IL)	0			Wartburg	1	Wisconsin–Whitewater	9¹⁴

			Wartburg	8	Washington University	5

			Westminster (MO)	0

Mideast Regional

Ross Memorial Park-Washington, PA (Host: Washington & Jefferson College)


Upper round 1			Upper round 2		Upper final				Final



4	La Roche	7

5	Widener	6
			La Roche	4

			TCNJ	3
1	TCNJ	10

8	Ohio Wesleyan	0
					La Roche	6

					Randolph–Macon	19
3	Randolph–Macon	8

6	St. Joseph's-Long Island	0
			Randolph–Macon	2

			Wooster	1
2	Wooster	8

7	Johns Hopkins	5							Randolph–Macon	2	3

									La Roche	7¹²	4

Lower round 1			Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



			Widener	9

Widener		9	Wooster	16			Wooster	0

Ohio Wesleyan		0			Wooster	5	La Roche	13

					TCNJ	3

			St. Joseph's-Long Island	5

St. Joseph's-Long Island		3	TCNJ	15

Johns Hopkins		0

World Series

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

S1	Emory	0

NY1	Cortland	1
				Cortland	2

				Trinity (TX)	5
W1	Trinity (TX)	8

MW3	Wisconsin–La Crosse	0
							Trinity (TX)	5	—

							Cortland	2	—
	Emory	3

	Wisconsin–La Crosse	12
				SUNY Cortland	8

				Wisconsin–La Crosse	3



											Trinity (TX)	14	10	—

											Keystone	6	7	—
MA1	St. John Fisher	3

NE3	Keystone	16
				Keystone	6

				La Roche	1
C1	Wisconsin–Whitewater	3

ME4	La Roche	5
							Keystone	5	—

							La Roche	4¹⁰	—
	St. John Fisher	4

	Wisconsin–Whitewater	3
				La Roche	9

				St. John Fisher	6

References

^ Wayne Cavadi (May 29, 2016). "DIII Baseball: How Trinity (Texas) captured 2016 DIII Championship in Appleton". NCAA. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
^ "Title is the first for the Lone Star State". d3baseball.com. June 1, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^ "DIII Baseball Selection Committee announces 56 teams to compete in tournament". NCAA. May 16, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
^ "2016 NCAA DIII Baseball Regional Schedule". NCAA. May 23, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017.

[1] Wayne Cavadi (May 29, 2016). "DIII Baseball: How Trinity (Texas) captured 2016 DIII Championship in Appleton". NCAA. Retrieved January 29, 2017.

[2] "Title is the first for the Lone Star State". d3baseball.com. June 1, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[3] "DIII Baseball Selection Committee announces 56 teams to compete in tournament". NCAA. May 16, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

[4] "2016 NCAA DIII Baseball Regional Schedule". NCAA. May 23, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017.

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