2018 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

2018 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season	2018
Teams	58
Finals site	Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium; Grand Chute, Wisconsin;
Champions	Texas-Tyler (1st title)
Runner-up	Texas Lutheran
MOP	Simon Sedillo (Texas-Tyler)
	← 2017 ; NCAA Division III Baseball Championship; 2019 →;

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

Automatic bids

Source: NCAA^[2]


School	Conference	Last NCAA Appearance
La Roche	AMCC	2017 (Mideast Regional)
UT 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

Pool B


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

Pool C


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

Bold indicates winner.

New England Regional

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


First round/elimination round 1			Second round/elimination round 2		Semifinals/elimination semifinals				Finals



4	Western New England	15

5	Ramapo	19
			Ramapo	1

			UMass Boston	2¹⁰
1	UMass Boston	15

8	Penn State-Berks	1
					UMass Boston	4

					Oswego State	11
3	Keystone	3

6	Mitchell	2¹¹
			Keystone	0

			Oswego State	2
2	Oswego State	13

7	Suffolk	3							Oswego State	10	--

									UMass Boston	4	--

Lower round 1			Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



			Keystone	6

Western New England		4	Western New England	4			UMass Boston	7

Penn State Berks		1			Keystone	4	Ramapo	5

					Ramapo	7

			Ramapo	6

Mitchell		9	Mitchell	0

Suffolk		3

Central Regional

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


First round/elimination round 1			Second round/elimination round 2		Semifinals/elimination semifinals				Finals



4	Rhodes	4

5	Franklin	2
			Rhodes	7

			Webster	6¹¹
1	Webster	6

8	Thomas More	4
					Rhodes	6

					Wisconsin–Whitewater	3
3	Texas-Tyler	8

6	Aurora	5
			Texas-Tyler	2

			Wisconsin–Whitewater	8
2	Wisconsin–Whitewater	12

7	Monmouth (IL)	1							Rhodes	0	4

									Texas-Tyler	2	5

Lower round 1			Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



			Texas-Tyler	10

Franklin		8	Franklin	1			Wisconsin–Whitewater	1

Thomas More		6			Texas-Tyler	5	Texas-Tyler	4

					Webster	1

			Webster	6

Aurora		10	Monmouth (IL)	2

Monmouth (IL)		11

South Regional

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


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



1	Randolph–Macon	2

6	LaGrange	1	Randolph–Macon	6

			Denison	1

2	TCNJ	5			Randolph–Macon	4

5	Alvernia	2			Christopher Newport	3

			TCNJ	5					Randolph–Macon	11	--

			Christopher Newport	6¹⁰					Christopher Newport	2	--

3	Denison	1					Christopher Newport	4

4	Christopher Newport	5			TCNJ	5	LaGrange	3

			LaGrange	2	LaGrange	9

			Alvernia	1

Mid-Atlantic Regional

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


First round/elimination round 1			Second round/elimination round 2		Semifinals/elimination semifinals				Finals



4	Virginia Wesleyan	1

5	Misericordia	4
			Misericordia	6

			Rowan	5¹⁰
1	Rowan	9

8	Castleton	0
					Misericordia	5

					Babson	7
3	Arcadia	3

6	Union	10
			Union	4

			Babson	5¹⁰
2	Babson	12

7	Catholic	11							Babson	7	1

									Misericordia	12	11

Lower round 1			Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



			Union	4

Virginia Wesleyan		4	Virginia Wesleyan	10			Misericordia	14

Castleton		3			Virginia Wesleyan	9	Virginia Wesleyan	4

					Rowan	6

			Rowan	4

Arcadia		13	Arcadia	1¹²

Catholic		2

Midwest Regional

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


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



1	Concordia–Chicago	13

6	Bethany Lutheran	12	Concordia–Chicago	10

			Bethel (MN)	7

2	North Central (IL)	8			Concordia–Chicago	7

5	Dubuque	7			Wisconsin–Oshkosh	9

			North Central (IL)	1					Wisconsin–Oshkosh	1	2

			Wisconsin-Oshkosh	11					Concordia–Chicago	7	3

3	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	4					Concordia–Chicago	6

4	Bethel (MN)	3¹²			North Central (IL)	4	Dubuque	3

			Bethany Lutheran	3	Dubuque	8

			Dubuque	8

New York Regional

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


First round/elimination round 1			Second round/elimination round 2		Semifinals/elimination semifinals				Finals



4	Baldwin Wallace	6

5	Swarthmore	11
			Swarthmore	3

			SUNY Cortland	2
1	SUNY Cortland	5

8	Westfield State	4¹⁰
					Swarthmore	9

					Southern Maine	6
3	Southern Maine	3

6	Amherst	2
			Southern Maine	1

			Salisbury	0
2	Salisbury	3

7	St. Joseph's–Long Island	2¹⁰							Swarthmore	9	--

									Southern Maine	3	--

Lower round 1			Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



			Salisbury	3

Baldwin Wallace		3	Baldwin Wallace	14			Southern Maine	12

Westfield State		2			Baldwin Wallace	9	SUNY Cortland	10

					SUNY Cortland	10¹¹

			SUNY Cortland	9

Amherst		1	St. Joseph's–Long Island	7

St. Joseph's–Long Island		2

Mideast Regional

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


First round/elimination round 1			Second round/elimination round 2		Semifinals/elimination semifinals				Finals



4	Marietta	2

5	Shenandoah	3
			Shenandoah	5

			Wooster	13
1	Wooster	4

8	Wabash	2
					Wooster	17

					Adrian	4
3	La Roche	5

6	Ithaca	1
			La Roche	0

			Adrian	1
2	Otterbein	5

7	Adrian	11							Wooster	4	--

									Wabash	2	--

Lower round 1			Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



			La Roche	5

Marietta		2	Wabash	8			Adrian	0

Wabash		4			Wabash	3	Wabash	4

					Ithaca	1

			Shenandoah	5

Ithaca		5	Ithaca	7

Otterbein		4¹²

West Regional

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


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



1	Chapman	5

6	Willamette	10	Willamette	13

			Concordia (TX)	4

2	Redlands	1			Willamette	1

5	Texas–Dallas	3¹⁰			Texas Lutheran	6

			Texas–Dallas	1					Texas Lutheran	6	--

			Texas Lutheran	2					Willamette	5¹⁰	--

3	Concordia (TX)	8					Willamette	10

4	Texas Lutheran	9			Texas–Dallas	6	Texas–Dallas	3

			Chapman	6	Chapman	2

			Redlands	5

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

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

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

[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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