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2019 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

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2019 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season2019
Teams56
Finals site
ChampionsTampa (8th title)
Runner-up(4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJoe Urso (5th title)
MOPJacinto Arredondo (Tampa)

The 2019 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 2019 season.[1] the Tampa Spartans won their eighth national championship in program history by defeating the Colorado Mesa Mavericks, who were playing in their second national championship. Head Coach Joe Urso won his fifth national championship in his tenure at Tampa. This tournament also introduced a super regional round to the tournament as the eight regionals were instead split into sixteen. Following which, the regional champions would face off in a best-of-three super regional, the winners of the super regionals would then advance to the College World Series.

Regionals

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Atlantic Region

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Millersville Regional

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Hosted by Millersville at Bennett J. Cooper Park

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification MER BLO MIL
1 Mercyhurst 2 2 0 11 8 +3 1.000 Advance to regional final 9–8[a] 2–0
2 Bloomsburg 2 1 1 10 10 0 .500 8–9[a] 2–1
3 Millersville 2 0 2 1 4 −3 .000 0–2 1–2
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The game between Bloomsburg and Mercyhurst went to extra innings. Mercyhurst won 9–8 after 18 innings.
Championship
    
4 Bloomsburg 0
5 Mercyhurst 11

Regional Champion: Mercyhurst

West Chester Regional

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Hosted by West Chester at Serpico Stadium

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification CHA GAN WCH
1 Charleston 2 2 0 15 3 +12 1.000 Advance to regional final 12–2 3–1
2 Gannon 2 1 1 8 16 −8 .500 2–12 6–4
3 West Chester 2 0 2 5 9 −4 .000 1–3 4–6
Source: [citation needed]
Championship
    
4 Gannon 1
6 Charleston 6

Regional Champion Charleston

Atlantic Super Regional

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Hosted by Mercyhurst at Mercyhurst Baseball Field

Super Regional
    
Charleston 10 5 4
Mercyhurst 2 6 14

Central Region

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Super Regional hosted by Augustana at Ronken Field

Opening Round Regional semifinal Regional final Super Regional
               
1 Augustana (SD) 12
8 Oklahoma Baptist 10
1 Augustana (SD) 9
5 Arkansas–Monticello 4
4 Minnesota State 2
5 Arkansas–Monticello 13
1 Augustana (SD) 8
Sioux Falls Regional, Hosted by Augustana at Ronken Field
8 Oklahoma Baptist 6
8 Oklahoma Baptist 8
4 Minnesota State 5
5 Arkansas–Monticello 15
8 Oklahoma Baptist 17
1 Augustana 4 2
3 Central Missouri 6 5
3 Central Missouri 8
6 Missouri Southern State 1
3 Central Missouri 6
7 Central Oklahoma 1
2 St. Cloud State 3
7 Central Oklahoma 4
3 Central Missouri 8
Warrensburg Regional, Hosted by Central Missouri at Crane Stadium
7 Central Oklahoma 5
6 Missouri Southern State 9
2 St. Cloud State 10
7 Central Oklahoma 9
2 St. Cloud State 4

East Region

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Super Regional Hosted by Southern New Hampshire at Penmen Field

Opening Round Regional semifinal Regional final Super Regional
               
1 Adelphi 3
8 Franklin Pierce 4
8 Franklin Pierce 3
5 NYIT 9
4 Wilmington (DE) 7
5 NYIT 10
5 NYIT 6
Garden City Regional Hosted by Adelphi at William J. Bonomo Memorial Field
4 Wilmington (DE) 3
1 Adelphi 5
4 Wilmington (DE) 14
8 Franklin Pierce 10
4 Wilmington (DE) 12
5 NYIT 9 6
2 Southern New Hampshire 8 3
3 LIU Post 7
6 Felician 2
3 LIU Post 4
2 Southern New Hampshire 3
2 Southern New Hampshire 4
7 Assumption 3
3 LIU Post 2 1
Manchester Regional Hosted by Southern New Hampshire at Penmen Field
2 Southern New Hampshire 8 4
6 Felician 6
7 Assumption 5
2 Southern New Hampshire 8
6 Felician 0

Midwest Region

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Super Regional Hosted by Ashland at Donges Field

Opening Round Regional semifinal Regional final Super Regional
               
1 Ashland 0
8 Tiffin 17
8 Tiffin 8
5 Bellarmine 5
4 Northwood 6
5 Bellarmine 7
8 Tiffin 6 5
Kent Regional, hosted by Ashland at Schoonover Stadium
1 Ashland 7 15
1 Ashland 6
4 Northwood 5
5 Bellarmine 7
1 Ashland 8
1 Ashland 7 4 8
2 UIS 4 8 7
3 Wayne State 8
6 Quincy 6
3 Wayne State 5
2 UIS 6
2 UIS 5
7 Drury 4
2 UIS 11
Springfield Regional, hosted by UIS at Robin Roberts Stadium
7 Drury 5
6 Quincy 5
7 Drury 7
3 Wayne State 7
7 Drury 15

South Region

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Super Regional hosted by Tampa at University of Tampa Baseball Field

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Tampa 18
8 Spring Hill 9
1 Tampa 9
4 West Florida 1
4 West Florida 5
5 Nova Southeastern 4
1 Tampa 612
Tampa Regional, hosted by Tampa at University of Tampa Baseball Field
5 Nova Southeastern 5
8 Spring Hill 3
5 Nova Southeastern 6
4 West Florida 3
5 Nova Southeastern 5
1 Tampa 311 6
2 Delta State 1 3
3 Eckerd 1
6 Valdosta State 6
6 Valdosta State
2 Delta State 6
2 Delta State 5
7 Embry–Riddle (FL) 1
2 Delta State 9
Cleveland Regional, hosted by Delta State at Ferriss Field
6 Valdosta State 6
3 Eckerd 10
7 Embry–Riddle 9
6 Valdosta State 8
3 Eckerd 7

Southeast Region

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Tigerville Regional

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Hosted by North Greenville at Ashmore Park

  North Greenville Mount Olive Lincoln Memorial
1 North Greenville W 4–3 W 7–0
4 Mount Olive L 3–4 L 2–3
5 Lincoln Memorial L 0–7 W 3–2
Championship
     
1 North Greenville 8
5 Lincoln Memorial 3

Regional Champion: North Greenville

Newberry Regional

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Hosted by Newberry College at Smith Road Complex

  Newberry Catawba Young Harris
2 Newberry L 0–7 L 1–5
3 Catawba W 7–0 W 9–2
6 Young Harris W 5–1 L 2–9
Championship
     
3 Catawba 7
6 Young Harris 5

Regional Champion Catawba

Super Regional

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Hosted by North Greenville at Ashmore Park

Team 1 2 3
Catawba 4 414 -
North Greenville 3 3 -

South Central Region

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Grand Junction Regional

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Hosted by Colorado Mesa at Suplizio Field

  Colorado Mesa Colorado Mines West Texas A&M
1 Colorado Mesa W 6–3 W 13–10
4 Colorado Mines L 3–6 W 5–4
5 West Texas A&M L 10–13 L 4–5
Championship
     
1 Colorado Mesa 11
4 Colorado Mines 1

Regional Champion: Colorado Mesa

San Angelo Regional

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Hosted by Angelo State at Foster Field

  Angelo State Lubbock Christian Rogers State
2 Angelo State W 6–1 L 8–9
3 Lubbock Christian L 1–6 L 5–9
6 Rogers State W 9–8 W 9–5
Championship
     
2 Angelo State 13 19
6 Rogers State 6 10

Regional Champion Angelo State

Super Regional

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Hosted by Angelo State at Foster Field

Team 1 2 3
Colorado Mesa 1 8 3
Angelo State 0 9 2

West Region

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Azusa Regional

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Hosted by Azusa Pacific at Cougar Baseball Field

  Azusa Pacific Cal State Monterey Bay Cal Poly Pomona
1 Azusa Pacific W 4–3 W 15–3
4 Cal State Monterey Bay L 3–15 L 4–11
5 Cal Poly Pomona L 3–4 W 11–4
Championship
     
1 Azusa Pacific 19
5 Cal Poly Pomona 2

Regional Champion: Azusa Pacific

San Diego Regional

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Hosted by UC San Diego at Triton Ballpark

  UC San Diego Point Loma Nazarene Montana State Billings
2 UC San Diego W 7–5 W 11–4
3 Point Loma Nazarene L 4–11 W 10–2
6 Montana State Billings L 5–7 L 2–10
Championship
     
2 UC San Diego 7 7
3 Point Loma Nazarene 8 5

Regional Champion UC San Diego

Super Regional

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Hosted by Azusa Pacific at Cougar Baseball Field

Team 1 2 3
UC San Diego 2 6 16
Azusa Pacific 13 5 5

College World Series

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Participants

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous CWS appearances Best CWS finish
Ashland GLIAC 47–13 (17–7) John Schaly 4
(last: 2008)
5th
Catawba SAC 47–12 (17–7) Jim Gantt 2
(last: 2015)
2nd
Central Missouri MIAA 43–14 (24–9) Kyle Crookes 17
(last: 2016)
1st
Colorado Mesa RMAC 50–9 (29–7) Chris Hanks 4
(last: 2017)
2nd
Mercyhurst PSAC 34–14 (19–9) Joe Spano 2
(last: 2018)
5th
NYIT ECC 37–14 (21–7) Frank Catalanotto 0
(last: never)
N/A
Tampa SSC 41–14 (19–11) Joe Urso 17
(last: 2015)
1st
UC San Diego CCAA 40–14 (30–10) Eric Newman 5
(last: 2018)
2nd

Results

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Bracket

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
         
Ashland 4
Central Missouri 9
Central Missouri 5
Colorado Mesa 6
Colorado Mesa 11
NYIT 4
Colorado Mesa 5 1
Central Missouri 7 0
Ashland 8
NYIT 3
Central Missouri 11
Ashland 3
Colorado Mesa 1
Tampa 3
Catawba 0
UC San Diego 5
UC San Diego 2
Tampa 7
Tampa 4
Mercyhurst 2
Tampa 12
Mercyhurst 0
Catawba 5
Mercyhurst 8
UC San Diego 5
Mercyhurst 6

Game results

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 1 Game 1 Central Missouri 9–4 Ashland
Game 2 Colorado Mesa 11–4 NYIT
June 2 Game 3 UC San Diego 5–0 Catawba
Game 4 Tampa 4–2 Mercyhurst
June 3 Game 5 Ashland 8–3 NYIT NYIT eliminated
Game 6 Colorado Mesa 6–5 Central Missouri
June 4 Game 7 Mercyhurst 8–5 Catawba Catawba eliminated
Game 8 Tampa 7–2 UC San Diego
June 5 Game 9 Central Missouri 11–3 Ashland Ashland eliminated
Game 10 Mercyhurst 6–5 UC San Diego UC San Diego eliminated
June 6 Game 11 Central Missouri 7–5 Colorado Mesa
Game 12 Colorado Mesa 1–0 Central Missouri Central Missouri eliminated
Game 13 Tampa 12–0 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst eliminated
June 8 Game 14 Tampa 3–1 Colorado Mesa Tampa wins National Championship

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Division II Baseball Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.