1982 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

1982 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season	1982
Teams	24
Finals site	Pioneer Park ; Marietta, Ohio ;
Champions	Eastern Connecticut State (1st title)
Runner-up	Stanislaus State
	← 1981 ; NCAA Division III Baseball Championship ; 1983 →;

Last updated October 02, 2022

The 1982 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the seventh national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with six teams, for the first time, competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio for the championship. Six regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with one region consisting of six teams, four regions consisting of four teams, and one region consisting of two teams, which was played as best-of-five, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Eastern Connecticut State, who defeated Stanislaus State for the championship.^[1]

Bids

The 24 competing teams were:

School	Nickname	Location	Conference	Tournament appearance	Last appearance	Consecutive tournament appearances	Previous best performance
Albion College	Britons	Albion, MI	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	2nd	1979	1	Regional Fifth place (1979)
Brandeis University	Judges	Waltham, MA	Independent	6th	1980	1	World Series Runner-Up (1977)
Stanislaus State College	Warriors	Turlock, CA	Independent	6th	1980	1	National Champion (1976, 1977)
Eastern Connecticut State College	Warriors	Willimantic, CT	Independent	7th	1981	7	Regional Runner-Up (1979, 1981)
Elmhurst College	Blue Jays	Elmhurst, IL	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	3rd	1981	3	Regional Runner-Up (1981)
Ithaca College	Bombers	Ithaca, NY	Inedependent College Athletic Conference	7th	1981	7	National Champion (1980)
Marietta College	Pioneers	Marietta, OH	Ohio Athletic Conference	7th	1981	7	National Champion (1981)
Methodist College	Monarchs	Fayetteville, NC	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	3rd	1977	1	Regional Fifth place (1976, 1977)
Montclair State College	Indians	Montclair, NJ	New Jersey State Athletic Conference	3rd	1978	1	World Series Third place (1976)
Nebraska Wesleyan University	Plainsmen	Lincoln, NE	Independent/Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA)	2nd	1976	1	Regional third place(1976)
North Carolina Wesleyan College	Battling Bishops	Rocky Mount, NC	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	2nd	1981	2	World Series Fourth place (1981)
Occidental College	Tigers	Los Angeles, CA (Eagle Rock)	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	1st	Debut	1	Debut
Ohio Northern University	Polar Bears	Ada, OH	Ohio Athletic Conference	4th	1981	3	Regional third place (1980)
State University of New York at Oswego	Lakers	Oswego, NY	State University of New York Athletic Conference	1st	Debut	1	Debut
Otterbein College	Cardinals	Westerville, OH	Ohio Athletic Conference	2nd	1981	2	Regional third place (1981)
Ramapo College of New Jersey	Roadrunners	Mahwah, NJ	New Jersey State Athletic Conference	3rd	1981	3	Regional third place (1980, 1981)
St. Olaf College	Oles	Northfield, MN	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	6th	1981	6	Regional third place (1977, 1979)
Lynchburg College	Hornets	Lynchburg, VA	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	7th	1981	7	Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978, 1981)
Upsala College	Vikings	East Orange, NJ	Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference	6th	1981	5	World Series Third place (1980)
Washington University in St. Louis	Bears	St. Louis, MO	Independent	1st	Debut	1	Debut
Widener University	Pioneers	Chester, PA	Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference	4th	1978	1	Regional Runner-Up (1977)
William Paterson University of New Jersey	Pioneers	Wayne Township, NJ	New Jersey State Athletic Conference	3rd	1981	2	Regional Fourth place (1977)
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Titans	Oshkosh, WI	Wisconsin State University Conference	4th	1981	4	World Series Third place (1981)
York College of Pennsylvania	Spartans	York, PA	Independent	3rd	1981	2	Regional third place (1981)

Regionals

Mideast Regional


First Round			Second Round/Elimination Round 1		Semifinals		Final
First Round			Second Round/Elimination Round 1		Semifinals		Final


			Albion	3
			Albion	3
			Ohio Northern	7
1	Albion	9	Ohio Northern	7	Ohio Northern	10
1	Albion	9			Ohio Northern	10
6	Otterbein	7			Elmhurst	3
6	Otterbein	7	Otterbein	1	Elmhurst	3
			Otterbein	1
			Elmhurst	3
2	Marietta	3	Elmhurst	3			Ohio Northern	8	–
2	Marietta	3					Ohio Northern	8	–
5	Elmhurst	1					Marietta	14	–
5	Elmhurst	1	Marietta	17			Marietta	14	–
			Marietta	17
			York (PA)	1
3	York (PA)	3	York (PA)	1	Marietta	11
3	York (PA)	3			Marietta	11
4	Ohio Northern	2¹⁰			Albion	8
4	Ohio Northern	2¹⁰	Albion	6	Albion	8
			Albion	6
			York (PA)	2
			York (PA)	2

South Regional


First Round/Elimination First Round			Semifinal/Elimination Final		Final
First Round/Elimination First Round			Semifinal/Elimination Final		Final


1	Lynchburg	6
1	Lynchburg	6
4	Methodist	5
4	Methodist	5	Lynchburg	3
			Lynchburg	3
			North Carolina Wesleyan	4
2	North Carolina Wesleyan	7	North Carolina Wesleyan	4
2	North Carolina Wesleyan	7
3	Ramapo	0
3	Ramapo	0			North Carolina Wesleyan	1	11
					North Carolina Wesleyan	1	11
					Methodist	4	4
Lower round 1			Lower final		Methodist	4	4
Lower round 1			Lower final


			Lynchburg	4
			Lynchburg	4
Methodist		11	Methodist	6
Methodist		11	Methodist	6
Ramapo		1
Ramapo		1

Midwest Regional


First Round/Elimination First Round			Semifinal/Elimination Final		Final
First Round/Elimination First Round			Semifinal/Elimination Final		Final


1	St. Olaf	2
1	St. Olaf	2
4	Nebraska Wesleyan	1
4	Nebraska Wesleyan	1	St. Olaf	3
			St. Olaf	3
			Wisconsin-Oshkosh	2
2	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	5	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	2
2	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	5
3	Washington-St. Louis	1
3	Washington-St. Louis	1			St. Olaf	3	9
					St. Olaf	3	9
					Wisconsin-Oshkosh	4	14
Lower round 1			Lower final		Wisconsin-Oshkosh	4	14
Lower round 1			Lower final


			Wisconsin-Oshkosh	8
			Wisconsin-Oshkosh	8
Nebraska Wesleyan		3	Washington-St. Louis	3
Nebraska Wesleyan		3	Washington-St. Louis	3
Washington-St. Louis		7
Washington-St. Louis		7

Mid-Atlantic Regional


First Round/Elimination First Round			Semifinal/Elimination Final		Final
First Round/Elimination First Round			Semifinal/Elimination Final		Final


1	Montclair State	9
1	Montclair State	9
4	Upsala	8
4	Upsala	8	Montclair State	3
			Montclair State	3
			Widener	5
2	Widener	5	Widener	5
2	Widener	5
3	William Paterson	3
3	William Paterson	3			Widener	5	5
					Widener	5	5
					William Paterson	17	11
Lower round 1			Lower final		William Paterson	17	11
Lower round 1			Lower final


			Montclair State	10
			Montclair State	10
Upsala		5	William Paterson	15
Upsala		5	William Paterson	15
William Paterson		7
William Paterson		7

West Regional

Finals

Stanislaus State	6	8	10	–	–

Occidental	5	1	1	–	–

Northeast Regional


First Round/Elimination First Round			Semifinal/Elimination Final		Final
First Round/Elimination First Round			Semifinal/Elimination Final		Final


1	Oswego State	6
1	Oswego State	6
4	Brandeis	5
4	Brandeis	5	Oswego State	14
			Oswego State	14
			Eastern Connecticut State	16
2	Eastern Connecticut State	11	Eastern Connecticut State	16
2	Eastern Connecticut State	11
3	Ithaca	8
3	Ithaca	8			Eastern Connecticut State	2	–
					Eastern Connecticut State	2	–
					Brandeis	1	–
Lower round 1			Lower final		Brandeis	1	–
Lower round 1			Lower final


			Oswego State	3
			Oswego State	3
Brandeis		3	Brandeis	5
Brandeis		3	Brandeis	5
Ithaca		2
Ithaca		2

World Series

Participants

School	Nickname	Location	Conference	World Series appearance	Last appearance	Consecutive World Series appearances	Previous best performance
Eastern Connecticut State College	Warriors	Willimantic, CT	Independent	1st	Debut	1	Debut
Stanislaus State College	Warriors	Turlock, CA	Independent	5th	1979	1	National Champion (1976, 1977)
Marietta College	Pioneers	Marietta, OH	Ohio Athletic Conference	5th	1981	3	National Champion (1981)
North Carolina Wesleyan College	Battling Bishops	Rocky Mount, NC	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	2nd	1981	2	Fourth place (1981)
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Titans	Oshkosh, WI	Wisconsin State University Conference	3rd	1981	3	Third place (1981)
William Paterson University of New Jersey	Pioneers	Wayne Township, NJ	New Jersey State Athletic Conference	1st	Debut	1	Debut

Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)


First Round			Second Round/Elimination Round 1		Semifinals		Final
First Round			Second Round/Elimination Round 1		Semifinals		Final


			Marietta	0
			Marietta	0
			Eastern Connecticut State	4
1	Marietta	5	Eastern Connecticut State	4	Eastern Connecticut State	3
1	Marietta	5			Eastern Connecticut State	3
6	North Carolina Wesleyan	3			North Carolina Wesleyan	2
6	North Carolina Wesleyan	3	North Carolina Wesleyan	11	North Carolina Wesleyan	2
			North Carolina Wesleyan	11
			William Paterson	6
2	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	12	William Paterson	6			Eastern Connecticut State	9	11
2	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	12					Eastern Connecticut State	9	11
5	William Paterson	11					Stanislaus State	8	6
5	William Paterson	11	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	0			Stanislaus State	8	6
			Wisconsin-Oshkosh	0
			Stanislaus State	1
3	Stanislaus State	5	Stanislaus State	1	Stanislaus State	4
3	Stanislaus State	5			Stanislaus State	4
4	Eastern Connecticut State	4			Marietta	3
4	Eastern Connecticut State	4	Marietta	7	Marietta	3
			Marietta	7
			Wisconsin-Oshkosh	2
			Wisconsin-Oshkosh	2

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