1982 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

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1982 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season1982
Teams24
Finals site
Champions Eastern Connecticut State  (1st title)
Runner-up Stanislaus State
MOP Jeff Blobaum [1] (Stanislaus State)

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. [2]

Contents

Bids

The 24 competing teams were:

SchoolNicknameLocationConferenceTournament
appearance		Last
appearance		Consecutive
tournament
appearances		Previous best
performance
Albion College Britons Albion, MI Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2nd 1979 1Regional Fifth place (1979)
Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 6th 1980 1World Series Runner-Up (1977)
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 6th 1980 1National Champion (1976, 1977)
Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 7th 1981 7Regional Runner-Up (1979, 1981)
Elmhurst College Blue Jays Elmhurst, IL College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 3rd 1981 3Regional Runner-Up (1981)
Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 7th 1981 7National Champion (1980)
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 7th 1981 7National Champion (1981)
Methodist College Monarchs Fayetteville, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 1Regional Fifth place (1976, 1977)
Montclair State College Indians Montclair, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 1World Series Third place (1976)
Nebraska Wesleyan University Plainsmen Lincoln, NE Independent/Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA)2nd 1976 1Regional third place(1976)
North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishops Rocky Mount, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1981 2World Series Fourth place (1981)
Occidental College Tigers Los Angeles, CA (Eagle Rock) Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Ohio Northern University Polar Bears Ada, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 4th 1981 3Regional third place (1980)
State University of New York at Oswego Lakers Oswego, NY State University of New York Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Otterbein College Cardinals Westerville, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 2nd 1981 2Regional third place (1981)
Ramapo College of New Jersey Roadrunners Mahwah, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 3rd 1981 3Regional third place (1980, 1981)
St. Olaf College Oles Northfield, MN Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 6th 1981 6Regional third place (1977, 1979)
Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Old Dominion Athletic Conference 7th 1981 7Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978, 1981)
Upsala College Vikings East Orange, NJ Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 6th 1981 5World Series Third place (1980)
Washington University in St. Louis Bears St. Louis, MO Independent 1stDebut1Debut
Widener University Pioneers Chester, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 4th 1978 1Regional Runner-Up (1977)
William Paterson University of New Jersey Pioneers Wayne Township, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 3rd 1981 2Regional Fourth place (1977)
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans Oshkosh, WI Wisconsin State University Conference 4th 1981 4World Series Third place (1981)
York College of Pennsylvania Spartans York, PA Independent 3rd 1981 2Regional third place (1981)

Regionals

Mideast Regional

First roundSecond round/elimination round 1SemifinalsFinal
Albion3
Ohio Northern7
1Albion9Ohio Northern10
6Otterbein7Elmhurst3
Otterbein1
Elmhurst3
2Marietta3Ohio Northern8–
5Elmhurst1Marietta14–
Marietta17
York (PA)1
3York (PA)3Marietta11
4Ohio Northern210Albion8
Albion6
York (PA)2

South Regional

First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Lynchburg6
Methodist5
Lynchburg3
North Carolina Wesleyan4
North Carolina Wesleyan7
Ramapo0
North Carolina Wesleyan111
Methodist44
Lower round 1Lower final
Lynchburg4
Methodist11Methodist6
Ramapo1

Midwest Regional

First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
St. Olaf2
Nebraska Wesleyan1
St. Olaf3
Wisconsin-Oshkosh2
Wisconsin-Oshkosh5
Washington-St. Louis1
St. Olaf39
Wisconsin-Oshkosh414
Lower round 1Lower final
Wisconsin-Oshkosh8
Nebraska Wesleyan3Washington-St. Louis3
Washington-St. Louis7

Mid-Atlantic Regional

First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Montclair State9
Upsala8
Montclair State3
Widener5
Widener5
William Paterson3
Widener55
William Paterson1711
Lower round 1Lower final
Montclair State10
Upsala5William Paterson15
William Paterson7

West Regional

Finals
      
Stanislaus State6810– –
Occidental 5 1 1 – –

Northeast Regional

First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Oswego State6
Brandeis5
Oswego State14
Eastern Connecticut State16
Eastern Connecticut State11
Ithaca8
Eastern Connecticut State2–
Brandeis1–
Lower round 1Lower final
Oswego State3
Brandeis3Brandeis5
Ithaca2

World Series

Participants

SchoolNicknameLocationConferenceWorld Series
appearance		Last
appearance		Consecutive
World Series
appearances		Previous best
performance
Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 1stDebut1Debut
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 5th 1979 1National Champion (1976, 1977)
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 5th 1981 3National Champion (1981)
North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishops Rocky Mount, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1981 2Fourth place (1981)
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans Oshkosh, WI Wisconsin State University Conference 3rd 1981 3Third place (1981)
William Paterson University of New Jersey Pioneers Wayne Township, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut

Bracket

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

First roundSecond round/elimination round 1SemifinalsFinal
Marietta0
Eastern Connecticut State4
1Marietta5Eastern Connecticut State3
6North Carolina Wesleyan3North Carolina Wesleyan2
North Carolina Wesleyan11
William Paterson6
2Wisconsin-Oshkosh12Eastern Connecticut State911
5William Paterson11Stanislaus State86
Wisconsin-Oshkosh0
Stanislaus State1
3Stanislaus State5Stanislaus State4
4Eastern Connecticut State4Marietta3
Marietta7
Wisconsin-Oshkosh2

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jeff Blobaum (2001) - Warrior Athletics Hall of Fame". Stanislaus State Athletics . Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Eastern Connecticut breaks through for title". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.


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