2011 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

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2011 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season2011
Teams8
Finals site
Champions West Florida  (1st title)
Runner-up Winona State
Winning coachMike Jeffcoat (1st title)
Attendance19,568

The 2011 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 2011 NCAA Division II baseball season.

Contents

The final, eight-team double-elimination tournament was played at USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, NC.

West Florida defeated Winona State, 12–2, in the championship game, claiming the Argonauts' first Division II national title. [1] There were 1,223 fans in attendance. [2]

Regionals

The field of 48 teams is broken down into six 6-team Brackets, one 4-team bracket and one 8-team bracket. The Regional round is a double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 2011 NCAA Division II baseball tournament.

Atlantic Region

May 19–23

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Millersville3
6Concord11Millersville5
3Seton Hall3
3Seton Hall51Millersville8
4East Stroudsburg62Mercyhurst5
2Mercyhurst41Millersville14x
4East Stroudsburg12Mercyhurst3x
2Mercyhurst72Mercyhurst4
5Winston-Salem St.24Easy Stroudsburg174East Stroudsburg2
6Concord116Concord3
5Winston-Salem St.3

Central Region

May 19–24

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1St. Cloud St.1
3Minnesota-Mankato3
1St. Cloud St.73Minnesota-Mankato4
6Augustana (SD)12Mesa St.72Mesa St.3
6Augustana (SD)3
4Nebraska-Kearney4
2Mesa St.4
3Minnesota-Mankato3
4Nebraska-Kearney1
4Nebraska-Kearney5
5Winona St.45Winona St.3
4Nebraska-Kearney10
2Mesa St.14Nebraska-Kearney0
5Winona St.55Winona St.2
5Winona St.7
1St. Cloud St.6

East Region

May 19–22

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Adelphi2
6Dowling01Adelphi6
3Wilmington (DE)5
3Wilmington (DE)11Adelphi7
4Southern Conn. St.24Southern Conn. St.1
2Franklin Pierce21Adelphi11
4Southern Conn. St.94Southern Conn. St.92
2Franklin Pierce44Southern Conn. St.3
5UMass-Lowell32Franklin Pierce32Franklin Pierce0
6Dowling15UMass-Lowell0
5UMass-Lowell3

Midwest Region

May 19–22

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Grand Valley St.4
6Wayne St. (MI)21Grand Valley St.8
4Quincy4
3Northern Kentucky11Grand Valley St.9
4Quincy03Northern Kentucky0
5Missouri S&T21Grand Valley St.13x
3Northern Kentucky36Wayne St. (MI)5x
2Southern Indiana03Northern Kentucky2
5Missouri S&T25Missouri S&T26Wayne St. (MI)4
6Wayne St. (MI)56Wayne St. (MI)4
2Southern Indiana3

South Region

May 19–23

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1West Florida10
8Stillman1
1West Florida9
4Barry2
4Barry6
5Nova Southeastern0
1West Florida6
7North Alabama1
3Harding4
6Tampa1
3Harding4
7North Alabama8
2South Arkansas3
7North Alabama81West Florida13
4Barry34
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
3Harding4
8Stillman35Nova Southeastern57North Alabama5
5Nova Southeastern125Nova Southeastern44Barry10
4Barry5
4Barry5
2Southern Arkansas36Tampa2
6Tampa4

Southeast Region

May 19–22

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Mount Olive6
6Wingate01Mount Olive6
4Columbus St.2
2Francis Marion11Mount Olive7
5Catawba23UNC Pembroke3
5Catawba31Mount Olive72
3UNC Pembroke52Francis Marion91
3UNC Pembroke63UNC Pembroke4
4Columbus St.05Catawba72Francis Marion5
6Wingate12Francis Marion9
2Francis Marion6

South Central Region

May 19–22

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1St. Mary's (TX)3
4SE Oklahoma St.5
1St. Mary's (TX)64SE Oklahoma St.2
6Incarnate Word56Incarnate Word5
6Incarnate Word8
5Tarleton St.4
3Emporia St.16Incarnate Word0x
2SE Oklahoma St.22Central Missouri7x
2Central Missouri8
3Emporia St.1
2Central Missouri32Central Missouri5
5Tarleton St.21St. Mary's (TX)2
1St. Mary's (TX)9
3Emporia St.1

West Region

May 19–22

First round Semi-finals Finals
          
1 UC San Diego 0
4 Sonoma State4
Sonoma State10
Cal Poly Pomona 2
3 Western Oregon 4
2 Cal Poly Pomona10
Sonoma State4 8
Cal Poly Pomona 55
UC San Diego6
Western Oregon 3
Cal Poly Pomona6
Loser's bracket
UC San Diego 5

College World Series

Participants

Bracket 1

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best Finish
University of Central Missouri Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 52-8 (37–7)Tom Myers15
(last:2010)
1st
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 43-10 (19–5)Jon Shehan1
(last:1998)
5th
Mount Olive College Conference Carolinas 45-8 (16–4)Carl Lancaster1
(last:2008)
1st
Winona State University Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 39-17 (25–9)Kyle Poock0
(last:none)
none

Bracket 2

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best Finish
Grand Valley State University Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 52-3 (34–1)Steve Lyon4
(last:2009)
2nd
Sonoma State University California Collegiate Athletic Association 36-20 (24–16) John Goelz 1
(last:2008)
3rd
Southern Connecticut State University Northeast-10 Conference 43-7-1 (21–4–1)Tim Shea1
(last:2005)
7th
University of West Florida Gulf South Conference 48-9 (17–3)Mike Jeffcoat0
(last:none)
none

Results

2011 College World Series Bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in the finals.

First RoundSecond RoundSemifinalsChampionship
         
Winona State4
Central Missouri 3
Winona State9
Mount Olive 3
Mount Olive3
Millersville 1
Winona State7x
So. Connecticut St. 5 x
Central Missouri 0
Millersville1
Mount Olive5
Millersville 2
Winona State 2
West Florida12
Sonoma State7
Grand Valley St. 6
Sonoma State 4
West Florida5
West Florida13
So. Connecticut St. 0
West Florida5x
Mount Olive 3 x
Grand Valley St. 6
So. Connecticut St.8
Sonoma State 4
So. Connecticut St.6

Game Results

GameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 28
Game 1 Winona State University 4-3 University of Central Missouri
Game 2 Mount Olive College 3-1 Millersville University of Pennsylvania
May 29
Game 3 Sonoma State University 7-6 Grand Valley State University
Game 4 University of West Florida 13-0 Southern Connecticut State University
May 30
Game 5 Millersville University of Pennsylvania 1-0 University of Central Missouri Central Missouri eliminated
Game 6 Winona State University 9-3 Mount Olive College
May 31
Game 7 Southern Connecticut State University 8-6 Grand Valley State University Grand Valley eliminated
Game 8 University of West Florida 5-4 Sonoma State University
June 1
Game 9 Mount Olive College 5-2 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville eliminated
Game 10 Southern Connecticut State University 6-4 Sonoma State University Sonoma St. eliminated
June 2
Game 11 University of West Florida 5-3 Mount Olive College Mount Olive eliminated
Game 12 Winona State University 7-5 Southern Connecticut State University S. Conn eliminated
June 4
Game 13 University of West Florida 12-2 Winona State University West Florida wins CWS

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