2014 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

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2014 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season2014
Teams56
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Champions Wisconsin–Whitewater  (2nd title)
Runner-up Emory

The 2014 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 2014 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 39th 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 four regions consisting of six teams, and four consisting of eight, for a total of 56 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Wisconsin–Whitewater, who defeated Emory for the championship.

Contents

Bids

The 56 competing teams were: [1]

By team

By conference

ConferenceTotalSchools
Ohio Athletic Conference 4 Baldwin Wallace, Heidelberg, John Carroll, Marietta
New England Small College Athletic Conference 3 Amherst, Tufts, Wesleyan (CT)
New Jersey Athletic Conference 3 Kean, Rowan, Rutgers-Camden
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 3 Wisconsin–La Crosse, Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Wisconsin–Whitewater
Landmark Conference 2 Moravnian, Susquehanna
Little East Conference 2 Eastern Connecticut State, Southern Maine
Old Dominion Athletic Conference 2 Bridgewater (VA), Shenandoah
Southern Athletic Association 2 Birmingham–Southern, Rhodes
University Athletic Association 2 Case Western, Emory
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference 1 La Roche
American Southwest Conference 1 LeTourneau
Capital Athletic Conference 1 Salisbury
Centennial Conference 1 Haverford
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 1 Illinois Wesleyan
Colonial States Athletic Conference 1 Keystone
Commonwealth Coast Conference 1 Endicott
Empire 8 1 Stevens
Great Northeast Athletic Conference 1 St. Joseph's (ME)
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference 1 Rose-Hulman
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 Buena Vista
Liberty League 1 Union (NY)
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 1 Worcester State
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1 Adrian
MAC Commonwealth Conference 1 Widener
MAC Freedom Conference 1 Misericordia
Midwest Conference 1 St. Norbert
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 St. Thomas (MN)
New England Collegiate Conference 1 Mitchell
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference 1 MIT
North Atlantic Conference 1 Castelton State
North Coast Athletic Conference 1 DePauw
North Eastern Athletic Conference 1 Penn State–Berks
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference 1 Concordia-Chicago
Northwest Conference 1 Linfield
Presidents' Athletic Conference 1 Thomas More
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 Webster
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 Cal Lutheran
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 1 Trinity (TX)
State University of New York Athletic Conference 1 SUNY Cortland
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference 1 St. Scholastica
USA South Athletic Conference 1 Covenant
Independents 0none

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

Central Regional

Brunner Field in the Duane R. Swanson Stadium-Moline, IL (Host: Augustana College (Illinois))

 First RoundSecond Round/Elimination Round 1Semifinals/Elimination Round 2Elimination FinalFinal
                         
 1Webster1 
 6DePauw2  DePauw6 
  St. Scholastica5  
 2St. Thomas (MN)4    DePauw8      
 5Rose-Hulman2     St. Thomas (MN)14       
   St. Thomas (MN)11     St. Thomas9--
   Buena Vista5    Rose-Hulman4--
 3Buena Vista7    DePauw0  
 4St. Scholastica1   Buena Vista3  Rose-Hulman1 
 Webster2  Rose-Hulman413 
 Rose-Hulman311 

West Regional

Roy Helser Field and Jim Wright Stadium-McMinnville, OR (Host: Linfield College)

 First RoundSecond Round/Elimination Round 1Semifinals/Elimination Round 2Elimination FinalFinal
                         
 1Linfield1 
 6LeTourneau0  Linfield4 
  Trinity (TX)1  
 2Cal Lutheran2    Linfield3      
 5Illinois Wesleyan1     Wisconsin-Stevens Point2       
   Cal Lutheran2     Linfield4--
   Wisconsin-Stevens Point5    Wisconsin-Stevens Point2--
 3Trinity (TX)2    Wisconsin-Stevens Point9  
 4Wisconsin-Stevens Point3   Cal Lutheran2  Cal Lutheran712 
 LeTourneau3  LeTourneau1 
 Illinois Wesleyan2 

Mid-Atlantic Regional

PNC Field-Moosic, PA (Host: Misericordia University)

 First Round/Elimination Round 1 Second Round/Elimination Round 2 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals   Finals 
                          
 4Baldwin Wallace8          
 5Misericordia4          
    Baldwin Wallace10        
    Haverford2        
 1Moravian1           
 8Haverford3           
      Baldwin Wallace4      
      Susquehanna1      
 3Susquehanna5            
 6Keystone3            
    Susquehanna5         
    Rowan4         
 2Rowan7           
 7Wesleyan (CT)2         Baldwin Wallace9-- 
          Wesleyan (CT)7-- 
            
 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final    
            
    Rowan0         
 Misericordia4  Misericordia1     Susquehanna3    
 Moravian3     Misericordia1  Wesleyan (CT)4    
      Wesleyan (CT)6      
    Haverford3        
 Keystone0  Wesleyan (CT)6        
 Wesleyan (CT)6          

South Regional

Loudermilk Field-Demorest, GA (Host: Piedmont College)

 First RoundSecond Round/Elimination Round 1Semifinals/Elimination Round 2Elimination FinalFinal
                         
 1Shenandoah11 
 6Covenant3  Shenandoah5 
  Birmingham-Southern411  
 2Emory4    Shenandoah3      
 5Rhodes2     Bridgewater (VA)5       
   Emory4     Bridgewater (VA)32
   Bridgewater (VA)7    Emory115
 3Birmingham-Southern0    Shenandoah8  
 4Bridgewater (VA)112   Emory4  Emory12 
 Covenant3  Rhodes3 
 Rhodes5 

New York Regional

Colburn Park-Newark, NY (Host: Ithaca College)

 First Round/Elimination Round 1 Second Round/Elimination Round 2 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals   Finals 
                          
 4Rutgers-Camden2          
 5Farmingdale State4          
    Farmingdale State5        
    SUNY Cortland14        
 1SUNY Cortland2           
 8Castleton State1           
      SUNY Cortland3      
      Amherst2      
 3Amherst4            
 6Stevens3            
    Amherst7         
    Kean1         
 2Kean5           
 7Union (NY)4         SUNY Cortland10-- 
          Kean1-- 
            
 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final    
            
    Kean5         
 Rutgers-Camden18  Rutgers-Camden4     Amherst3    
 Castleton State11     Kean6  Kean4    
      Farmingdale State510      
    Farmingdale State6        
 Stevens10  Stevens2        
 Union (NY)3          

Mideast Regional

Schaly Stadium-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

 First Round/Elimination Round 1 Second Round/Elimination Round 2 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals   Finals 
                          
 4Widener8          
 5La Roche1          
    Widener5        
    Marietta4        
 1Marietta14           
 8Penn State-Berks2           
      Widener2      
      Salisbury5      
 3Salisbury9            
 6John Carroll8            
    Salisbury6         
    Case Western2         
 2Case Western6           
 7Thomas More2         Salisbury3-- 
          Case Western2-- 
            
 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final    
            
    Case Western8         
 La Roche7  La Roche0     Widener2    
 Penn State-Berks1     Case Western18  Case Western313    
      Thomas More3      
    Marietta5        
 John Carroll8  Thomas More7        
 Thomas More912          

New England Regional

Whitehouse Field-Harwich, MA (Host: Eastern College Athletic Conference)

 First Round/Elimination Round 1 Second Round/Elimination Round 2 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals   Finals 
                          
 4Endicott6          
 5MIT4          
    Endicott4        
    Mitchell2        
 1Eastern Connecticut State3           
 8Mitchell411           
      Endicott4      
      Southern Maine8      
 3Tufts3            
 6St. Joseph's (ME)1            
    Tufts2         
    Southern Maine3         
 2Southern Maine8           
 7Worcester State4         Southern Maine411 
          Endicott61 
            
 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final    
            
    Mitchell4         
 Eastern Connecticut State6  MIT6     Endicott7    
 MIT2     MIT4  MIT3    
      St. Joseph's (ME)3      
    Tufts2        
 St. Joseph's (ME)4  St. Joseph's (ME)9        
 Worcester State2          

Midwest Regional

Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium-Whitewater, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)

 First RoundSecond Round/Elimination Round 1Semifinals/Elimination Round 2Elimination FinalFinal
                         
 1Wisconsin-Whitewater6 
 6St. Norbert2  Wisconsin-Whitewater13 
  Wisconsin-La Crosse3  
 2Heidelberg1    Wisconsin-Whitewater6      
 5Adrian8     Adrian2       
   Adrian4     Wisconsin-Whitewater5--
   Concordia-Chicago1    Adrian4--
 3Concordia-Chicago3    Adrian3  
 4Wisconsin-La Crosse1   Concordia-Chicago5  Concordia-Chicago2 
 St. Norbert9  St. Norbert1 
 Heidelberg5 

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) [2]

 First Round/Elimination Round 1 Second Round/Elimination Round 2 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals   Finals 
                          
 C2St. Thomas (MN)10          
 W1Linfield0          
    St. Thomas (MN)5        
    Baldwin Wallace4        
 MA4Baldwin Wallace5           
 S2Emory4           
      St. Thomas (MN)4      
      Wisconsin-Whitewater10      
 NY1SUNY Cortland4            
 ME3Salisbury3            
    SUNY Cortland6         
    Wisconsin-Whitewater9         
 NE2Southern Maine1           
 MW1Wisconsin-Whitewater8         Wisconsin-Whitewater7-- 
          Emory0-- 
            
 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final    
            
    SUNY Cortland7         
 Linfield5  Emory9     St. Thomas (MN)7    
 Emory8     Emory15  Emory10    
      Southern Maine3      
    Baldwin Wallace5        
 Salisbury3  Southern Maine11        
 Southern Maine6          

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