2018 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

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Runner-up Texas Lutheran
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The 2018 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 2018 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 43rd 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 three regions consisting of six teams, and five consisting of eight, for a total of 58 teams participating in the tournament, up from 56 in 2017. The tournament champion was Texas-Tyler, who defeated Texas Lutheran in the championship series in two games.

Contents

This was the final DIII World Series contested with the current regional format and World Series location. [1]

Bids

Automatic bids

Source: NCAA [2]

SchoolConferenceLast NCAA Appearance
La Roche AMCC 2017 (Mideast Regional)
Texas-Dallas ASC 2007 (West Regional)
Salisbury CAC 2017 (South Regional)
Swarthmore Centennial 1985 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)
North Central (Illinois) CCIW 2017 College World Series
Keystone CSAC 2017 (Mideast Regional)
Western New England CCC 2013 (New England Regional)
Ithaca Empire 8 2017 (New York Regional)
Suffolk Great Northeast 2017 (New England Regional)
Franklin HCAC 2011 (Mideast Regional)
Dubuque IIAC First appearance
Catholic Landmark 2015 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)
Union (New York) Liberty 2016 (New York Regional)
UMass Boston Little East 2017 College World Series
Westfield State MASCAC 2010 (New England Regional)
Adrian MIAA 2017 (Midwest Regional)
Arcadia MAC Commonwealth 2017 (New England Regional)
Misercordia MAC Freedom 2017 (Mideast Regional)
Monmouth (Illinois) MWC 2002 (Central Regional)
Bethel (Minnesota) MIAC First appearance
Mitchell NECC 2016 (New England Regional)
Amherst NESCAC 2015 (New York Regional)
Babson NEWMAC 2017 (New England Regional)
Rowan NJAC 2017 (South Regional)
Castleton NAC 2017 (New York Regional)
Wabash NCAC 2011 (South Regional)
Penn State–Berks NEAC 2017 (New England Regional)
Aurora NACC 2012 (Midwest Regional)
Willamette NWC First appearance
Baldwin Wallace OAC 2015 (New York Regional)
Shenandoah ODAC 2017 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)
Thomas More PAC 2016 (South Regional)
St. Joseph's-Long Island Skyline 2016 (Mideast Regional)
Webster SLIAC 2017 (Central Regional)
Rhodes SAA 2017 (West Regional)
Chapman SCIAC 2011 College World Series Runner-up
Texas Lutheran SCAC 2013 (West Regional)
SUNY Oswego SUNYAC 2017 World Series
LaGrange USA South 2017 (South Regional)
Bethany Lutheran UMAC First appearance

At-large bids

Pool B

SchoolConference
Wisconsin–Oshkosh Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Wisconsin–Whitewater Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Pool C

SchoolConference
Alvernia Middle Atlantic Conferences
Christopher Newport Capital Athletic Conference
Concordia (Chicago) Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Concordia (TX) American Southwest Conference
Denison North Coast Athletic Conference
Marietta Ohio Athletic Conference
Otterbein Ohio Athletic Conference
Ramapo New Jersey Athletic Conference
Randolph–Macon Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Redlands Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Southern Maine Little East Conference
SUNY Cortland State University of New York Athletic Conference
UT Tyler American Southwest Conference
The College of New Jersey New Jersey Athletic Conference
Virginia Wesleyan Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Wooster North Coast Athletic Conference

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

New England Regional

Whitehouse Field-Harwich, MA (Host: Massachusetts Maritime Academy)

 First Round/Elimination Round 1  Second Round/Elimination Round 2  Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals  Elimination Finals  Finals
                         
 Winner's bracket
 4 Western New England 15 
 5 Ramapo 19  
    Ramapo1 
    UMass Boston210  
 1 UMass Boston 15     
 8 Penn State-Berks 1    
    UMass Boston4      
    Oswego State11       
 3 Keystone 3       
 6 Mitchell 211        
    Keystone0     
    Oswego State2    
 2 Oswego State 13     
 7 Suffolk 3    Oswego State10--
   UMass Boston4--
 Loser's bracket   
 Western New England4    
 Penn State Berks1  Keystone6    
   Western New England4     
    Keystone4    
 Mitchell9     Ramapo7   UMass Boston7  
 Suffolk3  Ramapo6     Ramapo5 
   Mitchell0 

Central Regional

GCS Ballpark-Sauget, IL (Host: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)

 First Round/Elimination Round 1  Second Round/Elimination Round 2  Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals  Elimination Finals  Finals
                         
 Winner's bracket
 4 Rhodes 4 
 5 Franklin 2  
    Rhodes7 
    Webster611  
 1 Webster 6     
 8 Thomas More 4    
    Rhodes6      
    Wisconsin–Whitewater3       
 3 Texas-Tyler 8       
 6 Aurora 5        
    Texas-Tyler2     
    Wisconsin–Whitewater8    
 2 Wisconsin–Whitewater 12     
 7 Monmouth (IL) 1    Rhodes04
   Texas-Tyler25
 Loser's bracket   
 Franklin8    
 Thomas More6  Texas-Tyler10    
   Franklin1     
    Texas-Tyler5    
 Aurora10     Webster1   Wisconsin–Whitewater1  
 Monmouth (IL)11  Webster6     Texas-Tyler4 
   Monmouth (IL)2 

South Regional

Ting Park-Holly Springs, NC (Host: William Peace University)

 First RoundSecond Round/Elimination Round 1Semifinals/Elimination SemifinalsElimination FinalsFinals
                         
 1 Randolph–Macon 2 
 6 LaGrange 1  Randolph–Macon6 
  Denison1  
 2 TCNJ 5    Randolph–Macon4      
 5 Alvernia 2     Christopher Newport3       
   TCNJ5     Randolph–Macon11--
   Christopher Newport610    Christopher Newport2--
 3 Denison 1    Christopher Newport4  
 4 Christopher Newport 5   TCNJ5  LaGrange3 
 LaGrange2  LaGrange9 
 Alvernia1 

Mid-Atlantic Regional

PeoplesBank Park-York, PA (Host: Middle Atlantic Conferences)

 First Round/Elimination Round 1  Second Round/Elimination Round 2  Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals  Elimination Finals  Finals
                         
 Winner's bracket
 4 Virginia Wesleyan 1 
 5 Misericordia 4  
    Misericordia6 
    Rowan510  
 1 Rowan 9     
 8 Castleton 0    
    Misericordia5      
    Babson7       
 3 Arcadia 3       
 6 Union 10        
    Union4     
    Babson510    
 2 Babson 12     
 7 Catholic 11    Babson71
   Misericordia1211
 Loser's bracket   
 Virginia Wesleyan4    
 Castleton3  Union4    
   Virginia Wesleyan10     
    Virginia Wesleyan9    
 Arcadia13     Rowan6   Misericordia14  
 Catholic2  Rowan4     Virginia Wesleyan4 
   Arcadia112 

Midwest Regional

Frank Wade Municipal Stadium-Duluth, MN (Host: The College of Saint Scholastica)

 First RoundSecond Round/Elimination Round 1Semifinals/Elimination SemifinalsElimination FinalsFinals
                         
 1 Concordia–Chicago 13 
 6 Bethany Lutheran 12  Concordia–Chicago10 
  Bethel (MN)7  
 2 North Central (IL) 8    Concordia–Chicago7      
 5 Dubuque 7     Wisconsin–Oshkosh9       
   North Central (IL)1     Wisconsin–Oshkosh12
   Wisconsin-Oshkosh11    Concordia–Chicago73
 3 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 4    Concordia–Chicago6  
 4 Bethel (MN) 312   North Central (IL)4  Dubuque3 
 Bethany Lutheran3  Dubuque8 
 Dubuque8 

New York Regional

Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park-Auburn, NY (Host: State University of New York College at Cortland)

 First Round/Elimination Round 1  Second Round/Elimination Round 2  Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals  Elimination Finals  Finals
                         
 Winner's bracket
 4 Baldwin Wallace 6 
 5 Swarthmore 11  
    Swarthmore3 
    SUNY Cortland2  
 1 SUNY Cortland 5     
 8 Westfield State 410    
    Swarthmore9      
    Southern Maine6       
 3 Southern Maine 3       
 6 Amherst 2        
    Southern Maine1     
    Salisbury0    
 2 Salisbury 3     
 7 St. Joseph's–Long Island 210    Swarthmore9--
   Southern Maine3--
 Loser's bracket   
 Baldwin Wallace3    
 Westfield State2  Salisbury3    
   Baldwin Wallace14     
    Baldwin Wallace9    
 Amherst1     SUNY Cortland1011   Southern Maine12  
 St. Joseph's–Long Island2  SUNY Cortland9     SUNY Cortland10 
   St. Joseph's–Long Island7 

Mideast Regional

Nicolay Field-Adrian, MI (Host: Adrian College)

 First Round/Elimination Round 1  Second Round/Elimination Round 2  Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals  Elimination Finals  Finals
                         
 Winner's bracket
 4 Marietta 2 
 5 Shenandoah 3  
    Shenandoah5 
    Wooster13  
 1 Wooster 4     
 8 Wabash 2    
    Wooster17      
    Adrian4       
 3 La Roche 5       
 6 Ithaca 1        
    La Roche0     
    Adrian1    
 2 Otterbein 5     
 7 Adrian 11    Wooster4--
   Wabash2--
 Loser's bracket   
 Marietta2    
 Wabash4  La Roche5    
   Wabash8     
    Wabash3    
 Ithaca5     Ithaca1   Adrian0  
 Otterbein412  Shenandoah5     Wabash4 
   Ithaca7 

West Regional

Avista Stadium-Spokane, WA (Host: Whitworth College/Spokane Sports Commission)

 First RoundSecond Round/Elimination Round 1Semifinals/Elimination SemifinalsElimination FinalsFinals
                         
 1 Chapman 5 
 6 Willamette 10  Willamette13 
  Concordia (TX)4  
 2 Redlands 1    Willamette1      
 5 Texas–Dallas 310     Texas Lutheran6       
   Texas–Dallas1     Texas Lutheran6--
   Texas Lutheran2    Willamette510--
 3 Concordia (TX) 8    Willamette10  
 4 Texas Lutheran 9   Texas–Dallas6  Texas–Dallas3 
 Chapman6  Chapman2 
 Redlands5 

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)

First Round/Elimination Round 1 Second Round/Elimination Finals Semifinals Championship Series
               
NE2(4) Oswego State 5
C3(5) Texas-Tyler 10
 Texas-Tyler7
 Misericordia 3
S1(1) Randolph-Macon 2
MA5(8) Misericordia 4
 Texas-Tyler1 8
 Randolph-Macon 66
 Oswego State 4
 Randolph-Macon11
 Misericordia 6
 Randolph-Macon14
 Texas-Tyler89--
 Texas Lutheran 1 6 --
MW1(3) Concordia-Chicago 9
NY5(6) Swarthmore 4
 Concordia-Chicago8
 Texas Lutheran 3
ME1(2) Wooster 0
W4(7) Texas Lutheran 7
 Concordia-Chicago 7 4
 Texas Lutheran95
 Swarthmore10
 Wooster 5
 Texas Lutheran3
 Swarthmore 213

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