2018 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament

2018 NCAA Division II
Baseball Tournament
Season	2018
Teams	56
Finals site	USA Baseball National Training Complex ; Cary, North Carolina ;
Champions	Augustana (SD) (1st title)
Runner-up	Columbus State (8th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Tim Huber (1st title)
	← 2017 ; NCAA Division II Baseball Championship ; 2019 →;

Last updated September 26, 2022

The 2018 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball in NCAA Division II for the 2018 season. The Augustana Vikings of South Dakota claimed their first national title. In the final, Augustana defeated the Columbus State Cougars. The Cougars made their eighth appearance in the College World Series, having won the event in 2002 and two other times finished as runner up.

Regionals
Atlantic Regional–Millersville, Pennsylvania
Central Regional–Magnolia, Arkansas
East Regional–New Haven, Connecticut
Midwest Regional–Springfield, Illinois
South Regional–Lakeland, Florida
Southeast Regional–Tigerville, South Carolina
South Central Regional–Canyon, Texas
West Region–Azusa, California
College World Series
Participants
Results
References

Regionals

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Atlantic Regional–Millersville, Pennsylvania

Hosted by Millersville at Bennett J. Cooper Park.


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final
Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final


			1	West Chester	2
			1	West Chester	2
			5	Mercyhurst	3
4	Bloomsburg	0	5	Mercyhurst	3
4	Bloomsburg	0
5	Mercyhurst	5
5	Mercyhurst	5				5	Mercyhurst	7¹¹
						5	Mercyhurst	7¹¹
						6	Seton Hill	6
3	Shepherd	0				6	Seton Hill	6
3	Shepherd	0
6	Seton Hill	4
6	Seton Hill	4	6	Seton Hill	9
			6	Seton Hill	9
			7	Charleston	0
2	Millersville	0	7	Charleston	0
2	Millersville	0
7	Charleston	3
7	Charleston	3										5	Mercyhurst	4	—
												5	Mercyhurst	4	—
												6	Seton Hill	0	—
												6	Seton Hill	0	—
Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final
Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final


			1	West Chester	6
			1	West Chester	6
3	Shepherd	3	2	Millersville	7				6	Seton Hill	5
3	Shepherd	3	2	Millersville	7				6	Seton Hill	5
2	Millersville	5¹¹				2	Millersville	17	2	Millersville	0
2	Millersville	5¹¹				2	Millersville	17	2	Millersville	0
						7	Charleston	8
						7	Charleston	8
			4	Bloomsburg	4
			4	Bloomsburg	4
			7	Charleston	6
			7	Charleston	6

Central Regional–Magnolia, Arkansas

Hosted by Southern Arkansas at Goodheart Field at Walker Stadium.


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final
Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final


1	Southern Arkansas	6
1	Southern Arkansas	6
8	Emporia State	8
8	Emporia State	8	8	Emporia State	2
			8	Emporia State	2
			5	Augustana (SD)	4
4	Pittsburg State	4	5	Augustana (SD)	4
4	Pittsburg State	4
5	Augustana (SD)	9
5	Augustana (SD)	9				5	Augustana (SD)	9
						5	Augustana (SD)	9
						2	Central Missouri	6
3	Central Oklahoma	2				2	Central Missouri	6
3	Central Oklahoma	2
6	St. Cloud State	5
6	St. Cloud State	5	6	St. Cloud State	0
			6	St. Cloud State	0
			2	Central Missouri	15
2	Central Missouri	10	2	Central Missouri	15
2	Central Missouri	10
7	Oklahoma Baptist	2										5	Augustana (SD)	3	6
7	Oklahoma Baptist	2										5	Augustana (SD)	3	6
												1	Southern Arkansas	5	3
												1	Southern Arkansas	5	3
Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final
Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final


			6	St. Cloud State	5
			6	St. Cloud State	5
1	Southern Arkansas	5	1	Southern Arkansas	11				2	Central Missouri	6
1	Southern Arkansas	5	1	Southern Arkansas	11				2	Central Missouri	6
4	Pittsburg State	1				1	Southern Arkansas	10	1	Southern Arkansas	11
4	Pittsburg State	1				1	Southern Arkansas	10	1	Southern Arkansas	11
						3	Central Oklahoma	5
						3	Central Oklahoma	5
			8	Emporia State	1
			8	Emporia State	1
3	Central Oklahoma	4	3	Central Oklahoma	4
3	Central Oklahoma	4	3	Central Oklahoma	4
7	Oklahoma Baptist	1
7	Oklahoma Baptist	1

East Regional–New Haven, Connecticut

Hosted by New Haven at Frank Vieira Field.


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final
Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final


			1	New Haven	1
			1	New Haven	1
			4	Southern New Hampshire	7
4	Southern New Hampshire	7	4	Southern New Hampshire	7
4	Southern New Hampshire	7
5	Franklin Pierce	2
5	Franklin Pierce	2				4	Southern New Hampshire	8
						4	Southern New Hampshire	8
						2	St. Thomas Aquinas	1
3	Le Moyne	3				2	St. Thomas Aquinas	1
3	Le Moyne	3
6	Merrimack	2
6	Merrimack	2	3	Le Moyne	1
			3	Le Moyne	1
			2	St. Thomas Aquinas	5
2	St. Thomas Aquinas	8	2	St. Thomas Aquinas	5
2	St. Thomas Aquinas	8
7	Wilmington (DE)	3
7	Wilmington (DE)	3										4	Southern New Hampshire	6	—
												4	Southern New Hampshire	6	—
												2	St. Thomas Aquinas	0	—
												2	St. Thomas Aquinas	0	—
Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final
Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final


			1	New Haven	1
			1	New Haven	1
6	Merrimack	5	7	Wilmington (DE)	0				2	St. Thomas Aquinas	4
6	Merrimack	5	7	Wilmington (DE)	0				2	St. Thomas Aquinas	4
7	Wilmington (DE)	10				1	New Haven	5	1	New Haven	0
7	Wilmington (DE)	10				1	New Haven	5	1	New Haven	0
						5	Franklin Pierce	4
						5	Franklin Pierce	4
			5	Franklin Pierce	6
			5	Franklin Pierce	6
			3	LeMoyne	2
			3	LeMoyne	2

Midwest Regional–Springfield, Illinois

Hosted by UIS at UIS Baseball Field.


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals						Final
Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals						Final


1	UIS	11
1	UIS	11
8	Hillsdale	2
8	Hillsdale	2	1	UIS	11
			1	UIS	11
			5	Quincy	7
4	Ohio Dominican	3	5	Quincy	7
4	Ohio Dominican	3
5	Quincy	8
5	Quincy	8				1	UIS	1
						1	UIS	1
						7	Southern Indiana	13
3	Northwood	5				7	Southern Indiana	13
3	Northwood	5
6	Ashland	10
6	Ashland	10	6	Ashland	3
			6	Ashland	3
			7	Southern Indiana	11
2	Bellarmine	7	7	Southern Indiana	11
2	Bellarmine	7
7	Southern Indiana	9¹²										7	Southern Indiana	9	—
7	Southern Indiana	9¹²										7	Southern Indiana	9	—
												4	Ohio Dominican	7	—
												4	Ohio Dominican	7	—
Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final
Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final


			6	Ashland	7
			6	Ashland	7
8	Hillsdale	3	4	Ohio Dominican	13				1	UIS	12
8	Hillsdale	3	4	Ohio Dominican	13				1	UIS	12
4	Ohio Dominican	4				4	Ohio Dominican	10	4	Ohio Dominican	14
4	Ohio Dominican	4				4	Ohio Dominican	10	4	Ohio Dominican	14
						5	Quincy	4
						5	Quincy	4
			5	Quincy	9
			5	Quincy	9
3	Northwood	1	2	Bellarmine	3
3	Northwood	1	2	Bellarmine	3
2	Bellarmine	6
2	Bellarmine	6

South Regional–Lakeland, Florida

Hosted by Florida Southern at Henley Field.


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals						Final
Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals						Final


			1	Florida Southern	5
			1	Florida Southern	5
			4	Nova Southeastern	1
4	Nova Southeastern	12	4	Nova Southeastern	1
4	Nova Southeastern	12
5	Montevallo	7
5	Montevallo	7				1	Florida Southern	4
						1	Florida Southern	4
						2	Tampa	2
3	Delta State	13				2	Tampa	2
3	Delta State	13
6	Mississippi College	3
6	Mississippi College	3	3	Delta State	0
			3	Delta State	0
			2	Tampa	3
2	Tampa	12	2	Tampa	3
2	Tampa	12
7	Albany State	2
7	Albany State	2										1	Florida Southern	8	—
												1	Florida Southern	8	—
												2	Tampa	7	—
												2	Tampa	7	—
Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final
Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final


			4	Nova Southeastern	3
			4	Nova Southeastern	3
6	Mississippi College	6	6	Mississippi College	5				2	Tampa	7
6	Mississippi College	6	6	Mississippi College	5				2	Tampa	7
7	Albany State	3				6	Mississippi College	7	6	Mississippi College	1
7	Albany State	3				6	Mississippi College	7	6	Mississippi College	1
						3	Delta State	4
						3	Delta State	4
			3	Delta State	9
			3	Delta State	9
			5	Montevallo	2
			5	Montevallo	2

Southeast Regional–Tigerville, South Carolina

Hosted by North Greenville at Ashmore Field.


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals						Final
Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals						Final


			1	North Greenville	3
			1	North Greenville	3
			4	Columbus State	4
4	Columbus State	8	4	Columbus State	4
4	Columbus State	8
5	UNC Pembroke	2
5	UNC Pembroke	2				4	Columbus State	3
						4	Columbus State	3
						3	Belmont Abbey	7
3	Belmont Abbey	5				3	Belmont Abbey	7
3	Belmont Abbey	5
6	Wingate	4
6	Wingate	4	3	Belmont Abbey	15
			3	Belmont Abbey	15
			7	Lincoln Memorial	3
2	Georgia College	4	7	Lincoln Memorial	3
2	Georgia College	4
7	Lincoln Memorial	9
7	Lincoln Memorial	9										3	Belmont Abbey	0	7
												3	Belmont Abbey	0	7
												4	Columbus State	5	10
												4	Columbus State	5	10
Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final
Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final


			1	North Greenville	10
			1	North Greenville	10
6	Wingate	3	2	Georgia College	6				4	Columbus State	6
6	Wingate	3	2	Georgia College	6				4	Columbus State	6
2	Georgia College	13				1	North Greenville	2	1	North Greenville	3
2	Georgia College	13				1	North Greenville	2	1	North Greenville	3
						4	UNC Pembroke	0
						4	UNC Pembroke	0
			7	Lincoln Memorial	8
			7	Lincoln Memorial	8
			4	UNC Pembroke	9
			4	UNC Pembroke	9

South Central Regional–Canyon, Texas

Hosted by West Texas A&M at Wilder Park.


Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final
Round 1			Round 2			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final


			1	West Texas A&M	3
			1	West Texas A&M	3
			3	St. Edward's	13
1	West Texas A&M	7	3	St. Edward's	13	3	St. Edward's	7
1	West Texas A&M	7				3	St. Edward's	7
6	Tarleton State	2				2	Colorado Mesa	8¹²	2	Colorado Mesa	11¹¹
6	Tarleton State	2	2	Colorado Mesa	3¹¹	2	Colorado Mesa	8¹²	2	Colorado Mesa	11¹¹
			2	Colorado Mesa	3¹¹				4	Colorado Mines	4
			6	Tarleton State	2				4	Colorado Mines	4
3	St. Edward's	3	6	Tarleton State	2
3	St. Edward's	3										2	Colorado Mesa	5
4	Colorado Mines	11										2	Colorado Mesa	5
4	Colorado Mines	11	4	Colorado Mines	9¹¹							5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	12
			4	Colorado Mines	9¹¹							5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	12
			5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	7
2	Colorado Mesa	10	5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	7	4	Colorado Mines	2
2	Colorado Mesa	10				4	Colorado Mines	2
5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	13				5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	5
5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	13	1	West Texas A&M	1	5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	5
			1	West Texas A&M	1
			5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	2¹⁰
			5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	2¹⁰

West Region–Azusa, California

Hosted by Azusa Pacific at Cougar Baseball Field.


First round			Second round			Third round			Final
First round			Second round			Third round			Final


			1	Cal State Monterey Bay	12
			1	Cal State Monterey Bay	12
			4	Point Loma Nazarene	13
1	Cal State Monterey Bay	10	4	Point Loma Nazarene	13	4	Point Loma Nazarene	7
1	Cal State Monterey Bay	10				4	Point Loma Nazarene	7
6	Cal State Chico	7				2	Azusa Pacific	10
6	Cal State Chico	7	6	Cal State Chico	3	2	Azusa Pacific	10
			6	Cal State Chico	3
			2	Azusa Pacific	17
3	UC San Diego	22	2	Azusa Pacific	17				2	Azusa Pacific	7	—
3	UC San Diego	22							2	Azusa Pacific	7	—
4	Point Loma Nazarene	3							3	UC San Diego	8	—
4	Point Loma Nazarene	3	3	UC San Diego	9				3	UC San Diego	8	—
			3	UC San Diego	9
			5	California Baptist	8
2	Azusa Pacific	4	5	California Baptist	8	3	UC San Diego	5
2	Azusa Pacific	4				3	UC San Diego	5
5	California Baptist	7¹⁵				5	California Baptist	3
5	California Baptist	7¹⁵	1	Cal State Monterey Bay	10	5	California Baptist	3
			1	Cal State Monterey Bay	10
			5	California Baptist	17
			5	California Baptist	17

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	Previous CWS Appearances	Best CWS Finish
Augustana (SD)	Northern Sun	48–9 (26–8)	Tim Huber	0 (Last: never)	N/A
Columbus State	Peach Belt	45–13 (20–9)	Greg Appleton	7 (Last: 2007)	1st
Florida Southern	Sunshine State	42–9–1 (22–8)	Lance Niekro	20 (Last: 2005)	1st
Mercyhurst	PSAC	36–13 (20–8)	Joe Spano	1 (Last: 2015)	5th
Southern Indiana	Great Lakes Valley	36–21–1 (15–9)	Tracy Archuleta	5 (Last: 2016)	1st
Southern New Hampshire	Northeast-10	39–15 (19–6)	Scott Loiseau	1 (Last: 2012)	5th
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Lone Star	41–15 (15–9)	Jason Gonzales	0 (Last: never)	N/A
UC San Diego	CCAA	45–15 (30–14)	Eric Newman	3 (Last: 2017)	2nd

Results

Bracket

All Games Played at USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina ^[3]

First Round			Second Round			Semifinals				Final

1	Florida Southern	5

8	Southern Indiana	3
			1	Florida Southern	5

			5	Augustana (SD)	6
4	Southern New Hampshire	2

5	Augustana (SD)	5
						5	Augustana (SD)	8	—

						4	Southern New Hampshire	2	—
8	Southern Indiana	0

4	Southern New Hampshire	3
			3	UC San Diego	4

			4	Southern New Hampshire	7



										5	Augustana (SD)	3

										2	Columbus State	2
3	UC San Diego	3

6	Texas A&M–Kingsville	0
			3	UC San Diego	0

			2	Columbus State	6
2	Columbus State	8

7	Mercyhurst	1
						2	Columbus State	2	11

						1	Florida Southern	3	6
6	Texas A&M–Kingsville	9

7	Mercyhurst	0
			1	Florida Southern	8

			6	Texas A&M–Kingsville	0

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 26	Game 1	Augustana (SD)	5–2	Southern New Hampshire
May 26	Game 2	Florida Southern	5–3	Southern Indiana
May 27	Game 3	UC San Diego	3–0	Texas A&M–Kingsville
	Game 4	Columbus State	8–1	Mercyhurst
	Game 5	Southern New Hampshire	3–0	Southern Indiana	Southern Indiana eliminated
	Game 6	Augustana (SD)	6–5	Florida Southern
May 29	Game 7	Texas A&M–Kingsville	9–0	Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst eliminated
May 29	Game 8	Columbus State	6–0	UC San Diego
May 30	Game 9	Florida Southern	8–0	Texas A&M–Kingsville	Texas A&M–Kingsville eliminated
May 30	Game 10	Southern New Hampshire	7–4	UC San Diego	UC San Diego eliminated
May 31	Game 11	Augustana (SD)	8–2	Southern New Hampshire	Southern New Hampshire eliminated
June 1	Game 12	Columbus State	11–6	Florida Southern	Florida Southern eliminated
June 2	Game 13	Augustana (SD)	3–2	Columbus State	Augustana wins National Championship

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References

↑ "2018 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship Regionals" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
↑ 2019 Division II Baseball Championships Record Book (PDF). NCAA. pp. 26–27. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
↑ "2018 DII Men's Baseball Championship Interactive Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved June 2, 2018.

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