2019 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament

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2019 NCAA Division II
Baseball Tournament
Season2019
Teams56
Finals site
Champions Tampa  (8th title)
Runner-up(4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Joe Urso  (5th title)
MOP Jacinto Arredondo (Tampa)

The 2019 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 2019 season. [1] the Tampa Spartans won their eighth national championship in program history by defeating the Colorado Mesa Mavericks, who were playing in their second national championship. Head Coach Joe Urso won his fifth national championship in his tenure at Tampa. This tournament also introduced a super regional round to the tournament as the eight regionals were instead split into sixteen. Following which, the regional champions would face off in a best-of-three super regional, the winners of the super regionals would then advance to the College World Series.

Contents

Regionals

Atlantic Region

Millersville Regional

Hosted by Millersville at Bennett J. Cooper Park

  Millersville Bloomsburg Mercyhurst
1 Millersville L 1–2L 0–2
4 Bloomsburg W 2–1L 8–918
5 Mercyhurst W 2–0W 9–818
Championship
     
4 Bloomsburg 0
5 Mercyhurst 11

Regional Champion: Mercyhurst

West Chester Regional

Hosted by West Chester at Serpico Stadium

  West Chester Gannon Charleston
2 West Chester L 4–6L 3–1
3 Gannon W 6–4L 2–12
6 Charleston W 3–1W 12–2
Championship
     
4 Gannon 1
6 Charleston 6

Regional Champion Charleston

Atlantic Super Regional

Hosted by Mercyhurst at Mercyhurst Baseball Field

Team123
Charleston 1054
Mercyhurst 2614

Central Region

Super Regional hosted by Augustana at Ronken Field

Opening Round Regional semifinal Regional final Super Regional
               
1 Augustana (SD) 12
8 Oklahoma Baptist 10
1 Augustana (SD)9
5 Arkansas–Monticello 4
4 Minnesota State 2
5 Arkansas–Monticello 13
1 Augustana (SD)8
Sioux Falls Regional, Hosted by Augustana at Ronken Field
8 Oklahoma Baptist 6
8 Oklahoma Baptist8
4 Minnesota State 5
5 Arkansas–Monticello 15
8 Oklahoma Baptist17
1 Augustana 4 2
3 Central Missouri65
3 Central Missouri 8
6 Missouri Southern State 1
3 Central Missouri6
7 Central Oklahoma 1
2 St. Cloud State 3
7 Central Oklahoma 4
3 Central Missouri8
Warrensburg Regional, Hosted by Central Missouri at Crane Stadium
7 Central Oklahoma 5
6 Missouri Southern State 9
2 St. Cloud State10
7 Central Oklahoma9
2 St. Cloud State 4

East Region

Super Regional Hosted by Southern New Hampshire at Penmen Field

Opening Round Regional semifinal Regional final Super Regional
               
1 Adelphi 3
8 Franklin Pierce 4
8 Franklin Pierce 3
5 NYIT9
4 Wilmington (DE) 7
5 NYIT 10
5 NYIT6
Garden City Regional Hosted by Adelphi at William J. Bonomo Memorial Field
4 Wilmington (DE) 3
1 Adelphi 5
4 Wilmington (DE)14
8 Franklin Pierce 10
4 Wilmington (DE)12
5 NYIT96
2 Southern New Hampshire8 3
3 LIU Post 7
6 Felician 2
3 LIU Post4
2 Southern New Hampshire3
2 Southern New Hampshire 4
7 Assumption 3
3 LIU Post 2 1
Manchester Regional Hosted by Southern New Hampshire at Penmen Field
2 Southern New Hampshire84
6 Felician6
7 Assumption 5
2 Southern New Hampshire8
6 Felician 0

Midwest Region

Super Regional Hosted by Ashland at Donges Field

Opening Round Regional semifinal Regional final Super Regional
               
1 Ashland 0
8 Tiffin 17
8 Tiffin8
5 Bellarmine 5
4 Northwood 6
5 Bellarmine 7
8 Tiffin 6 5
Kent Regional, hosted by Ashland at Schoonover Stadium
1 Ashland715
1 Ashland6
4 Northwood 5
5 Bellarmine 7
1 Ashland8
1 Ashland74 8
2 UIS 4 87
3 Wayne State 8
6 Quincy 6
3 Wayne State 5
2 UIS6
2 UIS 5
7 Drury 4
2 UIS11
Springfield Regional, hosted by UIS at Robin Roberts Stadium
7 Drury 5
6 Quincy 5
7 Drury7
3 Wayne State 7
7 Drury15

South Region

Super Regional hosted by Tampa at University of Tampa Baseball Field

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Tampa 18
8 Spring Hill 9
1 Tampa9
4 West Florida 1
4 West Florida 5
5 Nova Southeastern 4
1 Tampa612
Tampa Regional, hosted by Tampa at University of Tampa Baseball Field
5 Nova Southeastern 5
8 Spring Hill 3
5 Nova Southeastern6
4 West Florida 3
5 Nova Southeastern5
1 Tampa3116
2 Delta State 1 3
3 Eckers 1
6 Valdosta State 6
6 Valdosta State
2 Delta State6
2 Delta State 5
7 Embry–Riddle (FL) 1
2 Delta State9
Cleveland Regional, hosted by Delta State at Ferriss Field
6 Valdosta State 6
3 Eckerd10
7 Embry–Riddle 9
6 Valdosta State8
3 Eckerd 7

Southeast Region

Tigerville Regional

Hosted by North Greenville at Ashmore Park

  North Greenville Mount Olive Lincoln Memorial
1 North Greenville W 4–3W 7–0
4 Mount Olive L 3–4L 2–3
5 Lincoln Memorial L 0–7W 3–2
Championship
     
1 North Greenville 8
5 Lincoln Memorial 3

Regional Champion: North Greenville

Newberry Regional

Hosted by Newberry College at Smith Road Complex

  Newberry Catawba Young Harris
2 Newberry L 0–7L 1–5
3 Catawba W 7–0W 9–2
6 Young Harris W 5–1L 2–9
Championship
     
3 Catawba 7
6 Young Harris 5

Regional Champion Catawba

Super Regional

Hosted by North Greenville at Ashmore Park

Team123
Catawba 4414-
North Greenville 33-

South Central Region

Grand Junction Regional

Hosted by Colorado Mesa at Suplizio Field

  Colorado Mesa Colorado Mines West Texas A&M
1 Colorado Mesa W 6–3W 13–10
4 Colorado Mines L 3–6W 5–4
5 West Texas A&M L 10–13L 4–5
Championship
     
1 Colorado Mesa 11
4 Colorado Mines 1

Regional Champion: Colorado Mesa

San Angelo Regional

Hosted by Angelo State at Foster Field

  Angelo State Lubbock Christian Rogers State
2 Angelo State W 6–1L 8–9
3 Lubbock Christian L 1–6L 5–9
6 Rogers State W 9–8W 9–5
Championship
     
2 Angelo State 1319
6 Rogers State 6 10

Regional Champion Angelo State

Super Regional

Hosted by Angelo State at Foster Field

Team123
Colorado Mesa 183
Angelo State 092

West Region

Azusa Regional

Hosted by Azusa Pacific at Cougar Baseball Field

  Azusa Pacific Cal State Monterey Bay Cal Poly Pomona
1 Azusa Pacific W 4–3W 15–3
4 Cal State Monterey Bay L 3–15L 4–11
5 Cal Poly Pomona L 3–4W 11–4
Championship
     
1 Azusa Pacific 19
5 Cal Poly Pomona 2

Regional Champion: Azusa Pacific

San Diego Regional

Hosted by UC San Diego at Triton Ballpark

  UC San Diego Point Loma Nazarene Montana State Billings
2 UC San Diego W 7–5W 11–4
3 Point Loma Nazarene L 4–11W 10–2
6 Montana State Billings L 5–7L 2–10
Championship
     
2 UC San Diego 7 7
3 Point Loma Nazarene 85

Regional Champion UC San Diego

Super Regional

Hosted by Azusa Pacific at Cougar Baseball Field

Team123
UC San Diego 2616
Azusa Pacific 1355

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachPrevious CWS AppearancesBest CWS Finish
Ashland GLIAC 47–13 (17–7) John Schaly 4
(last: 2008)
5th
Catawba SAC 47–12 (17–7) Jim Gantt 2
(last: 2015)
2nd
Central Missouri MIAA 43–14 (24–9) Kyle Crookes 17
(last: 2016)
1st
Colorado Mesa RMAC 50–9 (29–7) Chris Hanks 4
(last: 2017)
2nd
Mercyhurst PSAC 34–14 (19–9) Joe Spano 2
(last: 2018)
5th
NYIT ECC 37–14 (21–7) Frank Catalanotto 0
(last: never)
N/A
Tampa SSC 41–14 (19–11) Joe Urso 17
(last: 2015)
1st
UC San Diego CCAA 40–14 (30–10) Eric Newman 5
(last: 2018)
2nd

Results

Bracket

First round Second Round Semifinals Finals
         
Ashland 4
Central Missouri 9
Central Missouri 5
Colorado Mesa6
Colorado Mesa 11
NYIT 4
Colorado Mesa5 1
Central Missouri 70
Ashland8
NYIT 3
Central Missouri11
Ashland 3
Colorado Mesa 1
Tampa3
Catawba 0
UC San Diego 5
UC San Diego 2
Tampa7
Tampa 4
Mercyhurst 2
Tampa12
Mercyhurst 0
Catawba 5
Mercyhurst8
UC San Diego 5
Mercyhurst6

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 1Game 1 Central Missouri 9–4 Ashland
Game 2 Colorado Mesa 11–4 NYIT
June 2Game 3 UC San Diego 5–0 Catawba
Game 4 Tampa 4–2 Mercyhurst
June 3Game 5 Ashland 8–3 NYIT NYIT eliminated
Game 6 Colorado Mesa 6–5 Central Missouri
June 4Game 7 Mercyhurst 8–5 Catawba Catawba eliminated
Game 8 Tampa 7–2 UC San Diego
June 5Game 9 Central Missouri 11–3 Ashland Ashland eliminated
Game 10 Mercyhurst 6–5 UC San Diego UC San Diego eliminated
June 6Game 11 Central Missouri 7–5 Colorado Mesa
Game 12 Colorado Mesa 1–0 Central Missouri Central Missouri eliminated
Game 13 Tampa 12–0 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst eliminated
June 8Game 14 Tampa 3–1 Colorado Mesa Tampa wins National Championship

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