2021 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

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2021 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season2021
Teams42
Finals site
Champions Wingate  (1st title)
Runner-up Central Missouri (18th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach[Jeff Gregory]] (1st title)
MOP Logan McNeely (Wingate)

The 2021 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 2021 season. [1] the Wingate Bulldogs won their first national championship in program history by defeating Central Missouri, who were playing in their third national championship. Head Coach Kyle Crookes won his first national championship in his tenure at Wingate. 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 faced 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 Regional

Hosted by Charleston at Triana Field in Charleston, West Virginia.

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Seton Hill 15
4 Bloomsburg 34Bloomsburg3
5 Charleston 21Seton Hill5
2Millersville2
2 Millersville 3
3 West Virginia State 2
1Seton Hill8
2Millersville5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
2Millersville3
4Bloomsburg85Charleston1
5Charleston125Charleston14
3West Virginia State6

Central Regional

Hosted by Central Missouri at Crane Stadium in Warrensburg, Missouri.

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Central Missouri 2
6 Henderson State 11Central Missouri7
4Arkansas Tech4
3 Minnesota State 91Central Missouri4
4 Arkansas Tech 85Southern Arkansas2
3Minnesota State11Central Missouri12
5Southern Arkansas25Southern Arkansas5
2 Augustana (SD) 65Southern Arkansas5
5 Southern Arkansas 83Minnesota State73Minnesota State1
6Henderson State86Henderson State4
2Augustana (SD)7

East Regional

Hosted by Franklin Pierce at Arthur and Martha Pappas Field in Rindge, New Hampshire.

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Southern New Hampshire 5
6 Dominican 11Southern New Hampshire14
4Franklin Pierce6
3 Molloy 131Southern New Hampshire9
4 Franklin Pierce 53Molloy3
3Molloy31Southern New Hampshire39
5Goldey–Beacom23Molloy82
2 St. Thomas Aquinas 03Molloy6
5 Goldey–Beacom 35Goldey–Beacom25Goldey–Beacom4
6Dominican22St. Thomas Aquinas1
2St. Thomas Aquinas4

Midwest Regional

Hosted by Lindenwood at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Missouri

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
6Northwood1
3Davenport16
1 UIS 93Davenport22
6 Northwood 135Quincy13
1UIS3
5Quincy4
3 Davenport 23Davenport96
4 Lindenwood 62Trevecca Nazarene112
4Lindenwood4
2Trevecca Nazarene7
2 Trevecca Nazarene 82Trevecca Nazarene9
5 Quincy 36Northwood4
6Northwood7
4Lindenwood5

South Regional

Hosted by West Florida at Jim Spooner Field in Pensacola, Florida.

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1 West Florida 6
6 Shorter 31West Florida10
4Delta State3
3 Tampa 71West Florida7
4 Delta State 63Tampa17
3Tampa123Tampa8
2Lee71West Florida7
2 Lee 41West Florida7
5 Alabama–Huntsville 12Lee102Lee0
6Shorter25Alabama–Huntsville4
5Alabama–Huntsville7

Southeast Regional

Hosted by North Greenville at Ashmore Field in Tigerville, South Carolina.

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1Catawba8
4North Greenville12
1 Catawba 104North Greenville9
6 Columbus State 26Columbus State10
6Columbus State8
5UNC Pembroke2
3 Wingate 66Columbus State2
4 North Greenville 43Wingate4
3Wingate19
2Mount Olive6
2 Mount Olive 73Wingate11
5 UNC Pembroke 62Mount Olive5
1Catawba5
2Mount Olive6

South Central Regional

Hosted by Angelo State at Foster Field in San Angelo, Texas.

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 Colorado Mesa 11
4 UCCS 9
1Colorado Mesa2
3Angelo State5
2 Angelo State 10
3 West Texas A&M 2
3Angelo State18
2West Texas A&M4
Lower round 1Lower final
1Colorado Mesa6
4UCCS62West Texas A&M7
2West Texas A&M7

West Regional

Hosted by Northwest Nazarene at Elmore W. Vail Baseball Field in Nampa, Idaho.

 Azusa PacificNorthwest NazareneWestern Oregon
1 Azusa Pacific L 2–3L 5–16
2 Northwest Nazarene W 3–2L 1–2
3 Western Oregon W 16–5W 2–1
Championship
     
3 Western Oregon 5 6
2 Northwest Nazarene 712

Finals

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachPrevious CWS appearancesBest CWS finish
Angelo State Lone Star 42–7 (25–5) Kevin Brooks 3
(last: 2016)
5th
Central Missouri MIAA 43–6 (30–3) Kyle Crookes 18
(last: 2019)
1st
Northwest Nazarene GNWAC 34–8 (21–3) Joe Schaefer 0
(last: never)
N/A
Seton Hill PSAC 38–6 (23–4) Marc Marizzaldi 1
(last: 2014)
4th
Southern New Hampshire Northeast-10 28–7 (19–5) Scott Loiseau 2
(last: 2018)
4th
Tampa SSC 20–4 (15–3) Joe Urso 18
(last: 2019)
1st
Trevecca Nazarene GMWAC 36–11 (23–5) Chase Sain 0
(last: never)
N/A
Wingate SAC 34–12 (20–10) Jeff Gregory 0
(last: never)
N/A

Results

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Central Missouri 9
8 Northwest Nazarene 3
1 Central Missouri8
5 Tampa 4
4 Trevecca Nazarene 6
5 Tampa 7
1 Central Missouri1 3
5 Tampa 81
8 Northwest Nazarene9
4 Trevecca Nazarene 3
5 Tampa5
8 Northwest Nazarene 2
1 Central Missouri 3
6 Wingate5
3 Angelo State 6
6 Wingate 2
3 Angelo State9
2 Seton Hill 4
2 Seton Hill 4
7 Southern New Hampshire 3
3 Angelo State 4 7
6 Wingate58
6 Wingate3
7 Southern New Hampshire 2
2 Seton Hill 1
6 Wingate5

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 5Game 1(5) Tampa 7–6(4) Trevecca Nazarene
Game 2(1) Central Missouri 9–3(8) Northwest Nazarene
June 6Game 3(3) Angelo State 6–2(6) Wingate
Game 4(2) Seton Hill 4–3(7) Southern New Hampshire
June 7Game 5(8) Northwest Nazarene 9–3(4) Trevecca Nazarene Trevecca Nazarene eliminated
Game 6(1) Central Missouri 8–4(5) Tampa
June 8Game 7(6) Wingate 3–2(7) Southern New Hampshire Southern New Hampshire eliminated
Game 8(3) Angelo State 9–4(2) Seton Hill
June 9Game 9(6) Wingate 5–1(2) Seton Hill Seton Hill eliminated
Game 10(5) Tampa 5–2(8) Northwest Nazarene Northwest Nazarene eliminated
June 10Game 11(6) Wingate 5–4(3) Angelo State
June 11Game 12(5) Tampa 8–1(1) Central Missouri
Game 13(6) Wingate 8–7(3) Angelo State Angelo State eliminated
Game 14(1) Central Missouri 3–1(5) Tampa Tampa eliminated
June 12Game 15(6) Wingate 5–2(1) Central Missouri Wingate wins National Championship

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References

  1. "2021 Division II Baseball Official Bracket". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.