2022 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

2022 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season	2022
Teams	60
Finals site	Veterans Memorial Stadium ; Cedar Rapids, Iowa ;
Champions	Eastern Conn St. (5th title)
Runner-up	Salisbury
Winning coach	Brian Hamm (1st title)
	← 2021 ; NCAA Division III baseball tournament ; 2023 →;

Last updated July 14, 2023

The 2022 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was the 46th edition of the NCAA Division III baseball tournament. The 60-team tournament began on Friday, May 20 as part of the 2022 NCAA Division III baseball season and concluded with the 2022 Division III College World Series in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which started on June 3 and ended on June 9.^[1] Eastern Connecticut State came won the final game of the tournament to win their 5th national championship.^[2]

Tournament procedure
Schedule and venues
Bids
Automatic bids
By conference
Regionals and Super Regionals
Birmingham Super Regional
Willimantic Super Regional
Beverly Super Regional
Ithaca Super Regional
LaGrange Super Regional
Marietta Super Regional
Salisbury Super Regional
Whitewater Super Regional
College World Series
Bracket
See also
References
External links

The 60 participating NCAA Division III college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 389 teams. There were 41 teams awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, 1 team selected who could not earn an automatic bid, and 18 teams selected at-large by the NCAA Division III Baseball Committee. Teams were divided into fourteen regionals of four teams, each of which conducted a double-elimination tournament, and two regionals of two teams, each of which conducted a best-of-five series. Regional champions then faced each other in Super Regionals, a best-of-three game series, determined the eight participants in the College World Series.^[3]

Tournament procedure

A total of 60 teams entered the tournament, with 41 of them receiving an automatic bid by winning their conference's tournament. 1 bid was reserved for teams who cannot earn an automatic bid, while the remaining 18 bids were "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Schedule and venues

On May 16, the NCAA Division III Baseball Committee announced the sixteen regional host sites.^[4]

Regionals

May 20–22
- TBD

Super Regionals

May 27–28
- TBD

College World Series

June 3–9
- Veterans Memorial Stadium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Host: American Rivers Conference)

Bids

Automatic bids

School	Conference	Record (Conf)	Berth	Last NCAA Appearance
Mount Aloysius	AMCC	27–13 (11–5)	Tournament
Coe	ARC	21–19 (12–12)	Tournament	2019 (Birmingham Super Regional)
Texas–Dallas	ASC	34–14 (20–10)	Tournament	2021 (Collegeville Regional)
Immaculata	AEC	28–12 (14–4)	Tournament	First appearance
Swarthmore	Centennial	22–17 (14–4)	Tournament	1985 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)
Augustana	CCIW	33–10 (11–7)	Tournament	2016 (Central Regional)
Keystone	CSAC	24–18 (10–2)	Tournament
Endicott	CCC	32–7 (14–2)	Tournament
St. John Fisher	E8	26–13 (18–2)	Tournament	2021 (Marietta Regional)
Johnson & Wales	GNAC	13–24 (11–7)	Tournament
Earlham	HCAC	26–11 (12–6)	Tournament
Elizabethtown	Landmark	22–20 (11–7)	Tournament
Ithaca	Liberty	30–12 (15–5)	Tournament	2019 (Union Regional)
Eastern Connecticut State	LEC		Tournament
Bridgewater State	MASCAC		Tournament
Kalamazoo	MIAA		Tournament
Lebanon Valley	MAC Commonwealth		Tournament
Arcadia	MAC Freedom		Tournament
Lawrence	Midwest		Tournament
Bethel	MIAC		Tournament
Mitchell	NECC		Tournament
Middlebury	NESCAC		Tournament
Wheaton (MA)	NEWMAC	30–10 (14–3)	Tournament	2021 College World Series
William Paterson	NJAC		Tournament
Husson	NAC		Tournament
Denison	NCAC		Tournament
MSOE	NACC		Tournament
Pacific	NWC	28–16 (14–10)	Tournament	2021 (Collegeville Regional)
Marietta	OAC		Tournament
Shenandoah	ODAC		Tournament
Washington & Jefferson	PAC		Tournament
St. Joseph's (L.I.)	Skyline		Tournament
Birmingham–Southern	SAA		Tournament
Cal Lutheran	SCIAC		Tournament
Centenary	SCAC		Tournament
Cortland	SUNYAC		Tournament
Webster	SLIAC		Tournament
Penn State–Harrisburg	United East		Tournament
Crown (MN)	UMAC		Tournament
LaGrange	USA South		Tournament
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	WIAC		Tournament

By conference

Conference	Total	Schools
NWC	1	Pacific
AMCC
ARC
ASC
AEC
Centennial
CCIW
CSAC
CCC
E8		St. John Fisher
GNAC
HCAC
Landmark
Liberty		Ithaca
LEC
MASCAC
MIAA
MAC Commonwealth
MAC Freedom
Midwest
MIAC
NECC
NESCAC
NEWMAC		Wheaton
NJAC		William Paterson, Montclair State, Rowan
NAC
NCAC
NACC
OAC
ODAC
PAC
Skyline
SAA
SCIAC
SCAC
SUNYAC
SLIAC
United East
UMAC
USA South
WIAC

Regionals and Super Regionals

Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.

Birmingham Super Regional


Regional			Regional			Regional Final							Super Regional



						Trinity (TX)		7	18	9	21	–

						Texas-Dallas		4	13	32	13	–



1	Birmingham-So.	10

4	Earlham	2											Trinity (TX)	9	14	–
			1	Birmingham-So.	10	Richardson Regional – UTD Baseball Field
													Birmingham-So.	8	8	–
			2	Lynchburg	2
3	Salve Regina	3

2	Lynchburg	7
						1	Birmingham-So.					10
Lynchburg Regional – Fox Field
						3	Salve Regina					2
4	Earlham	6

3	Salve Regina	7	3	Salve Regina	6

			2	Lynchburg	3

Willimantic Super Regional

Regional			Regional			Regional Final				Super Regional

1	Eastern Conn St.	10

4	Swarthmore	7
			1	Eastern Conn St.	17

			3	Middlebury	4
3	Middlebury	10

2	Rochester	5
						1	Eastern Conn St.	5	–
Rochester Regional – Towers Field
						3	Middlebury	4	–
4	Swarthmore	17

2	Rochester	14
			4	Swarthmore	4

			3	Middlebury	8



											Eastern Conn St.	6	7	–

											Rowan	1	6	–
1	Rowan	7

4	Mitchell	1
			1	Rowan	14

			2	Wash. & Jeff.	7
3	Lebanon Valley	1

2	Wash. & Jeff.	5
						1	Rowan	9	–
Annville Regional – McGill Field
						2	Wash. & Jeff.	0	–
4	Mitchell	10

3	Lebanon Valley	8
			4	Mitchell	6

			2	Wash. & Jeff.	13

Beverly Super Regional

Regional			Regional			Regional Final				Super Regional

1	SUNY Cortland	4

4	Bridgewater St.	3
			1	SUNY Cortland	10

			2	Endicott	7
3	St. John Fisher	1

2	Endicott	10
						1	SUNY Cortland	3	5
Cortland Regional – Robert H. Wallace Field
						2	Endicott	16	7
4	Bridgewater St.	4

3	St. John Fisher	5
			3	St. John Fisher	8

			2	Endicott	18



											Endicott	2	4	–

											Baldwin Wallace	4	7	–
1	Wheaton (MA)	3

4	JWU (Providence)	6
			4	JWU (Providence)	4

			2	Baldwin Wallace	13
3	SUNY Brockport	3

2	Baldwin Wallace	4
						2	Baldwin Wallace	11	–
Brockport Regional – Clark V. Whited Complex
						1	Wheaton (MA)	6	–
1	Wheaton (MA)	6

3	SUNY Brockport	2
			1	Wheaton (MA)	9

			4	JWU (Providence)	3

Ithaca Super Regional

Regional			Regional			Regional Final				Super Regional

1	Immaculata	5

4	Keystone	7
			4	Keystone	2

			3	Ithaca	7
3	Ithaca	8

2	Montclair St.	5
						3	Ithaca	17	–
Immaculata Regional – Baseball Stadium
						4	Keystone	2	–
1	Immaculata	5

2	Montclair St.	5
			1	Immaculata	5

			4	Keystone	6



											Ithaca	4	4	2

											Catholic	0	7	16
1	Shenandoah	10

4	St. Joseph's (L.I.)	3
			1	Shenandoah	5

			2	Catholic	6
3	Stevens	1

2	Catholic	7
						2	Catholic	13	–
Winchester Regional – Bridgeforth Field
						1	Shenandoah	10	–
4	St. Joseph's (L.I.)	2

3	Stevens	0
			4	St. Joseph's (L.I.)	8

			1	Shenandoah	10

LaGrange Super Regional


Regional			Regional			Regional Final							Super Regional



						LaGrange		7	9	14	–	–

						Centenary (LA)		3	7	9	–	–



1	Chapman	3

4	Pacific (OR)	1											LaGrange	7	8	4
			1	Chapman	3	LaGrange Regional – Cleaveland Field
													Chapman	6	9	2
			2	Pomona-Pitzer	1
3	Cal Lutheran	6

2	Pomona-Pitzer	14
						1	Chapman					8
Orange Regional – Hart Park
						2	Pomona-Pitzer					17
4	Pacific (OR)	1

3	Cal Lutheran	9	3	Cal Lutheran	5

			2	Pomona-Pitzer	7

Marietta Super Regional

Regional			Regional			Regional Final				Super Regional

1	Arcadia	10

4	Husson	5
			1	Arcadia	10

			2	Oswego St.	7
3	Elizabethtown	2

2	Oswego St.	8
						1	Arcadia	4	1
Glenside Regional – Skip Wilson Field
						2	Oswego St.	11	4
4	Husson	13

3	Elizabethtown	12
			4	Husson	10

			2	Oswego St.	12



											Oswego St.	2	5	–

											Marietta	13	19	–
1	Marietta	9

4	Kalamazoo	7
			1	Marietta	14

			2	Chris. Newport	5
3	Mount Aloysius	3

2	Chris. Newport	4
						1	Marietta	7	–
Marietta Regional – Don and Sue Schaly Field at Pioneer Park
						2	Chris. Newport	2	–
4	Kalamazoo	8

3	Mount Aloysius	7
			4	Kalamazoo	5

			2	Chris. Newport	11

Salisbury Super Regional

Regional			Regional			Regional Final				Super Regional

1	Denison	14

4	Penn St. Harrisburg	6
			1	Denison	2

			2	Salisbury	0
3	Wm. Paterson	1

2	Salisbury	10
						1	Denison	2	1
Granville Regional – Big Red Field
						2	Salisbury	4	3
4	Penn St. Harrisburg	8

3	Wm. Paterson	15
			3	Wm. Paterson	3

			2	Salisbury	17



											Salisbury	8	4	18

											Wooster	6	6	16
1	Webster	9

4	Crown (MN)	7
			1	Webster	5

			3	Bethel (MN)	7
3	Bethel (MN)	12

2	Wooster	7
						3	Bethel (MN)	8	6
St. Louis Regional – Lloyd Hopkins Field
						2	Wooster	11	11
4	Crown (MN)	3

2	Wooster	21
			2	Wooster	4

			1	Webster	3

Whitewater Super Regional

Regional			Regional			Regional Final				Super Regional

1	Wis.-Whitewater	10

4	MSOE	6
			1	Wis.-Whitewater	8

			2	Aurora	4
3	Augustana (IL)	7

2	Aurora	8
						1	Wis.-Whitewater	8	12
Whitewater Regional – Prucha Field
						2	Aurora	13	8
4	MSOE	3

3	Augustana (IL)	5
			3	Augustana (IL)	1

			2	Aurora	10



											Wis.-Whitewater	9	7	–

											Wis.-Stevens Point	10	11	–
1	Wis.-Stevens Point	11

4	Lawrence	6
			1	Wis.-Stevens Point	2

			2	North Central (IL)	8
3	Coe	8

2	North Central (IL)	12
						2	North Central (IL)	3	8
Stevens Point Regional – Zimmermann Field
						1	Wis.-Stevens Point	27	21
4	Lawrence	1

3	Coe	6
			3	Coe	5

			1	Wis.-Stevens Point	10

College World Series

The College World Series will be held at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Bracket

First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals

1	Marietta	7

8	Catholic	0
			1	Marietta	5

			4	Salisbury	7
4	Salisbury	8

5	Wis.-Stevens Point	2
						4	Salisbury	5
Bracket 1
						5	Wis.-Stevens Point	2
8	Catholic	8

5	Wis.-Stevens Point	12
			1	Marietta	4

			5	Wis.-Stevens Point	6



									4	Salisbury	6	2

									2	Eastern Conn St.	11	3
2	Eastern Conn St.	10

7	Baldwin Wallace	3
			2	Eastern Conn St.	4

			3	LaGrange	3
3	LaGrange	12

6	Trinity (TX)	0
						2	Eastern Conn St.	8
Bracket 2
						3	LaGrange	1
7	Baldwin Wallace	5

6	Trinity (TX)	6
			3	LaGrange	15

			6	Trinity (TX)	3

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References

↑ "DIII College Baseball - Home". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
↑ https://www.theday.com/other-lcoal/20220607/ecsu-wins-fifth-ncaa-division-iii-baseball-championship/
↑ "Pre-Championship 2018–19 Manual" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
↑ "2022 NCAA spring championships selection schedule". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

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[3] "Pre-Championship 2018–19 Manual" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

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