NCAA Division III baseball tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
SportCollege baseball
Founded1976
No. of teams56
Most recent
champion(s)		Lynchburg (1st)
Most titlesMarietta (6 titles)
TV partner(s)ESPNU
Official websiteNCAA.com

The NCAA Division III baseball tournament is an annual college baseball tournament held at the culmination of the spring regular season to determine the NCAA Division III baseball champion. The tournament has been played since 1976, soon after the formation of Division III. Most of the 56 teams who qualify do so by winning an automatic bid that comes along with their conference's championship; others receive at-large bids. The initial round consists of six- and eight-team regionals held at pre-selected sites in eight regions: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic, South, Mideast, Midwest, Central, and West. The eight regional champions advance to the final round of the Division III Baseball Championship tournament. The tournament final will be hosted in Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio beginning in 2024.

History

The event was formerly held at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, just outside of Appleton for 18 years until it left for Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa following the 2018 championships.[1] The championship was held in Cedar Rapids four times beginning in 2019 and hosted by the American Rivers Conference.[2] Cedar Rapids was set to only host until 2022, but was awarded the 2023 championships after 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19. The championships will move to Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio for the 2024 NCAA championships.[3]

In both the regional and final rounds, the tournament uses a "double elimination" format, in which teams must lose twice to be eliminated.[4]

Marietta is the most successful program, with six national titles.[5]

Lynchburg are the reigning national champions, winning their first championship in 2023.[6]


Results

NCAA Division III Baseball Championship
Year Site Stadium Championship Results
Champion Score Runner-Up
1976
Details 		Marietta, OH Pioneer Park Cal State Stanislaus 13–6 Ithaca
1977
Details 		Cal State Stanislaus (2) 8–5 Brandeis
1978
Details 		Glassboro State 5–3 Marietta
1979
Details 		Glassboro State (2) 3–0 Cal State Stanislaus
1980
Details 		Ithaca 12–5 Marietta
1981
Details 		Marietta 14–1212 Ithaca
1982
Details 		Eastern Connecticut State 11–6 Cal State Stanislaus
1983
Details 		Marietta (2) 36–8 Otterbein
1984
Details 		Ramapo 5–4 Marietta
1985
Details 		Wisconsin–Oshkosh 11–6 Marietta
1986
Details 		Marietta (3) 11–6 Ithaca
1987
Details 		Montclair State 13–1210 Wisconsin–Oshkosh
1988
Details 		Bristol, CT Muzzy Field Ithaca (2) 7–5 Wisconsin–Oshkosh
1989
Details 		North Carolina Wesleyan 8–713 Cal State Stanislaus
1990
Details 		Battle Creek, MI C. O. Brown Stadium Eastern Connecticut State (2) 8–1 Aurora
1991
Details 		Southern Maine 9–0 Trenton State
1992
Details 		William Paterson 3–1 Cal Lutheran
1993
Details 		Montclair State (2) 3–1 Wisconsin–Oshkosh
1994
Details 		Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2) 6–2 Wesleyan (Conn.)
1995
Details 		Salem, VA Kiwanis Field La Verne 5–3 Methodist
1996
Details 		Salem, VA Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium William Paterson (2) 6–5 Cal Lutheran
1997
Details 		Southern Maine (2) 15–1 Wooster
1998
Details 		Eastern Connecticut State (3) 16–1 Montclair State
1999
Details 		North Carolina Wesleyan (2) 1–0 St. Thomas (Minnesota)
2000
Details 		Grand Chute, WI Fox Cities Stadium Montclair State (3) 6–2 St. Thomas (Minnesota)
2001
Details 		St. Thomas (MN) 8–4 Marietta
2002
Details 		Eastern Connecticut State (4) 8–0 Marietta
2003
Details 		Chapman 15–7 Christopher Newport
2004
Details 		George Fox 6–3 Eastern Connecticut State
2005
Details 		Wisconsin–Whitewater 11–4 Cortland
2006
Details 		Marietta (4) 7–2 Wheaton (MA)
2007
Details 		Kean 5–4 Emory
2008
Details 		Trinity (CT) 5–4 Johns Hopkins
2009
Details 		St. Thomas (MN) (2) 3–2 Wooster
2010
Details 		Illinois Wesleyan 17–5 Cortland
2011
Details 		Marietta (5) 18–5 Chapman
2012
Details 		Marietta (6) 7–2 Wheaton (Mass.)
2013
Details 		Linfield 4–1 Southern Maine
2014
Details 		Wisconsin–Whitewater (2) 7–0 Emory
2015
Details 		Cortland 11–3, 6–2 Wisconsin–La Crosse
2016
Details 		Trinity (TX) 14–6, 10–7 Keystone
2017
Details 		Cal Lutheran 2–12, 12–4, 7–2 Washington & Jefferson
2018
Details 		Texas–Tyler 8–1, 9–6 Texas Lutheran
2019
Details 		Cedar Rapids, IA Veterans Memorial Stadium Chapman (2) 6–4, 11–0 Birmingham–Southern
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Details 		Cedar Rapids, IA Veterans Memorial Stadium Salisbury 6–1, 4–2 St. Thomas (Minnesota)
2022
Details 		Eastern Connecticut State (5) 11–6, 3–2 Salisbury
2023
Details 		Lynchburg 5–2, 6–11, 7–6 Johns Hopkins
2024
Details 		Eastlake, OH Classic Park
2025
Details
2026
Details

Champions

Rank Team Titles
1 Marietta 6
2 Eastern Connecticut State 5
3 Montclair State 3
4 Chapman 2
Ithaca
North Carolina Wesleyan
Rowan
Southern Maine
Stanislaus State
St. Thomas (MN)
William Paterson
Wisconsin–Oshkosh
Wisconsin–Whitewater
5 Cal Lutheran 1
Cortland
George Fox
Illinois Wesleyan
Kean
La Verne
Linfield
Lynchburg
Ramapo
Salisbury
Trinity (CT)
Trinity (TX)
UT Tyler

See also

References

  1. ^ Sherry, Mike. "Final pitch: Last Division III World Series in Fox Cities bittersweet for baseball fans". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. ^ "Cedar Rapids awarded seven NCAA Division III championships through 2022". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  3. ^ Eke, Isabella. "NCAA Division III Baseball Championships to be hosted at the Lake County Captains Stadium from 2024-26". The Carroll News. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  4. ^ "Baseball : Division III : Results" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "NCAA Division III National Championships". Marietta College Athletics. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  6. ^ "University of Lynchburg baseball wins national title". NewsAdvance.com. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

External links

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