2016 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament

Collegiate baseball tournament

2016 NCAA Division III
baseball tournamentSeason| 2016

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Teams| 56
Finals site|

* Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium
* Grand Chute, Wisconsin

Champions| Trinity (TX) (1st title)
Runner-up| Keystone
MOP| Drew Butler (Trinity (TX))

* ← 2015
* NCAA Division III Baseball Championship
* 2017 →

The 2016 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2016 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 41st national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin for the championship. Eight regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with four regions consisting of six teams, and four consisting of eight, for a total of 56 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Trinity (TX), who defeated Keystone in the championship series in two games.[1][2]

## Bids

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The 56 competing teams were:[3]

### By team

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### By conference

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Conference  | Total  | Schools

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New Jersey Athletic Conference | 3  | Kean, Ramapo, TCNJ
University Athletic Association | 3  | Case Western, Emory, Washington University in St. Louis
Capital Athletic Conference | 2  | Frostburg State, Salisbury
Centennial Conference | 2  | Haverford, Johns Hopkins
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin | 2  | Augustana (IL), North Central (IL)
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2  | Luther, Wartburg
Little East Conference | 2  | Eastern Connecticut State, UMass–Boston
North Coast Athletic Conference | 2  | Ohio Wesleyan, Wooster
Northwest Conference | 2  | Pacific Lutheran, Whitworth
Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 2  | Randolph–Macon, Shenandoah
State University of New York Athletic Conference | 2  | Cortland, Oswego
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2  | Wisconsin–La Crosse, Wisconsin–Whitewater
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 1  | La Roche
American Southwest Conference | 1  | Texas–Tyler
Colonial States Athletic Conference | 1  | Keystone
Commonwealth Coast Conference | 1  | Salve Regina
Empire 8 | 1  | St. John Fisher
Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1  | Suffolk
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1  | Rose-Hulman
Landmark Conference | 1  | Susquehanna
Liberty League | 1  | Union (NY)
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1  | Salem State
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1  | Kalamazoo
MAC Commonwealth Conference | 1  | Widener
MAC Freedom Conference | 1  | Misericordia
Midwest Conference | 1  | Beloit
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1  | Saint John's (MN)
New England Collegiate Conference | 1  | Mitchell
New England Small College Athletic Conference | 1  | Tufts
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1  | Wheaton (MA)
North Atlantic Conference | 1  | Castelton
North Eastern Athletic Conference | 1  | Penn State–Berks
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 1  | Concordia (IL)
Ohio Athletic Conference | 1  | Marietta
Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1  | Thomas More
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1  | Westminster (MO)
Skyline Conference | 1  | St. Joseph's-Long Island
Southern Athletic Association | 1  | Birmingham–Southern
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1  | Cal Lutheran
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1  | Trinity (TX)
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 1  | St. Scholastica
USA South Athletic Conference | 1  | Huntingdon
Independents | 0  | none

## Regionals

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Bold indicates winner. [4]

### South Regional

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William R. Bowdoin Field-Mount Berry, GA (Host: Berry College)

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round| | | Second round/elimination round 1| | | Semifinals/elimination semifinals| | | Elimination finals| | | Finals
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| 1| Emory| 6|
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| 6| Thomas More| 5| | | Emory| 8
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| | | | Marietta| 0| | |
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| 2| Shenandoah| 3| | Emory| 14|
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| 5| Marietta| 2| | | | | Shenandoah| 7| | | | | |
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| | Shenandoah| 6| | | Emory| 15| —
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| | | Birmingham–Southern| 2| | | | | Shenandoah| 2| —
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| 3| Birmingham–Southern| 7| | | Birmingham–Southern| 8|
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| 4| Huntingdon| 0| | | | Thomas More| 9| | | Shenandoah| 10| |
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| | Thomas More| 4| | | Birmingham–Southern| 16| | |
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| Huntingdon| 2| | |
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### New York Regional

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Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park-Auburn, NY (Host: State University of New York at Cortland)

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round| | | Second round/elimination round 1| | | Semifinals/elimination semifinals| | | Elimination finals| | | Finals
| | | | |
| 1| Cortland| 14|
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| 6| Castelton| 4| | | Cortland| 6
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| | | | Frostburg State| 0| | |
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| 2| Susquehanna| 11| | Cortland| 13|
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| 5| Frostburg State| 8| | | | | Ramapo| 4| | | | | |
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| | Susquehanna| 2| | | Cortland| 6| 10
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| | | Ramapo| 9| | | | | Susquehanna| 8| 9
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| 3| Ramapo| 3| | | Susquehanna| 7|
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| 4| Union (NY)| 210| | | | Castleton| 2| | | Ramapo| 2| |
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| | Castleton| 3| | | Susquehanna| 7| | |
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| Union (NY)| 1| | |
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### West Regional

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Avista Stadium-Spokane, WA (Host: Whitworth University/Spokane Sports Commission)

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round| | | Second round/elimination round 1| | | Semifinals/elimination semifinals| | | Elimination finals| | | Finals
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| 1| Trinity (TX)| 7|
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| 6| Pacific Lutheran| 3| | | Trinity (TX)| 10
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| | | | Case Western| 0| | |
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| 2| Texas–Tyler| 7| | Texas–Tyler| 2|
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| 5| Cal Lutheran| 3| | | | | Trinity (TX)| 14| | | | | |
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| | Texas–Tyler| 6| | | Trinity (TX)| 12| —
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| | | Whitworth| 4| | | | | Pacific Lutheran| 7| —
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| 3| Whitworth| 8| | | Pacific Lutheran| 3|
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| 4| Case Western| 5| | | | Pacific Lutheran| 8| | | Texas–Tyler| 2| |
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| | Cal Lutheran| 6| | | Whitworth| 5| | |
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| Pacific Lutheran| 8| | |
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### Midwest Regional

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Copeland Park-La Crosse, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Upper round 1| | | Upper round 2| | | Upper final| | | | | | Final
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| 4| Luther| 8
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| 5| North Central (IL)| 6| |
| | | Luther| 3
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| | | Concordia (IL)| 16| |
| 1| Concordia (IL)| 13| | | |
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| 8| Kalamazoo| 2| |
| | | Concordia (IL)| 3|
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| | | Wisconsin–La Crosse| 12| | | | |
| 3| Wisconsin–La Crosse| 17| | | | | | | | |
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| 6| Beloit| 2| |
| | | Wisconsin–La Crosse| 10
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| | | St. John's (MN)| 0| |
| 2| Saint John's (MN)| 7| | | | |
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| 7| St. Scholastica| 2| | | Wisconsin–La Crosse| 5| —
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| | | | St. John's (MN)| 3| —
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| Lower round 1| Lower round 2| Lower round 3| Lower final|
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| | North Central (IL)| 2|
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| North Central (IL)| 4| | | St. John's (MN)| 8| | | | St. John's (MN)| 7
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| Kalamazoo| 2| | | | St. John's (MN)| 5| | | Concordia (IL)| 511| |
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| | | | Luther| 410| | |
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| | St. Scholastica| 2|
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| Beloit| 1| | | Luther| 3| |
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| St. Scholastica| 8| | |
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### Mid-Atlantic Regional

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PNC Field-Moosic, PA (Host: Misericordia University)

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Upper round 1| | | Upper round 2| | | Upper final| | | | | | Final
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| 4| Kean| 7
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| 5| Salisbury| 1| |
| | | Kean| 0
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| | | St. John Fisher| 9| |
| 1| St. John Fisher| 6| | | |
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| 8| Salve Regina| 5| |
| | | St. John Fisher| 6|
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| | | UMass–Boston| 5| | | | |
| 3| UMass–Boston| 6| | | | | | | | |
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| 6| Haverford| 2| |
| | | UMass–Boston| 10
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| | | Penn State–Berks| 5| |
| 2| Penn State–Berks| 3| | | | |
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| 7| Misericordia| 2| | | St. John Fisher| 8| —
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| | | | Kean| 2| —
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| Lower round 1| Lower round 2| Lower round 3| Lower final|
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| | Salisbury| 2|
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| Salisbury| 5| | | Penn State–Berks| 512| | | | Kean| 5
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| Salve Regina| 3| | | | Penn State–Berks| 4| | | UMass–Boston| 1| |
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| | | | Kean| 7| | |
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| | Haverford| 5|
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| Haverford| 7| | | Kean| 11| |
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| Misericordia| 610| | |
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### New England Regional

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Eastern Baseball Stadium-Mansfield, CT (Host: Eastern Connecticut State University)

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Upper round 1| | | Upper round 2| | | Upper final| | | | | | Final
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| 4| Tufts| 8
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| 5| Mitchell| 1| |
| | | Tufts| 2
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| | | Oswego State| 0| |
| 1| Oswego State| 3| | | |
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| 8| Eastern Connecticut State| 2| |
| | | Tufts| 3|
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| | | Keystone| 11| | | | |
| 3| Keystone| 5| | | | | | | | |
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| 6| Suffolk| 2| |
| | | Keystone| 7
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| | | Salem State| 1| |
| 2| Salem State| 7| | | | |
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| 7| Wheaton (MA)| 4| | | Keystone| 7| —
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| | | | Tufts| 5| —
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| Lower round 1| Lower round 2| Lower round 3| Lower final|
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| | Mitchell| 2|
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| Mitchell| 3| | | Salem State| 312| | | | Oswego State| 1
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| Eastern Connecticut State| 2| | | | Salem State| 3| | | Tufts| 7| |
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| | | | Oswego State| 7| | |
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| | Wheaton (MA)| 0|
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| Suffolk| 5| | | Oswego State| 2| |
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| Wheaton (MA)| 6| | |
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### Central Regional

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GCS Ballpark-Sauget, IL (Host: Webster College)

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round| | | Second round/elimination round 1| | | Semifinals/elimination semifinals| | | Elimination finals| | | Finals
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| 1| Wisconsin–Whitewater| 11|
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| 6| Westminster (MO)| 4| | | Wisconsin–Whitewater| 15
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| | | | Augustana (IL)| 3| | |
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| 2| Rose-Hulman| 7| | Rose-Hulman| 8|
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| 5| Wartburg| 2| | | | | Wisconsin–Whitewater| 0| | | | | |
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| | Rose-Hulman| 6| | | Rose-Hulman| 0| 3
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| | | Washington University| 5| | | | | Wisconsin–Whitewater| 11| 5
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| 3| Washington University| 8| | | Washington University| 8|
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| 4| Augustana (IL)| 0| | | | Wartburg| 1| | | Wisconsin–Whitewater| 914| |
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| | Wartburg| 8| | | Washington University| 5| | |
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| Westminster (MO)| 0| | |
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### Mideast Regional

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Ross Memorial Park-Washington, PA (Host: Washington & Jefferson College)

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Upper round 1| | | Upper round 2| | | Upper final| | | | | | Final
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| 4| La Roche| 7
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| 5| Widener| 6| |
| | | La Roche| 4
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| | | TCNJ| 3| |
| 1| TCNJ| 10| | | |
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| 8| Ohio Wesleyan| 0| |
| | | La Roche| 6|
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| | | Randolph–Macon| 19| | | | |
| 3| Randolph–Macon| 8| | | | | | | | |
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| 6| St. Joseph's-Long Island| 0| |
| | | Randolph–Macon| 2
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| | | Wooster| 1| |
| 2| Wooster| 8| | | | |
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| 7| Johns Hopkins| 5| | | Randolph–Macon| 2| 3
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| | | | La Roche| 712| 4
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| Lower round 1| Lower round 2| Lower round 3| Lower final|
| | | |
| | Widener| 9|
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| Widener| 9| | | Wooster| 16| | | | Wooster| 0
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| Ohio Wesleyan| 0| | | | Wooster| 5| | | La Roche| 13| |
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| | | | TCNJ| 3| | |
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| | St. Joseph's-Long Island| 5|
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| St. Joseph's-Long Island| 3| | | TCNJ| 15| |
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| Johns Hopkins| 0| | |
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## World Series

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Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium-Grand Chute, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Lawrence University/Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)

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| First round/elimination round 1 | | | Second round/elimination finals | | | Semifinals | | | Championship Series |

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| S1 | Emory | 0 | | | |
| NY1 | Cortland | 1 |
| |  | Cortland | 2 |
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| | |  | Trinity (TX) | 5 |
| W1 | Trinity (TX) | 8 |

| MW3 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 0 |
| |  | Trinity (TX) | 5 | — |
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| | |  | Cortland | 2 | — |
|  | Emory | 3 | |

|  | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 12 |
| |  | SUNY Cortland | 8 |
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| |  | Trinity (TX) | 14 | 10 | — |
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| | |  | Keystone | 6 | 7 | — |
| MA1 | St. John Fisher | 3 | | |

| NE3 | Keystone | 16 |
| |  | Keystone | 6 |
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| | |  | La Roche | 1 |
| C1 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 3 |

| ME4 | La Roche | 5 |
| |  | Keystone | 5 | — |
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| | |  | La Roche | 410 | — |
|  | St. John Fisher | 4 | |

|  | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 3 |
| |  | La Roche | 9 |
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## References

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1. ^ Wayne Cavadi (May 29, 2016). "DIII Baseball: How Trinity (Texas) captured 2016 DIII Championship in Appleton". NCAA. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
2. ^ "Title is the first for the Lone Star State". d3baseball.com. June 1, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
3. ^ "DIII Baseball Selection Committee announces 56 teams to compete in tournament". NCAA. May 16, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
4. ^ "2016 NCAA DIII Baseball Regional Schedule". NCAA. May 23, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017.

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