NCAA Division III baseball tournament

Annual college event

NCAA Division III baseball tournamentCurrent season, competition or edition:
2024 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

Association| NCAA
Sport| College baseball
Founded| 1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Division| Division III
No. of teams| 56
Country|  United States
Most recent
champion(s)| Misericordia (1st)
Most titles| Marietta (6 titles)
TV partner(s)| ESPNU
Official website| NCAA.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.[1]

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

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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.[2] The championship was held in Cedar Rapids four times beginning in 2019 and hosted by the American Rivers Conference.[3] 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.[4]

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

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

Misericordia are the reigning national champions, winning their first championship in 2024.[6]

## Results

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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 | Misericordia | 12–9, 10–16, 10–5  | Wisconsin–Whitewater
2025
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## Champions

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### Active programs

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Team | Titles | Years

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Marietta | 6  | 1981, 1983, 1986, 2006, 2011, 2012
Eastern Connecticut State | 5  | 1982, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2022
Montclair State | 3  | 1987, 1993, 2000
Chapman | 2  | 2003, 2019
Wisconsin–Whitewater | 2  | 2005, 2014
North Carolina Wesleyan | 2  | 1989, 1999
Southern Maine | 2  | 1991, 1997
William Paterson | 2  | 1992, 1996
Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 2  | 1985, 1994
Ithaca | 2  | 1980, 1988
Rowan | 2  | 1978, 1979
Misericordia | 1  | 2024
Lynchburg | 1  | 2023
Salisbury | 1  | 2021
Cal Lutheran | 1  | 2017
Trinity (TX) | 1  | 2016
Cortland | 1  | 2015
Linfield | 1  | 2013
George Fox | 1  | 2004
Illinois Wesleyan | 1  | 2010
Trinity (CT) | 1  | 2008
Kean | 1  | 2007
La Verne | 1  | 1995
Ramapo | 1  | 1984

### Former programs

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Team | Titles | Years

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Stanislaus State | 2  | 1976, 1977
St. Thomas (MN) | 2  | 2001, 2009
Texas–Tyler | 1  | 2018

## See also

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* Baseball portal

* NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
* NCAA Division II Baseball Championship
* NAIA World Series
* List of college baseball awards
* National Club Baseball Association
* Pre-NCAA baseball champion
* U.S. college baseball awards

## References

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1. ^ "DIVISION III BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
2. ^ Sherry, Mike. "Final pitch: Last Division III World Series in Fox Cities bittersweet for baseball fans". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
3. ^ "Cedar Rapids awarded seven NCAA Division III championships through 2022". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "NCAA Division III National Championships". Marietta College Athletics. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
6. ^ "Misericordia wins first Division Three Baseball National Championship". pahomepage.com. 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2024-06-06.

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