2018 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

The 2018 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 2018 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 43rd 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 three regions consisting of six teams, and five consisting of eight, for a total of 58 teams participating in the tournament, up from 56 in 2017. The tournament champion was Texas-Tyler, who defeated Texas Lutheran in the championship series in two games.

2018 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season2018
Teams58
Finals site
ChampionsTexas-Tyler (1st title)
Runner-upTexas Lutheran
MOPSimon Sedillo (Texas-Tyler)

This was the final DIII World Series contested with the current regional format and World Series location.[1]

Bids

Automatic bids

Source: NCAA[2]

School Conference Last NCAA Appearance
La Roche AMCC 2017 (Mideast Regional)
Texas-Dallas ASC 2007 (West Regional)
Salisbury CAC 2017 (South Regional)
Swarthmore Centennial 1985 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)
North Central (Illinois) CCIW 2017 College World Series
Keystone CSAC 2017 (Mideast Regional)
Western New England CCC 2013 (New England Regional)
Ithaca Empire 8 2017 (New York Regional)
Suffolk Great Northeast 2017 (New England Regional)
Franklin HCAC 2011 (Mideast Regional)
Dubuque IIAC First appearance
Catholic Landmark 2015 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)
Union (New York) Liberty 2016 (New York Regional)
UMass Boston Little East 2017 College World Series
Westfield State MASCAC 2010 (New England Regional)
Adrian MIAA 2017 (Midwest Regional)
Arcadia MAC Commonwealth 2017 (New England Regional)
Misercordia MAC Freedom 2017 (Mideast Regional)
Monmouth (Illinois) MWC 2002 (Central Regional)
Bethel (Minnesota) MIAC First appearance
Mitchell NECC 2016 (New England Regional)
Amherst NESCAC 2015 (New York Regional)
Babson NEWMAC 2017 (New England Regional)
Rowan NJAC 2017 (South Regional)
Castleton NAC 2017 (New York Regional)
Wabash NCAC 2011 (South Regional)
Penn State–Berks NEAC 2017 (New England Regional)
Aurora NACC 2012 (Midwest Regional)
Willamette NWC First appearance
Baldwin Wallace OAC 2015 (New York Regional)
Shenandoah ODAC 2017 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)
Thomas More PAC 2016 (South Regional)
St. Joseph's-Long Island Skyline 2016 (Mideast Regional)
Webster SLIAC 2017 (Central Regional)
Rhodes SAA 2017 (West Regional)
Chapman SCIAC 2011 College World Series Runner-up
Texas Lutheran SCAC 2013 (West Regional)
SUNY Oswego SUNYAC 2017 World Series
LaGrange USA South 2017 (South Regional)
Bethany Lutheran UMAC First appearance

Pool B
School Conference
Wisconsin–Oshkosh Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Wisconsin–Whitewater Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Pool C
School Conference
Alvernia Middle Atlantic Conferences
Christopher Newport Capital Athletic Conference
Concordia (Chicago) Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Concordia (TX) American Southwest Conference
Denison North Coast Athletic Conference
Marietta Ohio Athletic Conference
Otterbein Ohio Athletic Conference
Ramapo New Jersey Athletic Conference
Randolph–Macon Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Redlands Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Southern Maine Little East Conference
SUNY Cortland State University of New York Athletic Conference
UT Tyler American Southwest Conference
The College of New Jersey New Jersey Athletic Conference
Virginia Wesleyan Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Wooster North Coast Athletic Conference

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

New England Regional

Whitehouse Field-Harwich, MA (Host: Massachusetts Maritime Academy)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's bracket
  4 Western New England 15  
  5 Ramapo 19    
        Ramapo 1  
        UMass Boston 210    
  1 UMass Boston 15          
  8 Penn State-Berks 1        
        UMass Boston 4            
        Oswego State 11              
  3 Keystone 3              
  6 Mitchell 211                
        Keystone 0          
        Oswego State 2        
  2 Oswego State 13          
  7 Suffolk 3         Oswego State 10 --
      UMass Boston 4 --
  Loser's bracket      
  Western New England 4        
  Penn State Berks 1     Keystone 6        
      Western New England 4          
        Keystone 4        
  Mitchell 9           Ramapo 7       UMass Boston 7    
  Suffolk 3     Ramapo 6           Ramapo 5  
      Mitchell 0  

Central Regional

GCS Ballpark-Sauget, IL (Host: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's bracket
  4 Rhodes 4  
  5 Franklin 2    
        Rhodes 7  
        Webster 611    
  1 Webster 6          
  8 Thomas More 4        
        Rhodes 6            
        Wisconsin–Whitewater 3              
  3 Texas-Tyler 8              
  6 Aurora 5                
        Texas-Tyler 2          
        Wisconsin–Whitewater 8        
  2 Wisconsin–Whitewater 12          
  7 Monmouth (IL) 1         Rhodes 0 4
      Texas-Tyler 2 5
  Loser's bracket      
  Franklin 8        
  Thomas More 6     Texas-Tyler 10        
      Franklin 1          
        Texas-Tyler 5        
  Aurora 10           Webster 1       Wisconsin–Whitewater 1    
  Monmouth (IL) 11     Webster 6           Texas-Tyler 4  
      Monmouth (IL) 2  

South Regional

Ting Park-Holly Springs, NC (Host: William Peace University)

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals Elimination Finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Randolph–Macon 2  
  6 LaGrange 1     Randolph–Macon 6  
    Denison 1    
  2 TCNJ 5         Randolph–Macon 4            
  5 Alvernia 2           Christopher Newport 3              
      TCNJ 5           Randolph–Macon 11 --
      Christopher Newport 610         Christopher Newport 2 --
  3 Denison 1         Christopher Newport 4    
  4 Christopher Newport 5       TCNJ 5     LaGrange 3  
  LaGrange 2     LaGrange 9  
  Alvernia 1  

Mid-Atlantic Regional

PeoplesBank Park-York, PA (Host: Middle Atlantic Conferences)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's bracket
  4 Virginia Wesleyan 1  
  5 Misericordia 4    
        Misericordia 6  
        Rowan 510    
  1 Rowan 9          
  8 Castleton 0        
        Misericordia 5            
        Babson 7              
  3 Arcadia 3              
  6 Union 10                
        Union 4          
        Babson 510        
  2 Babson 12          
  7 Catholic 11         Babson 7 1
      Misericordia 12 11
  Loser's bracket      
  Virginia Wesleyan 4        
  Castleton 3     Union 4        
      Virginia Wesleyan 10          
        Virginia Wesleyan 9        
  Arcadia 13           Rowan 6       Misericordia 14    
  Catholic 2     Rowan 4           Virginia Wesleyan 4  
      Arcadia 112  

Midwest Regional

Frank Wade Municipal Stadium-Duluth, MN (Host: The College of Saint Scholastica)

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals Elimination Finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Concordia–Chicago 13  
  6 Bethany Lutheran 12     Concordia–Chicago 10  
    Bethel (MN) 7    
  2 North Central (IL) 8         Concordia–Chicago 7            
  5 Dubuque 7           Wisconsin–Oshkosh 9              
      North Central (IL) 1           Wisconsin–Oshkosh 1 2
      Wisconsin-Oshkosh 11         Concordia–Chicago 7 3
  3 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 4         Concordia–Chicago 6    
  4 Bethel (MN) 312       North Central (IL) 4     Dubuque 3  
  Bethany Lutheran 3     Dubuque 8  
  Dubuque 8  

New York Regional

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

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's bracket
  4 Baldwin Wallace 6  
  5 Swarthmore 11    
        Swarthmore 3  
        SUNY Cortland 2    
  1 SUNY Cortland 5          
  8 Westfield State 410        
        Swarthmore 9            
        Southern Maine 6              
  3 Southern Maine 3              
  6 Amherst 2                
        Southern Maine 1          
        Salisbury 0        
  2 Salisbury 3          
  7 St. Joseph's–Long Island 210         Swarthmore 9 --
      Southern Maine 3 --
  Loser's bracket      
  Baldwin Wallace 3        
  Westfield State 2     Salisbury 3        
      Baldwin Wallace 14          
        Baldwin Wallace 9        
  Amherst 1           SUNY Cortland 1011       Southern Maine 12    
  St. Joseph's–Long Island 2     SUNY Cortland 9           SUNY Cortland 10  
      St. Joseph's–Long Island 7  

Mideast Regional

Nicolay Field-Adrian, MI (Host: Adrian College)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's bracket
  4 Marietta 2  
  5 Shenandoah 3    
        Shenandoah 5  
        Wooster 13    
  1 Wooster 4          
  8 Wabash 2        
        Wooster 17            
        Adrian 4              
  3 La Roche 5              
  6 Ithaca 1                
        La Roche 0          
        Adrian 1        
  2 Otterbein 5          
  7 Adrian 11         Wooster 4 --
      Wabash 2 --
  Loser's bracket      
  Marietta 2        
  Wabash 4     La Roche 5        
      Wabash 8          
        Wabash 3        
  Ithaca 5           Ithaca 1       Adrian 0    
  Otterbein 412     Shenandoah 5           Wabash 4  
      Ithaca 7  

West Regional

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

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals Elimination Finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Chapman 5  
  6 Willamette 10     Willamette 13  
    Concordia (TX) 4    
  2 Redlands 1         Willamette 1            
  5 Texas–Dallas 310           Texas Lutheran 6              
      Texas–Dallas 1           Texas Lutheran 6 --
      Texas Lutheran 2         Willamette 510 --
  3 Concordia (TX) 8         Willamette 10    
  4 Texas Lutheran 9       Texas–Dallas 6     Texas–Dallas 3  
  Chapman 6     Chapman 2  
  Redlands 5  

World Series

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

First Round/Elimination Round 1 Second Round/Elimination Finals Semifinals Championship Series
               
NE2(4) Oswego State 5
C3(5) Texas-Tyler 10
  Texas-Tyler 7
  Misericordia 3
S1(1) Randolph-Macon 2
MA5(8) Misericordia 4
  Texas-Tyler 1 8
  Randolph-Macon 6 6
  Oswego State 4
  Randolph-Macon 11
  Misericordia 6
  Randolph-Macon 14
  Texas-Tyler 8 9 --
  Texas Lutheran 1 6 --
MW1(3) Concordia-Chicago 9
NY5(6) Swarthmore 4
  Concordia-Chicago 8
  Texas Lutheran 3
ME1(2) Wooster 0
W4(7) Texas Lutheran 7
  Concordia-Chicago 7 4
  Texas Lutheran 9 5
  Swarthmore 10
  Wooster 5
  Texas Lutheran 3
  Swarthmore 213

References
  1. "D-III World Series to find new home". d3baseball.com. October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  2. "2018 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship selections announced". NCAA. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
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