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2022 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

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2022 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season2022
Teams60
Finals site
ChampionsEastern Conn St. (5th title)
Runner-upSalisbury
Winning coachBrian Hamm (1st title)

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]

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

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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

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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

Bids

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Automatic bids

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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

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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

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

Birmingham Super Regional

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RegionalRegionalRegional FinalSuper Regional
Trinity (TX)718921
Texas-Dallas4133213
1Birmingham-So.10
4Earlham2Trinity (TX)914
1Birmingham-So.10Richardson Regional – UTD Baseball Field
Birmingham-So.88
2Lynchburg2
3Salve Regina3
2Lynchburg7
1Birmingham-So.10
Lynchburg Regional – Fox Field
3Salve Regina2
4Earlham6
3Salve Regina73Salve Regina6
2Lynchburg3

Willimantic Super Regional

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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

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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

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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

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RegionalRegionalRegional FinalSuper Regional
LaGrange7914
Centenary (LA)379
1Chapman3
4Pacific (OR)1LaGrange784
1Chapman3LaGrange Regional – Cleaveland Field
Chapman692
2Pomona-Pitzer1
3Cal Lutheran6
2Pomona-Pitzer14
1Chapman8
Orange Regional – Hart Park
2Pomona-Pitzer17
4Pacific (OR)1
3Cal Lutheran93Cal Lutheran5
2Pomona-Pitzer7

Marietta Super Regional

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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

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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

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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

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

Bracket

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DIII College Baseball - Home". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "ECSU wins fifth NCAA Division III baseball championship".
  3. ^ "Pre-Championship 2018–19 Manual" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 NCAA spring championships selection schedule". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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