NCAA.com | May 15, 2019 2019 NCAA Division III baseball championship selections DIII Baseball: 2019 Selection Show Share INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division III Baseball Committee has announced the 58 teams that will compete in the 2019 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. Four teams will compete at thirteen regional sites and two teams will compete at three regional sites. The four-team regionals will use a double-elimination format and the two-team regionals will play a best-of-five series. Forty conference champions qualified automatically. DIII BASEBALL CHAMP: Final site bracket | Championship history | Season stats | Latest news Winners of the sixteen regional tournaments will qualify for eight, best-of-three series at the super regionals, Friday-Saturday, May 24-25. The eight super regional winners will then qualify for the pool play double-elimination championship at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Friday-Tuesday/Wednesday, May 31-June 4/5, 2019. You can view the entire regional bracket here. DATES/SITES/SEEDINGS: Friday–Sunday, May 17-19 Adrian, Michigan Region Hosted by Adrian 1.Denison 2.Heidelberg 3.Adrian 4.La Roche Baltimore, Maryland Region Hosted by Johns Hopkins 1.The College of New Jersey 2.Johns Hopkins 3.Farmingdale State 4.Susquehanna Birmingham, Alabama Region Hosted by Birmingham Southern 1.Birmingham-Southern 2.LaGrange Boston, Massachusetts Region Hosted Massachusetts Boston 1.Massachusetts Boston 2.Wheaton (Massachusetts) 3.Saint Joseph’s (Maine) 4.Baruch Chicago, Illinois Region Hosted by Concordia Chicago 1.Concordia Chicago 2.Baldwin Wallace 3.Saint John’s (Minnesota) 4.Buena Vista Cortland, New York Region Hosted by SUNY Cortland 1.SUNY Cortland 2.Penn State Harrisburg 3.Tufts 4.Alvernia Gorham, Maine Region Hosted by Southern Maine 1.Southern Maine 2.Oswego State 3.MIT 4.New England College Newport News, Virginia Region Hosted by Christopher Newport 1.Christopher Newport 2.Misericordia Orange, California Region Hosted by Chapman 1.Chapman 2.Whitman St. Louis, Missouri Region Hosted by Washington University in St. Louis 1.WashU 2.Coe 3.Aurora 4.Cornell College Salisbury, Maryland Region Hosted by Salisbury 1.Rowan 2.Salisbury 3.Washington and Jefferson 4.Penn. State-Abington Seguin, Texas Region Hosted by Texas Lutheran 1.Trinity (Texas) 2.Texas Lutheran 3.Concordia University Texas 4.Franklin Trinity, Connecticut Region Hosted by Trinity (Connecticut) 1.Babson 2.Trinity (Connecticut) 3.Salve Regina 4.Keystone Union, New Jersey Region Hosted by Kean 1.Ithaca 2.Kean 3.Shenandoah 4.Westfield State Whitewater, Wisconsin Region Hosted by Wisconsin-Whitewater 1.Webster 2.Wisconsin-Whitewater 3.North Central (Illinois) 4.Bethany Lutheran Wooster, Ohio Region Hosted by Wooster 1.Wooster 2.Case Western Reserve 3.Otterbein 4.Rochester (New York) Teams are bracketed to have a predetermined super regional pod match-up. Super regional hosts will be determined by the Division III Baseball Committee following the regional round. Teams at the final site will be seeded to determine first-round matchups. Conferences receiving automatic qualification are as follows: Conference Automatic-Qualifier Team Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference La Roche American Rivers Conference Buena Vista American Southwest Conference Concordia University Texas Capital Athletic Conference Christopher Newport Centennial Conference Johns Hopkins College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin North Central Colonial States Athletic Conference Keystone College Commonwealth Coast Conference Salve Regina Empire 8 Conference Ithaca Great Northeast Athletic Conference Saint Joseph’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Franklin Landmark Conference Susquehanna Liberty League Rochester Little East Conference Massachusetts Boston Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Westfield State Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Adrian Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Alvernia Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Misericordia Midwest Conference Cornell College Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Saint John’s New England Collegiate Conference New England College New England Small College Athletic Conference Tufts New England Women's and Men's Athletics Conference MIT New Jersey Athletic Conference The College of New Jersey North Atlantic Conference Baruch North Coast Athletic Conference Denison North Eastern Athletic Conference Penn. State-Abington Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Aurora Northwest Conference Whitman Ohio Athletic Conference Otterbein Old Dominion Athletic Conference Shenandoah President’s Athletic Conference Washington and Jefferson Skyline Conference Farmingdale State St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Webster Southern Athletic Association Birmingham-Southern Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Chapman Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Trinity (Texas) State University of New York Athletic Conference Oswego State USA South Athletic Conference LaGrange Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Bethany Lutheran Pool B Case Western Reserve WashU Pool C Babson Salisbury Baldwin Wallace Southern Maine Coe SUNY Cortland Concordia Chicago Texas Lutheran Heidelberg Trinity (Connecticut) Kean Wheaton Penn State Harrisburg Wisconsin-Whitewater Rowan Wooster In the 2018 Division III championship series, Texas Tyler completed the sweep of Texas Lutheran, winning game two 9-6 to capture the first NCAA Division III baseball title in school history. NCAA DIII BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY YEAR CHAMPION (RECORD) COACH SCORE RUNNER-UP SITE 2018 UT Tyler (40-18) Brent Porche 9-6 Texas Lutheran Appleton, Wis. 2017 Cal Lutheran (43-12) Marty Slimak 7-3 Washington & Jefferson Appleton, Wis. 2016 Trinity (Texas) (44-7) Tim Scannell 10-7 Keystone Appleton, Wis. 2015 SUNY Cortland (44-4) Joe Brown 6-2 Wisconsin-La Crosse Appleton, Wis. 2014 Wisconsin-Whitewater (44-7) John Vodenlich 7-0 Emory Appleton, Wis. 2013 Linfield (42-8) Scott Brosius 4-1 Southern Maine Appleton, Wis. 2012 Marietta (47-8) Brian Brewer 7-2 Wheaton (Mass.) Appleton, Wis. 2011 Marietta (47-4) Brian Brewer 18-5 Chapman Appleton, Wis. 2010 Illinois Wesleyan (31-21) Dennis Martel 17-5 SUNY Cortland Appleton, Wis. 2009 St. Thomas (Minn.) (41-13) Dennis Denning 3-2 (12) Wooster Appleton, Wis. 2008 Trinity (Conn.) (45-1) Bill Decker 5-4 Johns Hopkins Appleton, Wis. 2007 Kean (43-8) Neil Ioviero 5-4 (10) Emory Appleton, Wis. 2006 Marietta (43-11) Brian Brewer 7-2 Wheaton (Mass.) Appleton, Wis. 2005 Wisconsin-Whitewater (45-7) John Vodenlich 11-4 SUNY Cortland Appleton, Wis. 2004 George Fox (40-10) Pat Bailey 5-3 Eastern Conn. St. Appleton, Wis. 2003 Chapman (39-12) Tom Tereschuk 15-7 Chris. Newport Appleton, Wis. 2002 Eastern Connecticut St. (39-11-1) Bill Holowaty 8-0 Marietta Appleton, Wis. 2001 St. Thomas (Minn.) (39-10) Dennis Denning 8-4 Marietta Appleton, Wis. 2000 Montclair State (42-6-1) Norm Schoenig 6-2 St. Thomas (Minn.) Appleton, Wis. 1999 North Carolina Wesleyan (42-9) Charlie Long 1-0 St. Thomas (Minn.) Salem, Va. 1998 Eastern Connecticut St. (40-11) Bill Holowaty 16-1 Montclair State Salem, Va. 1997 Southern Maine (39-9) Ed Flaherty 15-1 Wooster Salem, Va. 1996 William Paterson (39-5-1) Jeff Albies 6-5 Cal Lutheran Salem, Va. 1995 La Verne (39-9) Owen Wright 5-3 Methodist Salem, Va. 1994 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (41-4) Tom Lechnir 6-2 Wesleyan (Conn.) Battle Creek, Mich. 1993 Montclair State (37-11) Norm Schoenig 3-1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh Battle Creek, Mich. 1992 William Paterson (36-7) Jeff Albies 3-1 Cal Lutheran Battle Creek, Mich. 1991 Southern Maine (38-6) Ed Flaherty 9-0 TCNJ Battle Creek, Mich. 1990 Eastern Connecticut St. (40-6) Bill Holowaty 8-1 Aurora Battle Creek, Mich. 1989 North Carolina Wesleyan (33-11-1) Mike Fox 8-7 (13) Cal State Stanislaus Bristol, Conn. 1988 Ithaca (36-4-1) George Valesente 7-5 Wis.-Oshkosh Bristol, Conn. 1987 Montclair State (34-14-1) Kevin Cooney 13-12 (10) Wis.-Oshkosh Marietta, Ohio 1986 Marietta (48-13-2) Don Schaly 11-6 Ithaca Marietta, Ohio 1985 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (37-3) Russ Tiedemann 11-6 Marietta Marietta, Ohio 1984 Ramapo (35-11) Mickey Ennis 5-4 Marietta Marietta, Ohio 1983 Marietta (49-9) Don Schaly 36-8 Otterbein Marietta, Ohio 1982 Eastern Connecticut St. (38-6-1) Bill Holowaty 11-6 Cal State Stanislaus Marietta, Ohio 1981 Marietta (59-5) Don Schaly 14-12 (12) Ithaca Marietta, Ohio 1980 Ithaca (33-4) George Valesente 12-5 Marietta Marietta, Ohio 1979 Rowan (29-5) Michael Briglia 3-0 Cal State Stanislaus Marietta, Ohio 1978 Rowan (29-11) Michael Briglia 5-3 Marietta Marietta, Ohio 1977 Cal State Stanislaus (33-18-1) Jim Bowen 8-5 Brandeis Marietta, Ohio 1976 Cal State Stanislaus (33-20-2) Jim Bowen 13-6 Ithaca Marietta, Ohio COMPLETE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS SPRING SELECTION SHOW SCHEDULE Pac-12 announces creation of Pac-12 baseball tournament in partnership with the city of Scottsdale and The Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission The Pac-12 announced Wednesday a new conference championship event in Scottsdale, Arizona for baseball. 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YEAR CHAMPION (RECORD) COACH SCORE RUNNER-UP SITE 2018 UT Tyler (40-18) Brent Porche 9-6 Texas Lutheran Appleton, Wis. 2017 Cal Lutheran (43-12) Marty Slimak 7-3 Washington & Jefferson Appleton, Wis. 2016 Trinity (Texas) (44-7) Tim Scannell 10-7 Keystone Appleton, Wis. 2015 SUNY Cortland (44-4) Joe Brown 6-2 Wisconsin-La Crosse Appleton, Wis. 2014 Wisconsin-Whitewater (44-7) John Vodenlich 7-0 Emory Appleton, Wis. 2013 Linfield (42-8) Scott Brosius 4-1 Southern Maine Appleton, Wis. 2012 Marietta (47-8) Brian Brewer 7-2 Wheaton (Mass.) Appleton, Wis. 2011 Marietta (47-4) Brian Brewer 18-5 Chapman Appleton, Wis. 2010 Illinois Wesleyan (31-21) Dennis Martel 17-5 SUNY Cortland Appleton, Wis. 2009 St. Thomas (Minn.) (41-13) Dennis Denning 3-2 (12) Wooster Appleton, Wis. 2008 Trinity (Conn.) (45-1) Bill Decker 5-4 Johns Hopkins Appleton, Wis. 2007 Kean (43-8) Neil Ioviero 5-4 (10) Emory Appleton, Wis. 2006 Marietta (43-11) Brian Brewer 7-2 Wheaton (Mass.) Appleton, Wis. 2005 Wisconsin-Whitewater (45-7) John Vodenlich 11-4 SUNY Cortland Appleton, Wis. 2004 George Fox (40-10) Pat Bailey 5-3 Eastern Conn. St. Appleton, Wis. 2003 Chapman (39-12) Tom Tereschuk 15-7 Chris. Newport Appleton, Wis. 2002 Eastern Connecticut St. (39-11-1) Bill Holowaty 8-0 Marietta Appleton, Wis. 2001 St. Thomas (Minn.) (39-10) Dennis Denning 8-4 Marietta Appleton, Wis. 2000 Montclair State (42-6-1) Norm Schoenig 6-2 St. Thomas (Minn.) Appleton, Wis. 1999 North Carolina Wesleyan (42-9) Charlie Long 1-0 St. Thomas (Minn.) Salem, Va. 1998 Eastern Connecticut St. (40-11) Bill Holowaty 16-1 Montclair State Salem, Va. 1997 Southern Maine (39-9) Ed Flaherty 15-1 Wooster Salem, Va. 1996 William Paterson (39-5-1) Jeff Albies 6-5 Cal Lutheran Salem, Va. 1995 La Verne (39-9) Owen Wright 5-3 Methodist Salem, Va. 1994 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (41-4) Tom Lechnir 6-2 Wesleyan (Conn.) Battle Creek, Mich. 1993 Montclair State (37-11) Norm Schoenig 3-1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh Battle Creek, Mich. 1992 William Paterson (36-7) Jeff Albies 3-1 Cal Lutheran Battle Creek, Mich. 1991 Southern Maine (38-6) Ed Flaherty 9-0 TCNJ Battle Creek, Mich. 1990 Eastern Connecticut St. (40-6) Bill Holowaty 8-1 Aurora Battle Creek, Mich. 1989 North Carolina Wesleyan (33-11-1) Mike Fox 8-7 (13) Cal State Stanislaus Bristol, Conn. 1988 Ithaca (36-4-1) George Valesente 7-5 Wis.-Oshkosh Bristol, Conn. 1987 Montclair State (34-14-1) Kevin Cooney 13-12 (10) Wis.-Oshkosh Marietta, Ohio 1986 Marietta (48-13-2) Don Schaly 11-6 Ithaca Marietta, Ohio 1985 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (37-3) Russ Tiedemann 11-6 Marietta Marietta, Ohio 1984 Ramapo (35-11) Mickey Ennis 5-4 Marietta Marietta, Ohio 1983 Marietta (49-9) Don Schaly 36-8 Otterbein Marietta, Ohio 1982 Eastern Connecticut St. (38-6-1) Bill Holowaty 11-6 Cal State Stanislaus Marietta, Ohio 1981 Marietta (59-5) Don Schaly 14-12 (12) Ithaca Marietta, Ohio 1980 Ithaca (33-4) George Valesente 12-5 Marietta Marietta, Ohio 1979 Rowan (29-5) Michael Briglia 3-0 Cal State Stanislaus Marietta, Ohio 1978 Rowan (29-11) Michael Briglia 5-3 Marietta Marietta, Ohio 1977 Cal State Stanislaus (33-18-1) Jim Bowen 8-5 Brandeis Marietta, Ohio 1976 Cal State Stanislaus (33-20-2) Jim Bowen 13-6 Ithaca Marietta, Ohio