2014 NCBA Division II World Series
The 2014 National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) Division II World Series was held at Brooks Stadium in Paducah, Kentucky, US from May 16 to May 20. The seventh tournament's champion was the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets.
Format
The format is similar to the NCAA College World Series in that eight teams participate in two four-team double elimination brackets. There are a few differences between the NCAA and the NCBA format. One of which is that the losers of Games 1-4 move to the other half of the bracket. Another difference is that the NCBA plays a winner take all for its national title game while the NCAA has a best-of-3 format to determine its national champion. Another difference which is between NCBA Division I and II is that Division II games are 7 innings while Division I games are 9 innings.
Participants
| Seeding | School | Conference | Record (Conference) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William & Mary | District III North | 20-3 (14-1) |
| 2 | Colorado Mines | District VIII North | 17-2 (12-0) |
| 3 | Akron | District IV North | 17-1 (14-0) |
| 4 | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets | District VII West | 17-3 (14-1) |
| 5 | Penn State† | District II West | 19-3 (13-1) |
| 6 | Minnesota State-Moorhead | District V West | 18-6 (10-2) |
| 7 | Central Missouri | District VI South | 18-5 (12-3) |
| 8 | SUNY-Brockport | District I West | 16-3 (11-3) |
† denotes school also fields an NCBA Division I team
Results
Bracket
| First Round | 2nd Round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | William & Mary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | SUNY-Brockport | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | William & Mary | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Penn State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas A&M CofC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Penn State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | William & Mary | 9 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Penn State | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Central Missouri | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | MSU-Moorhead | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | MSU-Moorhead | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Penn State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | William & Mary | 3 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas A&M CofC | 6 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado Mines | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Central Missouri | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado Mines | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Akron | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Akron | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | MSU-Moorhead | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Akron | 1 | 9* | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas A&M CofC | 7 | 10* | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | SUNY-Brockport | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas A&M CofC | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas A&M CofC | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado Mines | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
* denotes extra inning game
Game Results
| Date | Game | Time (CST) | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16 | Game 1 | 10:00 AM | Penn State | 3-2 | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets | |
| Game 2 | 1:10 PM | Akron | 5-3 | Minnesota State-Moorhead | ||
| Game 3 | 4:20 PM | Colorado Mines | 4-2 | Central Missouri | ||
| Game 4 | 7:30 PM | William & Mary | 2-1 | SUNY-Brockport | ||
| May 17 | Game 5 | 10:00 AM | Minnesota State-Moorhead | 2-1 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri eliminated |
| Game 6 | 1:10 PM | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets | 12-7 | SUNY-Brockport | SUNY-Brockport eliminated | |
| Game 7 | 4:20 PM | Akron | 2-1 | Colorado Mines | ||
| Game 8 | 7:30 PM | William & Mary | 5-3 | Penn State | ||
| May 18 | Game 9 | 4:20 PM | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets | 8-0 | Colorado Mines | Colorado Mines eliminated |
| Game 10 | 7:30 PM | Penn State | 9-4 | Minnesota State-Moorhead | Minnesota State-Moorhead eliminated | |
| May 19 | Game 11 | 10:00 AM | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets | 7-1 | Akron | |
| Game 12 | 1:10 PM | William & Mary | 9-4 | Penn State | Penn State eliminated | |
| Game 13 | 4:20 PM | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets | 10-9 (12 innings) | Akron | Akron eliminated | |
| Game 14 | 7:30 PM | Game not needed | ||||
| May 20 | Game 15 | 7:30 PM | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets | 6-3 | William & Mary | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets wins the NCBA Division II World Series |
See also
Notes
- The 12 inning game between Akron and the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets was the longest Division II World Series game in NCBA history in terms of innings played. This had shattered the previous mark of 9 innings, which was set on three occasions (2008 Kentucky/Wyoming, 2012 Kennesaw State/Maryland and 2012 Penn State/Wyoming).
- Texas A&M Corps of Cadets became the first team since Kentucky in 2009 to win the NCBA Division II World Series after losing their first game of the tournament.
References
- "2014 NCBA Division II World Series Results". pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- "2014 NCBA Division II World Series Bracket" (PDF). clubbaseball.org. Retrieved 2014-05-16.