2015 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

2015 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season	2015
Teams	56
Finals site	Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium; Grand Chute, Wisconsin;
Champions	SUNY Cortland (1st title)
Runner-up	Wisconsin–La Crosse
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The 2015 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 2015 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 40th 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 four regions consisting of six teams, and four consisting of eight, for a total of 56 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was SUNY Cortland, who defeated Wisconsin–La Crosse in the championship series in two games.[1]

Bids

The 56 competing teams were:[2]

By conference

Conference	Total	Schools
Northwest Conference	3	Linfield, Pacific Lutheran, Whitworth
Ohio Athletic Conference	3	Baldwin Wallace, Heidelberg, Marietta
Southern Athletic Association	3	Birmingham–Southern, Millsaps, Rhodes
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	3	Wisconsin–La Crosse, Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Wisconsin–Whitewater
Capital Athletic Conference	2	Frostburg State, Salisbury
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	2	Coe, Wartburg
New England Small College Athletic Conference	2	Amherst, Wesleyan (CT)
New Jersey Athletic Conference	2	Kean, Ramapo
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	2	Greenville, Webster
State University of New York Athletic Conference	2	SUNY Cortland, Oswego State
University Athletic Association	2	Emory, Washington-St. Louis
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference	1	La Roche
American Southwest Conference	1	Texas–Tyler
Centennial Conference	1	Johns Hopkins
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	1	Carthage
Colonial States Athletic Conference	1	Keystone
Commonwealth Coast Conference	1	Curry
Great Northeast Athletic Conference	1	Suffolk
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference	1	Anderson (IN)
Landmark Conference	1	Catholic
Liberty League	1	Rensselaer
Little East Conference	1	Southern Maine
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference	1	Salem State
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	1	Adrian
MAC Commonwealth Conference	1	Alvernia
MAC Freedom Conference	1	Misericordia
Midwest Conference	1	Ripon
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	1	Saint John's (MN)
New England Collegiate Conference	1	Mitchell
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference	1	MIT
North Atlantic Conference	1	Castleton State
North Coast Athletic Conference	1	Oberlin
North Eastern Athletic Conference	1	Penn State–Berks
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	1	Concordia-Chicago
Old Dominion Athletic Conference	1	Shenandoah
Presidents' Athletic Conference	1	Washington & Jefferson
Skyline Conference	1	Old Westbury
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	1	La Verne
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference	1	Trinity (TX)
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference	1	St. Scholastica
USA South Athletic Conference	1	Methodist
Empire 8	0	none
Independents	0	none

Regionals

Bold indicates winner. [3] [4]

Mideast Regional

Ross Memorial Park-Washington, PA (Host: Washington & Jefferson College)

First Round			Second Round/Elimination Round 1			Third Round/Elimination Round 2			Elimination Final			Final

1	Frostburg State	7
6	Washington & Jefferson	1		Frostburg State	3
				La Roche	4
							La Roche	4
							Washington & Jefferson	1		La Roche	6
				Washington & Jefferson	9					Heidelberg	5
				Adrian	3
2	Shenandoah	5											La Roche	4
5	Adrian	1											Frostburg State	8
				Shenandoah	0
				Heidelberg	5
3	Heidelberg	6					Frostburg State	9
4	La Roche	5¹⁰					Heidelberg	6
				Frostburg State	7
				Shenandoah	2

New England Regional

Whitehouse Field-Harwich, MA (Host: Eastern College Athletic Conference)

First Round/Elimination Round 1			Second Round/Elimination Round 2			Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals			Elimination Finals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
4	Salem State	6
5	MIT	2
				Salem State	10
				Southern Maine	1
1	Southern Maine	4
8	Suffolk	0
							Salem State	3
							Ramapo	6
3	Ramapo	4
6	Castleton State	3¹¹
				Ramapo	12
				Curry	4
2	Curry	4
7	Wesleyan (CT)	0											Ramapo	6	--
													MIT	5¹³	--
Loser's Bracket
	MIT	4
	Suffolk	0		MIT	3
				Curry	0
							MIT	4
	Castleton State	4					Wesleyan (CT)	1		MIT	2
	Wesleyan (CT)	7		Wesleyan (CT)	4					Salem State	1¹²
				Southern Maine	1

New York Regional

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

First Round/Elimination Round 1			Second Round/Elimination Round 2			Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals			Elimination Finals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
4	Amherst	7
5	Oswego State	5¹¹
				Amherst	5
				SUNY Cortland	7
1	SUNY Cortland	6
8	Oberlin	4
							SUNY Cortland	7
							Rensselaer	5
3	Rensselaer	2
6	Keystone	0
				Rensselaer	12
				Old Westbury	2
2	Old Westbury	7
7	Baldwin Wallace	5											SUNY Cortland	7	--
													Rensselaer	0	--
Loser's Bracket
	Oswego State	2
	Oberlin	7		Oberlin	9
				Old Westbury	3
							Oberlin	5
	Keystone	4					Keystone	4		Oberlin	4
	Baldwin Wallace	2		Keystone	7					Rensselaer	5
				Amherst	2

Central Regional

Riverfront Stadium-Waverly, IA (Host: Wartburg College)

First Round			Second Round/Elimination Round 1			Third Round/Elimination Round 2			Elimination Final

1	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	7
6	Greenville	4		Wisconsin-Stevens Point	2
				Wartburg	4
							Wartburg	1
							Carthage	4
				Greenville	2
				Carthage	10
2	Webster	4								Carthage	1	—
5	Carthage	3								Webster	5	—
				Webster	4
				Anderson (IN)	3
3	Anderson (IN)	4					Webster	4
4	Wartburg	3					Wisconsin-Stevens Point	2
				Wisconsin-Stevens Point	7
				Anderson (IN)	4

West Regional

Irwin Field-Tyler, TX (Host: University of Texas at Tyler)

First Round			Second Round/Elimination Round 1			Semifinals/Elimination Round 2			Elimination Final			Final

1	La Verne	2
6	Texas-Tyler	0		La Verne	10
				Whitworth	3
2	Trinity (TX)	5					La Verne	4
5	Linfield	1					Trinity (TX)	7
				Trinity (TX)	5								Trinity (TX)	7	--
				Millsaps	3								Linfield	3	--
3	Millsaps	7								Linfield	7
4	Whitworth	6					Linfield	6		La Verne	0
				Texas-Tyler	6		Millsaps	2
				Linfield	9

South Regional

Loudermilk Stadium-Demorest, GA (Host: Piedmont College)

First Round			Second Round/Elimination Round 1			Third Round/Elimination Round 2			Elimination Final			Final

1	Rhodes	7
6	Methodist	4		Rhodes	3
				Marietta	4
							Emory	3
							Marietta	2¹²		Emory	7
				Methodist	1					Pacific Lutheran	6
				Emory	8
2	Pacific Lutheran	9											Emory	8
5	Emory	6											Birmingham-Southern	5
				Pacific Lutheran	7
				Birmingham-Southern	2
3	Birmingham-Southern	3					Pacific Lutheran	1
4	Marietta	1					Birmingham-Southern	7
				Rhodes	2
				Birmingham-Southern	3

Midwest Regional

Copeland Park-La Crosse, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)

First Round/Elimination Round 1			Second Round/Elimination Round 2			Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals			Elimination Finals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
4	Coe	4
5	St. John's (MN)	2
				Coe	5
				Ripon	4
1	Ripon	15
8	Wisconsin-Whitewater	7
							Coe	11
							Wisconsin-La Crosse	5
3	Washington-St. Louis	2
6	Concordia-Chicago	0
				Washington-St. Louis	6
				Wisconsin-La Crosse	8¹³
2	Wisconsin-La Crosse	10
7	St. Scholastica	3											Coe	4	4
													Wisconsin-La Crosse	5	15
Loser's Bracket
	St. John's (MN)	0
	Wisconsin-Whitewater	2		Wisconsin-Whitewater	3
				Washington-St. Louis	0
							Wisconsin-Whitewater	7
	Concordia-Chicago	7					Concordia-Chicago	8		Concordia-Chicago	3
	St. Scholastica	4		Concordia-Chicago	6					Wisconsin-La Crosse	10
				Ripon	5

Mid-Atlantic Regional

Santander Stadium-York, PA (Host: York Revolution/Middle Atlantic Conferences)

First Round/Elimination Round 1			Second Round/Elimination Round 2			Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals			Elimination Finals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
4	Salisbury	11
5	Mitchell	1
				Salisbury	16
				Penn State-Berks	5
1	Penn State-Berks	5
8	Kean	4
							Salisbury	13
							Alvernia	3
3	Misericordia	6
6	Johns Hopkins	4
				Misericordia	3
				Alvernia	6
2	Alvernia	3
7	Catholic	2											Salisbury	12	--
													Alvernia	2	--
Loser's Bracket
	Mitchell	3
	Kean	11		Kean	2
				Misericordia	6
							Misericordia	5
	Johns Hopkins	15					Johns Hopkins	7		Johns Hopkins	1
	Catholic	3		Johns Hopkins	10					Alvernia	8
				Penn State-Berks	1

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) [5] [6]

First Round/Elimination Round 1			Second Round/Elimination Finals			Semifinals				Championship Series

ME1	Frostburg State	3
NE3	Ramapo	1
				Frostburg State	1

				Cortland	4
NY1	Cortland	12

C2	Webster	4
							Cortland	17	—

							Frostburg State	4	—
	Ramapo	14

	Webster	2
				Ramapo	2

				Frostburg State	5



											Cortland	11	6	—

											Wisconsin–La Crosse	3	2	—
W2	Trinity (TX)	7

S5	Emory	9
				Emory	2

				Wisconsin–La Crosse	3¹²
MW2	Wisconsin–La Crosse	7

MA4	Salisbury	3
							Wisconsin–La Crosse	6	10

							Trinity (TX)	16	7
	Trinity (TX)	9

	Salisbury	1
				Trinity (TX)	10

				Emory	1

References

"Cortland celebrates finally winning one". d3baseball.com. May 27, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
"Field of 56, regionals announced for 2015 DIII Baseball Championship". NCAA. May 11, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
"2015 Division III Baseball Regionals". NCAA. May 17, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
"2015 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. May 18, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
"no title". NCAA. nd. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2017. Cite uses generic title (help)
"2015 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. May 28, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2017.

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[1] "Cortland celebrates finally winning one". d3baseball.com. May 27, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[2] "Field of 56, regionals announced for 2015 DIII Baseball Championship". NCAA. May 11, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

[3] "2015 Division III Baseball Regionals". NCAA. May 17, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

[4] "2015 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. May 18, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2017.

[5] "no title". NCAA. nd. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2017. Cite uses generic title (help)

[6] "2015 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. May 28, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2017.