2016 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

The 2016 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 2016 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 41st 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 Trinity (TX), who defeated Keystone in the championship series in two games.[1][2]

2016 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season2016
Teams56
Finals site
ChampionsTrinity (TX) (1st title)
Runner-upKeystone
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Bids

The 56 competing teams were:[3]

By conference
Conference Total Schools
New Jersey Athletic Conference 3 Kean, Ramapo, TCNJ
University Athletic Association 3 Case Western, Emory, Washington (MO)
Capital Athletic Conference 2 Frostburg State, Salisbury
Centennial Conference 2 Haverford, Johns Hopkins
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 2 Augustana (IL), North Central (IL)
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2 Luther, Wartburg
Little East Conference 2 Eastern Connecticut State, UMass–Boston
North Coast Athletic Conference 2 Ohio Wesleyan, Wooster
Northwest Conference 2 Pacific Lutheran, Whitworth
Old Dominion Athletic Conference 2 Randolph–Macon, Shenandoah
State University of New York Athletic Conference 2 Cortland, Oswego
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2 Wisconsin–La Crosse, Wisconsin–Whitewater
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference 1 La Roche
American Southwest Conference 1 Texas–Tyler
Colonial States Athletic Conference 1 Keystone
Commonwealth Coast Conference 1 Salve Regina
Empire 8 1 St. John Fisher
Great Northeast Athletic Conference 1 Suffolk
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference 1 Rose-Hulman
Landmark Conference 1 Susquehanna
Liberty League 1 Union (NY)
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 1 Salem State
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1 Kalamazoo
MAC Commonwealth Conference 1 Widener
MAC Freedom Conference 1 Misericordia
Midwest Conference 1 Beloit
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 Saint John's (MN)
New England Collegiate Conference 1 Mitchell
New England Small College Athletic Conference 1 Tufts
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference 1 Wheaton (MA)
North Atlantic Conference 1 Castelton
North Eastern Athletic Conference 1 Penn State–Berks
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference 1 Concordia (IL)
Ohio Athletic Conference 1 Marietta
Presidents' Athletic Conference 1 Thomas More
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 Westminster (MO)
Skyline Conference 1 St. Joseph's-Long Island
Southern Athletic Association 1 Birmingham–Southern
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 Cal Lutheran
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 1 Trinity (TX)
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference 1 St. Scholastica
USA South Athletic Conference 1 Huntingdon
Independents 0 none

Regionals

Bold indicates winner. [4] [5]

South Regional

William R. Bowdoin Field-Mount Berry, GA (Host: Berry College)

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals Elimination Finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Emory 6  
  6 Thomas More 5     Emory 8  
    Marietta 0    
  2 Shenandoah 3         Emory 14            
  5 Marietta 2           Shenandoah 7              
      Shenandoah 6           Emory 15 —
      Birmingham–Southern 2         Shenandoah 2 —
  3 Birmingham–Southern 7         Birmingham–Southern 8    
  4 Huntingdon 0       Thomas More 9     Shenandoah 10  
  Thomas More 4     Birmingham–Southern 16  
  Huntingdon 2  

New York Regional

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

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals Elimination Finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Cortland 14  
  6 Castelton 4     Cortland 6  
    Frostburg State 0    
  2 Susquehanna 11         Cortland 13            
  5 Frostburg State 8           Ramapo 4              
      Susquehanna 2           Cortland 6 10
      Ramapo 9         Susquehanna 8 9
  3 Ramapo 3         Susquehanna 7    
  4 Union (NY) 210       Castleton 2     Ramapo 2  
  Castleton 3     Susquehanna 7  
  Union (NY) 1  

West Regional

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

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals Elimination Finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Trinity (TX) 7  
  6 Pacific Lutheran 3     Trinity (TX) 10  
    Case Western 0    
  2 Texas–Tyler 7         Texas–Tyler 2            
  5 Cal Lutheran 3           Trinity (TX) 14              
      Texas–Tyler 6           Trinity (TX) 12 —
      Whitworth 4         Pacific Lutheran 7 —
  3 Whitworth 8         Pacific Lutheran 3    
  4 Case Western 5       Pacific Lutheran 8     Texas–Tyler 2  
  Cal Lutheran 6     Whitworth 5  
  Pacific Lutheran 8  

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 Luther 8  
  5 North Central (IL) 6    
        Luther 3  
        Concordia (IL) 16    
  1 Concordia (IL) 13          
  8 Kalamazoo 2        
        Concordia (IL) 3            
        Wisconsin–La Crosse 12              
  3 Wisconsin–La Crosse 17              
  6 Beloit 2                
        Wisconsin–La Crosse 10          
        St. John's (MN) 0        
  2 Saint John's (MN) 7          
  7 St. Scholastica 2         Wisconsin–La Crosse 5 —
      St. John's (MN) 3 —
  Loser's Bracket      
  North Central (IL) 4        
  Kalamazoo 2     North Central (IL) 2        
      St. John's (MN) 8          
        St. John's (MN) 5        
  Beloit 1           Luther 410       St. John's (MN) 7    
  St. Scholastica 8     St. Scholastica 2           Concordia (IL) 511  
      Luther 3  

Mid-Atlantic Regional

PNC Field-Moosic, PA (Host: Misericordia University)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  4 Kean 7  
  5 Salisbury 1    
        Kean 0  
        St. John Fisher 9    
  1 St. John Fisher 6          
  8 Salve Regina 5        
        St. John Fisher 6            
        UMass–Boston 5              
  3 UMass–Boston 6              
  6 Haverford 2                
        UMass–Boston 10          
        Penn State–Berks 5        
  2 Penn State–Berks 3          
  7 Misericordia 2         St. John Fisher 8 —
      Kean 2 —
  Loser's Bracket      
  Salisbury 5        
  Salve Regina 3     Salisbury 2        
      Penn State–Berks 512          
        Penn State–Berks 4        
  Haverford 7           Kean 7       Kean 5    
  Misericordia 610     Haverford 5           UMass–Boston 1  
      Kean 11  

New England Regional

Eastern Baseball Stadium-Mansfield, CT (Host: Eastern Connecticut State University)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  4 Tufts 8  
  5 Mitchell 1    
        Tufts 2  
        Oswego State 0    
  1 Oswego State 3          
  8 Eastern Connecticut State 2        
        Tufts 3            
        Keystone 11              
  3 Keystone 5              
  6 Suffolk 2                
        Keystone 7          
        Salem State 1        
  2 Salem State 7          
  7 Wheaton (MA) 4         Keystone 7 —
      Tufts 5 —
  Loser's Bracket      
  Mitchell 3        
  Eastern Connecticut State 2     Mitchell 2        
      Salem State 312          
        Salem State 3        
  Suffolk 5           Oswego State 7       Oswego State 1    
  Wheaton (MA) 6     Wheaton (MA) 0           Tufts 7  
      Oswego State 2  

Central Regional

GCS Ballpark-Sauget, IL (Host: Webster College)

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals Elimination Finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Wisconsin–Whitewater 11  
  6 Westminster (MO) 4     Wisconsin–Whitewater 15  
    Augustana (IL) 3    
  2 Rose-Hulman 7         Rose-Hulman 8            
  5 Wartburg 2           Wisconsin–Whitewater 0              
      Rose-Hulman 6           Rose-Hulman 0 3
      Washington (MO) 5         Wisconsin–Whitewater 11 5
  3 Washington (MO) 8         Washington (MO) 8    
  4 Augustana (IL) 0       Wartburg 1     Wisconsin–Whitewater 914  
  Wartburg 8     Washington (MO) 5  
  Westminster (MO) 0  

Mideast Regional

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

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  4 La Roche 7  
  5 Widener 6    
        La Roche 4  
        TCNJ 3    
  1 TCNJ 10          
  8 Ohio Wesleyan 0        
        La Roche 6            
        Randolph–Macon 19              
  3 Randolph–Macon 8              
  6 St. Joseph's-Long Island 0                
        Randolph–Macon 2          
        Wooster 1        
  2 Wooster 8          
  7 Johns Hopkins 5         Randolph–Macon 2 3
      La Roche 712 4
  Loser's Bracket      
  Widener 9        
  Ohio Wesleyan 0     Widener 9        
      Wooster 16          
        Wooster 5        
  St. Joseph's-Long Island 3           TCNJ 3       Wooster 0    
  Johns Hopkins 0     St. Joseph's-Long Island 5           La Roche 13  
      TCNJ 15  

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) [6]

  First Round/Elimination Round 1 Second Round/Elimination Finals Semifinals Championship Series
                                           
S1 Emory 0  
NY1 Cortland 1  
    Cortland 2  
    Trinity (TX) 5  
W1 Trinity (TX) 8
MW3 Wisconsin–La Crosse 0  
    Trinity (TX) 5 —  
    Cortland 2 —  
  Emory 3  
  Wisconsin–La Crosse 12  
    SUNY Cortland 8
    Wisconsin–La Crosse 3  
    Trinity (TX) 14 10 —
    Keystone 6 7 —
MA1 St. John Fisher 3  
NE3 Keystone 16  
    Keystone 6
    La Roche 1  
C1 Wisconsin–Whitewater 3
ME4 La Roche 5  
    Keystone 5 —
    La Roche 410 —  
  St. John Fisher 4  
  Wisconsin–Whitewater 3  
    La Roche 9
    St. John Fisher 6  

References
  1. Wayne Cavadi (May 29, 2016). "DIII Baseball: How Trinity (Texas) captured 2016 DIII Championship in Appleton". NCAA. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  2. "Title is the first for the Lone Star State". d3baseball.com. June 1, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  3. "DIII Baseball Selection Committee announces 56 teams to compete in tournament". NCAA. May 16, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  4. "2016 NCAA DIII Baseball Regional Schedule". NCAA. May 23, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  5. "2016 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. May 23, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  6. "2016 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. May 23, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
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