2017 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament

The 2017 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball in NCAA Division II for the 2017 season. The West Chester Golden Rams claimed their second national title, their first being in 2012. In the final, West Chester defeated the UC San Diego Tritons. The Tritons were also in their second final, having also been the national runners up in 2010. West Chester pitcher Josh McClain was named the tournament's most outstanding player.[1]

2017 NCAA Division II
Baseball Tournament

Season	2017
Teams	56
Finals site	AirHogs Stadium Grand Prairie, Texas
Champions	West Chester (2nd title)
Runner-up	UC San Diego (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Jed Prachniak (2nd title)
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Regionals

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Atlantic Regional–Jamestown, New York

Hosted by Mercyhurst at Russell Diethrick Park.

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
						1	Mercyhurst	11
						4	Millersville	4
	4	Millersville	6
	5	Shippensburg	0
											1	Mercyhurst	4
											2	West Chester	8
	3	Seton Hill	3
	6	Shepherd	10
						6	Shepherd	4
						2	West Chester	11
	2	West Chester	5
	7	Winston–Salem State	4																		2	West Chester	12	—
																					7	Winston–Salem State	7	—
	Loser's Bracket
	3	Seton Hill	3
	7	Winston–Salem State	5			4	Millersville	8
						7	Winston–Salem State	10
											7	Winston–Salem State	9
											5	Shippensburg	8			1	Mercyhurst	1
						5	Shippensburg	10								7	Winston–Salem State	6
						6	Shepherd	5

Central Regional–Emporia, Kansas

Hosted by Emporia State at Trusler Sports Complex.

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
	1	Emporia State	10
	8	Arkansas–Monticello	8
						1	Emporia State	1
						4	Lindenwood	12^13
	4	Lindenwood	14
	5	Southern Arkansas	7
											4	Lindenwood	10
											3	St. Cloud State	8
	3	St. Cloud State	12
	6	Missouri Western	0
						3	St. Cloud State	9
						2	Minnesota State	4
	2	Minnesota State	4
	7	Central Oklahoma	0																		4	Lindenwood	8	—
																					7	Central Oklahoma	4	—
	Loser's Bracket
	8	Arkansas–Monticello	5
	5	Southern Arkansas	4			2	Minnesota State	6
						8	Arkansas–Monticello	5
											2	Minnesota State	2
	6	Missouri Western	2								7	Central Oklahoma	3			3	St. Cloud State	8
	7	Central Oklahoma	5			1	Emporia State	5								7	Central Oklahoma	14
						7	Central Oklahoma	6

East Regional–Manchester, New Hampshire

Hosted by Southern New Hampshire at Gill Stadium.

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
						1	Southern New Hampshire	15
						4	LIU Post	3
	4	LIU Post	4
	5	Felician	2
											1	Southern New Hampshire	1
											3	St. Thomas Aquinas	13
	3	St. Thomas Aquinas	8
	6	Southern Connecticut	3
						3	St. Thomas Aquinas	4
						2	New Haven	1
	2	New Haven	5
	7	Dominican	2																		3	St. Thomas Aquinas	13	—
																					1	Southern New Hampshire	2	—
	Loser's Bracket
	6	Southern Connecticut	3
	7	Dominican	5			4	LIU Post	9
						7	Dominican	5
											4	LIU Post	7
											5	Felician	8^11			1	Southern New Hampshire	8
						2	New Haven	1								5	Felician	2
						5	Felician	7

Midwest Regional–Midland, Michigan

Hosted by Northwood at Gerace Stadium.

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
	1	Northwood	10
	8	Kentucky Wesleyan	2
						1	Northwood	3
						4	Drury	2
	4	Drury	3
	5	Bellarmine	2
											1	Northwood	5
											3	Quincy	3
	3	Quincy	4
	6	Wayne State	3
						3	Quincy	9
						7	Saint Joseph's (IN)	8
	2	Southern Indiana	4
	7	Saint Joseph's (IN)	5																		1	Northwood	3	0
																					3	Quincy	4	2
	Loser's Bracket
	8	Kentucky Wesleyan	10
	5	Bellarmine	2			7	Saint Joseph's (IN)	1
						8	Kentucky Wesleyan	4
											8	Kentucky Wesleyan	3
	6	Wayne State	4								6	Wayne State	4			3	Quincy	8
	2	Southern Indiana	2			4	Drury	2								6	Wayne State	5
						6	Wayne State	5

South Regional–Cleveland, Mississippi

Hosted by Delta State at Ferriss Field.

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
						1	Delta State	9
						4	Florida Southern	7
	4	Florida Southern	6
	5	Valdosta State	3
											1	Delta State	4
											3	Nova Southeastern	1
	3	Nova Southeastern	20
	6	West Alabama	5
						3	Nova Southeastern	3
						2	Tampa	1
	2	Tampa	12
	7	Miles	1																		1	Delta State	6^10	—
																					6	West Alabama	4	—
	Loser's Bracket
	6	West Alabama	17
	7	Miles	15			4	Florida Southern	6
						6	West Alabama	7
											6	West Alabama	7
											2	Tampa	6			6	West Alabama	10
						2	Tampa	14								3	Nova Southeastern	9
						5	Valdosta State	5

Southeast Regional–Mount Olive, North Carolina

Hosted by Mount Olive at Scarborough Field.

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
						1	Mount Olive	4^13
						5	UNC Pembroke	3
	4	Catawba	2
	5	UNC Pembroke	6
											1	Mount Olive	6
											2	North Georgia	13
	3	USC Aiken	6
	6	Georgia College	5
						3	USC Aiken	2
						2	North Georgia	6
	2	North Georgia	4
	7	Lincoln Memorial	1																		2	North Georgia	5	—
																					4	Catawba	4	—
	Loser's Bracket
	6	Georgia College	6
	7	Lincoln Memorial	7			5	UNC Pembroke	6
						7	Lincoln Memorial	11
											7	Lincoln Memorial	2
											4	Catawba	8			1	Mount Olive	5
						3	USC Aiken	4								4	Catawba	6
						4	Catawba	7

South Central Regional–San Angelo, Texas

Hosted by Angelo State at Foster Field.

	First round					Semifinals					Semi-					Finals
	1	Angelo State	11
	6	Arkansas–Fort Smith	6			1	Angelo State	1
						3	West Texas A&M	2
											3	West Texas A&M	1
											6	Arkansas–Fort Smith	3
						6	Arkansas–Fort Smith	15
						5	St. Edward's	12
	3	West Texas A&M	1													6	Arkansas–Fort Smith	1	—
	4	Lubbock Christian	2													2	Colorado Mesa	8	—
						4	Lubbock Christian	2
						2	Colorado Mesa	3
	2	Colorado Mesa	11								2	Colorado Mesa	4
	5	St. Edward's	2								1	Angelo State	0
						1	Angelo State	6
						4	Lubbock Christian	1

West Region–Azusa, California

Hosted by Azusa Pacific at Cougar Baseball Field.

	First round					Semifinals					Semi-					Finals
	1	Cal State Chico	7
	6	Cal Poly Pomona	8			6	Cal Poly Pomona	5
						3	Dixie State	6
											3	Dixie State	14
											5	California Baptist	5
						1	Cal State Chico	2
						5	California Baptist	14
	3	Dixie State	2													3	Dixie State	6	—
	4	UC San Diego	5													4	UC San Diego	8	—
						4	UC San Diego	4
						2	Azusa Pacific	0
	2	Azusa Pacific	3								4	UC San Diego	11
	5	California Baptist	1								2	Azusa Pacific	3
						6	Cal Poly Pomona	1
						2	Azusa Pacific	10

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	Previous CWS Appearances	Best CWS Finish
Colorado Mesa	RMAC	48–10 (32–4)	Chris Hanks	2 (last: 2014)	2nd
Delta State	Gulf South	44–11 (25–8)	Mike Kinnison	11 (last: 2012)	1st
Lindenwood	MAIAA	39–18 (24–11)	Doug Bletcher	0 (last: never)	none
North Georgia	Peach Belt	46–10 (19–5)	Tom Cantrell	0 (last: never)	none
Quincy	GLVC	37–21 (17–10)	Josh Rabe	0 (last: never)	none
St. Thomas Aquinas	ECC	42–15 (20–5)	Scott Muscat	1 (last: 2014)	7th
UC San Diego	CCAA	40–17 (24–13)	Eric Newman	2 (last: 2010)	2nd
West Chester	PSAC	40–11 (22–6)	Jad Prachniak	3 (last: 2012)	1st

Bracket

All Games Played at AirHogs Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas [3]

	First Round					Second Round					Semifinals						Final
		West Chester	9
		North Georgia	4
							West Chester	5
							Lindenwood	2
		Lindenwood	4
		Delta State	0
												West Chester	1	—
											Colorado Mesa	0	—
		North Georgia	0
		Delta State	4
							Colorado Mesa	6
							Delta State	2
																	West Chester	5
																	UC San Diego	2
		St. Thomas Aquinas	6
		UC San Diego	5
							St. Thomas Aquinas	3
							Colorado Mesa	2
		Quincy	3
		Colorado Mesa	10
												St. Thomas Aquinas	0	3
											UC San Diego	10	7
		UC San Diego	10
		Quincy	8
							Lindenwood	6
							UC San Diego	11

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 27	Game 1	Lindenwood	4–1	Delta State
	Game 2	West Chester	9–4	North Georgia
May 28	Game 3	Colorado Mesa	10–3	Quincy
	Game 4	St. Thomas Aquinas	6–5	UC San Diego
May 29	Game 5	Delta State	4–0	North Georgia	North Georgia eliminated
	Game 6	West Chester	5–2	Lindenwood
May 30	Game 7	UC San Diego	10–6	Quincy	Quincy eliminated
	Game 8	St. Thomas Aquinas	3–2	Colorado Mesa
May 31	Game 9	Colorado Mesa	6–2	Delta State	Delta State eliminated
	Game 10	UC San Diego	11–6	Lindenwood	Lindenwood eliminated
June 1	Game 11	UC San Diego	10–0	St. Thomas Aquinas
	Game 12	West Chester	1–0	Colorado Mesa
June 3	Game 13	UC San Diego	7–3	St. Thomas Aquinas	St. Thomas Aquinas eliminated
June 4	Game 14	West Chester	5–2	UC San Diego	West Chester wins National Championship

References

1. "West Chester vs UC San Diego - DII Baseball". NCAA.com.
2. "2017 Division II baseball regionals: Times, matchups and results for the tournament". 20 May 2017.
3. "2017 DII Men's Baseball Championship Interactive Bracket". NCAA.com.