2012 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

The 2012 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 2012 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 37th national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at Time Warner Cable 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, up from 55 in 2011. The tournament champion was Marietta, who defeated Wheaton (MA) for the championship.[1]

2012 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season2012
Teams56
Finals site
ChampionsMarietta (6th title)
Runner-upWheaton (MA)
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Bids

The 56 competing teams were: [2] [3]

Regionals

Bold indicates winner. [4]

Central Regional

USA Stadium-Millington, TN (Host: Rhodes College)

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  1 Birmingham-Southern 7  
  6 Illinois Wesleyan 4     Birmingham-Southern 6  
    Emory 1    
  2 Washington-St. Louis 5         Birmingham-Southern 1            
  5 Webster 11           Webster 6              
      Webster 10           Webster 3 --
      DePauw 2         Birmingham-Southern 2 --
  3 DePauw 2         Birmingham-Southern 9    
  4 Emory 0       DePauw 0     Illinois Wesleyan 7  
  Illinois Wesleyan 3     Illinois Wesleyan 6  
  Washington-St. Louis 2  

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 Keene State 1  
  5 Western New England 7    
        Western New England 3  
        Wheaton (MA) 10    
  1 Wheaton (MA) 6          
  8 Bridgewater State 2        
        Wheaton (MA) 6            
        Trinity (CT) 4              
  3 Trinity (CT) 13              
  6 Southern Maine 8                
        Trinity (CT) 4          
        St. Joseph's (ME) 0        
  2 St. Joseph's (ME) 2          
  7 Bowdoin 0         Wheaton (MA) 4 2
      Western New England 6 0
  Loser's Bracket      
  Keene State 3        
  Bridgewater State 2     St. Joseph's (ME) 6        
      Keene State 1          
        St. Joseph's (ME) 0        
  Southern Maine 4           Western New England 4       Trinity (CT) 1    
  Bowdoin 6     Western New England 7           Western New England 2  
      Bowdoin 1  

New York Regional

Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium-East Farmingdale, NY (Host: State University of New York at Farmingdale)

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  1 SUNY Cortland 7  
  6 Castleton State 6     SUNY Cortland 7  
    Misericordia 2    
  2 Farmingdale State 10         SUNY Cortland 4            
  5 Skidmore 2           Farmingdale State 2              
      Farmingdale State 2           SUNY Cortland 2 --
      Ithaca 0         Farmingdale State 1 --
  3 Ithaca 2         Farmingdale State 4    
  4 Misericordia 1       Ithaca 5     Ithaca 310  
  Castleton State 8     Castleton State 2  
  Skidmore 1  

Mid-Atlantic Regional

FirstEnergy Park-Lakewood, NJ (Host: Kean University)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  4 Ramapo 10  
  5 Neumann 5    
        Ramapo 4  
        Keystone 5    
  1 Keystone 13          
  8 Daniel Webster 7        
        Keystone 0            
        Kean 2              
  3 Alvernia 8              
  6 Haverford 3                
        Alvernia 4          
        Kean 12        
  2 Kean 9          
  7 Drew 3         Kean 6 --
      Ramapo 4 --
  Loser's Bracket      
  Neumann 11        
  Daniel Webster 4     Alvernia 3        
      Neumann 5          
        Neumann 5        
  Haverford 11           Ramapo 6       Keystone 2    
  Drew 912     Ramapo 6           Ramapo 3  
      Haverford 4  

Midwest Regional

Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium-Whitewater, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  4 Wisconsin-Whitewater 2  
  5 Concordia-Chicago 110    
        Wisconsin-Whitewater 2  
        St. Thomas (MN) 5    
  1 St. Thomas (MN) 5          
  8 St. Norbert 1        
        St. Thomas (MN) 22            
        St. Scholastica 2              
  3 North Park 7              
  6 St. Scholastica 8                
        St. Scholastica 8          
        Aurora 413        
  2 Wisconsin-La Crosse 1          
  7 Aurora 2         St. Thomas (MN) 10 --
      Wisconsin-Whitewater 6 --
  Loser's Bracket      
  Concordia-Chicago 0        
  St. Norbert 5     Aurora 11        
      St. Norbert 5          
        Aurora 5        
  North Park 2           Wisconsin-Whitewater 610       St. Scholastica 5    
  Wisconsin-La Crosse 4     Wisconsin-Whitewater 10           Wisconsin-Whitewater 6  
      Wisconsin-La Crosse 7  

South Regional

Captains Park-Newport News, VA (Host: Christopher Newport University)

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Third Round/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                               
  1 Christopher Newport 1  
  6 Messiah 3     Messiah 6  
    Rowan 9    
      Rowan 2  
      Christopher Newport 4     Christopher Newport 9  
  Christopher Newport 7         Shenandoah 5    
  Lynchburg 1        
  2 Salisbury 7         Christopher Newport 12
  5 Lynchburg 2           Salisbury 3
      Salisbury 1        
      Shenandoah 6          
  3 Shenandoah 5           Shenandoah 1              
  4 Rowan 4         Salisbury 214            
  Messiah 3    
  Salisbury 9  

Mideast Regional

Don Schaly Stadium-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  4 St. John Fisher 13  
  5 Westminster (PA) 7    
        St. John Fisher 5  
        Marietta 2    
  1 Marietta 12          
  8 La Roche 3        
        St. John Fisher 8            
        Manchester 11              
  3 Adrian 8              
  6 Wooster 4                
        Adrian 7          
        Manchester 13        
  2 Washington & Jefferson 3          
  7 Manchester 13         Manchester 3 3
      Marietta 6 7
  Loser's Bracket      
  Westminster (PA) 2        
  La Roche 3     Adrian 3        
      La Roche 2          
        Adrian 4        
  Wooster 0           Marietta 11       St. John Fisher 2    
  Washington & Jefferson 8     Marietta 9           Marietta 9  
      Washington & Jefferson 5  

West Regional

Roy Helser Field and Jim Wright Stadium-McMinnville, OR (Host: Linfield College)

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Third Round/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                               
  1 Concordia (TX) 6  
  6 St. John's (MN) 3     Concordia(TX) 5  
    La Verne 8    
      La Verne 0  
      Coe 5     Coe 5  
  St. John's (MN) 2         Trinity (TX) 611    
  La Verne 7        
  2 Trinity (TX) 2         Trinity (TX) 2
  5 Coe 0           Whitworth 9
      Trinity (TX) 8        
      Whitworth 3          
  3 Whitworth 5           Trinity (TX) 0              
  4 La Verne 0         Whitworth 12            
  Concordia (TX) 1    
  Whitworth 5  

World Series

Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium-Grand Chute, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Lawrence University/Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau) [5]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  C5 Webster 2  
  NE1 Wheaton (MA) 3    
        Wheaton (MA) 6  
        SUNY Cortland 1    
  NY1 SUNY Cortland 10          
  MA2 Kean 5        
        Wheaton (MA) 13
        St. Thomas (MN) 9
  MW1 St. Thomas (MN) 12        
  S1 Christopher Newport 7          
        St. Thomas (MN) 3    
        Marietta 1  
  ME1 Marietta 13    
  W3 Whitworth 2  
  Loser's Bracket
  Webster 8  
  Kean 7     Marietta 12
      Webster 7
  Christopher Newport 2  
  Whitworth 7     SUNY Cortland 5
      Whitworth 4
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Wheaton (MA) 5       Wheaton (MA) 2
    Marietta 610           Marietta 7
        Marietta 5    
        St. Thomas (MN) 0  
  St. Thomas (MN) 7    
  SUNY Cortland 6  
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References
  1. "For Marietta, the repeat was sweet". d3baseball.com. June 2, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  2. "DIII field chosen for championship". NCAA. May 14, 2012. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  3. "2012 Playoff Central". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  4. "2012 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. June 12, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  5. "2012 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. June 9, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
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