2018 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

The 2018 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 2018 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 43rd 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 three regions consisting of six teams, and five consisting of eight, for a total of 58 teams participating in the tournament, up from 56 in 2017. The tournament champion was Texas-Tyler, who defeated Texas Lutheran in the championship series in two games.

2018 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season2018
Teams58
Finals site
ChampionsTexas-Tyler (1st title)
Runner-upTexas Lutheran
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This was the final DIII World Series contested with the current regional format and World Series location.[1]

Bids

Automatic bids

Source: NCAA[2]

School Conference
La Roche Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Texas-Dallas American Southwest Conference
Salisbury Capital Athletic Conference
Swarthmore Centennial Conference
North Central (Illinois) College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Keystone Colonial States Athletic Conference
Western New England Commonwealth Coast Conference
Ithaca Empire 8 Conference
Suffolk Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Franklin Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Dubuque Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Catholic Landmark Conference
Union (New York) Liberty League
UMass Boston Little East Conference
Westfield State Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference
Adrian Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Arcadia Middle Atlantic Commonwealth
Misercordia Middle Atlantic Freedom
Monmouth (Illinois) Midwest Conference
Bethel (Minnesota) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Mitchell New England Collegiate Conference
Amherst New England Small College Athletic Conference
Babson New England Women's and Men's Athletics Conference
Rowan New Jersey Athletic Conference
Castleton North Atlantic Conference
Wabash North Coast Athletic Conference
Penn State-Berks North Eastern Athletic Conference
Aurora Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Willamette Northwest Conference
Baldwin Wallace Ohio Athletic Conference
Shenandoah Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Thomas More President's Athletic Conference
St. Joseph's (Long Island) Skyline Conference
Webster St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Rhodes Southern Athletic Association
Chapman Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Texas Lutheran Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Oswego State State University of New York Athletic Conference
LaGrange USA South Athletic Conference
Bethany Lutheran College Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

At-large bids

Pool B
School Conference
Wisconsin–Oshkosh Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Wisconsin–Whitewater Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Pool C
School Conference
Alvernia Middle Atlantic Conferences
Christopher Newport Capital Athletic Conference
Concordia (Chicago) Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Concordia (TX) American Southwest Conference
Denison North Coast Athletic Conference
Marietta Ohio Athletic Conference
Otterbein Ohio Athletic Conference
Ramapo New Jersey Athletic Conference
Randolph–Macon Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Redlands Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Southern Maine Little East Conference
SUNY Cortland State University of New York Athletic Conference
UT Tyler American Southwest Conference
The College of New Jersey New Jersey Athletic Conference
Virginia Wesleyan Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Wooster North Coast Athletic Conference

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

New England Regional

Whitehouse Field-Harwich, MA (Host: Massachusetts Maritime Academy)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  4 Western New England 15  
  5 Ramapo 19    
        Ramapo 1  
        UMass Boston 210    
  1 UMass Boston 15          
  8 Penn State-Berks 1        
        UMass Boston 4            
        Oswego State 11              
  3 Keystone 3              
  6 Mitchell 211                
        Keystone 0          
        Oswego State 2        
  2 Oswego State 13          
  7 Suffolk 3         Oswego State 10 --
      UMass Boston 4 --
  Loser's Bracket      
  Western New England 4        
  Penn State Berks 1     Keystone 6        
      Western New England 4          
        Keystone 4        
  Mitchell 9           Ramapo 7       UMass Boston 7    
  Suffolk 3     Ramapo 6           Ramapo 5  
      Mitchell 0  

Central Regional

GCS Ballpark-Sauget, IL (Host: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  4 Rhodes 4  
  5 Franklin 2    
        Rhodes 7  
        Webster 611    
  1 Webster 6          
  8 Thomas More 4        
        Rhodes 6            
        Wisconsin–Whitewater 3              
  3 Texas-Tyler 8              
  6 Aurora 5                
        Texas-Tyler 2          
        Wisconsin–Whitewater 8        
  2 Wisconsin–Whitewater 12          
  7 Monmouth (IL) 1         Rhodes 0 4
      Texas-Tyler 2 5
  Loser's Bracket      
  Franklin 8        
  Thomas More 6     Texas-Tyler 10        
      Franklin 1          
        Texas-Tyler 5        
  Aurora 10           Webster 1       Wisconsin–Whitewater 1    
  Monmouth (IL) 11     Webster 6           Texas-Tyler 4  
      Monmouth (IL) 2  

South Regional

Ting Park-Holly Springs, NC (Host: William Peace University)

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals Elimination Finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Randolph–Macon 2  
  6 LaGrange 1     Randolph–Macon 6  
    Denison 1    
  2 TCNJ 5         Randolph–Macon 4            
  5 Alvernia 2           Christopher Newport 3              
      TCNJ 5           Randolph–Macon 11 --
      Christopher Newport 610         Christopher Newport 2 --
  3 Denison 1         Christopher Newport 4    
  4 Christopher Newport 5       TCNJ 5     LaGrange 3  
  LaGrange 2     LaGrange 9  
  Alvernia 1  

Mid-Atlantic Regional

PeoplesBank Park-York, PA (Host: Middle Atlantic Conferences)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  4 Virginia Wesleyan 1  
  5 Misericordia 4    
        Misericordia 6  
        Rowan 510    
  1 Rowan 9          
  8 Castleton 0        
        Misericordia 5            
        Babson 7              
  3 Arcadia 3              
  6 Union 10                
        Union 4          
        Babson 510        
  2 Babson 12          
  7 Catholic 11         Babson 7 1
      Misericordia 12 11
  Loser's Bracket      
  Virginia Wesleyan 4        
  Castleton 3     Union 4        
      Virginia Wesleyan 10          
        Virginia Wesleyan 9        
  Arcadia 13           Rowan 6       Misericordia 14    
  Catholic 2     Rowan 4           Virginia Wesleyan 4  
      Arcadia 112  

Midwest Regional

Frank Wade Municipal Stadium-Duluth, MN (Host: The College of Saint Scholastica)

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals Elimination Finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Concordia–Chicago 13  
  6 Bethany Lutheran 12     Concordia–Chicago 10  
    Bethel (MN) 7    
  2 North Central (IL) 8         Concordia–Chicago 7            
  5 Dubuque 7           Wisconsin–Oshkosh 9              
      North Central (IL) 1           Wisconsin–Oshkosh 1 2
      Wisconsin-Oshkosh 11         Concordia–Chicago 7 3
  3 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 4         Concordia–Chicago 6    
  4 Bethel (MN) 312       North Central (IL) 4     Dubuque 3  
  Bethany Lutheran 3     Dubuque 8  
  Dubuque 8  

New York Regional

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

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  4 Baldwin Wallace 6  
  5 Swarthmore 11    
        Swarthmore 3  
        SUNY Cortland 2    
  1 SUNY Cortland 5          
  8 Westfield State 410        
        Swarthmore 9            
        Southern Maine 6              
  3 Southern Maine 3              
  6 Amherst 2                
        Southern Maine 1          
        Salisbury 0        
  2 Salisbury 3          
  7 St. Joseph's–Long Island 210         Swarthmore 9 --
      Southern Maine 3 --
  Loser's Bracket      
  Baldwin Wallace 3        
  Westfield State 2     Salisbury 3        
      Baldwin Wallace 14          
        Baldwin Wallace 9        
  Amherst 1           SUNY Cortland 1011       Southern Maine 12    
  St. Joseph's–Long Island 2     SUNY Cortland 9           SUNY Cortland 10  
      St. Joseph's–Long Island 7  

Mideast Regional

Nicolay Field-Adrian, MI (Host: Adrian College)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1     Second Round/Elimination Round 2     Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals     Elimination Finals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  4 Marietta 2  
  5 Shenandoah 3    
        Shenandoah 5  
        Wooster 13    
  1 Wooster 4          
  8 Wabash 2        
        Wooster 17            
        Adrian 4              
  3 La Roche 5              
  6 Ithaca 1                
        La Roche 0          
        Adrian 1        
  2 Otterbein 5          
  7 Adrian 11         Wooster 4 --
      Wabash 2 --
  Loser's Bracket      
  Marietta 2        
  Wabash 4     La Roche 5        
      Wabash 8          
        Wabash 3        
  Ithaca 5           Ithaca 1       Adrian 0    
  Otterbein 412     Shenandoah 5           Wabash 4  
      Ithaca 7  

West Regional

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

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Semifinals Elimination Finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Chapman 5  
  6 Willamette 10     Willamette 13  
    Concordia (TX) 4    
  2 Redlands 1         Willamette 1            
  5 Texas–Dallas 310           Texas Lutheran 6              
      Texas–Dallas 1           Texas Lutheran 6 --
      Texas Lutheran 2         Willamette 510 --
  3 Concordia (TX) 8         Willamette 10    
  4 Texas Lutheran 9       Texas–Dallas 6     Texas–Dallas 3  
  Chapman 6     Chapman 2  
  Redlands 5  

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)

  First Round/Elimination Round 1 Second Round/Elimination Finals Semifinals Championship Series
                                           
NE2(4) Oswego State 5  
C3(5) Texas-Tyler 10  
    Texas-Tyler 7  
    Misericordia 3  
S1(1) Randolph-Macon 2
MA5(8) Misericordia 4  
    Texas-Tyler 1 8  
    Randolph-Macon 6 6  
  Oswego State 4  
  Randolph-Macon 11  
    Misericordia 6
    Randolph-Macon 14  
    Texas-Tyler 8 9 --
    Texas Lutheran 1 6 --
MW1(3) Concordia-Chicago 9  
NY5(6) Swarthmore 4  
    Concordia-Chicago 8
    Texas Lutheran 3  
ME1(2) Wooster 0
W4(7) Texas Lutheran 7  
    Concordia-Chicago 7 4
    Texas Lutheran 9 5  
  Swarthmore 10  
  Wooster 5  
    Texas Lutheran 3
    Swarthmore 213  
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References
  1. "D-III World Series to find new home". d3baseball.com. October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  2. "2018 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship selections announced". NCAA. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
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