2016 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
Season | 2016 |
---|---|
Teams | 56 |
Finals site | |
Champions | Nova Southeastern (1st title) |
Runner-up | Millersville (1st CWS Appearance) |
Winning coach | Greg Brown (1st title) |
MOP | Kevin Suarez (Nova Southeastern) |
The2016 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball in NCAA Division II for the 2016 season. the Nova Southeastern Sharks won their first national championship, beating the Millersville Marauders, both teams in their first College World Series. Nova Southeastern coach Greg Brown won his first title with the team, while NSU outfielder Kevin Suarez was named Tournament MOP.
Regionals
[edit ]Atlantic Regional–West Chester, PA
[edit ]Hosted by West Chester at Serpico Stadium.
Central Regional–St. Cloud, MN
[edit ]Hosted by St. Cloud State at Joe Faber Field.
East Regional–Nashua, NH
[edit ]Hosted by Franklin Pierce at Holman Stadium.
Midwest Regional–Quincy, IL
[edit ]Hosted by Quincy at Quincy University Baseball Stadium.
South Regional–Tampa, FL
[edit ]Hosted by Tampa at Tampa University Baseball Stadium.
Southeast Regional–Columbus, GA
[edit ]Hosted by Columbus State at Ragsdale Field.
South Central Regional–Grand Junction, CO
[edit ]Hosted by Colorado Mesa at Suplizio Field.
West Regional–Riverside, CA
[edit ]Hosted by California Baptist at Riverside Sports Complex.
College World Series
[edit ]Participants
[edit ]School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | Previous CWS appearances | Best CWS finish |
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Angelo State | Lone Star | 39–20 (25–10) | Kevin Brooks | 2 (Last: 2015) |
5th |
Cal Poly Pomona | CCAA | 39–16 (26–11) | Randy Betten | 6 (Last: 2015) |
1st |
Central Missouri | MIAA | 42–13 (32–7) | Kyle Crookes | 16 (Last: 2011) |
1st |
Franklin Pierce | Northeast-10 | 48–7 (25–2) | Jayson King | 6 (Last: 2013) |
3rd |
Lander | Peach Belt | 42–14 (23–7) | Kermit Smith | 1 (Last: 2014) |
5th |
Millersville | PSAC | 50–5 (25–3) | Jon Shehan | 2 (Last: 2011) |
5th |
Nova Southeastern | Sunshine State | 39–16 (18–6) | Greg Brown | 0 (Last: never) |
N/A |
Southern Indiana | Great Lakes Valley | 37–19 (20–8) | Tracy Archuleta | 4 (Last: 2014) |
1st |
Results
[edit ]Bracket
[edit ]Hosted by Mount Olive and Town of Cary at USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, NC. [1]
Game results
[edit ]Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 28 | Game 1 | Millersville | 1–0 | Angelo State | |
Game 2 | Cal Poly Pomona | 2–1 (10) | Southern Indiana | ||
Game 3 | Nova Southeastern | 4–3 (12) | Franklin Pierce | ||
Game 4 | Lander | 4–3 | Central Missouri | ||
May 30 | Game 5 | Southern Indiana | 1–0 | Angelo State | Angelo State eliminated |
Game 6 | Millersville | 11–3 | Cal Poly Pomona | ||
May 31 | Game 7 | Central Missouri | 6–0 | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce eliminated |
Game 8 | Nova Southeastern | 12–1 | Lander | ||
June 1 | Game 9 | Cal Poly Pomona | 3–0 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri eliminated |
Game 10 | Lander | 4–2 | Southern Indiana | Southern Indiana eliminated | |
June 2 | Game 11 | Nova Southeastern | 5–2 | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona eliminated |
Game 12 | Millersville | 4–2 | Lander | Lander eliminated | |
June 3 | Game 13 | Nova Southeastern | 2–1 | Millersville | |
June 4 | Game 14 | Nova Southeastern | 8–6 | Millersville | Nova Southeastern wins National Championship |
References
[edit ]- ^ "2016 Division II Baseball Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.