2016 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament

2016 NCAA Division II
Baseball Tournament
Season	2016
Teams	56
Finals site	USA Baseball National Training Complex Cary, North Carolina
Champions	Nova Southeastern (1st title)
Runner-up	Millersville (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Greg Brown (1st title)
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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

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Atlantic Regional–West Chester, PA

Hosted by West Chester at Serpico Stadium.

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
			1	Millersville	2
			5	Seton Hill	1
4	Shepherd	0
5	Seton Hill	3
						1	Millersville	6
						3	Mercyhurst	3
3	Mercyhurst	6
6	East Stroudsburg	3
			3	Mercyhurst	6
			2	West Chester	1
2	West Chester	12
7	Chowan	6										1	Millersville	6	—
												3	Mercyhurst	2	—
Loser's Bracket
6	East Stroudsburg	19
7	Chowan	2	5	Seton Hill	0
			6	East Stroudsburg	3
						6	East Stroudsburg	1
						4	Shepherd	3	3	Mercyhurst	4
			2	West Chester	2				4	Shepherd	1
			4	Shepherd	4

Central Regional–St. Cloud, MN

Hosted by St. Cloud State at Joe Faber Field.

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
1	St. Cloud State	0
8	Minnesota State	1¹¹
			8	Minnesota State	7
			4	Arkansas–Monticello	6
4	Arkansas–Monticello	15
5	Missouri Western	0
						8	Minnesota State	0
						2	Central Missouri	3
3	Minnesota–Duluth	0
6	Emporia State	4
			6	Emporia State	3
			2	Central Missouri	6
2	Central Missouri	3
7	Southwestern Oklahoma State	1										2	Central Missouri	7	—
												4	Arkansas–Monticello	4	—
Loser's Bracket
1	St. Cloud State	10
5	Missouri Western	4	6	Emporia State	6
			1	St. Cloud State	4
						6	Emporia State	7
3	Minnesota–Duluth	3				4	Arkansas–Monticello	18	8	Minnesota State	6
7	Southwestern Oklahoma State	6	4	Arkansas–Monticello	2¹⁰				4	Arkansas–Monticello	13
			7	Southwestern Oklahoma State	1

East Regional–Nashua, NH

Hosted by Franklin Pierce at Holman Stadium.

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
			1	Franklin Pierce	18
			4	Felician	0
4	Felician	3
5	Bridgeport	0
						1	Franklin Pierce	12
						3	St. Thomas Aquinas	8
3	St. Thomas Aquinas	5
6	Molloy	2
			3	St. Thomas Aquinas	4
			7	Dowling	0
2	Southern New Hampshire	0
7	Dowling	4										1	Franklin Pierce	3	6
												2	Southern New Hampshire	4	3
Loser's Bracket
6	Molloy	5
2	Southern New Hampshire	11	4	Felician	5
			2	Southern New Hampshire	20
						2	Southern New Hampshire	5
						5	Bridgeport	2	3	St. Thomas Aquinas	4
			7	Dowling	6				2	Southern New Hampshire	10
			5	Bridgeport	7

Midwest Regional–Quincy, IL

Hosted by Quincy at Quincy University Baseball Stadium.

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
1	Quincy	20
8	Alderson Broaddus	0
			1	Quincy	5
			4	Southern Indiana	9
4	Southern Indiana	7
5	Missouri S&T	5
						4	Southern Indiana	13
						6	Ashland	8
3	Indianapolis	1
6	Ashland	8
			6	Ashland	4
			2	Grand Valley State	3
2	Grand Valley State	9
7	Hillsdale	8										4	Southern Indiana	10	—
												5	Missouri S&T	5	—
Loser's Bracket
8	Alderson Broaddus	1
5	Missouri S&T	9	2	Grand Valley State	1
			5	Missouri S&T	2
						5	Missouri S&T	9
3	Indianapolis	4				1	Quincy	8	6	Ashland	4
7	Hillsdale	1	1	Quincy	5				5	Missouri S&T	12
			3	Indianapolis	1

South Regional–Tampa, FL

Hosted by Tampa at Tampa University Baseball Stadium.

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
			1	Tampa	5
			4	Delta State	7
4	Delta State	6
5	Lynn	1
						4	Delta State	4
						3	Nova Southeastern	9
3	Nova Southeastern	11
6	West Georgia	4
			3	Nova Southeastern	6
			2	West Florida	4
2	West Florida	17
7	Claflin	1										3	Nova Southeastern	1	3
												4	Delta State	3	1
Loser's Bracket
6	West Georgia	7
7	Claflin	0	1	Tampa	3
			6	West Georgia	4
						2	West Florida	6
						6	West Georgia	7	4	Delta State	3
			2	West Florida	11				6	West Georgia	5
			5	Lynn	5

Southeast Regional–Columbus, GA

Hosted by Columbus State at Ragsdale Field.

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
			1	Columbus State	5
			4	USC Aiken	8¹⁰
4	USC Aiken	2
5	Tusculum	1
						4	USC Aiken	0
						2	Lander	3
3	Belmont Abbey	6¹²
6	Catawba	5
			3	Belmont Abbey	4
			2	Lander	11
2	Lander	6
7	Mount Olive	4										2	Lander	5	—
												4	USC Aiken	3	—
Loser's Bracket
6	Catawba	4
7	Mount Olive	6	1	Columbus State	2
			7	Mount Olive	7
						7	Mount Olive	2
						5	Tusculum	3	4	USC Aiken	8
			3	Belmont Abbey	1				5	Tusculum	2
			5	Tusculum	7

South Central Regional–Grand Junction, CO

Hosted by Colorado Mesa at Suplizio Field.

First round			Second round			Third round			Semi-finals			Finals

1	Colorado Mesa	6
6	Lubbock Christian	8	6	Lubbock Christian	4
			4	West Texas A&M	2
3	Angelo State	4				6	Lubbock Christian	2
4	West Texas A&M	1				3	Angelo State	6
			3	Angelo State	6							3	Angelo State	9	—
			2	St. Edward's	4							2	St. Edward's	2	—
2	St. Edward's	8							6	Lubbock Christian	5
5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	4				2	St. Edward's	7	2	St. Edward's	10
			1	Colorado Mesa	6	5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	5
			5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	7

West Regional–Riverside, CA

Hosted by California Baptist at Riverside Sports Complex.

First round			Second round			Third round			Semi-finals			Finals

1	California Baptist	14
6	Cal State East Bay	0	1	California Baptist	12
			4	Chico State	3
3	Cal Poly Pomona	11				1	California Baptist	5
4	Chico State	1				3	Cal Poly Pomona	6
			3	Cal Poly Pomona	14							3	Cal Poly Pomona	7	—
			5	Cal State Monterey Bay	2							1	California Baptist	6	—
2	Dixie State	3							1	California Baptist	8
5	Cal State Monterey Bay	6				5	Cal State Monterey Bay	4	2	Dixie State	6
			2	Dixie State	6	2	Dixie State	7
			6	Cal State East Bay	4

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	Previous CWS Appearances	Best CWS Finish
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

Bracket

Hosted by Mount Olive and Town of Cary at USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, NC.^[2]

First round		Second round		Semifinals			Finals

Angelo State	0

Millersville	1
		Millersville	11

		Cal Poly Pomona	3
Cal Poly Pomona	2¹⁰

Southern Indiana	1
				Millersville	4	—

				Lander	2	—
Angelo State	0

Southern Indiana	1
		Lander	4

		Southern Indiana	2



							Millersville	1	6	—

							Nova Southeastern	2	8	—
Nova Southeastern	4¹²

Franklin Pierce	3
		Nova Southeastern	12

		Lander	1
Lander	4

Central Missouri	3
				Nova Southeastern	5	—

				Cal Poly Pomona	2	—
Franklin Pierce	0

Central Missouri	6
		Cal Poly Pomona	3

		Central Missouri	0

Game results

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
May 30	Game 6	Millersville	11–3	Cal Poly Pomona
May 31	Game 7	Central Missouri	6–0	Franklin Pierce	Franklin Pierce eliminated
May 31	Game 8	Nova Southeastern	12–1	Lander
June 1	Game 9	Cal Poly Pomona	3–0	Central Missouri	Central Missouri eliminated
June 1	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
June 2	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

^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/2016_Division_II_Regionals
^ https://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/baseball/d2/2016

[1] ttps://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/2016_Division_II_Regionals

[2] ttps://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/baseball/d2/2016

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