2018 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

The 2018 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball in NCAA Division II for the 2018 season. The Augustana Vikings of South Dakota claimed their first national title. In the final, Augustana defeated the Columbus State Cougars. The Cougars made their eighth appearance in the College World Series, having won the event in 2002 and two other times finished as runner up.

2018 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season2018
Teams56
Finals site
ChampionsAugustana (SD) (1st title)
Runner-upColumbus State (8th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachTim Huber (1st title)

Regionals

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Atlantic Regional–Millersville, Pennsylvania

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Hosted by Millersville at Bennett J. Cooper Park.

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1West Chester2
5Mercyhurst3
4Bloomsburg0
5Mercyhurst5
5Mercyhurst711
6Seton Hill6
3Shepherd0
6Seton Hill4
6Seton Hill9
7Charleston0
2Millersville0
7Charleston3
5Mercyhurst4
6Seton Hill0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1West Chester6
3Shepherd32Millersville76Seton Hill5
2Millersville5112Millersville172Millersville0
7Charleston8
4Bloomsburg4
7Charleston6

Central Regional–Magnolia, Arkansas

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Hosted by Southern Arkansas at Goodheart Field at Walker Stadium.

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Southern Arkansas6
8Emporia State8
8Emporia State2
5Augustana (SD)4
4Pittsburg State4
5Augustana (SD)9
5Augustana (SD)9
2Central Missouri6
3Central Oklahoma2
6St. Cloud State5
6St. Cloud State0
2Central Missouri15
2Central Missouri10
7Oklahoma Baptist25Augustana (SD)36
1Southern Arkansas53
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
6St. Cloud State5
1Southern Arkansas51Southern Arkansas112Central Missouri6
4Pittsburg State11Southern Arkansas101Southern Arkansas11
3Central Oklahoma5
8Emporia State1
3Central Oklahoma43Central Oklahoma4
7Oklahoma Baptist1

East Regional–New Haven, Connecticut

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Hosted by New Haven at Frank Vieira Field.

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1New Haven1
4Southern New Hampshire7
4Southern New Hampshire7
5Franklin Pierce2
4Southern New Hampshire8
2St. Thomas Aquinas1
3Le Moyne3
6Merrimack2
3Le Moyne1
2St. Thomas Aquinas5
2St. Thomas Aquinas8
7Wilmington (DE)3
4Southern New Hampshire6
2St. Thomas Aquinas0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1New Haven1
6Merrimack57Wilmington (DE)02St. Thomas Aquinas4
7Wilmington (DE)101New Haven51New Haven0
5Franklin Pierce4
5Franklin Pierce6
3Le Moyne2

Midwest Regional–Springfield, Illinois

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Hosted by UIS at UIS Baseball Field.

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsFinal
1UIS11
8Hillsdale2
1UIS11
5Quincy7
4Ohio Dominican3
5Quincy8
1UIS1
7Southern Indiana13
3Northwood5
6Ashland10
6Ashland3
7Southern Indiana11
2Bellarmine7
7Southern Indiana9127Southern Indiana9
4Ohio Dominican7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
6Ashland7
8Hillsdale34Ohio Dominican131UIS12
4Ohio Dominican44Ohio Dominican104Ohio Dominican14
5Quincy4
5Quincy9
3Northwood12Bellarmine3
2Bellarmine6

South Regional–Lakeland, Florida

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Hosted by Florida Southern at Henley Field.

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsFinal
1Florida Southern5
4Nova Southeastern1
4Nova Southeastern12
5Montevallo7
1Florida Southern4
2Tampa2
3Delta State13
6Mississippi College3
3Delta State0
2Tampa3
2Tampa12
7Albany State2
1Florida Southern8
2Tampa7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
4Nova Southeastern3
6Mississippi College66Mississippi College52Tampa7
7Albany State36Mississippi College76Mississippi College1
3Delta State4
3Delta State9
5Montevallo2

Southeast Regional–Tigerville, South Carolina

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Hosted by North Greenville at Ashmore Field.

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsFinal
1North Greenville3
4Columbus State4
4Columbus State8
5UNC Pembroke2
4Columbus State3
3Belmont Abbey7
3Belmont Abbey5
6Wingate4
3Belmont Abbey15
7Lincoln Memorial3
2Georgia College4
7Lincoln Memorial9
3Belmont Abbey07
4Columbus State510
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1North Greenville10
6Wingate32Georgia College64Columbus State6
2Georgia College131North Greenville21North Greenville3
4UNC Pembroke0
7Lincoln Memorial8
4UNC Pembroke9

South Central Regional–Canyon, Texas

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Hosted by West Texas A&M at Wilder Park.

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1West Texas A&M3
3St. Edward's13
1West Texas A&M73St. Edward's7
6Tarleton State22Colorado Mesa8122Colorado Mesa1111
2Colorado Mesa311
4Colorado Mines4
6Tarleton State2
3St. Edward's3
2Colorado Mesa5
4Colorado Mines11
4Colorado Mines9115Texas A&M–Kingsville12
5Texas A&M–Kingsville7
2Colorado Mesa104Colorado Mines2
5Texas A&M–Kingsville135Texas A&M–Kingsville5
1West Texas A&M1
5Texas A&M–Kingsville210

West Region–Azusa, California

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Hosted by Azusa Pacific at Cougar Baseball Field.

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1Cal State Monterey Bay12
4Point Loma Nazarene13
1Cal State Monterey Bay104Point Loma Nazarene7
6Cal State Chico72Azusa Pacific10
6Cal State Chico3
2Azusa Pacific17
3UC San Diego222Azusa Pacific7
4Point Loma Nazarene33UC San Diego8
3UC San Diego9
5California Baptist8
2Azusa Pacific43UC San Diego5
5California Baptist7155California Baptist3
1Cal State Monterey Bay10
5California Baptist17

College World Series

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Participants

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous CWS appearances Best CWS finish
Augustana (SD) Northern Sun 48–9 (26–8) Tim Huber 0
(Last: never)
N/A
Columbus State Peach Belt 45–13 (20–9) Greg Appleton 7
(Last: 2007)
1st
Florida Southern Sunshine State 42–9–1 (22–8) Lance Niekro 20
(Last: 2005)
1st
Mercyhurst PSAC 36–13 (20–8) Joe Spano 1
(Last: 2015)
5th
Southern Indiana Great Lakes Valley 36–21–1 (15–9) Tracy Archuleta 5
(Last: 2016)
1st
Southern New Hampshire Northeast-10 39–15 (19–6) Scott Loiseau 1
(Last: 2012)
5th
Texas A&M–Kingsville Lone Star 41–15 (15–9) Jason Gonzales 0
(Last: never)
N/A
UC San Diego CCAA 45–15 (30–14) Eric Newman 3
(Last: 2017)
2nd

Results

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Bracket

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All Games Played at USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina [3]

First round Second round Semifinals Final
             
1 Florida Southern 5
8 Southern Indiana 3
1 Florida Southern 5
5 Augustana (SD) 6
4 Southern New Hampshire 2
5 Augustana (SD) 5
5 Augustana (SD) 8
4 Southern New Hampshire 2
8 Southern Indiana 0
4 Southern New Hampshire 3
3 UC San Diego 4
4 Southern New Hampshire 7
5 Augustana (SD) 3
2 Columbus State 2
3 UC San Diego 3
6 Texas A&M–Kingsville 0
3 UC San Diego 0
2 Columbus State 6
2 Columbus State 8
7 Mercyhurst 1
2 Columbus State 2 11
1 Florida Southern 3 6
6 Texas A&M–Kingsville 9
7 Mercyhurst 0
1 Florida Southern 8
6 Texas A&M–Kingsville 0

Game results

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 26 Game 1 Augustana (SD) 5–2 Southern New Hampshire
Game 2 Florida Southern 5–3 Southern Indiana
May 27 Game 3 UC San Diego 3–0 Texas A&M–Kingsville
Game 4 Columbus State 8–1 Mercyhurst
Game 5 Southern New Hampshire 3–0 Southern Indiana Southern Indiana eliminated
Game 6 Augustana (SD) 6–5 Florida Southern
May 29 Game 7 Texas A&M–Kingsville 9–0 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst eliminated
Game 8 Columbus State 6–0 UC San Diego
May 30 Game 9 Florida Southern 8–0 Texas A&M–Kingsville Texas A&M–Kingsville eliminated
Game 10 Southern New Hampshire 7–4 UC San Diego UC San Diego eliminated
May 31 Game 11 Augustana (SD) 8–2 Southern New Hampshire Southern New Hampshire eliminated
June 1 Game 12 Columbus State 11–6 Florida Southern Florida Southern eliminated
June 2 Game 13 Augustana (SD) 3–2 Columbus State Augustana wins National Championship

References

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  1. ^ "2018 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship Regionals" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. ^ 2019 Division II Baseball Championships Record Book (PDF). NCAA. pp. 26–27. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "2018 DII Men's Baseball Championship Interactive Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved June 2, 2018.