1982 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 1982 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the seventh national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with six teams, for the first time, competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio, for the championship. Six regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with one region consisting of six teams, four regions consisting of four teams, and one region consisting of two teams, which was played as best-of-five, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Eastern Connecticut State, who defeated Stanislaus State for the championship.[1]

1982 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season1982
Teams24
Finals site
ChampionsEastern Connecticut State (1st title)
Runner-upStanislaus State

Bids

The 24 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
tournament
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Albion CollegeBritonsAlbion, MIMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association2nd19791Regional Fifth place (1979)
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent6th19801World Series Runner-Up (1977)
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent6th19801National Champion (1976, 1977)
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent7th19817Regional Runner-Up (1979, 1981)
Elmhurst CollegeBlue JaysElmhurst, ILCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin3rd19813Regional Runner-Up (1981)
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference7th19817National Champion (1980)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference7th19817National Champion (1981)
Methodist CollegeMonarchsFayetteville, NCDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3rd19771Regional Fifth place (1976, 1977)
Montclair State CollegeIndiansMontclair, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference3rd19781World Series Third place (1976)
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityPlainsmenLincoln, NEIndependent/Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA)2nd19761Regional third place(1976)
North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeBattling BishopsRocky Mount, NCDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2nd19812World Series Fourth place (1981)
Occidental CollegeTigersLos Angeles, CA (Eagle Rock)Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Ohio Northern UniversityPolar BearsAda, OHOhio Athletic Conference4th19813Regional third place (1980)
State University of New York at OswegoLakersOswego, NYState University of New York Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Otterbein CollegeCardinalsWesterville, OHOhio Athletic Conference2nd19812Regional third place (1981)
Ramapo College of New JerseyRoadrunnersMahwah, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference3rd19813Regional third place (1980, 1981)
St. Olaf CollegeOlesNorthfield, MNMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6th19816Regional third place (1977, 1979)
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VAOld Dominion Athletic Conference7th19817Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978, 1981)
Upsala CollegeVikingsEast Orange, NJMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference6th19815World Series Third place (1980)
Washington University in St. LouisBearsSt. Louis, MOIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Widener UniversityPioneersChester, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference4th19781Regional Runner-Up (1977)
William Paterson University of New JerseyPioneersWayne Township, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference3rd19812Regional Fourth place (1977)
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkosh, WIWisconsin State University Conference4th19814World Series Third place (1981)
York College of PennsylvaniaSpartansYork, PAIndependent3rd19812Regional third place (1981)

Regionals

Mideast Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1SemifinalsFinal
Albion3
Ohio Northern7
1Albion9Ohio Northern10
6Otterbein7Elmhurst3
Otterbein1
Elmhurst3
2Marietta3Ohio Northern8–
5Elmhurst1Marietta14–
Marietta17
York (PA)1
3York (PA)3Marietta11
4Ohio Northern210Albion8
Albion6
York (PA)2

South Regional
First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Lynchburg6
Methodist5
Lynchburg3
North Carolina Wesleyan4
North Carolina Wesleyan7
Ramapo0
North Carolina Wesleyan111
Methodist44
Lower round 1Lower final
Lynchburg4
Methodist11Methodist6
Ramapo1

Midwest Regional
First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
St. Olaf2
Nebraska Wesleyan1
St. Olaf3
Wisconsin-Oshkosh2
Wisconsin-Oshkosh5
Washington-St. Louis1
St. Olaf39
Wisconsin-Oshkosh414
Lower round 1Lower final
Wisconsin-Oshkosh8
Nebraska Wesleyan3Washington-St. Louis3
Washington-St. Louis7

Mid-Atlantic Regional
First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Montclair State9
Upsala8
Montclair State3
Widener5
Widener5
William Paterson3
Widener55
William Paterson1711
Lower round 1Lower final
Montclair State10
Upsala5William Paterson15
William Paterson7

West Regional
Finals
      
Stanislaus State 6 8 10 – –
Occidental 5 1 1 – –

Northeast Regional
First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Oswego State6
Brandeis5
Oswego State14
Eastern Connecticut State16
Eastern Connecticut State11
Ithaca8
Eastern Connecticut State2–
Brandeis1–
Lower round 1Lower final
Oswego State3
Brandeis3Brandeis5
Ithaca2

World Series

Participants
School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
World Series
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent5th19791National Champion (1976, 1977)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference5th19813National Champion (1981)
North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeBattling BishopsRocky Mount, NCDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2nd19812Fourth place (1981)
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkosh, WIWisconsin State University Conference3rd19813Third place (1981)
William Paterson University of New JerseyPioneersWayne Township, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut

Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

First roundSecond round/elimination round 1SemifinalsFinal
Marietta0
Eastern Connecticut State4
1Marietta5Eastern Connecticut State3
6North Carolina Wesleyan3North Carolina Wesleyan2
North Carolina Wesleyan11
William Paterson6
2Wisconsin-Oshkosh12Eastern Connecticut State911
5William Paterson11Stanislaus State86
Wisconsin-Oshkosh0
Stanislaus State1
3Stanislaus State5Stanislaus State4
4Eastern Connecticut State4Marietta3
Marietta7
Wisconsin-Oshkosh2

See also

References
  1. "Eastern Connecticut breaks through for title". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.


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