2014 Division III baseball playoffs

Plaza pitches UW-Whitewater to title Scott Plaza pitched his first complete game and second win of the 2014 World Series to earn Most Outstanding Player honors as UW-Whitewater defeated Emory 7-0 to win their second baseball title.

D3baseball.com All-tournament team Scott Plaza earned Most Outstanding Player honors on the D3baseball.com All-tournament team. Joining Plaza are members from six of the eight teams at the 2014 World Series.

Emory staying loose on game day We should have known from Day 1 that the sombrero had some magic in it. Here's how the Eagles prepped for game day for the championship.

Sidelined for the Series It would have to take a pretty serious injury to keep your best hitter, an All-American, from taking the field in the Division III World Series. For Tyler Peterson of St. Thomas, it was a lacerated spleen in the MIAC playoffs. More in a feature by Erik Buchinger.

Merolla huge for Emory in win Paul Merolla threw a complete game to lift Emory to a 15-3 win vs. Southern Maine in Monday's first game at the Division III World Series.

Emory survives to play for title St. Thomas stranded runners in scoring position in each of the first six innings and Emory reached freshman reliever Bill Ferderer for a single run in the sixth and three runs to open the floodgates in the seventh as the Eagles remained alive in the 2014 postseason.

Emory steal sparks rally vs. Cortland The Eagles had been promising aggressive baserunning their entire time in Appleton, and a double steal in the seventh sparked a three-run rally that sealed the game.

Warhawks in the catbird seat UW-Whitewater scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Warhawks secure a 10-4 victory over St. Thomas in game eleven of the 2014 NCAA Division III World Series at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wis.

Huskies slug their way to Monday On a day where offenses start to dominate, it took a while for the bats to warm up as Southern Maine advanced with a 11-5 comeback win in Game 9, eliminating Baldwin Wallace.

Little hits make big difference for Tommies A little small ball proved to be the difference as St. Thomas edged Baldwin Wallace in a winners bracket game on Saturday afternoon.

Southern Maine powers to win Backed by by two home runs, the Southern Maine Huskies powered to a 6-3 win over Salisbury in Game 6 of the D-III World Series.

Cortland survives errors, defeats Salisbury Cortland came out strong and survived a Salisbury rally and a five errors on the defense to advance with a 4-3 win in the D-III World Series.

Baldwin Wallace rallies behind bullpen Jon Capadona threw six innings of relief and Baldwin Wallace's offense scratched together enough runs to make him a winner.

Coaches optimistic about chances It is no surprise that optimism was abundant at Fox Cities Stadium on Thursday, nobody will be eliminated on Friday and every team already have a trophy sitting back home.

Sea Gulls make eight Salisbury defeated Case Western Reserve in comeback fashion, 3-2, to capture the Mideast Regional championship and punch a ticket to the D-III World Series in Appleton, Wis.

Five more tickets punched for Appleton Emory, Cortland State, Southern Maine, St. Thomas and Baldwin Wallace are in, as are Linfield and UW-Whitewater. There is one more spot in the D-III World Series up for grabs with Salisbury and Case squaring off Monday for the last golden ticket.

D3baseball.com World Series preview The field is set and on Friday eight teams will meet to decide a national championship on the field of Fox Cities Stadium. D3baseball.com will be there to record the action in words and pictures.

Time to punch tickets for Series While Linfield and UWW clinched their spots in Appleton, St. Thomas and Baldwin Wallace are sitting pretty for Sunday and the South and New England have a winner-take-all game coming up. Meanwhile, they're catching up in the Mideast and New York Regionals.

Elimination games open Friday action Shenandoah used its unscheduled off day to tour the Atlanta Braves' Turner Field and stayed loose. It showed as they sent Birmingham-Southern home. Mitchell, a surprise winner over ECSU on Thursday, and Penn State-Berks also finished their seasons.

Day two of the McMinnville Regional Linfield and UW-Stevens Point will meet in the winners bracket with wins on Tuesday. In an elimination game LeTourneau earned another day in McMinnville with a win over Illinois Wesleyan.

2014 Moline Regional preview Just two Central teams join two Midwest teams and two Mideast teams for what should be a very interesting regional.

2014 Moosic Regional preview Moravian and Rowan head to the Moosic Regional as Moravian is looking for their first D-III World Series appearance and Rowan is looking to win its first national title since 1980.

2014 Marietta Regional preview The NCAA did its due diligence considering geography and regional rankings to come up with a diverse regional consisting of a medley of talent congregating in Marietta, Ohio.

2014 Harwich Regional preview As expected, it was another unbelievable year in New England. So unbelievable that on Sunday 11 of New England’s finest teams were selected for the NCAA tournament.

2014 Newark Regional preview There are a couple of perennial powers at the top of this regional that could get penciled into Appleton at the beginning of any given season. Add in a second NJAC team and a team from the NESCAC and you have the makings of what could be a great regional.

2014 Demorest Regional preview Shenandoah comes into the Demorest regional as the No. 1 seed but will have plenty of competition as the regional is one of the toughest in years.

2014 Playoff Central More than 7,500 games have played this season. But to determine who moves on into the regionals, you have to know who wins the 40 automatic bids. Track it all here on D3baseball.com!

2014 Whitewater Regional preview With two of the top-four ranked teams in the nation in the latest D3baseball.com Top 25 poll, the 2014 Midwest Regional has the potential to be an instant classic.

2014 McMinnville Regional preview Once again, four teams ranked in the top 12 will meet up, including the 2013 national champion Linfield and first time participant, LeTourneau from the ASC.