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D3baseball.com All-Tournament team Listen, we feel a specific way about one specific thing here at D3baseball.com. And the hosts of the Division III World Series agreed with us -- this team must be capable of taking the field, with a player at each position and the right number of pitchers.

Salisbury takes 1-0 lead in D3CS Salisbury defeated St. Thomas 6-1 in the opening game of the Championship Series in the 2021 D-III College World Series in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Salisbury flies high, wins first baseball title Salisbury rode an impressive start by freshman pitcher Benji Thalheimer and hot hitting by the middle of the order to a 4-2 win over St. Thomas to take the Championship Series 2-0 in the D-III College World Series.

Bracket Championship Day Bracket titles will be on line on Sunday, or maybe Monday, It all will be decided on Sunday..

Cortland scores late to advance For the second game in as many days, Cortland needed runs in their final inning to avoid elimination. The Red Dragons scored four to defeat Wheaton (Mass.) 6-2 and stayed alive in the 2021 D-III College World Series being held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Wash U. sets up Tommies rematch Washington University roared out of the gates and took the heart out of any comeback try with a five run ninth in a 16-5 victory over Adrian College in the 2021 D-III College World Series in Cedar Rapids at Perfect Game Field.

Tommies earn spot in Championship Series St. Thomas found themselves in a familiar situation, needing a run to stay alive in the game and more to win it outright. St. Thomas did it all as they defeated No. 1 Washington 6-4 to win bracket one in the 2021 D-III College World Series here on Perfect Game Field.

Salisbury makes Cortland's luck run out The Sea Gulls will play for the Division III baseball national title for the first time in program history after Salisbury defeated Cortland 11-8 in the final game of Sunday night into Monday morning.

JHU, Rowan sent packing on Day 2 It was an action packed Day 1 and it Day 2 has been the same -- just longer. We will be updating this story with game summaries as we highlight the action.

At the end of the night, Sea Gulls hold on A diving catch in the wee hours of the morning helped Salisbury advance into the final game of the second bracket as the Sea Gulls outlasted Wheaton (Mass.) 11-9.

Adrian holds on and will play Sunday Adrian opened an 11-0 lead and held on to defeat Johns Hopkins 12-9 in the first elimination game in the 2021 D-III World Series.

Late runs give Cortland reprieve Cortland scored four runs in the eighth as they defeat Rowan 4-2 in the second elimination game of the 2021 D-III College World Series.

Its been a long wait but today the D-III World Series returns It is a perfect day for baseball, lets play four. We will be updating this story with game summaries as we highlight the action.

Salisbury chases Roberts, cruises past Cortland Cortland's Scott Roberts made his last D-III World Series start when his Cal Lutheran team clinched the 2017 national championship. Salisbury, however, greeted him with a crooked number in the first inning and slid into the winners' bracket.

Pitching rules early in Series opener, offense late In the opening day of the 20121 D-III World Series, It looked like a classic pitching duel early but a six run eighth for Washington University proved to be the difference as the Bears defeated Johns Hopkins 9-3.

St. Thomas doubles their pleasure A Jake Porter double got St. Thomas back ino the game and a Matthew Enck double ended it as St. Thomas defeated Washington University in twelve innings in bracket one of the 2021 D-III College World Series.

Young pitches Wheaton to victory Griffin Young pitched a complete game shutout as Wheaton (Mass.) defeated Rowan in game three of the 2021 D-III College World Series.

St. Thomas rallies to take game two Adrian had all the momentum early but St. Thomas grabbed it all and rode it to a 7-5 win over Adrian to set up a winners bracket game with Washington U. on Saturday in the early afternoon.

2021 was anything but usual Heading into the 2021 D-III World Series, the challenges were more than just putting together a clubhouse that bats, fields and pitchers at the highest level. This year, playing in a post-COVID season had their own challenges.

Tickets punched on busy Monday Rowan, Salisbury and Washington have punched their tickets to the D-III World Series. Today we will fill out the rest of the field. Who will it be? With the first championship game starting at noon, Out fourth regional winner today will be known in mid afternoon eastern.

Championship Sunday? On a sunny weekend, Sunday is typically when we would crown all eight regional champions but Mother Nature impacted the regionals with at least one championship game to be played on Monday. Check back frequently as we will be updating this story as games end.

Moving Day Most teams on Saturday will have two choices, move on or move home. We are a day away, two for weather plagued regionals, before we crown regional champions. Check back for results and all the resources you need to follow the action this weekend.

Promise and heartbreak on tap for today We had pitching duels, slugfests and a little rain but day two has dawned with the prospects of one more victory for all. Some teams will find their seasons ending today, while others will be one more step closer to a World Series trip.

Playoffs are back after a one year absence We started with over 350 teams in February and are down to the last 48 as May winds down. After an absence of a year, the NCAA playoffs are back with a retro feel. Check out the D3baseball.com Regional Scoreboard for in-game scores results and links.

2021 Playoff Preview A total of 48 Teams will take the field in the 2021 NCAA Regionals. Here is D3baseball.com's take on what to expect.

2021 Playoff Central This year saw only 75% of a typical season played this season to determine the playoff participants. Here is all the information as we march to crowning a National Champion for the first time in two years in Cedar Rapids in June.

Luther wins ARC Title The Luther College Norse (31-14) won the 2021 American Rivers Conference Tournament Championship with an 4-2 victory over Coe College (36-7). With the title, Luther earns the American Rivers Conference automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Scranton captures first Landmark crown The top seeded University of Scranton baseball team (20-9) held off a couple of late Elizabethtown rallies and captured the program's first Landmark Conference title with a 6-3 victory over the No. 3 seed Blue Jays (17-11) in the decisive game three on Sunday afternoon at Volpe Field.

Aurora soars to title Aurora traveled to Concordia University Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon for the 2021 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship Series. A site that is no stranger to recent AU championship celebrations was once again a willing host as the Spartans defeated the Falcons 13-5 behind a solid start from Skyler Yamamoto and big scoring innings aided by a pair of two-run home runs from Jett Wedekind and Nick Baldassano

Cortland wins first title since 2016 Cortland beat Oswego, 8-6, to win its 35th overall State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) baseball title and first since 2016, Saturday at Cortland's Robert H. Wallace '53 Field.

Illinois College wins Midwest title The Illinois College Blueboys defeated Beloit College to claim the 2021 Midwest Conference Baseball Championship. IC picked up a win in game one with a final of 6-3 and sealed the deal with a win in game two 8-1.

Lynchburg walks off ODAC title game into playoffs PJ Alvanos and Avery Combs played the ninth-inning heroes, leading University of Lynchburg's to a 9-8 victory over Shenandoah in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship series Saturday afternoon on the Hornets' Fox Field.

Marymount caims first-ever Atlantic East Title For the first time in program history, the Marymount University baseball team brought a conference title to Northern Virginia, as the Saints defeated Immaculata University to claim the 2021 Atlantic East Conference championship.

Millikin is dancing for the first time Millikin defeated North Central College 4-3 to win the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Baseball Tournament. Millikin had already been selected as a NCAA Regional host so the Big Blue will get to stay home for the school's first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament

Salisbury hammers CNU, 20-4, for C2C title Sixth-ranked and top-seeded Salisbury University won its 17th conference championship and the first in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference era, pummeling the second-seeded Christopher Newport Captains, 20-4, to sweep the best-of-three C2C Championship Series on Saturday afternoon at Sea Gull Baseball Stadium.

Cardinals win playoff title, earn NCAA bid The Saint Mary's University had its sights set on its first-ever Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Playoff title and the Cardinals' first NCAA Division III National Tournament appearance since 1993. They made it late Saturday with a 6-3 win over St. Thomas.

Transylvania sweeps through HCAC, playoff bound Transylvania University claimed the 2021 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday, defeating Earlham College 11-2 to win their first tournament title in over a decade.

Eagles win first ever UMAC tournament championship The No. 1 seeded Northwestern Eagles (32-10) won its first-ever conference tournament with a 10-1 victory over the No. 2 seeded St. Scholastica Saints (20-9). Northwestern will make its first-ever NCAA Baseball Appearance next weekend. Northwestern is hosting its regional and will find out who else is in their region on Sunday.

UW-Whitewater wins WIAC No. 5 ranked UW-Whitewater captured its third straight conference tournament title and seventh all time Saturday afternoon with a 13-9 victory against UW-Stevens Point in the final game of the 2021 WIAC Championship Presented by Culver's at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium in Whitewater.

Denison wins NCAC Championship Denison captured the 2021 North Coast Athletic Conference Championship on Friday following a 10-5 victory over the College of Wooster. With the win, Denison receives the NCAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Regionals next week.

Husson wins NAC title After splitting the first two games of the NAC Championship, Husson defeated SUNY Cobleskill in the game-three rubber match at Harold Alfond Diamond. With the 14-6 win, the Eagles earn an automatic bid to the NCAA national championship tournament for the first time in ten years.

Marietta captures OAC tournament championship No. 4 ranked Marietta College guaranteed itself a spot in next week's NCAA Tournament with a pair of dramatic wins Friday afternoon at Pioneer Park. The Etta Express captured the Ohio Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament crown by sweeping the University of Mount Union in the best of three Championship Series.

Rowan sweeps to NJAC title Rowan won the 2021 NJAC Baseball Championship title on Friday, May 21, behind a doubleheader sweep of No. 2 seed William Paterson in the best-of-three series. The Profs won 12-4 in a nearly four-hour-long first game, and followed up with an 8-3 win in the nightcap for the conference title.

Huskies come back to win LEC title Freshman Cam Seymour hit a two-run, opposite-field home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap an improbable comeback and give the second-seeded University of Southern Maine Huskies their sixth Little East Conference tournament title with a thrilling 7-6

St. John Fisher routs Utica to win Empire 8 championship For the third time in its history and for the first time since 2011, the nationally-ranked St. John Fisher College baseball team won the Empire 8 Championship after sweeping both ends of a doubleheader against third-seeded Utica College on Friday afternoon at Dugan Yard.

Gorloks three-peat Top-seeded Webster University was willed to a win by pitcher Matt Mulhearn in an epic complete game pitching performance in game one. Game 2 saw the Gorloks bust out for 13 runs on 13 hits with a strong outing from pitcher Jordan Smevoll to clinch the 2021 SLIAC Tournament Title.

Adrian punches ticket with MIAA win Adrian College punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament with the MIAA automatic bid. Adrian took the first two games in the best of three series against Hope College with the game two final being 19-6.

Behrend claims AMCC title Penn State Behrend won their sixth Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championships, defeating top-seed La Roche 7-5 in the final game of the series on Thursday.

LaGrange captures USA South title LaGrange (24-8) bounced back from a 7-6 loss in Game 2 to beat No. 14 N.C. Wesleyan (32-8) 9-4 for a conference record fourth straight tournament title and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III national tournament.

Misericordia Freedom title streak hits 10 with win over Stevens Dante Salerno singled in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Misericordia University to their 10th straight MAC Freedom title with a 10-9 win at Stevens, Monday.

Harrisburg walks off as NEAC champs In a battle of regionally-ranked teams, Penn State Harrisburg won the 2021 NEAC Championship in thrilling fashion thanks to a doubleheader sweep of Penn State Abington that included a walk-off victory in the deciding game on Sunday afternoon.

Wheaton defeats Babson to win NEWMAC Behind a gutsy pitching performance from Josh Roberge and a big fifth inning at the plate, the Lyons were able to down rival Babson to win the NEWMAC Championship by a score of 10-4. Wheaton improves to 16-3 on the year and secures an automatic bid to the National Tournament.

Keystone captures 2021 CSAC championship The Keystone College baseball team captured the 2021 CSAC Championship with Saturday's 12-4 win over visiting Wilson College – the program's 16th-consecutive program title.

Boxer wins NWC championship Pacific University defeated Willamette 15-6 on Saturday to win the NWC Championship and earned an automatic bid to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Division III National Tournament. The win on Saturday earns the Boxers NWC champion honors for the first time since 1979.

Rochester claims second straight Liberty League title The University of Rochester did what it has been doing all season long, pounding out hit after hit, earning its second straight Liberty League baseball title in impressive fashion, defeating visiting Union College 19-4 on Saturday afternoon at Towers Field.

York wins MAC Commonwealth title The top-seeded York Spartans swept second-seeded Lebanon Valley on Saturday in the MAC Commonwealth Championship Series to claim their first MAC Commonwealth title. York senior Conor Miller was named the MAC Commonwealth Championship Most Valuable Player.

Vikings claim 2021 MASCAC championship Salem State claimed the 2021 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference title, sweeping the Fitchburg State Falcons, 10-6, 10-5 on Friday afternoon at Riccards Field.

Texas Dallas goin' dancing Texas-Dallas capped a perfect run through the American Southwest Conference post-season tournament, knocking off East Texas Baptist, 5-1, Friday afternoon to claim the 2021 ASC Baseball Championship.

Salve regina named CC champion Due to complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the CCC Championship Series between Salve Regina and Endicott that was scheduled for this weekend has been canceled. Salve Regina will be declared the CCC Tournament Champion and earn the conference’s automatic qualifier into the 2021 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.

Mariners walkoff with Skyline championship USMMA captured the program's first conference title on Sunday with a thrilling 3-2 extra-inning win over Old Westbury in the Skyline Championship Game at Bartoszek Field.

Mitchell wins NECC Top-seeded Mitchell College claimed the 2021 New England Collegiate Conference Baseball Championship with a 15-2 victory over third-seeded Elms College on Sunday afternoon.

Texas Lutheran wins SCAC In one of the wildest games in Texas Lutheran history and in the highest-scoring SCACChampionship game, the Bulldogs rallied from a 14-9 deficit in the eighth inning and won 16-15 in 10 innings over the second-ranked Trinity Tigers.

Johns Hopkins win Centennial For the second-straight season and 16th time overall, Johns Hopkins has claimed the Centennial Conference Championship. The Blue Jays clinched the title on May 8 following Franklin & Marshall's doubleheader split with Dickinson.

Johnson & Wales win GNAC For the first time since 1998, Johnson & Wales has earned top spot in the GNAC after a sweep of Anna Maria on Saturday afternoon. The number two seed Wildcats won game one, 8-3, before closing out a 6-5 win in the nightcap to earn the conference crown.

Birmingham-Southern first in playoffs with SAA win Birmingham-Southern first team to qualify for the NCAA playoffs when they defeated No. 13 Berry to win the SAA tournament.

Chapman set to defend title Sophomore Grant Manning went the distance and the bats rallied late- as the Chapman University baseball team clinched its third consecutive SCIAC Postseason Tournament title with an 8-2 victory over Cal Lutheran. The 2019 NCAA Division III champions are back in the national tournament to defend their title.

Drake's pitching gives W&J 13th PAC title Nick Drake recorded a season-high eight strikeouts and allowed just one hit in seven innings to power top-seeded Washington & Jefferson to a 3-0 victory over Saint Vincent in the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship round Saturday afternoon at Ross Memorial Park.