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Eastern Connecticut takes opener in D3CS
Eastern Connecticut defeated Salisbury in game one of the D3 Championship Series 11-6 and can close out their fifth D-III World Series title with a win this afternoon.
Eastern Connecticut claims fifth championship
Coming into the World Series as the No. 1 team, Eastern Connecticut will remain No. 1 and will leave Cedar Rapids with a walnut and bronze trophy following a two-game sweep of Salisbury in the D3CS.
Down to the final four
Rain pushed the bracket finals into Monday so we will play two today, weather permitting. Maybe three, possibly four game. It all depends hot eh first two game go. Follow it all here.
Salisbury win puts them in Championship Series
Salisbury with a 5-3 win over UW Stevens Point, won their third straight game this D-III World Series and eighth overall as they advance to the D-III Championship Series for the second consecutive year.
Eastern swings into Championship Series
The Eastern Connecticut offense found their grove and hit their way into a date with Salisbury in the D-III Championship Series with a 8-1 win over LaGrange in the 2022 D-III College World Series.
Bracket finals on Sunday
We might know who will be in the Championship Series on Sunday if both 2-0 teams win their respective games. If not, we will finish up the bracket play on Monday . Follow it all here.
Early lead holds up in Eastern Connecticut win
Eastern Connecticut scored three early runs and made them stand up as they advanced into the bracket two final with a 4-3 win over LaGrange in game eight of the 2022 D-III World Series.
Krommenakker, Syvertson KO Pioneers
UW Stevens Point used effective pitching and timely defense- to defeat top seeded Marietta 6-4 in game nine of the 2022 D-III World Series. The Pointers advance to play Salisbury in the bracket one championship game.
LaGrange advances for rematch
LaGrange dinged a shaky Trinity pitching staff for a 15-3 win sending the Tigers home to San Antonio, and advancing to the Bracket 2 championship game in game ten in the D-III World Series.
Saturday in Cedar Rapids
Salisbury outlasted Marietta in 11 innings and is sitting pretty in Bracket 1, while Catholic and Baldwin Wallace were each eliminated in Saturday's action. Meanwhile, LaGrange and Eastern Connecticut will finish out the night. Follow it all here.
Ferry carries Pointers to victory in elimination game
Closer Sidney Ferry came out of the bullpen in the third inning when his team was down 7-2. More than six innings later, he and the Pointers had carried each other to victory, ending Catholic's Cinderella run.
Durow takes sting out of Jackets' bats
Trinity (Texas) survived to make it to Sunday as Harrison Durow came out of the bullpen to throw nearly four shutout innings of relief in the Tigers' 6-5 win against Baldwin Wallace in an elimination game.
Sea Gulls advance to bracket championship game
Salisbury held Marietta scoreless for the final six innings and came up with two runs in the 11thto defeat top seeded Marietta 7-5 in game six of the 2022 D-III World Series.
Live from Cedar Rapids: Day 1
It is a perfect day for baseball, so let's play four. Marietta advanced in the opener against Catholic and Salisbury defeated UW-Stevens Point as we open the 2022 D-III World Series. In the bottom bracket, Eastern Connecticut opened with a win against Baldwin Wallace. We will be updating this story with game summaries as we highlight the action.
Power, pitching, push Panthers into winners bracket
Baley Coleman pitched shutout ball into the eighth and LaGrange put up a slate of crooked numbers as the Panthers defeated Trinity (Texas) in the final game of Friday night.
'Etta Express runs into winners bracket
Marietta got aggressive on the basepaths and Trent Valentine threw eight shutout innings as the top-seeded Pioneers defeated Catholic 7-0 in Friday's opener in Cedar Rapids.
Warriors walk to victory
Eastern Connecticut used eight free passes and effective pitching as they defeated Baldwin Wallace 10-3 in the third game of the D-III World Series. The Warriors now move into Saturday's bracket two winners game.
Salisbury takes Series opener
Salisbury took a lead early in the game and went on to win 8-3 over UW-Stevens Point as they opened their title defense with a win in bracket one. The Sea Gulls will play Marietta in the bracket winners finale on Saturday.
Getting back to normal
It feels like it did back in 2019 before anyone heard of Covid. This year there are no bubbles. In person press conferences are back. We have got an opportunity to talk to all eight head coaches as they prepare for Friday's Series openers.
Matchups set for Cedar Rapids
The teams get a new set of seedings and matchups when Division III World Series time rolls around. Here's how the teams will match up when they take the field on Friday, and more information about what's coming from D3baseball.com.
2022 Division III World Series
We're happy to bring you an expanded Division III World Series preview, with a page on each team for quick and easy reference for your use throughout the entirety of Division III's first trip to Cedar Rapids. Key hitters and pitchers, scouting reports, feature stories and more!
It is like opening day again
Cortland avoided the Day 1 upset with a walk-off homer, but Wheaton (Mass.) was not able to do the same. Check out the results from the opening day of the 2022 Division III baseball NCAA Tournament, and follow the D3baseball.com Regional Scoreboard for in-game scores results and links.
Final 2022 regional rankings
The NCAA released the final regional rankings, the one used to select and seed teams in the NCAA Tournament.
Playoff field announced
The Field of 60 on the road to Cedar Rapids has been announced! Here's who's in, and playing here.
2022 Playoff Preview
A total of 60 Teams will take the field in the 2022 NCAA Regionals. Here is D3baseball.com's take on what to expect.
Kingsmen Take SCIAC Tournament Crown
California Lutheran is your 2022 SCIAC Postseason Tournament Champion! The Kingsmen earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Kingsmen defeated three different SCIAC opponents on their way to taking the crown.
Denison wins third straight NCAC title
In a rematch of the last two NCAC Tournament Championship series, Denison captured the 2022 NCAC Tournament crown. After the College of Wooster took game one on Sunday by a score of 5-4, the Big Red followed with an 8-1 victory over the Fighting Scots.
Mounties take AMCC title
On Sunday, Mount Aloysius finished off the 2022 AMCC Tournament with three consecutive wins to capture the program's first-ever AMCC Championship.
Our 2022 projected bracket
Our mock committee took the results of the conference tournaments, even as a dozen games were being played on Sunday, and broke it all down, picking out 18 at-large contenders and matching them up nationwide. It's our annual Division III playoff bracket projection.
Shenandoah are your ODAC champions
No. 20 Shenandoah claimed its fourth ODAC title in nine seasons of championship play Sunday with a 13-0 victory over Roanoke. Shenandoah earns the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament with its second win in as many days over Roanoke.
St. Joesph's (L.I.) wins Skyline tournament
The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) baseball team won back-to-back games against the United States Merchant Marine Academy to win their fifth Skyline Conference Baseball Championship on Sunday afternoon. The Golden Eagles clinch an automatic bid into the Division III NCAA Baseball Tournament with the championship victory.
Arcadia puts stamp on their regular season with MACF title
No. 10 and top-seeded Arcadia University swept second-seeded Misericordia in the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Championship series to win its first conference championship since 2018 and fourth in program history.
Vikings need marathon game to earn title
Augustana (33-10) captured the 2022 CCIW Tournament crown this afternoon after a marathon matchup with North Central (33-12). The Vikings overcame an early 6-1 deficit to upset the top-seeded and nationally ranked Cardinals.
Bears earn MASCAC title
Bridgewater State captured its sixth Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament title and first since 2012 as the top-seeded Bears downed #5 seed Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 7-4, in the championship round of the 2022 MASCAC Tournament.
Coe gets ARC tournament title
Coe College claimed its fourth American Rivers Conference tournament title on Saturday afternoon, defeating sixth-seeded Wartburg 10-6 at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Cortland keeps playoff string intact with title win
Tournament MVP Danny Coleman homered and drove in four runs as second-seeded Cortland defeated third-seeded Brockport, 12-9, to win the 2022 SUNYAC championship at Oswego's Laker Field.
a team fit for a Crown
Needing two wins against UW-Superior to claim the program's first conference championship, Crown rode hot bats and strong pitching performances to a pair of wins and the UMAC title on Saturday.
Earlham wins HCAC title
The Earlham College baseball team won the 2022 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament with a 10-9 victory over Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in the final round on Saturday. The Quakers will earn an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament and will learn their next destination in the selection show on Monday.
Warriors take LEC title in record season
Top-seeded Eastern Connecticut State University erupted for 16 runs on its to capturing the 2022 Little East Conference Championship Tournament title Saturday over fifth-seeded UMass Dartmouth.
Endicott claims CCC title
No. 2 seed Endicott defeated No. 5 seed Western New England, 4-1, on Saturday to claim the 2022 CCC Tournament Championship. The Gulls went all the way through the double-elimination tournament without a loss.
Ithaca sweeps through Libert League finals
The Ithaca College baseball team went a perfect 3-0 in the Liberty League Tournament and left no doubt in Saturday's final against the University of Rochester, as the Bombers secured the program's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship with an 18-5 victory at Freeman Field. The Bombers are now 30-12 on the season and will find out where they will play in the upcoming regional, which will be announced at 12 p.m. on Monday.
La Grange wins USA South championship
The 2022 USA South Tournament has come to an end in the same way it has for the past four iterations, with LaGrange claiming the championship. On their home field, the West Division top-seeded Panthers defeated East Division top-seeded N.C. Wesleyan.
Lawrence season continues with MWC title
The comeback kids did it again on Saturday. Lawrence University grabbed its 11th come-from-behind win this season and posted a 7-6 victory over the University of Chicago in the Midwest Conference Tournament Championship Game at Whiting Field.
Marietta rolls past Baldwin-Wallace in OAC title game
Top-seeded Marietta scored nine runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back as the Pioneers captured its 33rd Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament crown with a 16-6 pounding of Baldwin Wallace..
MSOE pucnhes ticket to playoff with NACC tourney sweep
One win. That's all MSOE needed in order to take home the 2022 NACC tournament crown and they had two chances in order to get it. A late inning comeback sealed the deal for the Red & White on their first postseason tournament title of any kind in the sport.
Texas-Dallas wins back-to-back ASC championship
Teas-Dallas blasted four home runs Saturday on its way to a 12-5 win over East Texas Baptist in the third game of the ASC Championship Series, and the Comets' second consecutive league title.
Pointers slug their way to title
The No. 17 UW-Stevens Point baseball team (34-7) rolled past UW-Oshkosh (24-19) with a 10-0 eight-inning win to claim the 12th WIAC Tournament championship in school history.
Washington & Jefferson three-peats in PAC
The top-seeded Washington & Jefferson College baseball team scored six runs over the final three innings to pull away and claim its 14th conference title with a 10-2 victory over No. 4 Westminster College in the Presidents' Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Tournament title game Saturday afternoon.
Webster walks off with title
Webster was back in action this afternoon when they took on Spalding for the SLIAC Championship. The Gorloks defeated the Golden Eagles by a final score of 6-5 in 12 innings and captured their 12th tournament title in program history.
Bethel comeback win gives Royals MIAC title
After giving up three runs in the top of the first, Bethel University scored nine unanswered to claim its second MIAC Playoff Championship in four years defeating Gustavus Adolphus, 9-3.
Etown are Landmark title winners
A year after coming one game short on the same field, the Elizabethtown College won the program's second Landmark Conference Championship, topping Susquehanna 8-3 Sunday afternoon.
Keystone College celebrated its 17th-straight conference title on Saturday afternoon with a 9-4 victory in game three over visiting Wilson College at Christy Mathewson Field.
Dutchmen win second MACF championship
Lebanon Valley College won the program's second conference championship with a 12-1 victory over York College of Pennsylvania in the Middle Atlantic Commonwealth Championships series.
Middlebury gets title in comeback win
The Middlebury baseball team erased an 8-5 deficit in the top of the ninth inning, coming from behind to win the 2022 NESCAC Championship with a 12-8 triumph over Hamilton. The program's second conference crown came down to the seventh game of the weekend, as the Panthers dropped Sunday's first contest 17-3 to the Continentals. Middlebury improves to 29-12 and receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers will wait for their opponent when the field is announced Monday afternoon, while Hamilton (21-17) hopes to earn an at-large bid to the tournament.