2021 NCAA Division II baseball tournament explained

Year:2021
Division:Division II
Teams:42
Collegeworldseriesballpark:USA Baseball National Training Complex
City:Cary, North Carolina
Titlecount:1st
Cwscount:18th
Coach:Jeff Gregory
Coachcount:1st
Mop:Logan McNeely
Mopteam:Wingate
Tournament Link:NCAA Division II Baseball Championship
Different Previous:2019

The 2021 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 2021 season.[1] the won their first national championship in program history by defeating, who were playing in their third national championship. Head Coach Kyle Crookes won his first national championship in his tenure at Wingate. This tournament also introduced a Super Regional round to the tournament as the eight regionals were instead split into sixteen. Following which, the regional champions faced off in a best-of-three Super Regional. The winners of the super regionals would then advance to the College World Series.

Regionals

Atlantic Regional

Hosted by Charleston at Triana Field in Charleston, West Virginia.

Central Regional

Hosted by Central Missouri at Crane Stadium in Warrensburg, Missouri.

East Regional

Hosted by Franklin Pierce at Arthur and Martha Pappas Field in Rindge, New Hampshire.

Midwest Regional

Hosted by Lindenwood at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Missouri

South Regional

Hosted by West Florida at Jim Spooner Field in Pensacola, Florida.

Southeast Regional

Hosted by North Greenville at Ashmore Field in Tigerville, South Carolina.

South Central Regional

Hosted by Angelo State at Foster Field in San Angelo, Texas.

West Regional

Hosted by Northwest Nazarene at Elmore W. Vail Baseball Field in Nampa, Idaho.

College World Series

Participants

School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous CWS appearances Best CWS finish
42–7 (25–5) 3
(last: 2016)
5th
43–6 (30–3) 18
(last: 2019)
1st
34–8 (21–3) 0
(last: never)
N/A
38–6 (23–4) 1
(last: 2014)
4th
28–7 (19–5) 2
(last: 2018)
4th
20–4 (15–3) 18
(last: 2019)
1st
36–11 (23–5) 0
(last: never)
N/A
34–12 (20–10) 0
(last: never)
N/A

Results

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 5 Game 1 (5) 7–6 (4)
Game 2 (1) 9–3 (8)
June 6 Game 3 (3) 6–2 (6)
Game 4 (2) 4–3 (7)
June 7 Game 5 (8) 9–3 (4) Trevecca Nazarene eliminated
Game 6 (1) 8–4 (5)
June 8 Game 7 (6) 3–2 (7) Southern New Hampshire eliminated
Game 8 (3) 9–4 (2)
June 9 Game 9 (6) 5–1 (2) Seton Hill eliminated
Game 10 (5) 5–2 (8) Northwest Nazarene eliminated
June 10 Game 11 (6) 5–4 (3)
June 11 Game 12 (5) 8–1 (1)
Game 13 (6) 8–7 (3) Angelo State eliminated
Game 14 (1) 3–1 (5) Tampa eliminated
June 12 Game 15 (6) 5–2 (1) Wingate wins National Championship

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Division II Baseball Official Bracket . www.ncaa.com. October 5, 2021.