The 1996 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II members at the end of the 1996 NCAA Division II baseball season.[1]
| Season | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Kennesaw State (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Saint Joseph's (IN) (1st CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Mike Sansing (1st title) |
| MOP | Chris Halliday, C (Kennesaw State) |
| Attendance | 19,941 |
The final, eight-team double elimination tournament, also known as the College World Series, was again played at Paterson Field in Montgomery, Alabama.
Kennesaw State defeated Saint Joseph's (IN), 4–0, in the championship game, claiming the Owls' first Division II national title.
Bracket
editCollege World Series
edit| First Round | Second Round | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Southern Colorado | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 810 | |||||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Shippensburg | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| UMSL | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Tampa | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Tampa | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (IN) | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (IN) | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| UMSL | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (IN) | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Tampa | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (IN) | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Southern Colorado | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Shippensburg | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 510 | |||||||||||||||
| Southern Colorado | 4 | |||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2024.