2017 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

2017 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season	2017
Teams	56
Finals site	AirHogs Stadium; Grand Prairie, Texas;
Champions	West Chester (2nd title)
Runner-up	UC San Diego (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Jed Prachniak (2nd title)
MOP	Josh McClain (West Chester)
	← 2016 ; NCAA Division II Baseball Championship; 2018 →;

The 2017 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the 50th edition of the NCAA Division II baseball tournament. The 56-team tournament decided the champion of baseball in NCAA Division II for the 2017 season. The West Chester Golden Rams claimed their second national title, their first being in 2012. In the final, West Chester defeated the UC San Diego Tritons. The Tritons were also in their second final, having also been the national runners up in 2010. West Chester pitcher Josh McClain was named the tournament's most outstanding player.^[1]

Regionals

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Atlantic Regional–Jamestown, New York

Hosted by Mercyhurst at Russell Diethrick Park.


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final



			1	Mercyhurst	11

			4	Millersville	4
4	Millersville	6

5	Shippensburg	0
						1	Mercyhurst	4

						2	West Chester	8
3	Seton Hill	3

6	Shepherd	10
			6	Shepherd	4

			2	West Chester	11
2	West Chester	5

7	Winston–Salem State	4
												2	West Chester	12	—

												7	Winston–Salem State	7	—

Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final



			4	Millersville	8

3	Seton Hill	3	7	Winston–Salem State	10				1	Mercyhurst	1

7	Winston–Salem State	5				7	Winston–Salem State	9	7	Winston–Salem State	6

						5	Shippensburg	8

			5	Shippensburg	10

			6	Shepherd	5

Central Regional–Emporia, Kansas

Hosted by Emporia State at Trusler Sports Complex.


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final



1	Emporia State	10

8	Arkansas–Monticello	8
			1	Emporia State	1

			4	Lindenwood	12¹³
4	Lindenwood	14

5	Southern Arkansas	7
						4	Lindenwood	10

						3	St. Cloud State	8
3	St. Cloud State	12

6	Missouri Western	0
			3	St. Cloud State	9

			2	Minnesota State	4
2	Minnesota State	4

7	Central Oklahoma	0										4	Lindenwood	8	—

												7	Central Oklahoma	4	—

Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final



			2	Minnesota State	6

8	Arkansas–Monticello	5	8	Arkansas–Monticello	5				3	St. Cloud State	8

5	Southern Arkansas	4				2	Minnesota State	2	7	Central Oklahoma	14

						7	Central Oklahoma	3

			1	Emporia State	5

6	Missouri Western	2	7	Central Oklahoma	6

7	Central Oklahoma	5

East Regional–Manchester, New Hampshire

Hosted by Southern New Hampshire at Gill Stadium.


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final



			1	Southern New Hampshire	15

			4	LIU Post	3
4	LIU Post	4

5	Felician	2
						1	Southern New Hampshire	1

						3	St. Thomas Aquinas	13
3	St. Thomas Aquinas	8

6	Southern Connecticut	3
			3	St. Thomas Aquinas	4

			2	New Haven	1
2	New Haven	5

7	Dominican	2
												3	St. Thomas Aquinas	13	—

												1	Southern New Hampshire	2	—

Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final



			4	LIU Post	9

6	Southern Connecticut	3	7	Dominican	5				1	Southern New Hampshire	8

7	Dominican	5				4	LIU Post	7	5	Felician	2

						5	Felician	8¹¹

			2	New Haven	1

			5	Felician	7

Midwest Regional–Midland, Michigan

Hosted by Northwood at Gerace Stadium.


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final



1	Northwood	10

8	Kentucky Wesleyan	2
			1	Northwood	3

			4	Drury	2
4	Drury	3

5	Bellarmine	2
						1	Northwood	5

						3	Quincy	3
3	Quincy	4

6	Wayne State	3
			3	Quincy	9

			7	Saint Joseph's (IN)	8
2	Southern Indiana	4

7	Saint Joseph's (IN)	5										1	Northwood	3	0

												3	Quincy	4	2

Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final



			7	Saint Joseph's (IN)	1

8	Kentucky Wesleyan	10	8	Kentucky Wesleyan	4				3	Quincy	8

5	Bellarmine	2				8	Kentucky Wesleyan	3	6	Wayne State	5

						6	Wayne State	4

			4	Drury	2

6	Wayne State	4	6	Wayne State	5

2	Southern Indiana	2

South Regional–Cleveland, Mississippi

Hosted by Delta State at Ferriss Field.


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final



			1	Delta State	9

			4	Florida Southern	7
4	Florida Southern	6

5	Valdosta State	3
						1	Delta State	4

						3	Nova Southeastern	1
3	Nova Southeastern	20

6	West Alabama	5
			3	Nova Southeastern	3

			2	Tampa	1
2	Tampa	12

7	Miles	1
												1	Delta State	6¹⁰	—

												6	West Alabama	4	—

Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final



			4	Florida Southern	6

6	West Alabama	17	6	West Alabama	7				6	West Alabama	10

7	Miles	15				6	West Alabama	7	3	Nova Southeastern	9

						2	Tampa	6

			2	Tampa	14

			5	Valdosta State	5

Southeast Regional–Mount Olive, North Carolina

Hosted by Mount Olive at Scarborough Field.


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final



			1	Mount Olive	4¹³

			5	UNC Pembroke	3
4	Catawba	2

5	UNC Pembroke	6
						1	Mount Olive	6

						2	North Georgia	13
3	USC Aiken	6

6	Georgia College	5
			3	USC Aiken	2

			2	North Georgia	6
2	North Georgia	4

7	Lincoln Memorial	1
												2	North Georgia	5	—

												4	Catawba	4	—

Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final



			5	UNC Pembroke	6

6	Georgia College	6	7	Lincoln Memorial	11				1	Mount Olive	5

7	Lincoln Memorial	7				7	Lincoln Memorial	2	4	Catawba	6

						4	Catawba	8

			3	USC Aiken	4

			4	Catawba	7

South Central Regional–San Angelo, Texas

Hosted by Angelo State at Foster Field.


First round			Second round			Third round			Final



			1	Angelo State	1

			3	West Texas A&M	2
1	Angelo State	11				3	West Texas A&M	1

6	Arkansas–Fort Smith	6				6	Arkansas–Fort Smith	3
			6	Arkansas–Fort Smith	15

			5	St. Edward's	12
3	West Texas A&M	1							6	Arkansas–Fort Smith	1	—

4	Lubbock Christian	2							2	Colorado Mesa	8	—
			4	Lubbock Christian	2

			2	Colorado Mesa	3
2	Colorado Mesa	11				2	Colorado Mesa	4

5	St. Edward's	2				1	Angelo State	0
			1	Angelo State	6

			4	Lubbock Christian	1

West Region–Azusa, California

Hosted by Azusa Pacific at Cougar Baseball Field.


First round			Second round			Third round			Final



			6	Cal Poly Pomona	5

			3	Dixie State	6
1	Cal State Chico	7				3	Dixie State	14

6	Cal Poly Pomona	8				5	California Baptist	5
			1	Cal State Chico	2

			5	California Baptist	14
3	Dixie State	2							3	Dixie State	6	—

4	UC San Diego	5							4	UC San Diego	8	—
			4	UC San Diego	4

			2	Azusa Pacific	0
2	Azusa Pacific	3				4	UC San Diego	11

5	California Baptist	1				2	Azusa Pacific	3
			6	Cal Poly Pomona	1

			2	Azusa Pacific	10

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	Previous CWS appearances	Best CWS finish
Colorado Mesa	RMAC	48–10 (32–4)	Chris Hanks	2 (last: 2014)	2nd
Delta State	Gulf South	44–11 (25–8)	Mike Kinnison	11 (last: 2012)	1st
Lindenwood	MAIAA	39–18 (24–11)	Doug Bletcher	0 (last: never)	none
North Georgia	Peach Belt	46–10 (19–5)	Tom Cantrell	0 (last: never)	none
Quincy	GLVC	37–21 (17–10)	Josh Rabe	0 (last: never)	none
St. Thomas Aquinas	ECC	42–15 (20–5)	Scott Muscat	1 (last: 2014)	7th
UC San Diego	CCAA	40–17 (24–13)	Eric Newman	2 (last: 2010)	2nd
West Chester	PSAC	40–11 (22–6)	Jad Prachniak	3 (last: 2012)	1st

Results

Bracket

All Games Played at AirHogs Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas ^[3]

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Final

	West Chester	9

	North Georgia	4
				West Chester	5

				Lindenwood	2
	Lindenwood	4

	Delta State	0
							West Chester	1	—

							Colorado Mesa	0	—
	North Georgia	0

	Delta State	4
				Colorado Mesa	6

				Delta State	2



											West Chester	5

											UC San Diego	2
	St. Thomas Aquinas	6

	UC San Diego	5
				St. Thomas Aquinas	3

				Colorado Mesa	2
	Quincy	3

	Colorado Mesa	10
							St. Thomas Aquinas	0	3

							UC San Diego	10	7
	UC San Diego	10

	Quincy	8
				Lindenwood	6

				UC San Diego	11

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 27	Game 1	Lindenwood	4–1	Delta State
May 27	Game 2	West Chester	9–4	North Georgia
May 28	Game 3	Colorado Mesa	10–3	Quincy
May 28	Game 4	St. Thomas Aquinas	6–5	UC San Diego
May 29	Game 5	Delta State	4–0	North Georgia	North Georgia eliminated
May 29	Game 6	West Chester	5–2	Lindenwood
May 30	Game 7	UC San Diego	10–6	Quincy	Quincy eliminated
May 30	Game 8	St. Thomas Aquinas	3–2	Colorado Mesa
May 31	Game 9	Colorado Mesa	6–2	Delta State	Delta State eliminated
May 31	Game 10	UC San Diego	11–6	Lindenwood	Lindenwood eliminated
June 1	Game 11	UC San Diego	10–0	St. Thomas Aquinas
June 1	Game 12	West Chester	1–0	Colorado Mesa	Colorado Mesa eliminated
June 3	Game 13	UC San Diego	7–3	St. Thomas Aquinas	St. Thomas Aquinas eliminated
June 4	Game 14	West Chester	5–2	UC San Diego	West Chester wins National Championship

References

^ "West Chester vs UC San Diego - DII Baseball". NCAA.com.
^ "2017 Division II baseball regionals: Times, matchups and results for the tournament". May 20, 2017.
^ "2017 DII Men's Baseball Championship Interactive Bracket". NCAA.com.

[1] "West Chester vs UC San Diego - DII Baseball". NCAA.com.

[2] "2017 Division II baseball regionals: Times, matchups and results for the tournament". May 20, 2017.

[3] "2017 DII Men's Baseball Championship Interactive Bracket". NCAA.com.

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