The 1982 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the seventh national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with six teams, for the first time, competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio for the championship. Six regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with one region consisting of six teams, four regions consisting of four teams, and one region consisting of two teams, which was played as best-of-five, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Eastern Connecticut State , who defeated Stanislaus State for the championship.[1]
Bids
The 24 competing teams were:
School
Nickname
Location
Conference
Tournament appearance
Last appearance
Consecutive tournament appearances
Previous best performance
Albion College
Britons
Albion, MI
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
2nd
1979
1
Regional Fifth place (1979 )
Brandeis University
Judges
Waltham, MA
Independent
6th
1980
1
World Series Runner-Up (1977 )
Stanislaus State College
Warriors
Turlock, CA
Independent
6th
1980
1
National Champion (1976 , 1977 )
Eastern Connecticut State College
Warriors
Willimantic, CT
Independent
7th
1981
7
Regional Runner-Up (1979 , 1981 )
Elmhurst College
Blue Jays
Elmhurst, IL
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
3rd
1981
3
Regional Runner-Up (1981 )
Ithaca College
Bombers
Ithaca, NY
Inedependent College Athletic Conference
7th
1981
7
National Champion (1980 )
Marietta College
Pioneers
Marietta, OH
Ohio Athletic Conference
7th
1981
7
National Champion (1981 )
Methodist College
Monarchs
Fayetteville, NC
Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
3rd
1977
1
Regional Fifth place (1976 , 1977 )
Montclair State College
Indians
Montclair, NJ
New Jersey State Athletic Conference
3rd
1978
1
World Series Third place (1976 )
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Plainsmen
Lincoln, NE
Independent /Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NAIA )
2nd
1976
1
Regional third place(1976 )
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Battling Bishops
Rocky Mount, NC
Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
2nd
1981
2
World Series Fourth place (1981 )
Occidental College
Tigers
Los Angeles, CA (Eagle Rock)
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1st
Debut
1
Debut
Ohio Northern University
Polar Bears
Ada, OH
Ohio Athletic Conference
4th
1981
3
Regional third place (1980 )
State University of New York at Oswego
Lakers
Oswego, NY
State University of New York Athletic Conference
1st
Debut
1
Debut
Otterbein College
Cardinals
Westerville, OH
Ohio Athletic Conference
2nd
1981
2
Regional third place (1981 )
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Roadrunners
Mahwah, NJ
New Jersey State Athletic Conference
3rd
1981
3
Regional third place (1980 , 1981 )
St. Olaf College
Oles
Northfield, MN
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
6th
1981
6
Regional third place (1977 , 1979 )
Lynchburg College
Hornets
Lynchburg, VA
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
7th
1981
7
Regional Runner-Up (1977 , 1978 , 1981 )
Upsala College
Vikings
East Orange, NJ
Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference
6th
1981
5
World Series Third place (1980 )
Washington University in St. Louis
Bears
St. Louis, MO
Independent
1st
Debut
1
Debut
Widener University
Pioneers
Chester, PA
Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference
4th
1978
1
Regional Runner-Up (1977 )
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Pioneers
Wayne Township, NJ
New Jersey State Athletic Conference
3rd
1981
2
Regional Fourth place (1977 )
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Titans
Oshkosh, WI
Wisconsin State University Conference
4th
1981
4
World Series Third place (1981 )
York College of Pennsylvania
Spartans
York, PA
Independent
3rd
1981
2
Regional third place (1981 )
Regionals
Mideast Regional
First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals Final Albion 3 Ohio Northern 7 1 Albion 9 Ohio Northern 10 6 Otterbein 7 Elmhurst 3 Otterbein 1 Elmhurst 3 2 Marietta 3 Ohio Northern 8 – 5 Elmhurst 1 Marietta 14 – Marietta 17 York (PA) 1 3 York (PA) 3 Marietta 11 4 Ohio Northern 210 Albion 8 Albion 6 York (PA) 2
South Regional
First Round/Elimination First Round Semifinal/Elimination Final Final 1 Lynchburg 6 4 Methodist 5 Lynchburg 3 North Carolina Wesleyan 4 2 North Carolina Wesleyan 7 3 Ramapo 0 North Carolina Wesleyan 1 11 Methodist 4 4 Lower round 1 Lower final Lynchburg 4 Methodist 11 Methodist 6 Ramapo 1
Midwest Regional
First Round/Elimination First Round Semifinal/Elimination Final Final 1 St. Olaf 2 4 Nebraska Wesleyan 1 St. Olaf 3 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2 2 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 5 3 Washington-St. Louis 1 St. Olaf 3 9 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4 14 Lower round 1 Lower final Wisconsin-Oshkosh 8 Nebraska Wesleyan 3 Washington-St. Louis 3 Washington-St. Louis 7
Mid-Atlantic Regional
First Round/Elimination First Round Semifinal/Elimination Final Final 1 Montclair State 9 4 Upsala 8 Montclair State 3 Widener 5 2 Widener 5 3 William Paterson 3 Widener 5 5 William Paterson 17 11 Lower round 1 Lower final Montclair State 10 Upsala 5 William Paterson 15 William Paterson 7
West Regional
Finals
Stanislaus State
6
8
10
–
–
Occidental
5
1
1
–
–
Northeast Regional
First Round/Elimination First Round Semifinal/Elimination Final Final 1 Oswego State 6 4 Brandeis 5 Oswego State 14 Eastern Connecticut State 16 2 Eastern Connecticut State 11 3 Ithaca 8 Eastern Connecticut State 2 – Brandeis 1 – Lower round 1 Lower final Oswego State 3 Brandeis 3 Brandeis 5 Ithaca 2
World Series
Participants
Bracket
Pioneer Park -Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College )
First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals Final Marietta 0 Eastern Connecticut State 4 1 Marietta 5 Eastern Connecticut State 3 6 North Carolina Wesleyan 3 North Carolina Wesleyan 2 North Carolina Wesleyan 11 William Paterson 6 2 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 12 Eastern Connecticut State 9 11 5 William Paterson 11 Stanislaus State 8 6 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 0 Stanislaus State 1 3 Stanislaus State 5 Stanislaus State 4 4 Eastern Connecticut State 4 Marietta 3 Marietta 7 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2
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