2021 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament

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2021 NCAA Division II
Baseball Tournament
Season2021
Teams56
Finals site
ChampionsWingate (1st title)
Runner-upCentral Missouri (18th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach (1st title)
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The 2021 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 2021 season.[1] the Wingate won their first national championship in program history by defeating the Central Missouri, who were playing in their third national championship. Head Coach 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 would face 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 in Charleston, West Virginia.

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  4 Bloomsburg 3  
  5 Charleston 2     1 Seton Hill 15  
    4 Bloomsburg 3    
          1 Seton Hill 5            
            2 Millersville 2              
      2 Millersville 3           1 Seton Hill 8 —
      3 West Virginia State 2         2 Millersville 5 —
          2 Millersville 3    
        4 Bloomsburg 8     5 Charleston 1  
  5 Charleston 12     5 Charleston 14  
  3 West Virginia State 6  

Central Regional[]

Hosted by Central Missouri at in Warrensburg, Missouri.

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Central Missouri 2  
  6 Henderson State 1     1 Central Missouri 7  
    4 Arkansas Tech 4    
  3 Minnesota State 9         1 Central Missouri 4            
  4 Arkansas Tech 8           5 Southern Arkansas 2              
      3 Minnesota State 1           1 Central Missouri 12 —
      5 Southern Arkansas 2         5 Southern Arkansas 5 —
  2 Augustana (SD) 6         5 Southern Arkansas 5    
  5 Southern Arkansas 8       3 Minnesota State 7     3 Minnesota State 1  
  6 Henderson State 8     6 Henderson State 4  
  2 Augustana (SD) 7  

East Regional[]

Hosted by Franklin Pierce at in Rindge, New Hampshire.

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Southern New Hampshire 5  
  6 Dominican 1     1 Southern New Hampshire 14  
    4 Franklin Pierce 6    
  3 Molloy 13         1 Southern New Hampshire 9            
  4 Franklin Pierce 5           3 Molloy 3              
      3 Molloy 3           1 Southern New Hampshire 3 9
      5 Goldey–Beacom 2         3 Molloy 8 2
  2 St. Thomas Aquinas 0         3 Molloy 6    
  5 Goldey–Beacom 3       5 Goldey–Beacom 2     5 Goldey–Beacom 4  
  6 Dominican 2     2 St. Thomas Aquinas 1  
  2 St. Thomas Aquinas 4  

Midwest Regional[]

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

  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  1 UIS 9  
  6 Northwood 13     6 Northwood 1  
    3 Davenport 16    
      3 Davenport 22  
      5 Quincy 13    
  1 UIS 3          
  5 Quincy 4        
  3 Davenport 2         3 Davenport 9 6
  4 Lindenwood 6           2 Trevecca Nazarene 11 2
      4 Lindenwood 4        
      2 Trevecca Nazarene 7          
  2 Trevecca Nazarene 8           2 Trevecca Nazarene 9    
  5 Quincy 3         6 Northwood 4  
  6 Northwood 7    
  4 Lindenwood 5  

South Regional[]

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

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 West Florida 6  
  6 Shorter 3     1 West Florida 10  
    4 Delta State 3    
  3 Tampa 7         1 West Florida 7            
  4 Delta State 6           3 Tampa 17              
      3 Tampa 12           3 Tampa 8 —
      2 Lee 7         1 West Florida 7 —
  2 Lee 4         1 West Florida 7    
  5 Alabama–Huntsville 1       2 Lee 10     2 Lee 0  
  6 Shorter 2     5 Alabama–Huntsville 4  
  5 Alabama–Huntsville 7  

Southeast Regional[]

Hosted by North Greenville at in Tigerville, South Carolina.

  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  1 Catawba 10  
  6 Columbus State 2     1 Catawba 8  
    4 North Greenville 12    
      4 North Greenville 9  
      6 Columbus State 10    
  6 Columbus State 8          
  5 UNC Pembroke 2        
  3 Wingate 6         6 Columbus State 2 —
  4 North Greenville 4           3 Wingate 4 —
      3 Wingate 19        
      2 Mount Olive 6          
  2 Mount Olive 7           3 Wingate 11    
  5 UNC Pembroke 6         2 Mount Olive 5  
  1 Catawba 5    
  2 Mount Olive 6  

South Central Regional[]

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

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Colorado Mesa 11  
4 UCCS 9  
  1 Colorado Mesa 2  
  3 Angelo State 5  
3 Angelo State 10
2 West Texas A&M 2  
  3 Angelo State 18 —
  2 West Texas A&M 4 —
4 UCCS 6  
2 West Texas A&M 7  
  1 Colorado Mesa 6
  2 West Texas A&M 7  

West Regional[]

Hosted by Northwest Nazarene at in Nampa, Idaho.

  Azusa Pacific Northwest Nazarene Western Oregon
1 Azusa Pacific L 2–3 L 5–16
2 Northwest Nazarene W 3–2 L 1–2
3 Western Oregon W 16–5 W 2–1
Championship
     
3 Western Oregon 5 6
2 Northwest Nazarene 7 12

Finals[]

[2]

Participants[]

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach Previous CWS Appearances Best CWS Finish
Angelo State Lone Star 42–7 (25–5) 3
(last: 2016)		 5th
Central Missouri MIAA 43–6 (30–3) 18
(last: 2019)		 1st
Northwest Nazarene GNWAC 34–8 (21–3) 0
(last: never)		 N/A
Seton Hill PSAC 38–6 (23–4) 1
(last: 2014)		 4th
Southern New Hampshire Northeast-10 28–7 (19–5) 2
(last: 2018)		 4th
Tampa SSC 20–4 (15–3) 18
(last: 2019)		 1st
Trevecca Nazarene GMWAC 36–11 (23–5) 0
(last: never)		 N/A
Wingate SAC 34–12 (20–10) 0
(last: never)		 N/A

Results[]

Bracket[]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Central Missouri 9
8 Northwest Nazarene 3
1 Central Missouri 8
5 Tampa 4
4 Trevecca Nazarene 6
5 Tampa 7
1 Central Missouri 1 3
5 Tampa 8 1
8 Northwest Nazarene 9
4 Trevecca Nazarene 3
5 Tampa 5
8 Northwest Nazarene 2
1 Central Missouri 3
6 Wingate 5
3 Angelo State 6
6 Wingate 2
3 Angelo State 9
2 Seton Hill 4
2 Seton Hill 4
7 Southern New Hampshire 3
3 Angelo State 4 7
6 Wingate 5 8
6 Wingate 3
7 Southern New Hampshire 2
2 Seton Hill 1
6 Wingate 5

Game results[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 Division II Baseball Official Bracket". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Division II College World Series - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
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