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1982 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season1982
Teams24
Finals site
ChampionsEastern Connecticut State (1st title)
Runner-upStanislaus State

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

[2]

Mideast Regional

Template:6Team2ElimB

South Regional

First Round/Elimination First RoundSemifinal/Elimination FinalFinal
Lynchburg6
Methodist5
Lynchburg3
North Carolina Wesleyan4
North Carolina Wesleyan7
Ramapo0
North Carolina Wesleyan
Methodist
Lower round 1Lower final
Lynchburg4
Methodist11Methodist6
Ramapo1

Midwest Regional

First Round/Elimination First RoundSemifinal/Elimination FinalFinal
St. Olaf2
Nebraska Wesleyan1
St. Olaf3
Wisconsin-Oshkosh2
Wisconsin-Oshkosh5
Washington-St. Louis1
St. Olaf
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Lower round 1Lower final
Wisconsin-Oshkosh8
Nebraska Wesleyan3Washington-St. Louis3
Washington-St. Louis7

Mid-Atlantic Regional

First Round/Elimination First RoundSemifinal/Elimination FinalFinal
Montclair State9
Upsala8
Montclair State3
Widener5
Widener5
William Paterson3
Widener
William Paterson
Lower round 1Lower final
Montclair State10
Upsala5William Paterson15
William Paterson7

West Regional

Team 1 2 3 4 5
Stanislaus State 6 8 10 -- --
Occidental 5 1 1 -- --

Northeast Regional

First Round/Elimination First RoundSemifinal/Elimination FinalFinal
Oswego State6
Brandeis5
Oswego State14
Eastern Connecticut State16
Eastern Connecticut State11
Ithaca8
Eastern Connecticut State
Brandeis
Lower round 1Lower final
Oswego State3
Brandeis3Brandeis5
Ithaca2

World Series

[3]

Participants

School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Consecutive
World Series
appearances 		Previous best
performance
Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 5th 1979 1 National Champion (1976, 1977)
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 5th 1981 3 National Champion (1981)
North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishops Rocky Mount, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1981 2 Fourth place (1981)
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans Oshkosh, WI Wisconsin State University Conference 3rd 1981 3 Third place (1981)
William Paterson University of New Jersey Pioneers Wayne Township, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut

Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College) Template:6Team2ElimB

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Connecticut breaks through for title". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "1982 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. June 9, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "1982 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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