1982 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

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]

1982 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season1982
Teams24
Finals site
ChampionsEastern Connecticut State (1st title)
Runner-upStanislaus State
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Bids

The 24 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
tournament
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Albion CollegeBritonsAlbion, MIMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association2nd19791Regional Fifth place (1979)
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent6th19801World Series Runner-Up (1977)
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent6th19801National Champion (1976, 1977)
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent7th19817Regional Runner-Up (1979, 1981)
Elmhurst CollegeBlue JaysElmhurst, ILCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin3rd19813Regional Runner-Up (1981)
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference7th19817National Champion (1980)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference7th19817National Champion (1981)
Methodist CollegeMonarchsFayetteville, NCDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3rd19771Regional Fifth place (1976, 1977)
Montclair State CollegeIndiansMontclair, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference3rd19781World Series Third place (1976)
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityPlainsmenLincoln, NEIndependent/Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA)2nd19761Regional Third place(1976)
North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeBattling BishopsRocky Mount, NCDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2nd19812World Series Fourth place (1981)
Occidental CollegeTigersLos Angeles, CA (Eagle Rock)Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Ohio Northern UniversityPolar BearsAda, OHOhio Athletic Conference4th19813Regional Third place (1980)
State University of New York at OswegoLakersOswego, NYState University of New York Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Otterbein CollegeCardinalsWesterville, OHOhio Athletic Conference2nd19812Regional Third place (1981)
Ramapo College of New JerseyRoadrunnersMahwah, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference3rd19813Regional Third place (1980, 1981)
St. Olaf CollegeOlesNorthfield, MNMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6th19816Regional Third place (1977, 1979)
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VAOld Dominion Athletic Conference7th19817Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978, 1981)
Upsala CollegeVikingsEast Orange, NJMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference6th19815World Series Third place (1980)
Washington University in St. LouisBearsSt. Louis, MOIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Widener UniversityPioneersChester, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference4th19781Regional Runner-Up (1977)
William Paterson University of New JerseyPioneersWayne Township, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference3rd19812Regional Fourth place (1977)
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkosh, WIWisconsin State University Conference4th19814World Series Third place (1981)
York College of PennsylvaniaSpartansYork, PAIndependent3rd19812Regional Third place (1981)

Regionals

[2]

Mideast Regional
  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals Final
                                       
  Albion 9  
    Otterbein 7     Albion 3  
    Ohio Northern 7    
      Ohio Northern 10  
      Elmhurst 3    
  Otterbein 1          
  Elmhurst 3        
  Marietta 3         Ohio Northern 8 --
  Elmhurst 1           Marietta 14 --
      Marietta 17        
      York (PA) 1          
  York (PA) 3           Marietta 11    
  Ohio Northern 210         Albion 8  
  Albion 6    
  York (PA) 2  

South Regional
  First Round/Elimination First Round Semifinal/Elimination Final Final
                             
  Lynchburg 6  
  Methodist 5  
    Lynchburg 3  
    North Carolina Wesleyan 4  
  North Carolina Wesleyan 7
  Ramapo 0  
    North Carolina Wesleyan 1 11
    Methodist 4 4
  Methodist 11  
  Ramapo 1  
    Lynchburg 4
    Methodist 6  

Midwest Regional
  First Round/Elimination First Round Semifinal/Elimination Final Final
                             
  St. Olaf 2  
  Nebraska Wesleyan 1  
    St. Olaf 3  
    Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2  
  Wisconsin-Oshkosh 5
  Washington-St. Louis 1  
    St. Olaf 3 9
    Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4 14
  Nebraska Wesleyan 3  
  Washington-St. Louis 7  
    Wisconsin-Oshkosh 8
    Washington-St. Louis 3  

Mid-Atlantic Regional
  First Round/Elimination First Round Semifinal/Elimination Final Final
                             
  Montclair State 9  
  Upsala 8  
    Montclair State 3  
    Widener 5  
  Widener 5
  William Paterson 3  
    Widener 5 5
    William Paterson 17 11
  Upsala 5  
  William Paterson 7  
    Montclair State 10
    William Paterson 15  

West Regional
Team12345
Stanislaus State6810----
Occidental511----

Northeast Regional
  First Round/Elimination First Round Semifinal/Elimination Final Final
                             
  Oswego State 6  
  Brandeis 5  
    Oswego State 14  
    Eastern Connecticut State 16  
  Eastern Connecticut State 11
  Ithaca 8  
    Eastern Connecticut State 2 --
    Brandeis 1 --
  Brandeis 3  
  Ithaca 2  
    Oswego State 3
    Brandeis 5  

World Series

[3]

Participants
School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
World Series
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent5th19791National Champion (1976, 1977)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference5th19813National Champion (1981)
North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeBattling BishopsRocky Mount, NCDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2nd19812Fourth place (1981)
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkosh, WIWisconsin State University Conference3rd19813Third place (1981)
William Paterson University of New JerseyPioneersWayne Township, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut

Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals Final
                                       
  Marietta 5  
    North Carolina Wesleyan 3     Marietta 0  
    Eastern Connecticut State 4    
      Eastern Connecticut State 3  
      North Carolina Wesleyan 2    
  North Carolina Wesleyan 11          
  William Paterson 6        
  Wisconsin-Oshkosh 12         Eastern Connecticut State 9 11
  William Paterson 11           Stanislaus State 8 6
      Wisconsin-Oshkosh 0        
      Stanislaus State 1          
  Stanislaus State 5           Stanislaus State 4    
  Eastern Connecticut State 4         Marietta 3  
  Marietta 7    
  Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2  

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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