2021 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

2021 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament

Season	2021
Teams	42
Finals site	USA Baseball National Training Complex Cary, North Carolina
Champions	Wingate (1st title)
Runner-up	Central Missouri (18th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Jeff Gregory (1st title)
MOP	Logan McNeely (Wingate)

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 Bulldogs won their first national championship in program history by defeating Central Missouri, who were playing in their third national championship. Head Coach Jeff Gregory 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 faced 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 Triana Field in Charleston, West Virginia.

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Final
						1	Seton Hill	15
	4	Bloomsburg	3			4	Bloomsburg	3
	5	Charleston	2								1	Seton Hill	5
											2	Millersville	2
						2	Millersville	3
						3	West Virginia State	2
																1	Seton Hill	8
																2	Millersville	5
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower final
											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 Crane Stadium in Warrensburg, Missouri.

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	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 Arthur and Martha Pappas Field in Rindge, New Hampshire.

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	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					Second round					Third round					Final
						6	Northwood	1
						3	Davenport	16
	1	UIS	9								3	Davenport	22
	6	Northwood	13								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					Semifinals					Final
	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 Ashmore Field in Tigerville, South Carolina.

	First round					Second round					Third round					Final
						1	Catawba	8
						4	North Greenville	12
	1	Catawba	10								4	North Greenville	9
	6	Columbus State	2								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	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						1	Colorado Mesa	6
	4	UCCS	6			2	West Texas A&M	7
	2	West Texas A&M	7

West Regional

Hosted by Northwest Nazarene at Elmore W. Vail Baseball Field 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

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	Previous CWS appearances	Best CWS finish
Angelo State	Lone Star	42–7 (25–5)	Kevin Brooks	3 (last: 2016)	5th
Central Missouri	MIAA	43–6 (30–3)	Kyle Crookes	18 (last: 2019)	1st
Northwest Nazarene	GNWAC	34–8 (21–3)	Joe Schaefer	0 (last: never)	N/A
Seton Hill	PSAC	38–6 (23–4)	Marc Marizzaldi	1 (last: 2014)	4th
Southern New Hampshire	Northeast-10	28–7 (19–5)	Scott Loiseau	2 (last: 2018)	4th
Tampa	SSC	20–4 (15–3)	Joe Urso	18 (last: 2019)	1st
Trevecca Nazarene	GMWAC	36–11 (23–5)	Chase Sain	0 (last: never)	N/A
Wingate	SAC	34–12 (20–10)	Jeff Gregory	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.