# 2012 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 2012 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2012 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 37th national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin for the championship. Eight regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with four regions consisting of six teams, and four consisting of eight, for a total of 56 teams participating in the tournament, up from 55 in 2011. The tournament champion was Marietta, who defeated Wheaton (MA) for the championship.

## Bids

The 56 competing teams were:

## Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

### Central Regional

USA Stadium-Millington, TN (Host: Rhodes College)
| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Birmingham-Southern | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Emory | Emory | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Washington-St. Louis | 5 | | | | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Webster | 11 | | | | Webster | Webster | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Webster | Webster | 10 | | | | | | | Webster | Webster | 3 | -- |
| | | | DePauw | DePauw | 2 | | | | | | | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern | 2 | -- |
| 3 | DePauw | 2 | | | | | | | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern | 9 | | | | |
| 4 | Emory | 0 | | | | DePauw | DePauw | 0 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 7 | | | | |
| | | | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 3 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Washington-St. Louis | Washington-St. Louis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### New England Regional

Eastern Baseball Stadium-Mansfield, CT (Host: Eastern Connecticut State University)
| First round/elimination round 1 | First round/elimination round 1 | First round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 2 | Second round/elimination round 2 | Second round/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 4 | Keene State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Western New England | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Western New England | 7 | Western New England | Western New England | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Wheaton (MA) | 6 | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bridgewater State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bridgewater State | 2 | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Trinity (CT) | 13 | | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Southern Maine | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Southern Maine | 8 | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Joseph's (ME) | St. Joseph's (ME) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | St. Joseph's (ME) | 2 | St. Joseph's (ME) | St. Joseph's (ME) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bowdoin | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Western New England | Western New England | 6 | 0 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | St. Joseph's (ME) | St. Joseph's (ME) | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Keene State | Keene State | 3 | Keene State | Keene State | 1 | | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 1 | |
| Bridgewater State | Bridgewater State | 2 | | | | St. Joseph's (ME) | St. Joseph's (ME) | 0 | Western New England | Western New England | 2 | |
| | | | | | | Western New England | Western New England | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Western New England | Western New England | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 4 | Bowdoin | Bowdoin | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Bowdoin | Bowdoin | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### New York Regional

Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium-East Farmingdale, NY (Host: State University of New York at Farmingdale)
| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | SUNY Cortland | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Castleton State | 6 | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Misericordia | Misericordia | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Farmingdale State | 10 | | | | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Skidmore | 2 | | | | Farmingdale State | Farmingdale State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Farmingdale State | Farmingdale State | 2 | | | | | | | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland | 2 | -- |
| | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 0 | | | | | | | Farmingdale State | Farmingdale State | 1 | -- |
| 3 | Ithaca | 2 | | | | | | | Farmingdale State | Farmingdale State | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Misericordia | 1 | | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 5 | Ithaca | Ithaca | 3$^{10}$ | | | | |
| | | | Castleton State | Castleton State | 8 | Castleton State | Castleton State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Skidmore | Skidmore | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Mid-Atlantic Regional

FirstEnergy Park-Lakewood, NJ (Host: Kean University)
| First round/elimination round 1 | First round/elimination round 1 | First round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 2 | Second round/elimination round 2 | Second round/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 4 | Ramapo | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Neumann | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Neumann | 5 | Ramapo | Ramapo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Keystone | Keystone | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Keystone | 13 | Keystone | Keystone | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Daniel Webster | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Daniel Webster | 7 | | | | Keystone | Keystone | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kean | Kean | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alvernia | 8 | | | | Kean | Kean | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Haverford | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Haverford | 3 | Alvernia | Alvernia | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kean | Kean | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Kean | 9 | Kean | Kean | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Drew | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Kean | Kean | 6 | -- |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Ramapo | Ramapo | 4 | -- |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | Alvernia | Alvernia | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Neumann | Neumann | 11 | Neumann | Neumann | 5 | | | | Keystone | Keystone | 2 | |
| Daniel Webster | Daniel Webster | 4 | | | | Neumann | Neumann | 5 | Ramapo | Ramapo | 3 | |
| | | | | | | Ramapo | Ramapo | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ramapo | Ramapo | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Haverford | Haverford | 11 | Haverford | Haverford | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Drew | Drew | 9$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional

Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium-Whitewater, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
| First round/elimination round 1 | First round/elimination round 1 | First round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 2 | Second round/elimination round 2 | Second round/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 4 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Concordia-Chicago | 1$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Concordia-Chicago | 1$^{10}$ | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | St. Thomas (MN) | 5 | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | St. Norbert | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | St. Norbert | 1 | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 22 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | North Park | 7 | | | | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | St. Scholastica | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | St. Scholastica | 8 | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Aurora | Aurora | 4$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 1 | Aurora | Aurora | 4$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Aurora | 2 | | | | | | | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 10 | -- |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 6 | -- |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | Aurora | Aurora | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Concordia-Chicago | Concordia-Chicago | 0 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 5 | | | | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | 5 | |
| St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 5 | | | | Aurora | Aurora | 5 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 6 | |
| | | | | | | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| North Park | North Park | 2 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin-La Crosse | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### South Regional

Captains Park-Newport News, VA (Host: Christopher Newport University)
| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Third round/elimination round 2 | Third round/elimination round 2 | Third round/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Messiah | Messiah | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rowan | Rowan | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Christopher Newport | 1 | Rowan | Rowan | 9 | Rowan | Rowan | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Messiah | 3 | | | | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 4 | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 9 | |
| 6 | Messiah | 3 | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 7 | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 4 | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 9 | |
| | | | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 7 | | | | Shenandoah | Shenandoah | 5 | |
| | | | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 1 | | | | Shenandoah | Shenandoah | 5 | | | |
| 2 | Salisbury | 7 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Salisbury | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 12 |
| 5 | Lynchburg | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 12 |
| 5 | Lynchburg | 2 | Salisbury | Salisbury | 1 | | | | | | | Salisbury | Salisbury | 3 |
| | | | Shenandoah | Shenandoah | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Shenandoah | 5 | Shenandoah | Shenandoah | 6 | Shenandoah | Shenandoah | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rowan | 4 | | | | Salisbury | Salisbury | 2$^{14}$ | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rowan | 4 | Messiah | Messiah | 3 | Salisbury | Salisbury | 2$^{14}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | Salisbury | Salisbury | 9 | | | | | | | | | |

### Mideast Regional

Don Schaly Stadium-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
| First round/elimination round 1 | First round/elimination round 1 | First round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 2 | Second round/elimination round 2 | Second round/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 4 | St. John Fisher | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Westminster (PA) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Westminster (PA) | 7 | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marietta | Marietta | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Marietta | 12 | Marietta | Marietta | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | La Roche | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | La Roche | 3 | | | | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Manchester | Manchester | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Adrian | 8 | | | | Manchester | Manchester | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wooster | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wooster | 4 | Adrian | Adrian | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Manchester | Manchester | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Washington & Jefferson | 3 | Manchester | Manchester | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Manchester | 13 | | | | | | | | | | Manchester | Manchester | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 6 | 7 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | Adrian | Adrian | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Westminster (PA) | Westminster (PA) | 2 | La Roche | La Roche | 2 | | | | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 2 | |
| La Roche | La Roche | 3 | | | | Adrian | Adrian | 4 | Marietta | Marietta | 9 | |
| | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Marietta | Marietta | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wooster | Wooster | 0 | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### West Regional

Roy Helser Field and Jim Wright Stadium-McMinnville, OR (Host: Linfield College)
| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Third round/elimination round 2 | Third round/elimination round 2 | Third round/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Concordia(TX) | Concordia(TX) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | La Verne | La Verne | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Concordia (TX) | 6 | La Verne | La Verne | 8 | La Verne | La Verne | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | St. John's (MN) | 3 | | | | Coe | Coe | 5 | Coe | Coe | 5 | |
| 6 | St. John's (MN) | 3 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) | 2 | Coe | Coe | 5 | Coe | Coe | 5 | |
| | | | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) | 2 | | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 6$^{11}$ | |
| | | | La Verne | La Verne | 7 | | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 6$^{11}$ | | | |
| 2 | Trinity (TX) | 2 | La Verne | La Verne | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Trinity (TX) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 2 |
| 5 | Coe | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 2 |
| 5 | Coe | 0 | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 8 | | | | | | | Whitworth | Whitworth | 9 |
| | | | Whitworth | Whitworth | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Whitworth | 5 | Whitworth | Whitworth | 3 | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | La Verne | 0 | | | | Whitworth | Whitworth | 12 | | | | | | |
| 4 | La Verne | 0 | Concordia (TX) | Concordia (TX) | 1 | Whitworth | Whitworth | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | Whitworth | Whitworth | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

## World Series

Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium-Grand Chute, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Lawrence University/Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| C5 | Webster | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE1 | Wheaton (MA) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE1 | Wheaton (MA) | 3 | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY1 | SUNY Cortland | 10 | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA2 | Kean | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA2 | Kean | 5 | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MW1 | St. Thomas (MN) | 12 | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| MW1 | St. Thomas (MN) | 12 | | | | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| S1 | Christopher Newport | 7 | | | | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| S1 | Christopher Newport | 7 | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 3 | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | Marietta | Marietta | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ME1 | Marietta | 13 | Marietta | Marietta | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Whitworth | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 5 | Marietta | Marietta | 7 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | | | | | | 12 | | | | | |
| | | | Webster | Webster | 8 | Webster | Webster | | | | | | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | Webster | Webster | 8 | Webster | Webster | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 7 | | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | Kean | Kean | 7 | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kean | Kean | 7 | | | | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland | | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 2 | Whitworth | Whitworth | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Whitworth | Whitworth | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |