# 2006 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 2006 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2006 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 31st national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing 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 three regions consisting of six teams and five consisting of seven, for a total of 53 teams participating in the tournament, up from 42 in 2005. The tournament champion was Marietta, who defeated Wheaton (MA) for the championship.

## Bids

The 53 competing teams were:

## Regionals
### West Regional

W.O. Hart Field-Orange, CA (Host: Chapman University)
| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | George Fox | George Fox | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cal State East Bay | Cal State East Bay | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Redlands | 3 | Cal State East Bay | Cal State East Bay | 6 | Cal State East Bay | Cal State East Bay | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | George Fox | 10 | | | | Texas Lutheran | Texas Lutheran | 7 | | | | |
| 6 | George Fox | 10 | Redlands | Redlands | 2 | Texas Lutheran | Texas Lutheran | 7 | | | | |
| | | | Texas Lutheran | Texas Lutheran | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Trinity (TX) | 11 | Texas Lutheran | Texas Lutheran | 3 | | | | Texas Lutheran | Texas Lutheran | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Texas Lutheran | 4 | | | | | | | Chapman | Chapman | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Texas Lutheran | 4 | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 2 | | | | Chapman | Chapman | 1 | 4 |
| | | | Chapman | Chapman | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Chapman | 7 | Chapman | Chapman | 7 | Chapman | Chapman | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | Cal State East Bay | 2 | | | | George Fox | George Fox | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Cal State East Bay | 2 | George Fox | George Fox | 11 | George Fox | George Fox | 1 | | | | |
| | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 5 | | | | | | | |

### New York Regional

Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park-Auburn, NY (Host: Ithaca College)
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Cortland State | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Eastern Connecticut State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | | Eastern Connecticut State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | St. Lawrence | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | St. Lawrence | 3 | | | | Cortland State | Cortland State | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ithaca | 7 | | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Endicott | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Endicott | 3 | Ithaca | Ithaca | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rensselaer | Rensselaer | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Rensselaer | 14 | Rensselaer | Rensselaer | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Centenary (NJ) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Centenary (NJ) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Cortland State | Cortland State | 5 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 9 | 10 |
| 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 | |
| | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| Endicott | Endicott | 4 | Centenary (NJ) | Centenary (NJ) | 3 | | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 3 | |
| Centenary (NJ) | Centenary (NJ) | 13 | | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 14 | |
| | | | | | | St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Rensselaer | Rensselaer | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence | 4 | | | | | | | |

### South Regional

Bauer Field-Rocky Mount, NC (Host: North Carolina Wesleyan College)
| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rowan | Rowan | 17 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Salisbury | 3 | Rowan | Rowan | 17 | Rowan | Rowan | 9 | | | | |
| 6 | Virginia Wesleyan | 8 | | | | Salisbury | Salisbury | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Virginia Wesleyan | 8 | Salisbury | Salisbury | 9 | Salisbury | Salisbury | 5 | | | | |
| | | | Emory | Emory | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Emory | 3 | Emory | Emory | 7 | | | | Rowan | Rowan | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | N.C. Wesleyan | 7 | | | | | | | N.C. Wesleyan | N.C. Wesleyan | 0 | 4$^{10}$ |
| 5 | N.C. Wesleyan | 7 | N.C. Wesleyan | N.C. Wesleyan | 7 | | | | N.C. Wesleyan | N.C. Wesleyan | 0 | 4$^{10}$ |
| | | | Bridgewater (VA) | Bridgewater (VA) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Rowan | 2 | Bridgewater (VA) | Bridgewater (VA) | 5 | N.C. Wesleyan | N.C. Wesleyan | 9 | | | | |
| 4 | Bridgewater (VA) | 4 | | | | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Bridgewater (VA) | 4 | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 5 | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 5 | | | | |
| | | | Bridgewater (VA) | Bridgewater (VA) | 2 | | | | | | | |

### New England Regional

Whitehouse Field-Harwich, MA (Host: Eastern College Athletic Conference)
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | Salem State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Wheaton (MA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Salem State | 8 | 1 | Wheaton (MA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Southern Maine | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Southern Maine | 5 | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Western New England | Western New England | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | St. Joseph's (ME) | 9 | | | | Western New England | Western New England | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bowdoin | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bowdoin | 7 | St. Joseph's (ME) | St. Joseph's (ME) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Western New England | Western New England | 11$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Middlebury | 2 | Western New England | Western New England | 11$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Western New England | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Western New England | 14 | | | | | | | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 16 | -- |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 5 | -- |
| 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 | |
| | | | Salem State | Salem State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bowdoin | Bowdoin | 8 | Middlebury | Middlebury | 14 | | | | Western New England | Western New England | 3 | |
| Middlebury | Middlebury | 10 | | | | Middlebury | Middlebury | 10 | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 6 | |
| | | | | | | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Joseph's (ME) | St. Joseph's (ME) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 10 | | | | | | | |

### Mid-Atlantic Regional

Boyertown Bear Stadium-Boyertown, PA (Host: Alvernia University)
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | TCNJ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Franklin & Marshall | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gwynedd-Mercy | 1 | | Franklin & Marshall | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Franklin & Marshall | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Franklin & Marshall | 14 | | | | TCNJ | TCNJ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kean | Kean | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Montclair State | 2 | | | | Kean | Kean | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Frostburg State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Frostburg State | 6 | Frostburg State | Frostburg State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kean | Kean | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Kean | 6 | Kean | Kean | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alvernia | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alvernia | 5 | | | | | | | | | | TCNJ | TCNJ | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 2 | 5 |
| 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 | |
| | | | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Montclair State | Montclair State | 13 | Montclair State | Montclair State | 19 | | | | Kean | Kean | 0 | |
| Alvernia | Alvernia | 8 | | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 7 | Montclair State | Montclair State | 7 | |
| | | | | | | Frostburg State | Frostburg State | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Frostburg State | Frostburg State | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gwynedd-Mercy | Gwynedd-Mercy | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Central Regional

Kelly Field at Irv Utz Stadium-St. Louis, MO (Host: Washington University in St. Louis)
| 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 | Carthage | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mt. St. Joseph | 7 | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Washington-St. Louis | Washington-St. Louis | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Millsaps | 15 | | | | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph | 5 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Webster | 1 | | | | Millsaps | Millsaps | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Millsaps | Millsaps | 11 | | | | | | | Millsaps | Millsaps | 6 | 11 |
| | | | Aurora | Aurora | 3 | | | | | | | Aurora | Aurora | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Washington-St. Louis | 3 | | | | | | | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph | 10 | | | | |
| 4 | Aurora | 9 | | | | Aurora | Aurora | 5 | Aurora | Aurora | 11 | | | | |
| | | | Carthage | Carthage | 18 | Carthage | Carthage | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Webster | Webster | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional

Witter Field-Wisconsin Rapids, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point)
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | St. Scholastica | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Ripon | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | St. Scholastica | 4 | 1 | Ripon | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 3 | | | | Ripon | Ripon | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | St. Olaf | 17 | | | | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dominican | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dominican | 8 | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Coe | Coe | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | St. Thomas (MN) | 4 | Coe | Coe | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Coe | 5$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Coe | 5$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | Ripon | Ripon | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 7 | 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 | |
| | | | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominican | Dominican | 3 | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 13 | | | | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 4 | |
| St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 22 | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 2 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 11 | |
| | | | | | | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Coe | Coe | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 16 | | | | | | | |

### Mideast Regional

Art Nehf Field-Terre Haute, IN (Host: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | Manchester | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Wooster | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Manchester | 10 | 1 | Wooster | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Adrian | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Adrian | 5 | | | | Manchester | Manchester | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Otterbein | 3 | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Elizabethtown | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Elizabethtown | 7$^{10}$ | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marietta | Marietta | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Marietta | 11 | Marietta | Marietta | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | King's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | King's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 1 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Otterbein | Otterbein | 4 | 7$^{11}$ |
| 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 | |
| | | | Wooster | Wooster | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Otterbein | Otterbein | 7 | Otterbein | Otterbein | 4 | | | | Manchester | Manchester | 7 | |
| King's | King's | 2 | | | | Otterbein | Otterbein | 4$^{11}$ | Otterbein | Otterbein | 13 | |
| | | | | | | Adrian | Adrian | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Adrian | Adrian | 3 | | | | | | | |

## World Series

Fox Cities Stadium-Grand Chute, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Lawrence 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 |
| W3 | Chapman | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY4 | Eastern Connecticut State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY4 | Eastern Connecticut State | 3 | Chapman | Chapman | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| S5 | N.C. Wesleyan | 0 | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE1 | Wheaton (MA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE1 | Wheaton (MA) | 2 | | | | Chapman | Chapman | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 10 | | | | | | | |
| MA3 | Montclair State | 7 | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 10 | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Aurora | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Aurora | 2 | Montclair State | Montclair State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marietta | Marietta | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MW5 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 1 | Marietta | Marietta | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ME2 | Marietta | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 7 | -- |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 2 | -- |
| 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 | |
| | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 9 | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 4$^{11}$ | | | | Chapman | Chapman | 3 | |
| N.C. Wesleyan | N.C. Wesleyan | 8 | | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 4 | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 4 | |
| | | | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Aurora | Aurora | 3 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |