# 2008 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 2008 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2008 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 33rd 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 five regions consisting of six teams and three consisting of eight, for a total of 54 teams participating in the tournament, up from 53 in 2007. The tournament champion was Trinity (CT), who defeated Johns Hopkins for the championship.

## Bids

The 54 competing teams were:

## Regionals
### Mid-Atlantic Regional

Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium-Newark, 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 | Penn State-Behrend | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Messiah | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Messiah | 8 | Messiah | Messiah | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kean | Kean | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Kean | 8 | Kean | Kean | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Gwynedd-Mercy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Gwynedd-Mercy | 6 | | | | Kean | Kean | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | TCNJ | TCNJ | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | TCNJ | 3 | | | | TCNJ | TCNJ | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | DeSales | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | DeSales | 0 | TCNJ | TCNJ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rowan | Rowan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Rowan | 14 | Rowan | Rowan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Keystone | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Kean | Kean | 8 | -- |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Rowan | Rowan | 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 | |
| | | | Rowan | Rowan | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State-Behrend | Penn State-Behrend | 3 | Gwynedd-Mercy | Gwynedd-Mercy | 2 | | | | TCNJ | TCNJ | 2 | |
| Gwynedd-Mercy | Gwynedd-Mercy | 5 | | | | Rowan | Rowan | 9 | Rowan | Rowan | 5 | |
| | | | | | | Keystone | Keystone | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Messiah | Messiah | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| DeSales | DeSales | 5 | Keystone | Keystone | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Keystone | Keystone | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### West Regional

Walt Driggers Field-Abilene, TX (Host: McMurry University)
| 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 | Chapman | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | La Verne | 3 | Chapman | Chapman | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | McMurry | McMurry | 3$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | George Fox | 1 | | | | Chapman | Chapman | 10 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Trinity (TX) | 8 | | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 8 | | | | | | | Chapman | Chapman | 4 | -- |
| | | | Cal State East Bay | Cal State East Bay | 3 | | | | | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 3 | -- |
| 3 | McMurry | 7 | | | | | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 9 | | | | |
| 4 | Cal State East Bay | 14 | | | | Cal State East Bay | Cal State East Bay | 6 | Cal State East Bay | Cal State East Bay | 5 | | | | |
| | | | La Verne | La Verne | 11 | La Verne | La Verne | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | George Fox | George Fox | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### South Regional

American Legion Field-Danville, GA (Host: USA South Athletic Conference/Old Dominion Athletic Conference)
| 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 |
| | | | Salisbury | Salisbury | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Piedmont | Piedmont | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Salisbury | 7 | Piedmont | Piedmont | 10 | Piedmont | Piedmont | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Randolph-Macon | 4 | | | | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 13 | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 7 | |
| 6 | Randolph-Macon | 4 | Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon | 8 | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 13 | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 7 | |
| | | | Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon | 8 | | | | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 5 | |
| | | | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 13 | | | | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 5 | | | |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins | 5 | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 9 |
| 5 | Christopher Newport | 8$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 9 |
| 5 | Christopher Newport | 8$^{10}$ | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 1 | | | | | | | Salisbury | Salisbury | 4 |
| | | | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Piedmont | 1 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 12 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lynchburg | 9 | | | | Salisbury | Salisbury | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lynchburg | 9 | Salisbury | Salisbury | 5 | Salisbury | Salisbury | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Mideast Regional

Art Nehf Field-Terre Haute, IN (Host: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)
| 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 | Heidelberg | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Transylvania | 3 | Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Calvin | Calvin | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Wooster | 3 | | | | Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Adrian | 4 | | | | Adrian | Adrian | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Adrian | Adrian | 4 | | | | | | | Adrian | Adrian | 2 | 8 |
| | | | Rose-Hulman | Rose-Hulman | 3 | | | | | | | Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Calvin | 0 | | | | | | | Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Rose-Hulman | 4 | | | | Rose-Hulman | Rose-Hulman | 8 | Wooster | Wooster | 0 | | | | |
| | | | Wooster | Wooster | 6 | Wooster | Wooster | 11$^{13}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | Transylvania | Transylvania | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Central Regional

Brunner Field in the Duane R. Swanson Stadium-Moline, IL (Host: Augustana 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 |
| | | | Webster | Webster | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wartburg | Wartburg | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Illinois Wesleyan | 0 | Wartburg | Wartburg | 2 | Wartburg | Wartburg | 5 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Webster | 7 | | | | Linfield | Linfield | 7 | Linfield | Linfield | 10 | |
| 6 | Webster | 7 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 4 | Linfield | Linfield | 7 | Linfield | Linfield | 10 | |
| | | | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 4 | | | | Augustana | Augustana | 1 | |
| | | | Linfield | Linfield | 5 | | | | Augustana | Augustana | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 2 | Linfield | Linfield | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Linfield | Linfield | 4 |
| 5 | Linfield | 1$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | Linfield | Linfield | 4 |
| 5 | Linfield | 1$^{10}$ | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 3 | | | | | | | Webster | Webster | 3$^{10}$ |
| | | | Augustana | Augustana | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Augustana | 6 | Augustana | Augustana | 4 | Augustana | Augustana | 13 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wartburg | 5 | | | | Webster | Webster | 14 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wartburg | 5 | Webster | Webster | 9 | Webster | Webster | 14 | | | | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional

E.J. Schneider Field-Oshkosh, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
| 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 | St. Thomas (MN) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Knox | 1 | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 7 | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | St. Scholastica | 4 | | | | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 4$^{10}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 24 | | | | | | | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 21 | -- |
| | | | Carthage | Carthage | 3 | | | | | | | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | 13 | -- |
| 3 | Carthage | 6 | | | | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 3 | | | | Carthage | Carthage | 4 | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | 7 | | | | |
| | | | Knox | Knox | 2 | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |

### New England Regional

Whitehouse Field-Harwich, MA (Host: Eastern College Athletic Conference)
| 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 | Southern Maine | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Western New England | 8$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Western New England | 8$^{12}$ | Western New England | Western New England | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Trinity (CT) | 9 | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Castleton State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Castleton State | 5 | | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Keene State | 6 | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | St. Joseph's (ME) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | St. Joseph's (ME) | 1 | Keene State | Keene State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Wheaton (MA) | 4 | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Worcester State | 3$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 10 | -- |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 3 | -- |
| 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 | |
| | | | Keene State | Keene State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 16 | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 8 | | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 3 | |
| Castleton State | Castleton State | 7 | | | | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 11 | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 9 | |
| | | | | | | Western New England | Western New England | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Western New England | Western New England | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Joseph's (ME) | St. Joseph's (ME) | 4 | Worcester State | Worcester State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Worcester State | Worcester State | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### New York Regional

Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park-Auburn, NY (Host: Ithaca 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 | Montclair State | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Eastern Connecticut State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Eastern Connecticut State | 7 | Montclair State | Montclair State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cortland State | Cortland State | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Cortland State | 10 | Cortland State | Cortland State | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Grove City | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Grove City | 1 | | | | Cortland State | Cortland State | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rensselaer | Rensselaer | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Rensselaer | 7 | | | | Rensselaer | Rensselaer | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Farmingdale State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Farmingdale State | 6 | Rensselaer | Rensselaer | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ithaca | 3 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ohio Wesleyan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Cortland State | Cortland State | 6 | -- |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Rensselaer | Rensselaer | 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 | |
| | | | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 10 | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 5 | | | | Rensselaer | Rensselaer | 14 | |
| Grove City | Grove City | 5 | | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 14 | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 13$^{10}$ | |
| | | | | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Farmingdale State | Farmingdale State | 0 | Ithaca | Ithaca | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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)
| 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 |
| MA1 | Kean | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W1 | Chapman | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W1 | Chapman | 4 | Chapman | Chapman | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| S2 | Johns Hopkins | 3 | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ME5 | Adrian | 2$^{14}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ME5 | Adrian | 2$^{14}$ | | | | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| C5 | Linfield | 5 | | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| MW2 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MW2 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1 | Linfield | Linfield | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE1 | Trinity (CT) | 2 | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY1 | Cortland State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 4 | 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 | |
| | | | Linfield | Linfield | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kean | Kean | 6 | Adrian | Adrian | 3 | | | | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 12 | |
| Adrian | Adrian | 7$^{12}$ | | | | Adrian | Adrian | 11 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 11 | |
| | | | | | | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Chapman | Chapman | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 10 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Cortland State | Cortland State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |