2019 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

The 2019 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 2019 season.^[1] the Tampa Spartans won their eighth national championship in program history by defeating the Colorado Mesa Mavericks, who were playing in their second national championship. Head Coach Joe Urso won his fifth national championship in his tenure at Tampa. 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 would face off in a best-of-three super regional, the winners of the super regionals would then advance to the College World Series.

2019 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament

Season	2019
Teams	56
Finals site	USA Baseball National Training Complex Cary, North Carolina
Champions	Tampa (8th title)
Runner-up	(4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Joe Urso (5th title)
MOP	Jacinto Arredondo (Tampa)
← 2018  NCAA Division II Baseball Championship 2021 →

Regionals

Atlantic Region

Millersville Regional

Source:^[2]

Hosted by Millersville at Bennett J. Cooper Park

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	Qualification		MER	BLO	MIL
1	Mercyhurst	2	2	0	11	8	+3	1.000	Advance to regional final		—	9–8[a]	2–0
2	Bloomsburg	2	1	1	10	10	0	.500			8–9[a]	—	2–1
3	Millersville	2	0	2	1	4	−3	.000			0–2	1–2	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. The game between Bloomsburg and Mercyhurst went to extra innings. Mercyhurst won 9–8 after 18 innings.

	Championship
	4	Bloomsburg	0	—
	5	Mercyhurst	11	—

Regional Champion: Mercyhurst

West Chester Regional

Source:^[3]

Hosted by West Chester at Serpico Stadium

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	Qualification		CHA	GAN	WCH
1	Charleston	2	2	0	15	3	+12	1.000	Advance to regional final		—	12–2	3–1
2	Gannon	2	1	1	8	16	−8	.500			2–12	—	6–4
3	West Chester	2	0	2	5	9	−4	.000			1–3	4–6	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

	Championship
	4	Gannon	1	—
	6	Charleston	6	—

Regional Champion Charleston

Atlantic Super Regional

Hosted by Mercyhurst at Mercyhurst Baseball Field

	Super Regional
	Charleston	10	5	4
	Mercyhurst	2	6	14

Central Region

Super Regional hosted by Augustana at Ronken Field

	Opening Round					Regional semifinal					Regional final						Super Regional
	1	Augustana (SD)	12
	8	Oklahoma Baptist	10
						1	Augustana (SD)	9
						5	Arkansas–Monticello	4
	4	Minnesota State	2
	5	Arkansas–Monticello	13
											1	Augustana (SD)	8	—
	Sioux Falls Regional, Hosted by Augustana at Ronken Field
											8	Oklahoma Baptist	6	—
	8	Oklahoma Baptist	8
	4	Minnesota State	5
						5	Arkansas–Monticello	15
						8	Oklahoma Baptist	17
																	1	Augustana	4	2	—
																	3	Central Missouri	6	5	—
	3	Central Missouri	8
	6	Missouri Southern State	1
						3	Central Missouri	6
						7	Central Oklahoma	1
	2	St. Cloud State	3
	7	Central Oklahoma	4
											3	Central Missouri	8	—
	Warrensburg Regional, Hosted by Central Missouri at Crane Stadium
											7	Central Oklahoma	5	—
	6	Missouri Southern State	9
	2	St. Cloud State	10
						7	Central Oklahoma	9
						2	St. Cloud State	4

East Region

Super Regional Hosted by Southern New Hampshire at Penmen Field

	Opening Round					Regional semifinal					Regional final						Super Regional
	1	Adelphi	3
	8	Franklin Pierce	4
						8	Franklin Pierce	3
						5	NYIT	9
	4	Wilmington (DE)	7
	5	NYIT	10
											5	NYIT	6	—
	Garden City Regional Hosted by Adelphi at William J. Bonomo Memorial Field
											4	Wilmington (DE)	3	—
	1	Adelphi	5
	4	Wilmington (DE)	14
						8	Franklin Pierce	10
						4	Wilmington (DE)	12
																	5	NYIT	9	6	—
																	2	Southern New Hampshire	8	3	—
	3	LIU Post	7
	6	Felician	2
						3	LIU Post	4
						2	Southern New Hampshire	3
	2	Southern New Hampshire	4
	7	Assumption	3
											3	LIU Post	2	1
	Manchester Regional Hosted by Southern New Hampshire at Penmen Field
											2	Southern New Hampshire	8	4
	6	Felician	6
	7	Assumption	5
						2	Southern New Hampshire	8
						6	Felician	0

Midwest Region

Super Regional Hosted by Ashland at Donges Field

	Opening Round					Regional semifinal					Regional final						Super Regional
	1	Ashland	0
	8	Tiffin	17
						8	Tiffin	8
						5	Bellarmine	5
	4	Northwood	6
	5	Bellarmine	7
											8	Tiffin	6	5
	Kent Regional, hosted by Ashland at Schoonover Stadium
											1	Ashland	7	15
	1	Ashland	6
	4	Northwood	5
						5	Bellarmine	7
						1	Ashland	8
																	1	Ashland	7	4	8
																	2	UIS	4	8	7
	3	Wayne State	8
	6	Quincy	6
						3	Wayne State	5
						2	UIS	6
	2	UIS	5
	7	Drury	4
											2	UIS	11	—
	Springfield Regional, hosted by UIS at Robin Roberts Stadium
											7	Drury	5	—
	6	Quincy	5
	7	Drury	7
						3	Wayne State	7
						7	Drury	15

South Region

Super Regional hosted by Tampa at University of Tampa Baseball Field

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Tampa	18
	8	Spring Hill	9
						1	Tampa	9
						4	West Florida	1
	4	West Florida	5
	5	Nova Southeastern	4
											1	Tampa	612	—
	Tampa Regional, hosted by Tampa at University of Tampa Baseball Field
											5	Nova Southeastern	5	—
	8	Spring Hill	3
	5	Nova Southeastern	6
						4	West Florida	3
						5	Nova Southeastern	5
																	1	Tampa	311	6	—
																	2	Delta State	1	3	—
	3	Eckerd	1
	6	Valdosta State	6
						6	Valdosta State
						2	Delta State	6
	2	Delta State	5
	7	Embry–Riddle (FL)	1
											2	Delta State	9	—
	Cleveland Regional, hosted by Delta State at Ferriss Field
											6	Valdosta State	6	—
	3	Eckerd	10
	7	Embry–Riddle	9
						6	Valdosta State	8
						3	Eckerd	7

Southeast Region

Tigerville Regional

Hosted by North Greenville at Ashmore Park

		North Greenville	Mount Olive	Lincoln Memorial
1	North Greenville		W 4–3	W 7–0
4	Mount Olive	L 3–4		L 2–3
5	Lincoln Memorial	L 0–7	W 3–2

	Championship
	1	North Greenville		8	—
	5	Lincoln Memorial		3	—

Regional Champion: North Greenville

Newberry Regional

Hosted by Newberry College at Smith Road Complex

		Newberry	Catawba	Young Harris
2	Newberry		L 0–7	L 1–5
3	Catawba	W 7–0		W 9–2
6	Young Harris	W 5–1	L 2–9

	Championship
	3	Catawba		7	—
	6	Young Harris		5	—

Regional Champion Catawba

Super Regional

Hosted by North Greenville at Ashmore Park

Team	1	2	3
Catawba	4	414	-
North Greenville	3	3	-

South Central Region

Grand Junction Regional

Hosted by Colorado Mesa at Suplizio Field

		Colorado Mesa	Colorado Mines	West Texas A&M
1	Colorado Mesa		W 6–3	W 13–10
4	Colorado Mines	L 3–6		W 5–4
5	West Texas A&M	L 10–13	L 4–5

	Championship
	1	Colorado Mesa		11	—
	4	Colorado Mines		1	—

Regional Champion: Colorado Mesa

San Angelo Regional

Hosted by Angelo State at Foster Field

		Angelo State	Lubbock Christian	Rogers State
2	Angelo State		W 6–1	L 8–9
3	Lubbock Christian	L 1–6		L 5–9
6	Rogers State	W 9–8	W 9–5

	Championship
	2	Angelo State		13	19
	6	Rogers State		6	10

Regional Champion Angelo State

Super Regional

Hosted by Angelo State at Foster Field

Team	1	2	3
Colorado Mesa	1	8	3
Angelo State	0	9	2

West Region

Azusa Regional

Hosted by Azusa Pacific at Cougar Baseball Field

		Azusa Pacific	Cal State Monterey Bay	Cal Poly Pomona
1	Azusa Pacific		W 4–3	W 15–3
4	Cal State Monterey Bay	L 3–15		L 4–11
5	Cal Poly Pomona	L 3–4	W 11–4

	Championship
	1	Azusa Pacific		19	—
	5	Cal Poly Pomona		2	—

Regional Champion: Azusa Pacific

San Diego Regional

Hosted by UC San Diego at Triton Ballpark

		UC San Diego	Point Loma Nazarene	Montana State Billings
2	UC San Diego		W 7–5	W 11–4
3	Point Loma Nazarene	L 4–11		W 10–2
6	Montana State Billings	L 5–7	L 2–10

	Championship
	2	UC San Diego		7	7
	3	Point Loma Nazarene		8	5

Regional Champion UC San Diego

Super Regional

Hosted by Azusa Pacific at Cougar Baseball Field

Team	1	2	3
UC San Diego	2	6	16
Azusa Pacific	13	5	5

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	Previous CWS appearances	Best CWS finish
Ashland	GLIAC	47–13 (17–7)	John Schaly	4 (last: 2008)	5th
Catawba	SAC	47–12 (17–7)	Jim Gantt	2 (last: 2015)	2nd
Central Missouri	MIAA	43–14 (24–9)	Kyle Crookes	17 (last: 2016)	1st
Colorado Mesa	RMAC	50–9 (29–7)	Chris Hanks	4 (last: 2017)	2nd
Mercyhurst	PSAC	34–14 (19–9)	Joe Spano	2 (last: 2018)	5th
NYIT	ECC	37–14 (21–7)	Frank Catalanotto	0 (last: never)	N/A
Tampa	SSC	41–14 (19–11)	Joe Urso	17 (last: 2015)	1st
UC San Diego	CCAA	40–14 (30–10)	Eric Newman	5 (last: 2018)	2nd

Results

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Semifinals					Finals
	Ashland	4
	Central Missouri	9
					Central Missouri	5
					Colorado Mesa	6
	Colorado Mesa	11
	NYIT	4
									Colorado Mesa	5	1
									Central Missouri	7	0
	Ashland	8
	NYIT	3
					Central Missouri	11
					Ashland	3
														Colorado Mesa	1
														Tampa	3
	Catawba	0
	UC San Diego	5
					UC San Diego	2
					Tampa	7
	Tampa	4
	Mercyhurst	2
									Tampa	12	—
									Mercyhurst	0	—
	Catawba	5
	Mercyhurst	8
					UC San Diego	5
					Mercyhurst	6

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 1	Game 1	Central Missouri	9–4	Ashland
	Game 2	Colorado Mesa	11–4	NYIT
June 2	Game 3	UC San Diego	5–0	Catawba
	Game 4	Tampa	4–2	Mercyhurst
June 3	Game 5	Ashland	8–3	NYIT	NYIT eliminated
	Game 6	Colorado Mesa	6–5	Central Missouri
June 4	Game 7	Mercyhurst	8–5	Catawba	Catawba eliminated
	Game 8	Tampa	7–2	UC San Diego
June 5	Game 9	Central Missouri	11–3	Ashland	Ashland eliminated
	Game 10	Mercyhurst	6–5	UC San Diego	UC San Diego eliminated
June 6	Game 11	Central Missouri	7–5	Colorado Mesa
	Game 12	Colorado Mesa	1–0	Central Missouri	Central Missouri eliminated
	Game 13	Tampa	12–0	Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst eliminated
June 8	Game 14	Tampa	3–1	Colorado Mesa	Tampa wins National Championship