The 2016 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball in NCAA Division II for the 2016 season. the Nova Southeastern Sharks won their first national championship, beating the Millersville Marauders, both teams in their first College World Series. Nova Southeastern coach Greg Brown won his first title with the team, while NSU outfielder Kevin Suarez was named Tournament MOP.
Regionals
Atlantic Regional–West Chester, PA Hosted by West Chester at Serpico Stadium.
Central Regional–St. Cloud, MN Hosted by St. Cloud State at Joe Faber Field.
East Regional–Nashua, NH Hosted by Franklin Pierce at Holman Stadium.
Midwest Regional–Quincy, IL Hosted by Quincy at Quincy University Baseball Stadium.
South Regional–Tampa, FL Hosted by Tampa at Tampa University Baseball Stadium.
Southeast Regional–Columbus, GA Hosted by Columbus State at Ragsdale Field.
South Central Regional–Grand Junction, CO Hosted by Colorado Mesa at Suplizio Field.
West Regional–Riverside, CA Hosted by California Baptist at Riverside Sports Complex.
College World Series
Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous CWS appearances Best CWS finish Lone Star 39–20 (25–10) Kevin Brooks 2(Last: 2015) 5th CCAA 39–16 (26–11) Randy Betten 6(Last: 2015) 1st MIAA 42–13 (32–7) Kyle Crookes 16(Last: 2011) 1st Northeast-10 48–7 (25–2) Jayson King 6(Last: 2013) 3rd Peach Belt 42–14 (23–7) Kermit Smith 1(Last: 2014) 5th PSAC 50–5 (25–3) Jon Shehan 2(Last: 2011) 5th Sunshine State 39–16 (18–6) Greg Brown 0(Last: never) N/A Great Lakes Valley 37–19 (20–8) Tracy Archuleta 4(Last: 2014) 1st
Results
Bracket Hosted by Mount Olive and Town of Cary at USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, NC.
Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 28 Game 1 1–0 Game 2 2–1 (10) Game 3 4–3 (12) Game 4 4–3 May 30 Game 5 1–0 Angelo State eliminated Game 6 11–3 May 31 Game 7 6–0 Franklin Pierce eliminated Game 8 12–1 June 1 Game 9 3–0 Central Missouri eliminated Game 10 4–2 Southern Indiana eliminated June 2 Game 11 5–2 Cal Poly Pomona eliminated Game 12 4–2 Lander eliminated June 3 Game 13 2–1 June 4 Game 14 8–6 Nova Southeastern wins National Championship
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