The 2014 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the baseball champion of the NCAA Division II level for the 2014 season. The Screaming Eagles of the University of Southern Indiana won their second national championship as led by head coach Tracy Archuleta. The Screaming Eagles defeated the Mavericks of Colorado Mesa University in the national championship. Southern Indiana pitcher Matt Chavarria was named most outstanding player of the tournament.
Regionals
Atlantic Region–West Lawn, PA Hosted by Kutztown at Owls Field
Central Region–Russellville, AR Hosted by Arkansas Tech at Tech Field
East Region–Manchester, NH Hosted by Southern New Hampshire at Penmen Field
Midwest Region–Evansville, IN Hosted by Southern Indiana at USI Baseball Field
South Region–Tampa, FL Hosted by Tampa at University of Tampa Baseball Field
South Central Region–Grand Junction, CO Hosted by Colorado Mesa at Suplizio Field
Southeast Region–Greenwood, SC Hosted by Lander at Dolney Stadium
West Region–San Diego, CA
Hosted by UC San Diego at Triton Ballpark
College World Series
Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous CWS appearances Best CWS finish CCAA 43–13 (29–10) Dave Taylor 8(last: 2012) 1st RMAC 44–11 (31–7) Chris Hanks 1(last: 2009) 5th Peach Belt 51–7 (24–6) Kermit Smith 0(last: never) N/A Northern Sun 45–9 (28–4) Matt Magers 7(last: 2013) 2nd PSAC 40–15 (22–6) Marc Marizzaldi 0(last: never) N/A Great Lakes Valley 45–12 (29–5) Tracy Archuleta 2(last: 2010) 1st ECC 38–16 (16–8) Scott Muscat 0(last: never) N/A SSC 51–2 (22–1) Joe Urso 15(last: 2013) 1st
Results
Bracket Hosted by University of Mount Olive and Town of Cary at USA Baseball National Training Complex
Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 24 Game 1 4–3 Game 2 6–4 May 25 Game 3 4–2 Game 4 5–4 May 26 Game 5 14–6 Chico State eliminated Game 6 6–5 May 27 Game 7 6–1 St. Thomas Aquinas eliminated Game 8 6–2 May 28 Game 9 7–3 Lander eliminated Game 10 3–1 Seton Hill eliminated May 29 Game 11 3–1 Game 12 5–1 May 30 Game 13 3–2 Tampa eliminated Game 14 4–3 Minnesota State eliminated May 31 Game 15 3–2 Southern Indiana wins National Championship
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