The 2011 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 2011 NCAA Division II baseball season.
The final, eight-team double-elimination tournament was played at USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, NC.
West Florida defeated Winona State, 12–2, in the championship game, claiming the Argonauts' first Division II national title. There were 1,223 fans in attendance.
Regionals The field of 48 teams is broken down into six 6-team Brackets, one 4-team bracket and one 8-team bracket. The Regional round is a double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 2011 NCAA Division II baseball tournament.
Atlantic Region Lancaster, PA May 19–23
Central Region St. Cloud, MN May 19–24
East Region Rindge, NH May 19–22
Midwest Region Normal, IL May 19–22
South Region Pensacola, FL May 19–23
Southeast Region Mount Olive, NC May 19–22
South Central Region San Antonio, TX May 19–22
West Region La Jolla, CA May 19–22
College World Series Participants Bracket 1 School Conference Record (Conference) Head coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish University of Central Missouri Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 52-8 (37–7) Tom Myers 15(last:2010) 1st Millersville University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 43-10 (19–5) Jon Shehan 1(last:1998) 5th Mount Olive College Conference Carolinas 45-8 (16–4) Carl Lancaster 1(last:2008) 1st Winona State University Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 39-17 (25–9) Kyle Poock 0(last:none) none
Bracket 2 School Conference Record (Conference) Head coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish Grand Valley State University Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 52-3 (34–1) Steve Lyon 4(last:2009) 2nd Sonoma State University California Collegiate Athletic Association 36-20 (24–16) John Goelz 1(last:2008) 3rd Southern Connecticut State University Northeast-10 Conference 43-7-1 (21–4–1) Tim Shea 1(last:2005) 7th University of West Florida Gulf South Conference 48-9 (17–3) Mike Jeffcoat 0(last:none) none
Results 2011 College World Series Bracket
The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in the finals.
Game Results
Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 28 Game 1 Winona State University 4-3 University of Central Missouri Game 2 Mount Olive College 3-1 Millersville University of Pennsylvania May 29 Game 3 Sonoma State University 7-6 Grand Valley State University Game 4 University of West Florida 13-0 Southern Connecticut State University May 30 Game 5 Millersville University of Pennsylvania 1-0 University of Central Missouri Central Missouri eliminated Game 6 Winona State University 9-3 Mount Olive College May 31 Game 7 Southern Connecticut State University 8-6 Grand Valley State University Grand Valley eliminated Game 8 University of West Florida 5-4 Sonoma State University June 1 Game 9 Mount Olive College 5-2 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville eliminated Game 10 Southern Connecticut State University 6-4 Sonoma State University Sonoma St. eliminated June 2 Game 11 University of West Florida 5-3 Mount Olive College Mount Olive eliminated Game 12 Winona State University 7-5 Southern Connecticut State University S. Conn eliminated June 4 Game 13 University of West Florida 12-2 Winona State University West Florida wins CWS
See also 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 2011 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
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