We lost one more very worthy team, and sent another on to the final four on Tuesday, as Franklin Pierce was eliminated in an elimination game and Nova Southeastern continued their tournament with a shelling of Lander to move on to Thursday's action.
Filling you in regularly on NCAA Division II baseball action around the country. We will provide analysis, interesting stats and, as usual, spectacular hot takes.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Monday, May 30, 2016
2016 Day Two Recap, Day Three Preview
Monday brought us our first elimination game of the 2016 tournament, and also brought our first game that was decided by more than one run, which is to say the first five games of this tournament have been incredible. Inside, we recap day two's action and give you a short preview of day three's contests on Tuesday.
Sunday, May 29, 2016
2016 Day One Recap, Day Two Preview
What a way to kick off the 2016 NCAA Division II Baseball National Finals. The eight regional champions took to the field for day one of competition on Saturday, and they did not disappoint. Four one-run games, three walk-off wins, two extra-inning affairs, and one incredible day of baseball opened up national finals play.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Previewing Day One in Cary
Recently, day one of the 2016 NCAA Division II Baseball National Finals got a lot more fun, as worries over a tropical disturbance heading for Cary on Sunday afternoon moved both of Sunday's first round games up to Saturday. Now, all eight teams will play on opening day, and inside we have a small preview of each game for you to take in and get yourself ready for a jam-packed day of action at the USA Baseball National Training Complex.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Looking at the 2016 National Finals Field
It is finally here! Eight spectacular baseball teams are on their way to Cary, North Carolina for the 2016 NCAA Division II Baseball National Finals, where a champion is going to be crowned by the end of next weekend. It has been a long road to get there, but we are finally down to the final eight, and inside we take a short look at each team, compare some numbers, and give some opinions on the field.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
2016 Regional Tournament Preview - Part Two
This is part two of our regional preview capsules before tournament play begins on Thursday. In this second post, we give a very short preview for each team in the remaining four of the eight regions, as we cover the Central, Midwest, South Central and West regions before play begins tomorrow on the road to Cary, N.C.
2016 Regional Tournament Preview - Part One
This is part one of our regional preview capsules before tournament play begins on Thursday. In this first post, we give a very short preview for each team in four of the eight regions, beginning with the Atlantic, East, South and Southeast regions.
Sunday, May 15, 2016
2016 Conference Tournament Review
Tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern, we find out the field for the 2016 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament. You can view the selection show at NCAA.com by clicking here. In this post, our "pre-selection show" post, we list every conference champion and the implications it will have on the regional tournament field. We take a look at how we think the regional fields may shake out, although nothing on our uneducated end should be considered official in any way.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
2016 Conference Tournament-Palooza!
Here we are! Conference tournament weekend! Come Sunday evening, every conference in the country will have crowned a champion. A fair amount of regional tournament spots are already accounted for thanks to early conference tournaments, regular season champions in conferences without tournaments, and some teams already being so far on top of their region it won't matter what happens this weekend. However, there are a spectacular amount of games taking place this weekend that should entertain every D-II baseball fan in the country. Below you'll find the conference tournament line-ups (or already-crowned champions) with links to their respective tournament pages, as well as some small previews of the regions.
Friday, May 6, 2016
Last Weekend of Regular Season on the Docket
We roll on to yet another weekend of both regular season play and conference tournament action. With four conference tournament champions already crowned, three more conferences begin their tournaments this weekend, while the rest of the country will begin their conference tournaments in the middle or end of next week. Additionally, we had our first national awards name their semifinalists as we head towards the big hardware being handed out.