While the Division I brackets haven’t been set yet, the NCAA released the Division II and D-III tournament fields on Monday.
For Division II, the host sites are Grand Junction, Colo., for the Central Regional; Kutztown, Pa., for the Atlantic Regional; Chillicothe, Ohio, for the Midwest Regional; Rindge, N.H., for the East Regional; Magnolia, Ark., for the South Regional; Aiken, S.C., for the Southeast Regional; Warrensburg, Mo., for the South Central Regional; and Keizer, Ore., for the West Regional.
The regional games will be played in double-elimination format May 14-18. For a complete listing of all 48 teams, check here.
The championship will be played at the USA Baseball Training Complex in Cary, N.C., on May 23-30. Since it’s in our backyard, we’ll have plenty of coverage of the event.
The Division III sites were also released Monday, with host sites at Augustana (Ill.) College for the Central Regional; Kean (N.J.) for the Mid-Atlantic; Adrian (Mich.) College for the Mid-East; Wisconsin-Oshkosh for the Midwest; Eastern Connecticut State for New England; SUNY Farmingdale/Skyline Conference for New York; Salisbury (Md.) for the South; and Linfield (Ore.) College for the West.
The regionals will be played May 13-17, with the Championship series May 22-26 at Wisconsin-Oshkosh in Appleton, Wis. The full listing of all 54 teams can be found here.
Also, the NAIA announced its bracket May 8.
The National Junior College Athletic Association is also getting into the mix as JuCo’s Division I and II are starting up their district playoffs this week.
For Division I, check here as Howard tries to extend it’s NJCAA-record 57-game winning streak. For Division II, check here.
JuCo’s Division III already has its eight-team field set for the championship series.
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Will my beloved Frasno St. Bulldogs get a bid with a huge finish this year in Div 1?? God, last summer was the greatest time of my life watching the “red wave” take over Omaha!! What a blast. Cmon Fresno! Big finish!!
Posted by Rob Selna | May 11, 2009 at 3:20 pm | ShortcutRight now, Rob, Fresno needs to win the series this weekend with Sacramento State just to make the WAC tournament. The Bulldogs will not even make that event and will finish last in the WAC if they don’t win the series against the sixth-place Hornets, and that series is on the road. For me, it would be better for college baseball for the defending champion to be in the NCAA tournament, but for that to happen, Fresno State has to win this weekend’s series, then it would have to win the WAC tournament just to get in. It’s fair to say the odds are very long.
Posted by John Manuel | May 12, 2009 at 7:30 am | ShortcutWhen will Div. II and Div. III baseball teams get the respect they deserve? You don’t even list this years winners for their respective Championships. Div.III athletes don’t get scholarship money, and truly play for the love of the game. St. Thomas won the Div. III Championship and were an outstanding team. They beat UW-Stevens Point in a 17 inning marathon(NCAA RECORD) at the regionals in Oshkosh, WI. before having to beat St. Olaf twice to make the final field of 8 teams in Appleton. I realize all the money is in Div. I, but there are some truly gifted athletes in Div. II and Div. III.
Posted by Sue Zielke | June 9, 2009 at 8:43 am | Shortcut