2012 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Baseball Tournament |
| Year=2012
| Division=Division III
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| Teams=56
| CollegeWorldSeriesBallpark=Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium
| City=Grand Chute, Wisconsin
| Champions= {{CBSB link|year=2012|team=Marietta Pioneers|title=Marietta}}
| TitleCount= 6th
| Runner-Up= {{CBSB link|year=2012|team=Wheaton Lyons|title=Wheaton (MA)}}
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| tournament_link = NCAA Division III Baseball Championship
}}
The 2012 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2012 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 37th national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin for the championship. Eight regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with four regions consisting of six teams, and four consisting of eight, for a total of 56 teams participating in the tournament, up from 55 in 2011. The tournament champion was {{CBSB link|year=2012|team=Marietta Pioneers|title=Marietta}}, who defeated {{CBSB link|year=2012|team=Wheaton Lyons|title=Wheaton (MA)}} for the championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.d3baseball.com/playoffs/2012/index|publisher=d3baseball.com|title=For Marietta, the repeat was sweet|date=June 2, 2012|accessdate=January 4, 2018}}
Bids
The 56 competing teams were:
Regionals
Bold indicates winner.
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=Central Regional=
USA Stadium-Millington, TN (Host: Rhodes College)
{{6Team2ElimA
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round/elimination round 1
| RD3=Semifinals/elimination round 2
| RD4=Elimination final
| RD5=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Birmingham-Southern
| RD1-score1=7
| RD1-seed2=6
| RD1-team2=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD1-score2=4
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=Washington-St. Louis
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Webster
| RD1-score4=11
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=DePauw
| RD1-score5=2
| RD1-seed6=4
| RD1-team6=Emory
| RD1-score6=0
| RD2-team1=Birmingham-Southern
| RD2-score1=6
| RD2-team2=Emory
| RD2-score2=1
| RD2-team3=Webster
| RD2-score3=10
| RD2-team4=DePauw
| RD2-score4=2
| RD2-team5=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD2-score5=3
| RD2-team6=Washington-St. Louis
| RD2-score6=2
| RD3-team1=Birmingham-Southern
| RD3-score1=1
| RD3-team2=Webster
| RD3-score2=6
| RD3-team3=DePauw
| RD3-score3=0
| RD3-team4=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD3-score4=6
| RD4-team1=Birmingham-Southern
| RD4-score1=9
| RD4-team2=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD4-score2=7
| RD5-team1=Webster
| RD5-score1a=3
| RD5-score1b=--
| RD5-team2=Birmingham-Southern
| RD5-score2a=2
| RD5-score2b=--
}}
=New England Regional=
Eastern Baseball Stadium-Mansfield, CT (Host: Eastern Connecticut State University)
{{8Team2ElimBracket|RD5-legs=2
|RD1=First round/elimination round 1
|RD2=Second round/elimination round 2
|RD3=Semifinals/elimination semifinals
|RD4=Elimination finals
|RD5=Finals
| RD1-seed1=4
| RD1-team1=Keene State
| RD1-score1=1
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Western New England
| RD1-score2=7
| RD1-seed3=1
| RD1-team3=Wheaton (MA)
| RD1-score3=6
| RD1-seed4=8
| RD1-team4=Bridgewater State
| RD1-score4=2
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=Trinity (CT)
| RD1-score5=13
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6=Southern Maine
| RD1-score6=8
| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7=St. Joseph's (ME)
| RD1-score7=2
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8=Bowdoin
| RD1-score8=0
| RD1-team9=Keene State
| RD1-score9=3
| RD1-team10=Bridgewater State
| RD1-score10=2
| RD1-team11=Southern Maine
| RD1-score11=4
| RD1-team12=Bowdoin
| RD1-score12=6
| RD2-team1=Western New England
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-team2=Wheaton (MA)
| RD2-score2=10
| RD2-team3=Trinity (CT)
| RD2-score3=4
| RD2-team4=St. Joseph's (ME)
| RD2-score4=0
| RD2-team5=St. Joseph's (ME)
| RD2-score5=6
| RD2-team6=Keene State
| RD2-score6=1
| RD2-team7=Western New England
| RD2-score7=7
| RD2-team8=Bowdoin
| RD2-score8=1
| RD3-team1=Wheaton (MA)
| RD3-score1=6
| RD3-team2=Trinity (CT)
| RD3-score2=4
| RD3-team3=St. Joseph's (ME)
| RD3-score3=0
| RD3-team4=Western New England
| RD3-score4=4
| RD4-team1=Trinity (CT)
| RD4-score1=1
| RD4-team2=Western New England
| RD4-score2=2
| RD5-team1=Wheaton (MA)
| RD5-score1a=4
| RD5-score1b=2
| RD5-team2=Western New England
| RD5-score2a=6
| RD5-score2b=0
}}
=New York Regional=
Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium-East Farmingdale, NY (Host: State University of New York at Farmingdale)
{{6Team2ElimA
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round/elimination round 1
| RD3=Semifinals/elimination round 2
| RD4=Elimination final
| RD5=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=SUNY Cortland
| RD1-score1=7
| RD1-seed2=6
| RD1-team2=Castleton State
| RD1-score2=6
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=Farmingdale State
| RD1-score3=10
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Skidmore
| RD1-score4=2
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=Ithaca
| RD1-score5=2
| RD1-seed6=4
| RD1-team6=Misericordia
| RD1-score6=1
| RD2-team1=SUNY Cortland
| RD2-score1=7
| RD2-team2=Misericordia
| RD2-score2=2
| RD2-team3=Farmingdale State
| RD2-score3=2
| RD2-team4=Ithaca
| RD2-score4=0
| RD2-team5=Castleton State
| RD2-score5=8
| RD2-team6=Skidmore
| RD2-score6=1
| RD3-team1=SUNY Cortland
| RD3-score1=4
| RD3-team2=Farmingdale State
| RD3-score2=2
| RD3-team3=Ithaca
| RD3-score3=5
| RD3-team4=Castleton State
| RD3-score4=2
| RD4-team1=Farmingdale State
| RD4-score1=4
| RD4-team2=Ithaca
| RD4-score2=310
| RD5-team1=SUNY Cortland
| RD5-score1a=2
| RD5-score1b=--
| RD5-team2=Farmingdale State
| RD5-score2a=1
| RD5-score2b=--
}}
=Mid-Atlantic Regional=
FirstEnergy Park-Lakewood, NJ (Host: Kean University)
{{8Team2ElimBracket|RD5-legs=2
|RD1=First round/elimination round 1
|RD2=Second round/elimination round 2
|RD3=Semifinals/elimination semifinals
|RD4=Elimination finals
|RD5=Finals
| RD1-seed1=4
| RD1-team1=Ramapo
| RD1-score1=10
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Neumann
| RD1-score2=5
| RD1-seed3=1
| RD1-team3=Keystone
| RD1-score3=13
| RD1-seed4=8
| RD1-team4=Daniel Webster
| RD1-score4=7
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=Alvernia
| RD1-score5=8
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6=Haverford
| RD1-score6=3
| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7=Kean
| RD1-score7=9
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8=Drew
| RD1-score8=3
| RD1-team9=Neumann
| RD1-score9=11
| RD1-team10=Daniel Webster
| RD1-score10=4
| RD1-team11=Haverford
| RD1-score11=11
| RD1-team12=Drew
| RD1-score12=912
| RD2-team1=Ramapo
| RD2-score1=4
| RD2-team2=Keystone
| RD2-score2=5
| RD2-team3=Alvernia
| RD2-score3=4
| RD2-team4=Kean
| RD2-score4=12
| RD2-team5=Alvernia
| RD2-score5=3
| RD2-team6=Neumann
| RD2-score6=5
| RD2-team7=Ramapo
| RD2-score7=6
| RD2-team8=Haverford
| RD2-score8=4
| RD3-team1=Keystone
| RD3-score1=0
| RD3-team2=Kean
| RD3-score2=2
| RD3-team3=Neumann
| RD3-score3=5
| RD3-team4=Ramapo
| RD3-score4=6
| RD4-team1=Keystone
| RD4-score1=2
| RD4-team2=Ramapo
| RD4-score2=3
| RD5-team1=Kean
| RD5-score1a=6
| RD5-score1b=--
| RD5-team2=Ramapo
| RD5-score2a=4
| RD5-score2b=--
}}
=Midwest Regional=
Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium-Whitewater, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
{{8Team2ElimBracket|RD5-legs=2
|RD1=First round/elimination round 1
|RD2=Second round/elimination round 2
|RD3=Semifinals/elimination semifinals
|RD4=Elimination finals
|RD5=Finals
| RD1-seed1=4
| RD1-team1=Wisconsin-Whitewater
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Concordia-Chicago
| RD1-score2=110
| RD1-seed3=1
| RD1-team3=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=8
| RD1-team4=St. Norbert
| RD1-score4=1
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=North Park
| RD1-score5=7
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6=St. Scholastica
| RD1-score6=8
| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7=Wisconsin-La Crosse
| RD1-score7=1
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8=Aurora
| RD1-score8=2
| RD1-team9=Concordia-Chicago
| RD1-score9=0
| RD1-team10=St. Norbert
| RD1-score10=5
| RD1-team11=North Park
| RD1-score11=2
| RD1-team12=Wisconsin-La Crosse
| RD1-score12=4
| RD2-team1=Wisconsin-Whitewater
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-team2=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD2-score2=5
| RD2-team3=St. Scholastica
| RD2-score3=8
| RD2-team4=Aurora
| RD2-score4=413
| RD2-team5=Aurora
| RD2-score5=11
| RD2-team6=St. Norbert
| RD2-score6=5
| RD2-team7=Wisconsin-Whitewater
| RD2-score7=10
| RD2-team8=Wisconsin-La Crosse
| RD2-score8=7
| RD3-team1=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD3-score1=22
| RD3-team2=St. Scholastica
| RD3-score2=2
| RD3-team3=Aurora
| RD3-score3=5
| RD3-team4=Wisconsin-Whitewater
| RD3-score4=610
| RD4-team1=St. Scholastica
| RD4-score1=5
| RD4-team2=Wisconsin-Whitewater
| RD4-score2=6
| RD5-team1=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD5-score1a=10
| RD5-score1b=--
| RD5-team2=Wisconsin-Whitewater
| RD5-score2a=6
| RD5-score2b=--
}}
=South Regional=
Captains Park-Newport News, VA (Host: Christopher Newport University)
{{6TeamBracket-2Elim-NCAA |style=2
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round/elimination round 1
| RD3=Third round/elimination round 2
| RD4=Elimination final
| RD5=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Christopher Newport
| RD1-score1=1
| RD1-seed2=6
| RD1-team2=Messiah
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=Salisbury
| RD1-score3=7
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Lynchburg
| RD1-score4=2
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=Shenandoah
| RD1-score5=5
| RD1-seed6=4
| RD1-team6=Rowan
| RD1-score6=4
| RD2-team1=Messiah
| RD2-score1=6
| RD2-team2=Rowan
| RD2-score2=9
| RD2-team3=Christopher Newport
| RD2-score3=7
| RD2-team4=Lynchburg
| RD2-score4=1
| RD2-team5=Salisbury
| RD2-score5=1
| RD2-team6=Shenandoah
| RD2-score6=6
| RD2-team7=Messiah
| RD2-score7=3
| RD2-team8=Salisbury
| RD2-score8=9
| RD3-team1=Rowan
| RD3-score1=2
| RD3-team2=Christopher Newport
| RD3-score2=4
| RD3-team3=Shenandoah
| RD3-score3=1
| RD3-team4=Salisbury
| RD3-score4=214
| RD4-team1=Christopher Newport
| RD4-score1=9
| RD4-team2=Shenandoah
| RD4-score2=5
| RD5-team1=Christopher Newport
| RD5-score1=12
| RD5-team2=Salisbury
| RD5-score2=3
}}
=Mideast Regional=
Don Schaly Stadium-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
{{8Team2ElimBracket|RD5-legs=2
|RD1=First round/elimination round 1
|RD2=Second round/elimination round 2
|RD3=Semifinals/elimination semifinals
|RD4=Elimination finals
|RD5=Finals
| RD1-seed1=4
| RD1-team1=St. John Fisher
| RD1-score1=13
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Westminster (PA)
| RD1-score2=7
| RD1-seed3=1
| RD1-team3=Marietta
| RD1-score3=12
| RD1-seed4=8
| RD1-team4=La Roche
| RD1-score4=3
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=Adrian
| RD1-score5=8
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6=Wooster
| RD1-score6=4
| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7=Washington & Jefferson
| RD1-score7=3
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8=Manchester
| RD1-score8=13
| RD1-team9=Westminster (PA)
| RD1-score9=2
| RD1-team10=La Roche
| RD1-score10=3
| RD1-team11=Wooster
| RD1-score11=0
| RD1-team12=Washington & Jefferson
| RD1-score12=8
| RD2-team1=St. John Fisher
| RD2-score1=5
| RD2-team2=Marietta
| RD2-score2=2
| RD2-team3=Adrian
| RD2-score3=7
| RD2-team4=Manchester
| RD2-score4=13
| RD2-team5=Adrian
| RD2-score5=3
| RD2-team6=La Roche
| RD2-score6=2
| RD2-team7=Marietta
| RD2-score7=9
| RD2-team8=Washington & Jefferson
| RD2-score8=5
| RD3-team1=St. John Fisher
| RD3-score1=8
| RD3-team2=Manchester
| RD3-score2=11
| RD3-team3=Adrian
| RD3-score3=4
| RD3-team4=Marietta
| RD3-score4=11
| RD4-team1=St. John Fisher
| RD4-score1=2
| RD4-team2=Marietta
| RD4-score2=9
| RD5-team1=Manchester
| RD5-score1a=3
| RD5-score1b=3
| RD5-team2=Marietta
| RD5-score2a=6
| RD5-score2b=7
}}
=West Regional=
Roy Helser Field and Jim Wright Stadium-McMinnville, OR (Host: Linfield College)
{{6TeamBracket-2Elim-NCAA |style=2
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round/elimination round 1
| RD3=Third round/elimination round 2
| RD4=Elimination final
| RD5=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Concordia (TX)
| RD1-score1=6
| RD1-seed2=6
| RD1-team2=St. John's (MN)
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=Trinity (TX)
| RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Coe
| RD1-score4=0
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=Whitworth
| RD1-score5=5
| RD1-seed6=4
| RD1-team6=La Verne
| RD1-score6=0
| RD2-team1=Concordia(TX)
| RD2-score1=5
| RD2-team2=La Verne
| RD2-score2=8
| RD2-team3=St. John's (MN)
| RD2-score3=2
| RD2-team4=La Verne
| RD2-score4=7
| RD2-team5=Trinity (TX)
| RD2-score5=8
| RD2-team6=Whitworth
| RD2-score6=3
| RD2-team7=Concordia (TX)
| RD2-score7=1
| RD2-team8=Whitworth
| RD2-score8=5
| RD3-team1=La Verne
| RD3-score1=0
| RD3-team2=Coe
| RD3-score2=5
| RD3-team3=Trinity (TX)
| RD3-score3=0
| RD3-team4=Whitworth
| RD3-score4=12
| RD4-team1=Coe
| RD4-score1=5
| RD4-team2=Trinity (TX)
| RD4-score2=611
| RD5-team1=Trinity (TX)
| RD5-score1=2
| RD5-team2=Whitworth
| RD5-score2=9
}}
World Series
Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium-Grand Chute, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Lawrence University/Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)
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| RD1-seed1=C5
| RD1-team1=Webster
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=NE1
| RD1-team2=Wheaton (MA)
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=NY1
| RD1-team3=SUNY Cortland
| RD1-score3=10
| RD1-seed4=MA2
| RD1-team4=Kean
| RD1-score4=5
| RD1-seed5=MW1
| RD1-team5=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD1-score5=12
| RD1-seed6=S1
| RD1-team6=Christopher Newport
| RD1-score6=7
| RD1-seed7=ME1
| RD1-team7=Marietta
| RD1-score7=13
| RD1-seed8=W3
| RD1-team8=Whitworth
| RD1-score8=2
| RD2-team1=Wheaton (MA)
| RD2-score1=6
| RD2-team2=SUNY Cortland
| RD2-score2=1
| RD2-team3=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD2-score3=3
| RD2-team4=Marietta
| RD2-score4=1
| RD2-team5=Webster
| RD2-score5=8
| RD2-team6=Kean
| RD2-score6=7
| RD2-team7=Christopher Newport
| RD2-score7=2
| RD2-team8=Whitworth
| RD2-score8=7
| RD3-team1=Wheaton (MA)
| RD3-score1=13
| RD3-team2=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD3-score2=9
| RD3-team3=Marietta
| RD3-score3=12
| RD3-team4=Webster
| RD3-score4=7
| RD3-team5=SUNY Cortland
| RD3-score5=5
| RD3-team6=Whitworth
| RD3-score6=4
| RD4-team1=Wheaton (MA)
| RD4-score1=5
| RD4-team2=Marietta
| RD4-score2=610
| RD4-team3=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD4-score3=7
| RD4-team4=SUNY Cortland
| RD4-score4=6
| RD5-team1=Marietta
| RD5-score1=5
| RD5-team2=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD5-score2=0
| RD6-team1=Wheaton (MA)
| RD6-score1=2
| RD6-team2=Marietta
| RD6-score2=7
}}
See also
References
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