2015 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

The 2015 NCAA Division II baseball Tournament decided the baseball champion at the NCAA Division II level for the 2015 season. The Tampa Spartans won their seventh national championship, beating the Indians of Catawba College in the national championship. Tampa catcher Nick Tindall was named tournament Most Outstanding Player, while Tampa head coach Joe Urso won his fourth championship with the Spartans.

2015 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season2015
Teams48
Finals site
ChampionsTampa (7th title)
Runner-upCatawba (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJoe Urso (4th title)
MOPNick Tindall (Tampa)

Regionals

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Atlantic Region–Erie, PA

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Hosted by Mercyhurst at Jerry Uht Park

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Mercyhurst1
3Seton Hill8
1Mercyhurst33Seton Hill3
6West Virginia State12Millersville6132Millersville6
6West Virginia State1
4Winston–Salem State5
2Millersville4
3Seton Hill2
2Millersville0
4Winston–Salem State5
4Winston–Salem State91Mercyhurst2
5West Chester4
2Millersville04Winston–Salem State1
5West Chester51Mercyhurst2
1Mercyhurst611
5West Chester4

Central Region–St. Cloud, MN

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Hosted by St. Cloud State at Joe Faber Field

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1St. Cloud State4
6Henderson State106Henderson State3
4Emporia State2
3Emporia State26Henderson State9
4Southern Arkansas92Minnesota State6
2Minnesota State76Henderson State8
4Southern Arkansas21St. Cloud State7
2Minnesota State32Minnesota State4
5Missouri Southern State14Southern Arkansas01St. Cloud State5
1St. Cloud State21St. Cloud State4
5Missouri Southern State0

East Region–Rindge, NH

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Hosted by Franklin Pierce at Pappas Field[2][3]

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
6St. Thomas Aquinas3
3Southern New Hampshire6
1Franklin Pierce03Southern New Hampshire2
6St. Thomas Aquinas31Franklin Pierce81Franklin Pierce3
1Franklin Pierce1
4Wilmington (DE)5
5Dowling0
3Southern New Hampshire2
4Wilmington (DE)11
4Wilmington (DE)3
4Wilmington (DE)46St. Thomas Aquinas9
2Stonehill3
2Stonehill54Wilmington (DE)3
5Dowling26St. Thomas Aquinas7
6St. Thomas Aquinas8
2Stonehill0

Midwest Region–St. Charles, MO

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Hosted by Lindenwood at Lou Brock Sports Complex

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1Quincy3
3William Jewell5
1Quincy6103William Jewell3
6Ashland56Ashland5
6Ashland4
2Grand Valley State1
3William Jewell06Ashland3
4Truman State64Truman State6
4Truman State9
5Drury5
2Grand Valley State44Truman State5
5Drury95Drury3
1Quincy1
5Drury4

South Region–Livingston, AL

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Hosted by West Alabama at Tartt Field

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1West Alabama1
4Florida Tech5
1West Alabama114Florida Tech8
6Albany State55Lynn5
6Albany State4
5Lynn16
3Tampa124Florida Tech4
4Florida Tech63Tampa510
3Tampa8
2Nova Southeastern1
2Nova Southeastern83Tampa13
5Lynn11West Alabama9
1West Alabama2
2Nova Southeastern0

South Central Region–Grand Junction, CO

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Hosted by Colorado Mesa at Suplizio Field

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
6St. Mary's2
3Angelo State5
1Colorado Mesa53Angelo State8
6St. Mary's61Colorado Mesa63Angelo State15
1Colorado Mesa8
4CSU–Pueblo7
2St. Edward's6
3Angelo State8
3Angelo State5
4CSU–Pueblo9
4CSU–Pueblo56St. Mary's2
5West Texas A&M2
2St. Edward's04CSU–Pueblo0
5West Texas A&M56St. Mary's6
6St. Mary's3
5West Texas A&M2

Southeast Region–Thomasville, NC

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Hosted by Catawba at Finch Field

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Catawba4
6North Greenville31Catawba9
4Georgia College2
3North Georgia101Catawba7
4Georgia College32Mount Olive6
3North Georgia11Catawba1
2Mount Olive53North Georgia0
2Mount Olive52Mount Olive5
5Wingate13North Georgia33North Georgia6
6North Greenville05Wingate2
5Wingate2

West Region–Walnut, CA

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Hosted by Cal Poly Pomona at Mazmanian Field

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Cal Poly Pomona1
4Dixie State2
1Cal Poly Pomona124Dixie State0
6Point Loma Nazarene05UC San Diego75UC San Diego5
6Point Loma Nazarene5
2Azusa Pacific3
5UC San Diego7
3California Baptist2
5UC San Diego4
4Dixie State1
3California Baptist51Cal Poly Pomona7
2Azusa Pacific14
2Azusa Pacific172Azusa Pacific2
5UC San Diego11Cal Poly Pomona6
1Cal Poly Pomona6
3California Baptist4

College World Series

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Participants

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous CWS appearances Best CWS finish
Angelo State Lone Star 41–16 (21–14) Kevin Brooks 1
(last: 2007)
5th
Cal Poly Pomona CCAA 43–15 (28–12) Randy Betten 5
(last: 1985)
1st
Catawba SAC 44–13 (23–6) Jim Gantt 1
(last: 2012)
4th
Henderson State GAC 31–19 (16–10) Cody Hooten 0
(last: never)
N/A
Mercyhurst PSAC 39–9 (22–6) Joe Spano 0
(last: never)
N/A
Tampa SSC 39–13 (16–8) Joe Urso 16
(last: 2014)
1st
Truman Great Lakes Valley 35–20 (21–15) Dan Davis 0
(last: never)
N/A
Wilmington CACC 37–13 (18–2) Brian August 0
(last: never)
N/A

Results

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Bracket

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Hosted by University of Mount Olive and Town of Cary at USA Baseball National Training Complex.[citation needed]

First round Second round Semifinals National Championship
             
Henderson State 4
Angelo State 0
Henderson State 1
Catawba 5
Wilmington 2
Catawba 3
Catawba 2 9
Cal Poly Pomona 11 6
Angelo State 5
Wilmington 0
Henderson State 4
Angelo State 1
Catawba 1
Tampa 3
Truman 1
Mercyhurst 3
Mercyhurst 1
Tampa 3
Cal Poly Pomona 4
Tampa 7
Tampa 5
Henderson State 2
Truman 2
Cal Poly Pomona 13
Mercyhurst 1
Cal Poly Pomona 5

Game results

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 23 Game 1 Henderson State 4–0 Angelo State
Game 2 Catawba 3–2 Wilmington
May 24 Game 3 Mercyhurst 3–1 Truman
Game 4 Tampa 7–4 Cal Poly Pomona
May 25 Game 5 Angelo State 5–0 Wilmington Wilmington eliminated
Game 6 Catawba 5–1 Henderson State
May 26 Game 7 Cal Poly Pomona 13–2 Truman Truman eliminated
Game 8 Tampa 3–1 Mercyhurst
May 27 Game 9 Henderson State 4–1 Angelo State Angelo State eliminated
Game 10 Cal Poly Pomona 5–1 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst eliminated
May 28 Game 11 Tampa 5–2 Henderson State Henderson State eliminated
Game 12 Cal Poly Pomona 11–2 Catawba
May 29 Game 13 Catawba 9–6 Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
May 30 Game 14 Tampa 3–1 Catawba Tampa wins National Championship

References

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  1. ^ 2019 Division II Baseball Championships Record Book (PDF). NCAA. p. 25. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "2015 Baseball Schedule". St. Thomas Aquinas. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "2015 Baseball Schedule". Southern New Hampshire Penmen. Retrieved November 19, 2020.