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2015 NCAA Division 2 Tournament Field Announced

by Brian Foley
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INDIANAPOLIS—The NCAA Division II Baseball Committee has selected the 48 teams that will participate in the 2015 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship.

The championship provides for eight regional sites hosting six teams. All regionals are double-elimination tournaments and will be played May 14-17. Regional champions will advance to the double-elimination championship finals May 23-30 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. The finals will be hosted by the University of Mount Olive and the town of Cary, North Carolina.

Twenty conferences receive automatic qualification into the 2015 championship. Each conference and its automatic qualifier are listed below:

California Collegiate Athletic Association – California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference – Wilmington University (Delaware)
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State University
Conference Carolinas – North Greenville University
East Coast Conference – St. Thomas Aquinas College
Great American Conference – Southern Arkansas University
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State University
Great Lakes Valley Conference – Drury University
Gulf South Conference – University of West Alabama
Heartland Conference – St. Edward’s University
Lone Star Conference – Angelo State University
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Missouri Southern State University
Northeast-10 Conference – Franklin Pierce University
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – St. Cloud State University
Peach Belt Conference – Georgia College & State University
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference –Colorado Mesa University
South Atlantic Conference – Wingate University
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State University (Georgia)
Sunshine State Conference – Nova Southeastern University

In the 2014 championship, University of Southern Indiana captured its second national championship title with a 3-2 victory over Colorado Mesa.

This year marks the 48th annual championship, and the seventh consecutive year that the finals have been held in Cary, North Carolina.

SITES/PAIRINGS: Atlantic Regional at Erie, Pennsylvania
*Denotes host institution
1. *Mercyhurst 35-8
2. Millersville 42-9
3. Seton Hill 42-11
4. Winston-Salem 40-13
5. West Chester 26-13
6. West Virginia State 34-15

Central Regional at St. Cloud, Minnesota
1. *St. Cloud State 50-3
2. Minnesota State Mankato 41-7
3. Emporia State 39-14
4. Southern Arkansas 39-16
5. Missouri Southern State 40-12
6. Henderson State 27-19

East Regional at Rindge, New Hampshire
1. *Franklin Pierce 46-2
2. Stonehill 33-13-1
3. Southern New Hampshire 30-12
4. Wilmington (Delaware) 33-12
5. Dowling 27-15
6. St. Thomas Aquinas 27-17-1

Midwest Regional at St. Charles, Missouri
1. *Quincy 39-15
2. Grand Valley State 34-16
3. William Jewel 37-17
4. Truman 31-20
5. Drury 31-22-1
6. Ashland 36-17

South Regional at Livingston, Alabama
1. *West Alabama 41-9
2. Nova Southeastern 38-11
3. Tampa 35-13
4. Florida Tech 36-11
5. Lynn 34-13-1
6. Albany State 20-32

Southeast Regional at Thomasville, North Carolina
1. *Catawba 40-13
2. Mount Olive 37-14
3. North Georgia 35-15
4. Georgia College 33-17
5. Wingate 32-24
6. North Greenville 27-23

South Central Regional at Grand Junction, Colorado
1. *Colorado Mesa 46-7
2. St. Edward’s 40-11
3. Angelo State 37-15
4. Colorado State-Pueblo 39-14
5. West Texas A&M 35-18
6. St. Mary’s (Texas) 38-14

West Regional at Walnut, California
1. * Cal Poly Pomona 39-14
2. Azusa Pacific 32-18
3. California Baptist 30-20
4. Dixie State 31-17
5. UC San Diego 33-19
6. Point Loma 33-16

For more information regarding the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship, log on to
www.NCAA.com.

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