2025 NCAA DIII baseball championship: Bracket, schedule, scores

The 2025 NCAA DIII baseball championship saw its 64-team field revealed via a selection show on May 12 on NCAA.com. The tournament begins May 16 with the regional round and concludes June 5 at Classic Auto Group Park in Eastlake, Ohio. 

In 2025, the tournament will feature 64 teams competing across 16 regional brackets, each consisting of four teams in a double-elimination format.

2025 NCAA DIII baseball championship bracket 

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➡️ Click or tap here to see the interactive championship bracket | Regional brackets

2025 NCAA DIII baseball championship schedule

All times listed in Eastern Time.

Selection show | Monday, May 12 at 12:30 p.m.

Regionals | Friday-Sunday, May 16-18 

  • Johns Hopkins Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 11 a.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 2:30 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 6 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 11 a.m.
      • Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 2:30 p.m.
  • Case Western Reserve Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 8:30 a.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 12 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 3:30 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 11 a.m.
      • Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 2:30 p.m.
  • La Verne Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 11:30 a.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 3 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 2 p.m.
      • Game 7(if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 5:30 p.m.
  • East Texas Baptist Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 12 p.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 3:30 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 7 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 12 p.m.
      • Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 3:30 p.m.
  • Bridgewater State Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 8:30 a.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 12 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 3:30 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 11 a.m.
      • Game 7(if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 2:30 p.m.
  • Wisconsin-La Crosse Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 12 p.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 3:30 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 7 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 12 p.m.
      • Game 7(if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 3:30 p.m.
  • Lynchburg Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 8:30 a.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 12 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 3:30 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 11 a.m.
      • Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 2:30 p.m.
  • Mount Union Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 8:30 a.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 12 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 3:30 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 11 a.m.
      • Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 2:30 p.m.
  • Denison Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 12 p.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 3:30 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 7 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 12 p.m.
      • Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 3:30 p.m.
  • Webster Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 12 p.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 3:30 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 7 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 12 p.m.
      • Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 3:30 p.m.
  • Kean Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 11 a.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 2:30 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 6 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 11 a.m.
      • Game 7(if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 2:30 p.m.
  • Penn State Harrisburg Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 8:30 a.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 12 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3  vs. Loser Game 4, 3:30 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 11 a.m.
      • Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6, 2:30 p.m.
  • Adrian Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 11 a.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 2:30 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 11 a.m.
      • Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 2:30 p.m.
  • Gustavus Adolphus Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 9:30 a.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 1 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 4:30 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 12 p.m.
      • Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 3:30 p.m.
  • Salisbury Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 8:30 a.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 12 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 3:30 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 11 a.m.
      • Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 2:30 p.m.
  • Randolph-Macon Regional
    • Friday, May 16
    • Saturday, May 17
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 8:30 a.m.
      • Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 12 p.m.
      • Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3, 3:30 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 18
      • ​​​​​​​Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 11 a.m.
      • Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 2:30 p.m.

Super regionals | Friday-Saturday, May 23-24

Finals | Friday-Thursday, May 30-June 5 (Eight Teams)

NCAA DIII baseball championship history

Misericordia came out on top in the 2024 NCAA DIII baseball championship, defeating Wisconsin-Whitewater for the title. See the full NCAA DIII baseball championship history below:

Year Champion (Record) Coach Score Runner-Up Site
2024 Misericordia (44-11) Pete Egbert 10-5 Wisconsin-Whitewater Eastlake, Ohio
2023 Lynchburg (48-8) Lucas Jones 7-6 Johns Hopkins Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2022 Eastern Connecticut St. Brian Hamm 3-2 Salisbury Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2021 Salisbury (34-4) Troy Brohawn 4-2 St. Thomas (MN) Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2020 Canceled due to Covid-19 — — — —
2019 Chapman (44-12) Scott Laverty 11-0 Birmingham-So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2018 UT Tyler (40-18) Brent Porche 9-6 Texas Lutheran Appleton, Wis.
2017 Cal Lutheran (43-12) Marty Slimak 7-3 Washington & Jefferson Appleton, Wis.
2016 Trinity (Texas) (44-7) Tim Scannell 10-7 Keystone Appleton, Wis.
2015 SUNY Cortland (44-4) Joe Brown 6-2 Wisconsin-La Crosse Appleton, Wis.
2014 Wisconsin-Whitewater (44-7) John Vodenlich 7-0 Emory Appleton, Wis.
2013 Linfield (42-8) Scott Brosius 4-1 Southern Maine Appleton, Wis.
2012 Marietta (47-8) Brian Brewer 7-2 Wheaton (Mass.) Appleton, Wis.
2011 Marietta (47-4) Brian Brewer 18-5 Chapman Appleton, Wis.
2010 Illinois Wesleyan (31-21) Dennis Martel 17-5 SUNY Cortland Appleton, Wis.
2009 St. Thomas (Minn.) (41-13) Dennis Denning 3-2 (12) Wooster Appleton, Wis.
2008 Trinity (Conn.) (45-1) Bill Decker 5-4 Johns Hopkins Appleton, Wis.
2007 Kean (43-8) Neil Ioviero 5-4 (10) Emory Appleton, Wis.
2006 Marietta (43-11) Brian Brewer 7-2 Wheaton (Mass.) Appleton, Wis.
2005 Wisconsin-Whitewater (45-7) John Vodenlich 11-4 SUNY Cortland Appleton, Wis.
2004 George Fox (40-10) Pat Bailey 5-3 Eastern Conn. St. Appleton, Wis.
2003 Chapman (39-12) Tom Tereschuk 15-7 Chris. Newport Appleton, Wis.
2002 Eastern Connecticut St. (39-11-1) Bill Holowaty 8-0 Marietta Appleton, Wis.
2001 St. Thomas (Minn.) (39-10) Dennis Denning 8-4 Marietta Appleton, Wis.
2000 Montclair State (42-6-1) Norm Schoenig 6-2 St. Thomas (Minn.) Appleton, Wis.
1999 North Carolina Wesleyan (42-9) Charlie Long 1-0 St. Thomas (Minn.) Salem, Va.
1998 Eastern Connecticut St. (40-11) Bill Holowaty 16-1 Montclair State Salem, Va.
1997 Southern Maine (39-9) Ed Flaherty 15-1 Wooster Salem, Va.
1996 William Paterson (39-5-1) Jeff Albies 6-5 Cal Lutheran Salem, Va.
1995 La Verne (39-9) Owen Wright 5-3 Methodist Salem, Va.
1994 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (41-4) Tom Lechnir 6-2 Wesleyan (Conn.) Battle Creek, Mich.
1993 Montclair State (37-11) Norm Schoenig 3-1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh Battle Creek, Mich.
1992 William Paterson (36-7) Jeff Albies 3-1 Cal Lutheran Battle Creek, Mich.
1991 Southern Maine (38-6) Ed Flaherty 9-0 TCNJ Battle Creek, Mich.
1990 Eastern Connecticut St. (40-6) Bill Holowaty 8-1 Aurora Battle Creek, Mich.
1989 North Carolina Wesleyan (33-11-1) Mike Fox 8-7 (13) Cal State Stanislaus Bristol, Conn.
1988 Ithaca (36-4-1) George Valesente 7-5 Wis.-Oshkosh Bristol, Conn.
1987 Montclair State (34-14-1) Kevin Cooney 13-12 (10) Wis.-Oshkosh Marietta, Ohio
1986 Marietta (48-13-2) Don Schaly 11-6 Ithaca Marietta, Ohio
1985 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (37-3) Russ Tiedemann 11-6 Marietta Marietta, Ohio
1984 Ramapo (35-11) Mickey Ennis 5-4 Marietta Marietta, Ohio
1983 Marietta (49-9) Don Schaly 36-8 Otterbein Marietta, Ohio
1982 Eastern Connecticut St. (38-6-1) Bill Holowaty 11-6 Cal State Stanislaus Marietta, Ohio
1981 Marietta (59-5) Don Schaly 14-12 (12) Ithaca Marietta, Ohio
1980 Ithaca (33-4) George Valesente 12-5 Marietta Marietta, Ohio
1979 Rowan (29-5) Michael Briglia 3-0 Cal State Stanislaus Marietta, Ohio
1978 Rowan (29-11) Michael Briglia 5-3 Marietta Marietta, Ohio
1977 Cal State Stanislaus (33-18-1) Jim Bowen 8-5 Brandeis Marietta, Ohio
1976 Cal State Stanislaus (33-20-2) Jim Bowen 13-6 Ithaca Marietta, Ohio

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