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NCBA DIII World Series Day 2

Another action packed day of baseball at the DIII World Series.  The first game of the day featured the winner’s bracket with #1 Eastern Michigan taking on #2 Millersville.  In a close pitching duel, Millersville secured a 2-1 victory placing them in the National Championship game on Sunday.  This game was followed up with an offensive outburst between #3 Missouri S&T and #4 Lander.  Missouri S&T brought the power as they won 15-3 and officially eliminated Lander.  The last game of the day was between Missouri S&T and Eastern Michigan to fight for the final spot in the National Championship.  In a close game for 4 innings, Missouri S&T broke it open by scoring 10 runs in the 5th inning.  They went on to hold their lead a punching their ticket to the National Championship with a 12-4 victory.  The Championship game is slated for 9AM Sunday morning, with the if necessary game to follow immediately after.  For an updated look at the bracket, CLICK HERE

NCBA DIII World Series Day 1

Day 1 of the NCBA DIII World Series is officially in the books. Game 1 featured the #2 seed, Millersville University vs. the #3 seed, Missouri S&T. In a pitchers duel, Millersville came out with a 2-1 victory to put themselves in the winners bracket. Game 2 featured the #1 seed, Eastern Michigan and the #4 seed Lander. In a back and forth contest, Eastern Michigan walked it off with a 2 RBI double down the right field line for a 5-4 victory. Eastern Michigan will now host Millersville at 9am on Saturday morning for a spot in the national championship game. Immediately following that game will be the first elimination game with Missouri S&T hosting Lander. The third and final game of Saturday will decide who gets to the championship game with the loser of Eastern Michigan/Millersville and winner of Missouri S&T/Lander.  For an updated bracket, CLICK HERE

2019 NCBA DIII WORLD SERIES BRACKET!

The seeding & matchups are set!  Who is taking home the 2019 NCBA DIII National Championship? CLICK HERE to view the Official 2019 NCBA DIII World Series Bracket!

POSTSEASON BOUND

Congratulations to these DIII teams for clinching their respective districts this past weekend! They will now compete in their respective District Playoff Series May 3-5th!  This now completes the District Playoff field as we have all 8 teams.  Be sure to follow all playoff information through the link below.

Edinboro University –> District II East

Eastern Michigan University –> District II West

Lander University –> District III North

Michigan Tech University –> District IV North

Missouri S&T –> District IV South

SPORTS DESTINATION MANAGEMENT INTERVIEWS THE NCBA

Check out this highly informative interview between Sports Destination Management and our very own Christian Smith! They discuss a wide variety of topics related to the NCBA and club sports in general. Find it HERE!

HOLIDAY INN NAME OFFICIAL HOST HOTEL FOR DIII WORLD SERIES

The NCBA is excited to announce that the Holiday Inn Johnstown-Downtwon will serve as the official host hotel for the 2019 NCBA DIII World Series.  Check out all the details of the partnership in the official press release.

NCBA SIGNS WITH JOHNSTOWN FOR DIII WORLD SERIES

The NCBA is excited to announce that they have reached an agreement with Johnstown, PA and Sargent’s Stadium at the Point to host the 2019 NCBA Division III World Series.  Read the official Press Release announcing the agreement here.

District IV Team Preview

The final day of previews leaves u with District IV.  This district should see a lot of competition as both of the division winners from last year return, Northern Michigan and World Series representative, Missouri S&T, look to hold onto their titles.  There are also a couple new faces to the district as Minnesota-Duluth joined the league and DePaul came down from D2.  As we head into the spring, Michigan Tech (5-1) leads the North, while Bradley (2-0) and Washington St. Louis (6-0) are tied atop the South.  If you want to see more details on these teams and the district be sure to check out the District IV Team Previews.  That will do it for the preview of Division III and are excited for baseball to resume this weekend.