2006 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 2006 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2006 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 31st national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing 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 three regions consisting of six teams and five consisting of seven, for a total of 53 teams participating in the tournament, up from 42 in 2005. The tournament champion was Marietta, who defeated Wheaton (MA) for the championship.

2006 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament

Season	2006
Teams	53
Finals site	Fox Cities Stadium Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Champions	Marietta (4th title)
Runner-up	Wheaton (MA)

Bids

The 53 competing teams were:

Regionals

West Regional

W.O. Hart Field-Orange, CA (Host: Chapman University)

	First round					Second round/elimination round 1					Semifinals					Final
						George Fox		4
						Cal State East Bay		6
	1	Redlands	3								Cal State East Bay		4
	6	George Fox	10								Texas Lutheran		7
						Redlands		2
						Texas Lutheran		3
	2	Trinity (TX)	11													Texas Lutheran		3	3
	5	Texas Lutheran	4													Chapman		1	4
						Trinity (TX)		2
						Chapman		7
	3	Chapman	7								Chapman		7
	4	Cal State East Bay	2								George Fox		1
						George Fox		11
						Trinity (TX)		5

New York Regional

Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park-Auburn, NY (Host: Ithaca College)

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						1	Cortland State	9
							Eastern Connecticut State	0
	4	Eastern Connecticut State	4
	5	St. Lawrence	3
											Cortland State		8
											Ithaca		3
	3	Ithaca	7
	6	Endicott	3
						Ithaca		8
						Rensselaer		711
	2	Rensselaer	14
	7	Centenary (NJ)	2
																					Cortland State		5	7
																					Eastern Connecticut State		9	10
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						Eastern Connecticut State		16
	Endicott		4			Centenary (NJ)		3								Ithaca		3
	Centenary (NJ)		13								Eastern Connecticut State		4			Eastern Connecticut State		14
											St. Lawrence		1
						Rensselaer		12
						St. Lawrence		4

South Regional

Bauer Field-Rocky Mount, NC (Host: North Carolina Wesleyan College)

	First round					Second round/elimination round 1					Semifinals					Final
						Virginia Wesleyan		5
						Rowan		17
	1	Salisbury	3								Rowan		9
	6	Virginia Wesleyan	8								Salisbury		5
						Salisbury		9
						Emory		7
	2	Emory	3													Rowan		2	2
	5	N.C. Wesleyan	7													N.C. Wesleyan		0	410
						N.C. Wesleyan		7
						Bridgewater (VA)		5
	3	Rowan	2								N.C. Wesleyan		9
	4	Bridgewater (VA)	4								Virginia Wesleyan		5
						Virginia Wesleyan		5
						Bridgewater (VA)		2

New England Regional

Whitehouse Field-Harwich, MA (Host: Eastern College Athletic Conference)

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
							Salem State	2
						1	Wheaton (MA)	5
	4	Salem State	8
	5	Southern Maine	5
											Wheaton (MA)		6
											Western New England		0
	3	St. Joseph's (ME)	9
	6	Bowdoin	7
						St. Joseph's (ME)		10
						Western New England		1110
	2	Middlebury	2
	7	Western New England	14
																					Wheaton (MA)		16	--
																					Southern Maine		5	--
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						Salem State		4
	Bowdoin		8			Middlebury		14								Western New England		3
	Middlebury		10								Middlebury		10			Southern Maine		6
											Southern Maine		12
						St. Joseph's (ME)		1
						Southern Maine		10

Mid-Atlantic Regional

Boyertown Bear Stadium-Boyertown, PA (Host: Alvernia University)

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						1	TCNJ	3
							Franklin & Marshall	0
	4	Gwynedd-Mercy	1
	5	Franklin & Marshall	14
											TCNJ		3
											Kean		1
	3	Montclair State	2
	6	Frostburg State	6
						Frostburg State		5
						Kean		12
	2	Kean	6
	7	Alvernia	5
																					TCNJ		1	1
																					Montclair State		2	5
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						Franklin & Marshall		10
	Montclair State		13			Montclair State		19								Kean		0
	Alvernia		8								Montclair State		7			Montclair State		7
											Frostburg State		2
						Frostburg State		3
						Gwynedd-Mercy		2

Central Regional

Kelly Field at Irv Utz Stadium-St. Louis, MO (Host: Washington University in St. Louis)

	First round					Second round/elimination round 1					Semifinals/elimination round 2					Elimination final					Final
	1	Carthage	6
	6	Mt. St. Joseph	7			Mt. St. Joseph		7
						Washington-St. Louis		6
	2	Millsaps	15								Mt. St. Joseph		5
	5	Webster	1								Millsaps		13
						Millsaps		11													Millsaps		6	11
						Aurora		3													Aurora		8	12
	3	Washington-St. Louis	3													Mt. St. Joseph		10
	4	Aurora	9								Aurora		5			Aurora		11
						Carthage		18			Carthage		4
						Webster		3

Midwest Regional

Witter Field-Wisconsin Rapids, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point)

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
							St. Scholastica	8
						1	Ripon	14
	4	St. Scholastica	4
	5	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	3
											Ripon		7
											St. Olaf		4
	3	St. Olaf	17
	6	Dominican	8
						St. Olaf		8
						Coe		2
	2	St. Thomas (MN)	4
	7	Coe	510
																					Ripon		4	4
																					Wisconsin-Stevens Point		7	6
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						St. Scholastica		3
	Dominican		3			St. Thomas (MN)		13								St. Olaf		4
	St. Thomas (MN)		22								St. Thomas (MN)		2			Wisconsin-Stevens Point		11
											Wisconsin-Stevens Point		6
						Coe		5
						Wisconsin-Stevens Point		16

Mideast Regional

Art Nehf Field-Terre Haute, IN (Host: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
							Manchester	5
						1	Wooster	4
	4	Manchester	10
	5	Adrian	5
											Manchester		9
											Marietta		10
	3	Otterbein	3
	6	Elizabethtown	710
						Elizabethtown		5
						Marietta		10
	2	Marietta	11
	7	King's	2
																					Marietta		1	8
																					Otterbein		4	711
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						Wooster		1
	Otterbein		7			Otterbein		4								Manchester		7
	King's		2								Otterbein		411			Otterbein		13
											Adrian		3
						Elizabethtown		2
						Adrian		3

World Series

Fox Cities Stadium-Grand Chute, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Lawrence University)

	First round/elimination round 1					Second round/elimination round 2					Semifinals/elimination semifinals										Finals
	W3	Chapman	6
	NY4	Eastern Connecticut State	3
						Chapman		3
						Wheaton (MA)		0
	S5	N.C. Wesleyan	0
	NE1	Wheaton (MA)	2
											Chapman		4
											Marietta		10
	MA3	Montclair State	7
	C3	Aurora	2
						Montclair State		4
						Marietta		7
	MW5	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	1
	ME2	Marietta	2																		Marietta		7	--
																					Wheaton (MA)		2	--
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						Montclair State		5
	Eastern Connecticut State		9			Eastern Connecticut State		411								Chapman		3
	N.C. Wesleyan		8								Montclair State		4			Wheaton (MA)		4
											Wheaton (MA)		13
						Wheaton (MA)		5
	Aurora		3			Wisconsin-Stevens Point		4
	Wisconsin-Stevens Point		12