*** NCAA DIVISION THREE ***
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: The two teams battling it out for the D3 title were the TRINITY (TX) TIGERS and the KEYSTONE COLLEGE GIANTS. The Tigers forced a 2nd game by hammering the Giants FOURTEEN to SIX in the early game! In the decisive Game Two a 3-1 1st Inning lead for Trinity became a 5-3 edge in the 3rd Inning. By the 7th Inning the Tigers led the Giants 8-6 on their way to a 10-7 victory and their first title in baseball. Pitcher Chris Tate got the Win. * THE TIGERS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FOR NCAA DIVISION THREE * Continue reading
DAY FOUR: GAME ONE – The 3rd seeded BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY BRUINS went head to head with the 8th seeded LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS. In the 3rd Inning the Bruins went on top 1-0 and in the 6th made it a 2-1 advantage. Bellevue University shut out the Blue Raiders the rest of the way while adding additional runs in the 8th Inning for a 4-1 victory. Bruins Pitcher Braulio Torres-Perez threw for 9 Iron Man Innings in the win. 
DAY THREE: GAME ONE – This Elimination Game pitted the 8 seeds – the LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS – against the 6th seeded AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY WARHAWKS (formerly the Senators). Runs came easily in this high-scoring shootout. By the 3rd Inning the Blue Raiders held a 6-2 advantage over the Warhawks, which turned into a 15-10 lead by the 6th. From there AUM added 2 more runs as Lindsey Wilson College pulled off a 15-12 upset. 
DAY NINE: GAME A – The CORTLAND STATE RED DRAGONS – the defending National Champions – took on the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT LACROSSE EAGLES in a rematch of last year’s title game. After a scoreless 1st Inning the Red Dragons found themselves trailing the Eagles 1-0 in the 2nd. The 4th Inning ended in a 2-2 tie and from there Cortland State’s bats got very hot. When all was said and done the Red Dragons won the game by a score of 8-3 for Pitcher Jeff Cooke. 
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The last two teams left standing were the top seeds – the OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON – and the 10th seeded BETHESDA (CA) UNIVERSITY FLAMES. Neither team scored until the Bison grabbed a 2-0 lead in the 3rd Inning but the Flames made it 2-2 in the 5th. By the end of the 6th Inning Oklahoma Baptist University led 4-3 with the relentless Cinderella 10 seeds tying it back up at 4-4 in the 8th. That’s where it stood in the bottom of the 9th when OBU’s Hunter Heath hit a Grand Slam Home Run to give his team an 8-4 triumph. Pitcher Carson McPherson got the Win. * THE BISON ARE THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS OF THE NCCAA * 
DAY FIVE: GAME ONE – The SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY PENMEN took the diamond against the FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY RAVENS in this game. The Penmen grabbed a quick 1-0 lead in the 1st Inning only to see the Ravens tie the score at 1-1 in the 2nd. In the 5th Inning Southern New Hampshire University took an extended 4-2 advantage and rode that lead to a 4-3 victory. Pitcher Jake Walkinshaw picked up the win for the Penmen. 
DISTRICT E: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The last two teams standing in this District – the CENTURY COLLEGE WOOD DUCKS and the SAINT CLOUD TECH CYCLONES – did battle to see which of them would get their ticket punched to the NJCAA College World Series. When all of the dust had settled in this duel on the diamond the storied Wood Ducks had defeated the Cyclones by a final score of 9-5. * THE WOOD DUCKS ARE CHAMPIONS OF DISTRICT E * 
SAVANNAH BRACKET: CHAMPIONSHIP – This Bracket’s 5 seeds – the POINT UNIVERSITY SKYHAWKS – have been THE story of the playoffs so far. Against all odds they made it to the third day of play with no losses. The top seeded CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TIGERS had suffered a loss on Day One, therefore one more loss would eliminate them. The Skyhawks got annihilated by the Tigers in the early game TEN to NOTHING. In the rubber game Point University notched a 2-1 win for Pitcher Dylan Griffin. * THE SKYHAWKS ARE CHAMPIONS OF THE SAVANNAH BRACKET * 
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