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2015 NCAA DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTIONS

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, . 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 – North Greenville University – St. Thomas Aquinas College Great American Conference – Southern University Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State University Great Lakes Valley Conference –

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Gulf South Conference – University of West Alabama – St. Edward’s University – 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 – 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 – (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

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East Regional at Manchester, 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. 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 A&M 35-18 6. St. Mary’s (Texas) 38-14

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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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