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The 2012 National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) Division II World Series was played at Golden Park in Columbus, GA from May 18 to May 22. The fifth tournament's champion was Hofstra University.
Format
The format is similar to the NCAA College World Series in that eight teams participate in two four-team double elimination brackets. There are a few differences between the NCAA and the NCBA format. One of which is that the losers of Games 1–4 move to the other half of the bracket. Another difference is that the NCBA plays a winner take all for its national title game while the NCAA has a best-of-3 format to determine its national champion. Another difference which is between NCBA Division I and II is that Division II games are 7 innings while Division I games are 9 innings.
Participants
† denotes school also fielded an NCBA Division I team that season
Results
Bracket
Game results
| Date | Game | Time | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | Game 1 | 10:00 AM | Illinois | 2–0 | Wyoming | |
| Game 2 | 1:00 PM | Kennesaw State | 3–2 (9 innings) | Maryland | ||
| Game 3 | 4:00 PM | Hofstra | 9–5 | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets | ||
| Game 4 | 7:30 PM | Wisconsin | 4–1 | Penn State | ||
| May 19 | Game 5 | 10:00 AM | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets | 5–1 | Maryland | Maryland eliminated |
| Game 6 | 1:00 PM | Penn State | 5–4 (9 innings) | Wyoming | Wyoming eliminated | |
| Game 7 | 4:00 PM | Hofstra | 12–8 | Kennesaw State | ||
| Game 8 | 7:00 PM | Illinois | 4–2 | Wisconsin | ||
| May 20 | Game 9 | 4:00 PM | Kennesaw State | 5–3 | Penn State | Penn State eliminated |
| Game 10 | 7:00 PM | Wisconsin | 5–1 | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets eliminated | |
| May 21 | Game 11 | 10:00 AM | Kennesaw State | 4–1 | Hofstra | |
| Game 12 | 1:00 PM | Illinois | 5–0 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin eliminated | |
| Game 13 | 4:00 PM | Hofstra | 9–7 | Kennesaw State | Kennesaw State eliminated | |
| Game 14 | 7:00 PM | Game not needed | ||||
| May 22 | Game 15 | 7:00 PM | Hofstra | 5–1 | Illinois | Hofstra wins the NCBA Division II World Series |
Championship game
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hofstra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: HOF: Brian Adler ILL: Matt Wozniak WP: Brian Adler LP: Matt Wozniak Sv: None Home runs: HOF: Joe Elio ILL: None Attendance: N/A Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- Hofstra's 5–1 title game victory over Illinois set an NCBA Division II World Series record for largest margin of victory in a championship game. This record still holds through the 2013 season as this could be broken in the 2014 title game.
See also
References
- "2012 NCBA Division II World Series Results". pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.