2025 Division III College World Series

The 2025 Division III College World Series was held May 30-June 4 at Classic Auto Group Park in Eastlake, OH. The eight schools qualified by winning one of sixteen regional tournaments and eight super regional tournaments. #3 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater defeated #8 Messiah University for the title. Adam Cootway of UW Whitewater was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

Seed	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1		Johns Hopkins University	Centennial Conference	44-3 (17-1)	Bob Babb	6 (last:2023)	2nd
4		Endicott College	Conference of New England	43-4 (16-0)	Bryan Haley	2 (last:2024)	5th
5		Kean University	New Jersey Athletic Conference	40-9 (17-1)	Neil Ioviero	6 (last:2013)	1st
8		Messiah University	MAC Commonwealth Conference	36-14 (18-3)	Phill Shallenberger	0 (last:none)	none

Bracket 2

Seed	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
2		Denison University	North Coast Athletic Conference	40-5 (14-1)	Mike Deegan	0 (last:none)	none
3		University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	44-6 (24-4)	John Vodenlich	8 (last:2024)	1st
6		Trinity University	Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference	41-8 (27-3)	Tim Scannell	3 (last:2022)	1st
7		Rowan University	New Jersey Athletic Conference	36-10 (14-4)	Mike Dickson	7 (last:2021)	1st

Results

2025 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Johns Hopkins	7
	8	Messiah	16
						8	Messiah	9
						4	Endicott	5
	4	Endicott	6
	5	Kean	4
											8	Messiah	8	x
										4	Endicott	2	x
	1	Johns Hopkins	3
	5	Kean	5
						4	Endicott	5
						5	Kean	4
																8	Messiah	3	5	x
																3	UW-Whitewater	18	21	x
	2	Denison	12
	7	Rowan	10
						2	Denison	4
						3	UW-Whitewater	11
	3	UW-Whitewater	7
	6	Trinity (TX)	3
											3	UW-Whitewater	17	x
										7	Rowan	4	x
	7	Rowan	13
	6	Trinity (TX)	2
						2	Denison	1
						7	Rowan	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 30
Game 1	Endicott College	6-4	Kean University
Game 2	Messiah University	16-7	Johns Hopkins University
Game 3	Denison University	12-10	Rowan University
Game 4	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	7-3	Trinity University	suspended in 5th inning, completed 5/31
May 31
Game 5	Kean University	5-3	Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins eliminated
Game 6	Messiah University	9-5	Endicott College
June 1
Game 7	Rowan University	13-2	Trinity University	Trinity eliminated
Game 8	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	11-4	Denison University
Game 9	Endicott College	5-4	Kean University	Kean eliminated
Game 10	Rowan University	6-1	Denison University	Denison eliminated
June 2
Game 11	Messiah University	8-2	Endicott College	Endicott eliminated
Game 12	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	17-4	Rowan University	Rowan eliminated
June 3
Championship 1	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	18-3	Messiah University
June 4
Championship 2	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	21-5	Messiah University	UW Whitewater wins CWS