2026 Division III College World Series

The 2026 Division III College World Series was held May 29-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. #1 Denison University defeated #6 Endicott College for the title. Cade Nowik of Deniaon was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

Seed	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1		Denison University	North Coast Athletic Conference	45-1 (16-0)	Mike Deegan	1 (last:2025)	5th
4		Johns Hopkins University	Centennial Conference	38-10 (13-5)	Nate Mulberg	7 (last:2023)	1st
5		Baldwin Wallace University	Ohio Athletic Conference	36-10 (13-3)	Brian Harrison	3 (last:2023)	3rd
8		East Texas Baptist University	American Southwest Conference	38-11 (12-0)	Jared Hood	1 (last:2023)	3rd

Bracket 2

Seed	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
2		Rowan University	New Jersey Athletic Conference	37-5 (15-3)	Mike Dickson	8 (last:2025)	1st
3		Salisbury University	Coast to Coast Athletic Conference	37-9 (2-2)	Troy Brohawn	8 (last:2023)	1st
6		Endicott College	Conference of New England	40-11 (17-1)	Bryan Haley	3 (last:2025)	3rd
7		Adrian College	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	37-12 (16-5)	Craig Rainey	2 (last:2021)	4th

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Denison	1
	8	East Texas Baptist	5
						8	East Texas Baptist	7
						5	Baldwin Wallace	6
	4	Johns Hopkins	4
	5	Baldwin Wallace	11
											8	East Texas Baptist	2	7
										1	Denison	13	11
	1	Denison	8
	4	Johns Hopkins	0
						5	Baldwin Wallace	4
						1	Denison	6
																1	Denison	6	10	4
																6	Endicott	0	11	3
	2	Rowan	1
	7	Adrian	10
						7	Adrian	2
						6	Endicott	12
	3	Salisbury	1
	6	Endicott	5
											6	Endicott	9	4
										7	Adrian	10	2
	2	Rowan	8
	3	Salisbury	2
						7	Adrian	4
						2	Rowan	1

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 29
Game 1	Baldwin Wallace University	11-4	Johns Hopkins University
Game 2	East Texas Baptist University	5-1	Denison University
Game 3	Adrian College	10-1	Rowan University
Game 4	Endicott College	5-1	Salisbury University
May 30
Game 5	Denison University	8-0	Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins eliminated
Game 6	Rowan University	5-1	Salisbury University	Salisbury eliminated
Game 7	East Texas Baptist University	7-6	Baldwin Wallace University
Game 8	Endicott College	12-2	Adrian College
May 31
Game 9	Denison University	6-4	Baldwin Wallace University	Baldwin Wallace eliminated
Game 10	Adrian College	4-1	Rowan University	Rowan eliminated
June 1
Game 11	Denison University	13-2	East Texas Baptist University
Game 12	Adrian College	10-9	Endicott College
Game 13	Denison University	11-7	East Texas Baptist University	East Texas Baptist eliminated
Game 14	Endicott College	4-2	Adrian College	Adrian eliminated
June 3
Championship 1	Denison University	6-0	Endicott College
June 4
Championship 2	Endicott College	11-10 (10)	Denison University
Championship 3	Denison University	4-3 (10)	Endicott College	Denison wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• Catcher: Gabe Jones, Adrian College
• First Base: Max Fishbein, Denison University
• Second Base: Eron Vega, Denison University
• Third Base: Cade Nowik, Denison University
• Shortstop: TJ Liponis, Endicott College
• Outfield: John Fusco, Endicott College
• Outfield: Jack Lutte, Denison University
• Outfield: Erik Sundgren, Denison University
• Designated Hitter: Carson Livesay, East Texas Baptist University
• Pitcher: Cooper Marrs, Denison University
• Pitcher: Devin Parker, Denison University
• Pitcher: Sean Parker, Adrian College
• Pitcher: Evan Scully, Endicott College