1996 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

August 2023 1996 Division III 32 Salem Memorial Ballpark Salem, Virginia 1996 William Paterson Pioneers William Paterson 2nd 1996 California Lutheran Kingsmen Cal Lutheran Mark DeMennaThe Pioneers: Two-Time National Baseball Champions https://www.wpupioneers.com/sports/2012/6/26/BB_0626120859 4 March 2025 William Paterson University Athletics en William Paterson NCAA Division III Baseball Championship The 1996 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1996 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 21st national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at a new location at Salem Memorial Ballpark in Salem, Virginia, for the championship. Eight regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with one region consisting of six teams, six regions consisting of four teams, and one region consisting of two teams, which was played as best-of-five, for a total of 32 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was 1996 William Paterson Pioneers William Paterson, who defeated 1996 California Lutheran Kingsmen Cal Lutheran for the championship. See also 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1996 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1996 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division III baseball tournament Tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Salem, Virginia Category:College baseball tournaments in Virginia Category:1996 in sports in Virginia