1986 Division III College World Series

The 1986 Division III College World Series was held in Marietta, OH. The six teams qualified by winning one of six Regional tournaments. Marietta College defeated Ithaca College in the championship game. 3B Mike Brandts was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Host Marietta College appeared in its 4th straight championship game and 6th in 7 years.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State University, Stanislaus	Northern California Athletic Conference	24-20-1 (13-13)	Dave Kook	6 (last:1983)	1st
Ithaca College	Independent College Athletic Conference	32-16 (9-1)	George Valesente	5 (last:1985)	1st
Marietta College	Ohio Athletic Conference	48-13 (12-4)	Don Schaly	8 (last:1985)	1st
Methodist College	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	43-6 (7-1)	Tom Austin	0 (last:none)	none
Montclair State College	New Jersey Athletic Conference	36-11-1 (13-3)	Kevin Cooney	4 (last:1985)	3rd
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	35-7 (12-0)	Russ Tiedemann	5 (last:1985)	1st

Results

1986 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
		Montclair St.	7
		CSU Stanislaus	5				Montclair St.	12
							Wisc.-Oshkosh	3
		Ithaca	12									Montclair St.	12
		Wisc.-Oshkosh	9									Ithaca	14
							Ithaca	18														Ithaca	2	5
							Marietta	12														Marietta	7	11
		Marietta	12														Montclair St.	4
		Methodist	6									Marietta	18				Marietta	9
							CSU Stanislaus	8				Methodist	14
							Methodist	12

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 29
Game 1	Montclair State College	7-5	California State University, Stanislaus
Game 2	Ithaca College	12-9	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
May 30
Game 3	Marietta College	12-6	Methodist College
Game 4	Methodist College	12-8	California State University, Stanislaus	CSU Stanislaus eliminated
Game 5	Montclair State College	12-3	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	UW Oshkosh eliminated
May 31
Game 6	Marietta College	18-14	Methodist College	Methodist eliminated
Game 7	Ithaca College	18-12	Marietta College
Game 8	Ithaca College	14-12	Montclair State College	game suspended in 7th inning due to darkness, finished June 1
June 1
Game 9	Marietta College	9-4	Montclair State College	Montclair eliminated
Game 10	Marietta College	7-2	Ithaca College
June 2
Game 11	Marietta College	11-6	Ithaca College	Marietta wins CWS