1987 Division III College World Series

The 1987 Division III College World Series was the last to be held in Marietta, OH. The six teams qualified by winning one of six Regional tournaments. Montclair State College defeated University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the championship game. OF John Deutsch of Montclair was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	37-5 (9-1)	Russ Tiedemann	6 (last:1986)	1st
2	North Carolina Wesleyan College	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	46-9 (8-0)	Mike Fox	3 (last:1983)	3rd
3	Eastern Connecticut State University	Independent	36-13	Bill Holowaty	2 (last:1983)	1st
4	University of California, San Diego	Independent	32-13	Lyle Yates	0 (last:none)	none
5	North Central College	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	31-13 (13-3)	Tom Purcell	0 (last:none)	none
6	Montclair State College	New Jersey Athletic Conference	34-14-1 (14-2)	Kevin Cooney	5 (last:1986)	1st

Results

1987 College World Series Brcket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
		Montclair St.	10
		East. Conn. St.	8				Montclair St.	6
							UC San Diego	4
		Wisc.-Oshkosh	16									Montclair St.	13
		North Central	1									Wisc.-Oshkosh	4
							Wisc.-Oshkosh	11														Montclair St.	13	x
							NC Wesleyan	6														Wisc.-Oshkosh	12	x
		NC Wesleyan	6														Wisc.-Oshkosh	10
		UC San Diego	5									NC Wesleyan	4				NC Wesleyan	9
							East. Conn. St.	6				East. Conn. St.	3
							North Central	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 28
Game 1	Montclair State College	10-8	Eastern Connecticut State University
Game 2	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	16-1	North Central College
Game 3	North Carolina Wesleyan College	6-5	University of California, San Diego
May 29
Game 4	Eastern Connecticut State University	6-3	North Central College	North Central eliminated
Game 5	Montclair State College	6-4 (11 Inn)	University of California, San Diego	UCSD eliminated
Game 6	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	11-6	North Carolina Wesleyan College
May 30
Game 7	North Carolina Wesleyan College	4-3	Eastern Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut eliminated
Game 8	Montclair State College	13-4	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Game 9	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	10-9	North Carolina Wesleyan College	NC Wesleyan eliminated
May 31
Game 10	Montclair State College	13-12 (10 Inn)	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Montclair wins CWS

1987 Regional Playoff Results