1988 Division III College World Series

The 1988 Division III College World Series was the first to be held in Bristol, CT at Muzzy Field. The six teams qualified by winning one of six Regional tournaments. Ithaca College defeated University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the championship game. P Joe Sottolano of Ithaca was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Five of the six teams in the 1988 tournament were in the 1986 Division III College World Series as well.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State University, Stanislaus	Northern California Athletic Conference	30-12 (19-9)	Jim Bowen	7 (last:1986)	1st
Ithaca College	Independent College Athletic Conference	36-11-1 (8-1)	George Valesente	6 (last:1986)	1st
Marietta College	Ohio Athletic Conference	44-9 (13-3)	Don Schaly	9 (last:1986)	1st
Methodist College	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	37-9 (9-3)	Tom Austin	1 (last:1986)	4th
William Paterson College	New Jersey Athletic Conference	35-10 (11-7)	Jeff Albies	2 (last:1985)	4th
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	28-8 (8-4)	Russ Tiedemann	7 (last:1987)	1st

Results

1988 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Semifinals					Third Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		CSU Stanislaus	11
		Marietta	6				CSU Stanislaus	1
							Methodist	2
												Methodist	2
												Marietta	3				Marietta	3
							Marietta	8									Ithaca	7
							William Paterson	3
		Wisc.-Oshkosh	10																			Ithaca	7
		William Paterson	6																			Wisc.-Oshkosh	5
							Wisc.-Oshkosh	2
							Ithaca	3
		Ithaca	6									Ithaca	3
		Methodist	4									Wisc.-Oshkosh	11
							CSU Stanislaus	3
							Wisc.-Oshkosh	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 2
Game 1	California State University, Stanislaus	11-6	Marietta College
Game 2	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	10-6	William Paterson College
Game 3	Ithaca College	6-4	Methodist College
June 3
Game 4	Marietta College	8-3	William Paterson College	William Paterson eliminated
Game 5	Methodist College	2-1 (13 Inn)	California State University, Stanislaus
June 4
Game 6	Ithaca College	3-2	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Game 7	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	4-3	California State University, Stanislaus	CSU Stanislaus eliminated
Game 8	Marietta College	3-2	Methodist College	Methodist eliminated
June 5
Game 9	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	11-3	Ithaca College
Game 10	Ithaca College	7-3	Marietta College	Marietta eliminated
June 6
Game 11	Ithaca College	7-5	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Ithaca wins CWS

1988 Regional Playoff Results