1996 Division II College World Series

The 1996 Division II College World Series was held at Paterson Field in Montgomery, AL. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The tournament was won by Kennesaw State College, coached by Mike Sansing. The runner-up was the Saint Joseph's College (IN) . Kennesaw St. catcher Chris Halladay was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Adelphi University	New York Collegiate Athletic Conference	29-15-1 (17-4)	Ron Davies	1 (last:1993)	4th
Delta State University	Gulf South Conference	53-8 (15-1)	Bill Marchant	5 (last:1994)	2nd
Kennesaw State College	Peach Belt Conference	48-17 (17-6)	Mike Sansing	0 (last:none)	none
University of Missouri-St. Louis	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	37-9 (13-4)	Jim Brady (college)	4 (last:1993)	3rd
Saint Joseph's College	Great Lakes Valley Conference	52-12 (26-3)	Mike Moyzis	0 (last:none)	none
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	34-19-1 (15-5)	Bruce Peddie	2 (last:1991)	2nd
University of Southern Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	44-23 (24-6)	Stan Sanchez	0 (last:none)	none
University of Tampa	Sunshine State Conference	45-16 (12-9)	Terry Rupp	5 (last:1993)	1st

Results

1996 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Re-ordered Semifinals						Finals
		Kennesaw St.	9
		Sou. Colorado	3
							Kennesaw St.	8
							Adelphi	7
		Adelphi	4
		Shippensburg	3
												Kennesaw St.	3	x
											Delta St.	1	x
		Sou. Colorado	10
		Shippensburg	2
							Adelphi	5
							Sou. Colorado	4
																	Kennesaw St.	4	x	x
																	Saint Joseph's	0	x	x
		Saint Joseph's	20
		Miss.-St. Louis	5
							Saint Joseph's	7
							Delta St.	6
		Delta St.	8
		Tampa	4
												Saint Joseph's	2	8
											Adelphi	4	3
		Miss.-St. Louis	7
		Tampa	9
							Delta St.	11
							Tampa	10

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 25
Game 1	Kennesaw State College	9 - 3	University of Southern Colorado
Game 2	Adelphi University	4 - 3	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
May 26
Game 3	Saint Joseph's College	20 - 5	University of Missouri-St. Louis
Game 4	Delta State University	8 - 4	University of Tampa
May 27
Game 5	University of Southern Colorado	10 - 2	Shippensburg	Shippensburg elminated
Game 6	University of Tampa	9 - 7	University of Missouri-St. Louis	UMSL elminated
May 28
Game 7	Kennesaw State College	8 - 7	Adelphi University
Game 8	Saint Joseph's College	7 - 6	Delta State University
May 29
Game 9	Delta State University	11 - 10	University of Tampa	Tampa elminated
Game 10	Adelphi University	5 - 4	University of Southern Colorado	Southern Colorado elminated
May 30
Game 11	Adelphi University	4 - 2	Saint Joseph's College
Game 12	Kennesaw State College	3 - 1	Delta State University	Delta St. elminated
May 31
Game 13	Saint Joseph's College	8 - 3	Adelphi University	Adelphi elminated
June 1
Game 14	Kennesaw State College	4 - 0	Saint Joseph's College	Kennesaw St. wins CWS