2002 Division III College World Series

The 2002 Division III College World Series was held from May 24 to May 28 at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, WI. Eastern Connecticut State University defeated Marietta College in the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Carthage College	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	34-11 (15-6)	Augie Schmidt	4 (last:1997)	3rd
Christopher Newport University	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	38-16 (10-4)	John Harvell	0 (last:none)	none
Concordia University at Austin	American Southwest Conference	35-12 (20-7)	Mike Gardner	0 (last:none)	none
Eastern Connecticut State University	Little East Conference	39-11-1 (12-2)	Bill Holowaty	7 (last:1998)	1st
Lakeland College	Lake Michigan Conference	34-16-1	John Weber	0 (last:none)	none
Marietta College	Ohio Athletic Conference	41-9 (15-3)	Don Schaly	16 (last:2001)	1st
The College of New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	36-14	Rick Dell	1 (last:1991)	none
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association	33-11	Karl Steffen	1 (last:1996)	7th

Results

2002 College World Series

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Marietta	5
		TCNJ	3
							Marietta	6
							Chris. Newport	5
		Chris. Newport	12
		Carthage	4
												Marietta	2
												East. Conn. St.	4
		East. Conn. St.	5
		Concordia (TX)	4
							East. Conn. St.	10
							Rensselaer	9
		Rensselaer	2
		Lakeland	1
						Loser's bracket
							TCNJ	15
							Carthage	5				Rensselaer	5
												TCNJ	6
							Concordia (TX)	2
							Lakeland	3				Chris. Newport	10
												Lakeland	1

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		East. Conn. St.	5									East. Conn. St.	8
		Chris. Newport	6									Marietta	0
							Chris. Newport	6
							Marietta	9
		Marietta	3
		TCNJ	1

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24
	Game 1	Marietta College	5-3	The College of New Jersey
	Game 2	Christopher Newport University	12-4	Carthage College
	Game 3	Eastern Connecticut State University	5-4	Concordia University at Austin
	Game 4	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	2-1	Lakeland College
May 25
	Game 5	The College of New Jersey	15-5	Carthage College	Carthage eliminated
	Game 6	Lakeland College	3-2	Concordia University at Austin	Concordia eliminated
May 26
	Game 7	Marietta College	6-5	Christopher Newport University
	Game 8	Eastern Connecticut State University	10-9	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
	Game 9	Christopher Newport University	10-1	Lakeland College	Lakeland eliminated
	Game 10	The College of New Jersey	6-5	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Rensselaer eliminated
May 27
	Game 11	Eastern Connecticut State University	4-2	Marietta College
	Game 12	Marietta College	3-1	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey eliminated
	Game 13	Christopher Newport University	6-5	Eastern Connecticut State University
May 28
	Game 14	Marietta College	9-6	Christopher Newport University	Christopher Newport eliminated
	Game 15	Eastern Connecticut State University	8-0	Marietta College	Eastern Connecticut wins CWS

Related Sites

2002 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship