2013 Division II College World Series

The 2013 Division II College World Series was held May 25-June 1 in Cary, NC. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The University of Tampa defeated Minnesota State University, Mankato in the championship game.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Franklin Pierce University	Northeast-10 Conference	36-17 (15-6)	Jayson King	5 (last:2010)	3rd
Grand Valley State University	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	35-17 (22-7)	Jamie Detillion	5 (last:2011)	2nd
Minnesota State University, Mankato	Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference	39-8 (18-4)	Matt Magers	6 (last:2012)	3rd
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	32-21 (11-13)	Matt Jones	4 (last:2008)	5th

Bracket 2

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Coker College	Conference Carolinas	38-14 (14-9)	Dave Schmotzer	0 (last:none)	none
Grand Canyon University	Pacific West Conference	39-17 (26-10)	Andy Stankiewicz	0 (last:none)	none
St. Edward's University	Heartland Conference	39-15 (24-12)	Rob Penders	0 (last:none)	none
University of Tampa	Sunshine State Conference	43-11 (19-5)	Joe Urso	14 (last:2010)	1st

Results

2013 College World Series Bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in the finals.

	First round					Second round					Re-ordered Semifinals						Finals
		Franklin Pierce	1
		Shippensburg	0
							Franklin Pierce	5
							Minn-Mankato	10
		Minn-Mankato	2
		Grand Valley St.	0
												Minn-Mankato	6	x
											St. Edward's	5	x
		Shippensburg	4
		Grand Valley St.	8
							Franklin Pierce	3
							Grand Valley St.	10
																	Minn-Mankato	2	x	x
																	Tampa	8	x	x
		Tampa	12
		Coker	4
							Tampa	10
							St. Edward's	3
		St. Edward's	1
		Grand Canyon	0
												Tampa	0	10
											Grand Valley St.	4	1
		Coker	2
		Grand Canyon	10
							St. Edward's	9
							Grand Canyon	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 25
Game 1	Franklin Pierce University	1-0	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Game 2	Minnesota State University, Mankato	2-0	Grand Valley State University
May 26
Game 3	University of Tampa	12-4	Coker College
Game 4	St. Edward's University	1-0	Grand Canyon University
May 27
Game 5	Grand Valley State University	8-4	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg eliminated
Game 6	Minnesota State University, Mankato	10-5	Franklin Pierce University
May 28
Game 7	Grand Canyon University	10-2	Coker College	Coker elminated
Game 8	University of Tampa	10-3	St. Edward's University
May 29
Game 9	Grand Valley State University	10-3	Franklin Pierce University	Franklin Pierce elminated
Game 10	St. Edward's University	9-5	Grand Canyon University	Grand Canyon eliminated
May 30
Game 11	Minnesota State University, Mankato	6-5	St. Edward's University	St. Edward's eliminated
Game 12	Grand Valley State University	4-0	University of Tampa
May 31
Game 13	University of Tampa	10-1	Grand Valley State University	Grand Valley St. eliminated
June 1
Game 14	University of Tampa	8-2	Minnesota State University, Mankato	Tampa wins CWS