2023 NJCAA Division III Baseball World Series

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The 2023 NJCAA Division III Baseball World Series was held May 27-May 31 at Pioneer Park in Greeneville, TN. The eight schools qualified by winning one of seven District tournaments, along with one at-large bid. #1 Rowan College of South Jersey defeated #2 Dallas College Eastfield Campus for the title. Aaron Graeber of RCSJ Gloucester was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Record Head Coach District
1 Rowan College of South Jersey 49-5 Rob Valli North Atlantic
2 Dallas College Eastfield Campus 45-11 Michael Martin South Central
3 Niagara County Community College 42-5 Matt Clingersmith North
4 Joliet Junior College 39-32 Gregg Braun Great Lakes
5 Northern Essex Community College 36-6 Jeff Mejia Northeast
6 Paul D. Camp Community College 33-17 Daniel Rollins Mid-Atlantic
7 Herkimer County Community College 38-7 Lane Potter at-large
8 St. Cloud Technical & Community College 24-10 David Kroger Jr. North Plains

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  Round 1   Round 2   Round 3     Finals
                                                 
  1 Rowan 5  
  8 St. Cloud Tech 3    
      1 Rowan 11  
      5 Northern Essex 0    
  4 Joliet 0          
  5 Northern Essex 1        
      1 Rowan 5    
      2 Dallas-Eastfield 1      
  2 Dallas-Eastfield 10              
  7 Herkimer County 6                
      2 Dallas-Eastfield 10          
      3 Niagara County 1        
  3 Niagara County 5          
  6 Camp 1         1 Rowan 15
      2 Dallas-Eastfield 7
       
  Losers Bracket 1     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3     Losers Bracket 4    
       
    3 Niagara County 7        
  8 St. Cloud Tech 4     8 St. Cloud Tech 1         2 Dallas-Eastfield 12    
  4 Joliet 2         3 Niagara County 8     5 Northern Essex 1  
      5 Northern Essex 9    
    5 Northern Essex 14      
  7 Herkimer County 6     7 Herkimer County 9    
  6 Camp 3    



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 27
Game 1 Niagara County Community College 5-1 Paul D. Camp Community College
Game 2 Dallas College Eastfield Campus 10-6 Herkimer County Community College
Game 3 Rowan College of South Jersey 5-3 St. Cloud Technical & Community College
May 28
Game 4 Northern Essex Community College 1-0 Joliet Junior College
May 29
Game 5 Herkimer County Community College 6-3 Paul D. Camp Community College Camp eliminated
Game 6 St. Cloud Technical & Community College 4-2 Joliet Junior College Joliet eliminated
Game 7 Dallas College Eastfield Campus 10-1 (7) Niagara County Community College
Game 8 Rowan College of South Jersey 11-0 (5) Northern Essex Community College
May 30
Game 9 Niagara County Community College 7-1 St. Cloud Technical & Community College St. Cloud Tech eliminated
Game 10 Northern Essex Community College 14-9 Herkimer County Community College Herkimer County eliminated
Game 11 Rowan College of South Jersey 5-1 Dallas College Eastfield Campus
May 31
Game 12 Northern Essex Community College 9-8 Niagara County Community College Niagara County eliminated
Game 13 Dallas College Eastfield Campus 12-1 (5) Northern Essex Community College Northern Essex eliminated
June 1
Game 14 Rowan College of South Jersey 15-7 Dallas College Eastfield Campus RCSJ Gloucester wins CWS

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Blaine Fischer - St. Cloud Tech (MN) C
  • Ryan Birchard - Niagara County (NY) RHP
  • Matthew Procopio - Niagara County (NY) SS
  • Anthony Marcano - Northern Essex (MA) 3B
  • Cole Fowler - RCSJ Gloucester (NJ) 3B
  • Gus Witt - Dallas-Eastfield (TX) 2B
  • Felix Diaz - RCSJ Gloucester (NJ) 1B
  • Jayden Morgan - Dallas-Eastfield (TX) OF
  • Rocko Brzezniak - RCSJ Gloucester (NJ) DH
  • Kyson Snelson - Dallas-Eastfield (TX) OF
  • Scotty Young - RCSJ Gloucester (NJ) OF
  • Tim Hartman - RCSJ Gloucester (NJ) RHP