| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 60 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Eastern Conn St. (5th title) |
| Runner-up | Salisbury |
| Winning coach | Brian Hamm (1st title) |
The 2022 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was the 46th edition of the NCAA Division III baseball tournament. The 60-team tournament began on Friday, May 20 as part of the 2022 NCAA Division III baseball season and concluded with the 2022 Division III College World Series in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which started on June 3 and ended on June 9.[1] Eastern Connecticut State came won the final game of the tournament to win their 5th national championship.[2]
The 60 participating NCAA Division III college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 389 teams. There were 41 teams awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, 1 team selected who could not earn an automatic bid, and 18 teams selected at-large by the NCAA Division III Baseball Committee. Teams were divided into fourteen regionals of four teams, each of which conducted a double-elimination tournament, and two regionals of two teams, each of which conducted a best-of-five series. Regional champions then faced each other in Super Regionals, a best-of-three game series, determined the eight participants in the College World Series.[3]