D3P: A DIII Baseball Podcast

D3P97: The 2026 DIII Baseball Regional Recap Show

In this episode of the D3P Division III Baseball Podcast, we break down the 2026 NCAA Division III Baseball Regional Round. Instead of our normal weekly scoreboard format, this episode goes regional-by-regional through the full 64-team field, looking at which teams went 0-2, which teams were eliminated second, which teams finished one series short of a Super Regional, and which 16 teams advanced. We also talk through the biggest regional storylines—including top NPI teams that survived, favorites that fell short, lower-NPI teams that broke through, and upcoming Super Regional matchups. Teams discussed in this episode include Adrian, Aurora, Babson, Baldwin Wallace, Belhaven, Bethany Lutheran, Bridgewater (VA), Bridgewater St., Centre, Christopher Newport, Claremont Mudd Scripps, Concordia (TX), Cortland, Denison, DePauw, DeSales, East Tex. Baptist, Endicott, Farmingdale St., Grinnell, Hobart, Husson, Johns Hopkins, Kalamazoo, Kean, Luther, Lynchburg, Macalester, Mary Washington, Marymount (VA), Maryville (TN), Messiah, Millikin, Mitchell, Montclair St., Mount Union, Penn St.-Behrend, Penn St. Harrisburg, Pfeiffer, Piedmont, Pomona-Pitzer, Ramapo, Randolph-Macon, Rhodes, RIT, Rowan, Russell Sage, Salisbury, Salve Regina, Scranton, Shenandoah, Southern Maine, Transylvania, Trinity (CT), Tufts, UChicago, Washington & Jefferson, WashU, Wartburg, Webster, Whitworth, UW La Crosse, UW Whitewater and Wittenberg.

D3P96: Ben Cooprider—National DIII Baseball Committee Chair

In this episode of the D3P Division III Baseball Podcast we speak with Ben Cooprider, Chair of the National DIII Baseball Committee, on the eve of the 2026 National Tournament. During our conversation Ben breaks down his own path through DIII athletics and explains the role of the National Committee—and also walks us through how Regional and Super Regional host sites are selected, what the committee actually controls during playoff season, and how the NCAA handles the road from Conference Tournament week to the final 8. We also use this interview to dig into several of the most common concerns DIII baseball fans and coaches raise about the College World Series, including host-site selection, weather-related flexibility, and whether the event itself feels as community-driven and well-supported as DIII baseball deserves. We close by asking Ben about the future of the CWS, possible event upgrades, and whether the NCAA sees the same massive opportunity in front of DIII baseball that so many people around the sport now believe is real.

D3P95: The 2026 DIII Baseball Conference Tourney Show

In this episode of the D3P Division III Baseball Podcast, we take a conference-by-conference look at the Division III baseball postseason picture as of May 10th, 2026. Instead of our normal weekly scoreboard format, this episode focuses on automatic qualifiers, conference tournament champions, runner-ups, and the NPI landscape across all 43 DIII baseball conferences. We also walk through which tournaments are complete, which automatic bids are still being decided on Sunday, and what those final conference results could mean for the national tournament field. Teams discussed in this episode include Adrian, Alfred St., Albion, Allegheny, Alma, Alvernia, Amherst, Anna Maria, Arcadia, Aurora, Babson, Baldwin Wallace, Baruch, Belhaven, Beloit, Berry, Bethany Lutheran, Bethel (MN), Bridgewater (VA), Bridgewater St., Brandeis, Cal Lutheran, Carthage, CCNY, Centre, Centenary, Chapman, Chatham, Chris. Newport, Claremont-M-S, Coe, Concordia Chicago, Concordia TX, Cornell College, Cortland, Crown (MN), CWRU, Dean, Denison, DePauw, DeSales, East Texas Baptist, Earlham, Eastern, Eastern Conn. St., Edgewood, Elizabethtown, Endicott, Farmingdale, Franklin, Gettysburg, Greensboro, Grinnell, Grove City, Hanover, Hardin-Simmons, Hartford, Hendrix, Hilbert, Hobart, Howard Payne, Huntingdon, Husson, Ill. Wesleyan, Illinois College, Ithaca, John Carroll, John Jay, Johns Hopkins, Kalamazoo, Kean, Keene St., Keuka, La Verne, LaGrange, Lancaster Bible, Lasell, Lebanon Valley, Lehman, LeTourneau, Lesley, Lewis & Clark, Linfield, Lynchburg, Lyon, Macalester, Mary Hardin-Baylor, Mary Washington, Marymount, Maryville (TN), Mass. Maritime, McDaniel, McMurry, Merchant Marine, Messiah, Methodist, Middlebury, Millikin, Minn.-Morris, Misericordia, Mitchell, Monmouth (IL), Montclair St., Mount Aloysius, MSOE, MUW, N.C. Wesleyan, North Central (IL), North Park, Northwestern-St. Paul, Ohio Northern, Olivet, Oswego St., Pacific (OR), Penn St.-Behrend, Penn State Harrisburg, Pfeiffer, Piedmont, Pitt.-Greensburg, Plattsburgh St., Pomona-Pitzer, Puget Sound, Ramapo, Randolph-Macon, Rensselaer, Rhodes, RIT, Rockford, Rose-Hulman, Rowan, Russell Sage, Saint John’s (MN), Saint Joseph (CT), Saint Mary’s (MN), Salisbury, Salem St., Salve Regina, Scranton, Sewanee, Shenandoah, Southern Me., Spalding, St. John Fisher, St. Joseph’s (ME), St. Lawrence, St. Scholastica, Stevens, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Oneonta, Swarthmore, Texas Lutheran, Thomas (ME), Transylvania, Trinity (CT), Trinity (TX), Tufts, UChicago, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, Ursinus, Utica, VTSU Lyndon, Wartburg, Wash. & Jeff., Wash. & Lee, WashU, Webster, Western New England, Westminster (MO), Westminster (PA), Whitworth, Widener, William Peace, Wis.-Eau Claire, Wis.-La Crosse, Wis.-Oshkosh, Wis.-Platteville, Wis.-Superior, Wis.-Whitewater, Wittenberg, Wm. Paterson, Wooster, Worcester St., and York (PA).

D3P94: Expanding the Postseason—A D3P Short

In this D3P Short, we ask and answer a simple question: in a sport with 380 teams and nearly 20,000 players, is there a way to make the DIII baseball end-of-season more aligned to the size of the league? The focus of this episode will be on the idea of creating a privately sponsored National Invitational Tournament—to extend the season for top teams who do not make the College World Series, and generate more exposure for DIII baseball as a whole.

D3P93: The SUPERSIZED Sunday Scoreboard Show—May 3 2026

In this episode of the D3P Division III Baseball Podcast we review rankings, scores and schedules across the league as of May 3rd of 2026. During our conversation we cover season records, key wins and losses upcoming games and NPI implications—as well as bubble teams, national programs to watch, current conference standings, and conference tournament results across DIII baseball. We also shout out over 100 players across the country who are having exceptional seasons. Teams discussed in this episode include (in alphabetical order) Adrian, Baldwin Wallace, Bethany Lutheran, Belhaven, Bethel, Bridgewater College, Christopher Newport, Cortland, Denison, DePauw, DeSales, East Texas Baptist, Endicott, Hobart, Johns Hopkins, Kalamazoo, Kean, Luther, Lynchburg, Mary Washington, Maryville, Messiah, Millikin, Montclair State, Mount Union, Piedmont, Pomona Pitzer, Randolph-Macon, Rhodes, Rowan, Russell Sage, Salisbury, Salve Regina, Shenandoah, Southern Maine, Transylvania, Trinity (CT), Tufts, UChicago, UW La Crosse, UW Whitewater, Washington & Jefferson, Washington University in St. Louis, Whitworth, and Wisconsin-La Crosse.