And Then There Were Four

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Good Monday morning. It's the 78th anniversary of D-Day. Ever see the first 15-20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan? >> Today's Word Count: 745.  >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Looking for some help compiling statistical records? Perhaps some conference scheduling? Email us.   Sign me up for D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. Then There Were Four Payton Nelson, Wisconsin-Stevens Point We are down to four teams remaining in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship tournament in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Weather prevented games 11 and 12 from being played on Sunday, setting the schedule back a day. Salisbury and Eastern Connecticut are the undefeated teams in each bracket. The Sea Gulls will take on UW-Stevens Point on Monday, while the Warriors will square off against La Grange. The Pointers and the Panthers need two wins to advance. UW-Stevens Point d. Marietta, 6-4 The Pointers scored five times in the sixth and seventh innings to overcome a 3-1 deficit and eliminate the top-seeded Pioneers. Payton Nelson went 3-3 with a pair of RBI for UWSP. La Grange d. Trinity, Texas, 15-3 The Panthers belted out 17 hits against five pitchers to eliminate the Tigers. McKinley Erves went 2-5 with five RBI for La Grange. Monday's Schedule Salisbury vs. Stevens Point, 11 a.m. ET Eastern Connecticut vs. La Grange, 2:15 p.m. ET Watch both games GOLF (M) 2.  Hocker Wins Nicklaus Award   Webster's Will Hocker has been named the Division III recipient of the 2022 Jack Nicklaus Award. The Nicklaus Award recognizes the top players at the Division I, II, III, NAIA, and NJCAA levels.  “I am always impressed with the quality of golf these young men play, but when I meet them, I am even more impressed with the quality of people they are,” Nicklaus said.  Hocker, the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Golfer of the Year, won seven tournaments this season, including his second-career SLIAC Individual Championship for his 14th-career collegiate victory. He earned PING First-Team All-America and All-Region honors while leading Division III with an adjusted scoring average of 70.45 over 28 rounds played. The 2022 PING Division III All-America men's golf team was released last Thursday. First Team Henry Angier, Methodist Andrew Chi, Methodist Austin Davis, Willamette Nicholas Gianelos, Babson Will Hocker, Webster Cooper Hrabek, Methodist William Knauth, Carnegie Mellon Jackson Klutznik, Emory Alex Price, Christopher Newport >> Complete Teams When you sponsor an email newsletter, you are putting your brand in front of your target audience from the trusted voice of the writer. Your sponsorship feels like an endorsement, and creates trust (and clicks!).   Swapstack enables advertisers to run direct sponsorships across hundreds of independent newsletter publishers. There are 700+ independent publishers on Swapstack across all verticals who speak to 30M readers each week. Set Up a Demo Today! APPRECIATION 3. Thank You Donors This is my chance to formally thank those who have thoughtfully made a donation to D3Playbook during the recent months. Thanks to your generosity, we are able to continue to provide the best information on what's happening in the NCAA's best division on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Paul Pribbenow Keri Alexander Francis Elia Carey Harveycutter Erik Bitterbaum William Curtis Chuck Yrigoyen Jacob Taber Kathryn Smith Catherine Jasons Sean King Ron Boerger James Jones Cranston Rogers Chris Brown Sarah Feyerhem Bridget Belgiovine Joe Walsh First Class Sport Management Group Carla Pentimone Jeff Ligney UPCOMING EVENTS 4. Calendar June 6-8 - NCAA Baseball Championship, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 7-9 - Regional Rules Seminar 13-14 - Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports 15 - Interpretations and Legislation Committee 20-21 - Championships Committee, Indianapolis 21-22 - Membership Committee, Indianapolis 23 - Interpretations and Legislation Committee 26-29 - NACDA, Las Vegas, Nev. July 11-12 - Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, Indianapolis 12 - Interpretations and Legislation Committee 16-17 - Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Indianapolis 18-19 - Management Council, Indianapolis NEWS 5.  Lightning Round    Water Polo (W) Pomona-Pitzer's Namhlun Jachung named National Player of the Year 42 students from 16 institutions were named to the AWPCA All-America team   Softball Christopher Newport's Kaitlyn Hasty was named the NFCA National Player of the Year   Happy Birthday Cake and candles to Hamilton assistant women's volleyball coach Ashley Capone and UMass Dartmouth alum James Pelton   Do you know of someone celebrating a birthday soon? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com   TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE - Announced addition of men's wrestling as a conference sport BELOIT - Natalie Miller named head women's basketball coach BOWDOIN - Abby Kelly named assistant women's basketball coach CAPITAL - Darrell Bailey Sr. named athletic director CENTENARY (N.J.) - Andrew Romanella named head baseball coach CLARKSON - Ally Burrows named head women's lacrosse coach COVENANT - Eddie Jackson named head golf coach ELMHURST - Shawna Armstrong named assistant director of athletics FRANKLIN - Blaine Kowalkowski, Dante Darden and Ethan Lape named assistant football coaches GENESEO - Dani Drews named director of athletics HIRAM - Announced its men's wrestling program will join the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference as an affiliate member LAWRENCE - Jason Imperati named director of athletics MUSKINGUM - Blake Hartford named head golf coach ROSEMONT - Jim Cawley named interim president ST. NORBERT - Ryan Petersen named associate men's ice hockey coach TEXAS-DALLAS - Angela Marin named director of athletics  WAYNESBURG - AJ Uhl named head tennis coach   Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook

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