| District | Noah’s Preseason Pick | Chris’s Preseason Pick | Actual Winner |
| Great Lakes | DuPage | DuPage | Owens |
| Mid-Atlantic | Rockingham | Rockingham | Rockingham |
| North | Niagara County | Herkimer | Niagara County |
| North Atlantic | Bergen | Bergen | RCSJ-Gloucester |
| North Plains | St. Cloud Tech | St. Cloud Tech | St. Cloud Tech |
| South | Tyler | Tyler | Coastal Bend |
Great Lakes District – Region 12 – #4 Owens – 35-13 (8-Seed)
Path to Greenville:
Region 12 Championship: W vs Delta 7-6, W vs Delta 4-1
Great Lakes District Championship: W vs Oakton 13-3, W vs Oakton 11-10
Top Pitchers
Wyatt Smith (SO) (RHP) – 4-2, 53.0 IP, 2.89 ERA, 69 K
Grant Harris (FR) (RHP) – 3-0, 34.0 IP< 2.38 ERA, 33 K
Kolson Egnor (FR) (RHP) – 10 App, 2-0, 1 SV, 20.1 IP, 6.20 ERA, 25 K
Top Hitters
Shea Hendrixson (SO) (INF) – .371/.464/.496, 8 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 25 RBI
Steven Haugh (FR) (INF) – .336/.516/.593, 12 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR, 26 RBI
Caden Lance (FR) (INF) – .250/.369/.344, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 23 RBI
Owens is a team that when you look at them on paper nothing really yells “STUD”. They all contribute to get the job done and so far they have done it well. Coach Parisho said “This is a fun team to watch, you never know which guy is going to have a day and step up”
One Big thing for the History Books is that Owens brought back their program in 2019 so technically this is only the “2nd” Season sense bringing the program back and well. Look where they are.
World Series History:(Since 2001)
1 Trip
2021
Mid-Atlantic District – Region 10 – #5 Rockingham – 27-14 (7-Seed)
Path to Greenville:
Region 10 Tournament: L vs Surry 5-14, W vs Thomas Nelson 12-10, W vs Surry 10-0, W vs Caldwell Tech 5-2, W vs Caldwell Tech 11-10
Mid-Atlantic District Championship: W vs Westmoreland 7-2, W vs Westmoreland 20-6
Top Pitchers
Jonathan Todd (FR) (RHP) – 6-1, 1 CG, 57.1 IP, 4.71 ERA, 96 K
Scott Meitzler (SO) (RHP) (Lenoir-Ryne Commit) – 15 App, 3-3, 4 SV, 1 CG, 48.1 IP, 3.54 ERA, 75 K
Ricky Gonzalez (FR) (RHP) – 4-0, 20.1 IP, 7.52 ERA, 19 K
Top Hitters
Scott Meitzler (SO) (C) (Lenoir-Ryne Commit) – .402/.503/.730, 5 2B, 1 3B, 11 HR, 37 RBI,
Gabe Duncan (FR) (OF) – .266/.387/.352, 9 2B, 1 3B, 23 RBI, 12 SB
Bennet Nooe (SO) (OF) – .354/.451/.639, 19 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 41 RBI
World Series History:(Since 2001)
3 Trips
2018, 2019, 2021
North District – Region 3 – #3 Niagara County (NY) – 30-9 (4-Seed)
Path to Greenville:
Region 3 Sub Regional: W vs Tompkins Cortland 6-1, W vs Tompkins Cortland 11-1
North District Championship: W vs Finger Lakes 14-6, W vs Erie 10-3, L vs #7 Herkimer 19-8, W vs #7 Herkimer 11-10
Top Pitchers:
Ryan Peterson (SO) (LHP) – 9-0, 7 CG, 65.0 IP, .97 ERA, 67 K
Chad Gartland (FR) (RHP) – 6-2, 5 CG, 48.0 IP, 1.88 ERA, 61 K
Top Hitters:
Scottie O’Bryan (SO) (OF) – .487/.560/.817, 14 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 37 RBI, 35 SB
Andrew Fairbrother (FR) (INF) – .427/.483/.595, 11 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 33 RBI
Chris Tani (FR) (OF) – .424/.520/.553, 7 2B, 2 3B, 24 RBI. 19 SB
World Series History:(Since 2001)
6 Trips
2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021
North Atlantic District – #1 RCSJ-Gloucester – 34-4-2 (1-Seed)
Path to Greenville:
North Atlantic District Championship: W vs #24 Atlantic Cape 12-10, W vs #17 Northern Essex 7-2, W vs #17 Northern Essex 22-4
Top Pitchers
Chris Widger (FR) (LHP) – 7-0, 2 CG, 51 IP, 1.41 ERA, 64 K
Marcus Eusebio (SO) (RHP) – 6-1, 1 CG, 35 IP, 3.86 ERA, 37 K
Joe Marino (SO) (LHP) -10 App, 3-1, 1 SV, 26 IP, 4.15 ERA. 28 K
Top Hitters
Nick Nocella (FR) (OF) – .425/.496/.725, 10 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 34 RBI
John Cristino (SO) (C) – .398/.516/.797, 13 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 54 RBI
Sam Daggers (FR) (OF) – .351/.431/.526, 10 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 39 RBI, 11 SB
Dauri Genao (SO) (INF) – .414/.491/.579, 12 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 41 RBI
World Series History:(Since 2001)
16 Trips
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (National Champs), 2006, 2008, 2010 (National Champs), 2011, 2012, 2013 (National Champs), 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
North Plains District – Region 13 – #8 St. Cloud Tech – 25-4 (5-Seed)
Path to Greenville:
North Plains District Tournament: W vs Minnesota State 10-4, Rochester 8-7 (10 Inn), W vs Itasca 11-1, W vs #10 Century 10-4, L vs #10 Century 3-8, W vs #10 Century 8-2
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”und” dir=”ltr”><a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/DogPileSeason?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#DogPileSeason</a> <br><br>Cc: <a href=”https://twitter.com/sct?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@sct</a> <a href=”https://t.co/SJLtDsMaIB”>pic.twitter.com/SJLtDsMaIB</a></p>— Noah Sharp (@The_Noah_Sharp) <a href=”https://twitter.com/The_Noah_Sharp/status/1396263015419285509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>May 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
Top Pitchers
Dylan Haskamp (RHP/2B) – 5-1, 2 CG, 43.0 IP, 2.30 ERA, 41 K
Christian Lessman (FR) (RHP) – 3-0, 2 CG, 33.2 IP, 2.14 ERA, 33 K
Top Hitters
Will Funk (SO) (OF) – .371/.461/.661, 4 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 21 RBI
Erik Holloman (SO) (INF) – .408/.504/.755, 10 2B, 8 HR, 31 RBI
Drew Beier (FR) (OF) – .398/.526/.545, 3 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 19 RBI
When you can not get on campus and practice as a team until February that is going to cause problems. When your team consists of guys from Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Colorado, Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico to go along with that, that does not help your team.
But what St. Cloud Tech, Coach Fischer and his guys have done through the adversity that many have had to deal with this season is pretty awesome to watch. Guys showed up when they needed to. When parts of the team were slacking others picked it up.
On top of that when you have a solid core group of guys coming back after last year with opportunities on the table to go play at higher levels you know you have a winning culture on your side.
World Series History:(Since 2001)
4 Trips
2012, 2014, 2018, 2021
South District – Region 14 – #12 Coastal Bend (TX) – 27-29 (6-Seed)
Path to Greenville:
South District Opening Round: W vs North Lake 3-2, W vs Brookhaven 10-6, W vs Brookhaven 9-3,
South District Championship: W vs #9 Tyler 7-0, L vs #9 Tyler 3-12, W vs #9 Tyler 7-6 (11 Inn.)
Top Pitchers
JJ Sanchez (SO) (LHP) – 3-6, 61.2 IP, 5.25 ERA, 54 K
Justin Gomez (FR) (RHP) – 15 App, 4-1, 1 SV, 34.1 IP, 4.46 ERA, 35 K
Preston Allen (FR) (RHP) – 9 App, 5-1, 33 IP, 2.73 ERA, 32 K
Top Hitters
Ruben Sepulveda (SO) – .342/.422/.444, 11 2B, 3 HR, 41 RBI
Eric Martinez (FR) (INF) – .253/.386/.453, 8 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 32 RBI
Michael Villalon (R-FR) (INF) – .303/.347/.532, 7 2B, 6 HR, 26 RBI
Do not and I repeat do not let Coast Bend go under your radar. Do not let that record fool you. They are a Division 3 team that plays in the toughest half of one of the Toughest Regions in all of Junior College Baseball. That’s a bold claim but it is true.
They took wins from San Jac, Blinn, Alvin, Wharton, and Galveston who all at one point this season were ranked in the National Rankings.
To also be noted they are getting back some big time arms and bats that have missed big chunks of the season.
World Series History:(Since 2001)
1 Trip
2021
At-Large 1 – Region 14 – #9 Tyler – 36-16 (2-Seed)
Path to Greenville:
South District Opening Round: W vs North Arkansas 6-4, L vs DC-Eastfield 8-10, W vs North Arkansas 16-0, W vs DC-Eastfield 9-5, W vs DC-Eastfield 24-1
South District Championship:L vs #12 Coastal Bend 0-7, W vs #12 Coastal Bend 12-3, L vs #12 Coastal Bend 6-7 (11 Inn)
Top Pitchers
Caleb Putnam (FR) – 6-2, 1 CG, 62.1 IP, 3.75 ERA, 60 K
Adam Davis (FR) (RHP) (Lamar Commit) – 6-0, 1 SV, 34.0 IP, 3.71 ERA, 33 K
Cooper Rawls 7-2, 30.1 IP, 3.56 ERA, 34 K
Top Hitters
Dalton Davis (FR) (INF) – .399/.507/.680, 22 2B, 5 3B, 6 HR, 50 RBI, 28 SB
Jacob Johnson (SO) (OF) (Southeastern Louisiana Commit) – .340/.495/.532, 18 2B, 4 HR, 27 SB
Heath Hood (SO) (OF) – .394/.478/.661, 5 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 32 RBI, 16 SB
Tyler, much like Coastal Bend, plays their entire season against Division 1 Teams. All have Scholarship players which means they are playing tougher competition.
One huge thing for Tyler getting the At-Large bid which should scare some people is that they are getting one of the biggest contributors/glue guys back who has missed the last month and a half in Heath Hood.
World Series History:(Since 2001)
9 Trips
2007 (National Champs), 2010, 2012, 2014 (National Champs), 2015 (National Champs), 2016 (National Champs), 2017 (National Champs), 2021
At-Large 2 – Region 4 – #11 Oakton – 30-19 (3-Seed)
Path to Greenville:
Region 4 Tournament: W vs Waubonsee 10-2, W vs DuPage 11-6, W vs Joliet 5-1
Great Lakes District Championship: L vs Owens 3-13, L vs Owens 10-11
Top Pitchers
Nathan Pardini (SO) (RHP) – 6-0, 60.1 IP, 2.83 ERA, 78 K
Joe Gabel (SO) (LHP) – 5-1, 48.0 IP, 3.75 ERA, 69 K
Top Hitters
Christian Seegers (FR) (INF) – .352/.466/.655, 13 22B, 10 HR, 43 RBI
CJ Deshazer (SO) (INF) – .242/.398/.352, 7 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR
World Series History:(Since 2001)
3 Trips
2018 (National Champs), 2019, 2021
Computer Picks
These were done via the Massey Rating Matchup Tool
| Game 1 | Coastal Bend | Oakton | Coastal Bend 2-1 |
| Game 2 | Rockingham | Tyler | Tyler 8-4 |
| Game 3 | RCSJ-Gloucester | Owens | Gloucester 13-0 |
| Game 4 | St. Cloud Tech | Niagara County | St. Cloud Tech 9-4 |
| Game 5 | Oakton | Rockingham | Oakton 8-5 |
| Game 6 | Owens | Niagara County | Owens 3-1 |
| Game 7 | Coastal Bend | Tyler | Coastal Bend 5-4 |
| Game 8 | RCSJ-Gloucester | St. Cloud Tech | Gloucester 4-3 |
| Game 9 | Owens | Tyler | Owens 9-4 |
| Game 10 | Oakton | St. Cloud Tech | Oakton 16-1 |
| Game 11 | Coastal Bend | RCSJ-Gloucester | Coastal Bend 6-5 |
| Game 12 | Owens | Oakton | Oakton 6-4 |
| Game 13 | RCSJ-Gloucester | Oakton | Gloucester 8-6 |
| National Championship | Coastal Bend | RCSJ-Gloucester | Coastal Bend 20-9 |