USM Vs Wisc-Whitewater At CWS
For the 8th time in his 29 years of coaching at the University of Southern Maine, coach Ed Flaherty leads his Huskies to the Division-3 College World Series. USM knows the Appleton, Wisconsin landscape well - the Huskie made it to the national championship game a year ago, losing to Linfield(Oregon) in the title game.
USM(35-13) takes on Wisconsin-Whitewater(40-7) tonight at 8:45pm. The Warhawks have just a two hour drive to get to the CWS.
USM has won 2 national titles, in 1991 and 1997.
Here's a look at the Division-3 national champions over the years...
Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site | ||
2013 | Linfield (42-8) | Scott Brosius | 4-1 | Southern Maine | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2012 | Marietta (47-8) | Brian Brewer | 7-2 | Wheaton (Mass.) | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2011 | Marietta (47-4) | Brian Brewer | 18-5 | Chapman | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2010 | Illinois Wesleyan (31-21) | Dennis Martel | 17-5 | SUNY Cortland | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2009 | St. Thomas (Minn.) (41-13) | Dennis Denning | 3-2 (12) | Wooster | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2008 | Trinity (Conn.) (45-1) | Bill Decker | 5-4 | Johns Hopkins | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2007 | Kean (43-8) | Neil Ioviero | 5-4 (10) | Emory | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2006 | Marietta (43-11) | Brian Brewer | 7-2 | Wheaton (Mass.) | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2005 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (45-7) | John Vodenlich | 11-4 | SUNY Cortland | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2004 | George Fox (40-10) | Pat Bailey | 5-3 | Eastern Conn. St. | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2003 | Chapman (39-12) | Tom Tereschuk | 15-7 | Chris. Newport | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2002 | Eastern Connecticut St. (39-11-1) | Bill Holowaty | 8-0 | Marietta | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2001 | St. Thomas (Minn.) (39-10) | Dennis Denning | 8-4 | Marietta | Appleton, Wis. | ||
2000 | Montclair State (42-6-1) | Norm Schoenig | 6-2 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Appleton, Wis. | ||
1999 | North Carolina Wesleyan (42-9) | Charlie Long | 1-0 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Salem, Va. | ||
1998 | Eastern Connecticut St. (40-11) | Bill Holowaty | 16-1 | Montclair State | Salem, Va. | ||
1997 | Southern Maine (39-9) | Ed Flaherty | 15-1 | Wooster | Salem, Va. | ||
1996 | William Paterson (39-5-1) | Jeff Albies | 6-5 | Cal Lutheran | Salem, Va. | ||
1995 | La Verne (39-9) | Owen Wright | 5-3 | Methodist | Salem, Va. | ||
1994 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh (41-4) | Tom Lechnir | 6-2 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | Battle Creek, Mich. | ||
1993 | Montclair State (37-11) | Norm Schoenig | 3-1 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Battle Creek, Mich. | ||
1992 | William Paterson (36-7) | Jeff Albies | 3-1 | Cal Lutheran | Battle Creek, Mich. | ||
1991 | Southern Maine (38-6) | Ed Flaherty | 9-0 | TCNJ | Battle Creek, Mich. | ||
1990 | Eastern Connecticut St. (40-6) | Bill Holowaty | 8-1 | Aurora | Battle Creek, Mich. | ||
1989 | North Carolina Wesleyan (33-11-1) | Mike Fox | 8-7 (13) | Cal State Stanislaus | Bristol, Conn. | ||
1988 | Ithaca (36-4-1) | George Valesente | 7-5 | Wis.-Oshkosh | Bristol, Conn. | ||
1987 | Montclair State (34-14-1) | Kevin Cooney | 13-12 (10) | Wis.-Oshkosh | Marietta, Ohio | ||
1986 | Marietta (48-13-2) | Don Schaly | 11-6 | Ithaca | Marietta, Ohio | ||
1985 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh (37-3) | Russ Tiedemann | 11-6 | Marietta | Marietta, Ohio | ||
1984 | Ramapo (35-11) | Mickey Ennis | 5-4 | Marietta | Marietta, Ohio | ||
1983 | Marietta (49-9) | Don Schaly | 36-8 | Otterbein | Marietta, Ohio | ||
1982 | Eastern Connecticut St. (38-6-1) | Bill Holowaty | 11-6 | Cal State Stanislaus | Marietta, Ohio | ||
1981 | Marietta (59-5) | Don Schaly | 14-12 (12) | Ithaca | Marietta, Ohio | ||
1980 | Ithaca (33-4) | George Valesente | 12-5 | Marietta | Marietta, Ohio | ||
1979 | Rowan (29-5) | Michael Briglia | 3-0 | Cal State Stanislaus | Marietta, Ohio | ||
1978 | Rowan (29-11) | Michael Briglia | 5-3 | Marietta | Marietta, Ohio | ||
1977 | Cal State Stanislaus (33-18-1) | Jim Bowen | 8-5 | Brandeis | Marietta, Ohio | ||
1976 | Cal State Stanislaus (33-20-2) | Jim Bowen | 13-6 | Ithaca | Marietta, Ohio |