After capturing the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Baseball Tournament title on May 12, Denison earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Big Red were selected to host a four-team regional which will begin on Friday, May 17, in Granville, Ohio.
Joining the Big Red (39-6) in the four-team regional will be Hanover (30-15), Rowan (27-13), and Millikin (26-14). The four-team, double-elimination event opens with Rowan taking on Millikin in Game 1 and Denison and Hanover in Game 2 on Friday, May 17. The regional will continue Saturday with games 3-5, while games 6 and 7 (if necessary) will be played on Sunday.
Rowan made the NCAA tournament as one of 10 at-large pool-c bids, while Hanover earned the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) automatic bid into the postseason and Millikin claimed the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) championship for the AQ into the national tournament.
Overall, the Big Red are 1-0 against Hanover (2022) and Millikin (2021) and 0-1 against Rowan (2009).
Denison will be making its sixth-straight NCAA tournament appearance and hold a 9-10 (.474) all-time on the national stage. Rowan makes its 29th NCAA appearance (74-55, .574), while Millikin makes its second (0-2) and Hanover will be making its tournament debut.
Winners of the sixteen regional tournaments will qualify for eight, best-of-three series at the super regionals, Friday-Saturday, May 24-25. The eight super regional winners will then qualify for the pool play double-elimination championship at Classic Auto Group Park in Eastlake, Ohio, Friday-Thursday, May 31-June 6, 2024, hosted by the NCAC.