Welcome to championship week!

Salisbury senior Drew Baldwin recorded three saves in the last two days of the South Regional to earn Most Outstanding Player honors.

The 2011 Division III baseball season is coming down to a close, with eight teams getting set to converge on Appleton, Wis., for the championship round of the NCAA Tournament.

Games start bright and early Friday morning from Fox Cities Stadium, with championships veterans Chapman and Kean taking the field at 10 a.m. Central. The first two days, with four games scheduled each day, tend to run late into the night, so take the scheduled start times with a grain of salt. Full bracket.

We'll be on-site in Appleton all week, with live discussion on our blog and on Twitter, postgame video wrapups each day and other stories and interviews.

The D3baseball.com All-America team will be announced this week, and Jim Dixon will have his Championships preview as well. Plus you can click the links at the top of this page for more information on each of the eight teams advancing.