DWU slotted as No. 6 seed to face No. 3 Morningside in GPAC baseball tournament
Apr. 27—SIOUX CITY, Iowa. — The two brackets for the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason baseball tournaments have been set, the league office announced on Sunday afternoon.
The Dakota Wesleyan University baseball team has been slotted as the No. 6 seed in the tournament and is set to play No. 3 Morningside at 3 p.
m. on Wednesday at Sherman Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. Earlier in the season, the Tigers split a doubleheader with the Mustangs in Sioux City on March 24, winning the first Game 8-6 before dropping the second game 7-2.
This is the second consecutive season DWU has made the GPAC tournament after missing the previous three years (2021-24). The top conference seed, and regular season champion, Doane will serve as one bracket host for the 1, 4, 5 and 8 seeds, while No. 2 Concordia will be the other bracket host for the 2, 3, 6 and 7 seeds for the two four-team tournaments.
Bracket play will open on Wednesday, April 29, where Doane will host Briar Cliff, Northwestern and Hastings. Concordia will host Morningside, Dakota Wesleyan and Mount Marty. Games will continue on Thursday, with the bracket championship games tentatively held on Friday.