2026 NCAA DIVISION III TOURNAMENT – DECATUR, IL REGIONAL
*All games at the Workman Family Baseball Field*

WATCH | LIVE STATS | CAMPUS MAP | DECATUR AREA INFORMATION
 
Friday, May 15 | Decatur, Ill. | Host: Millikin University
Game 1: Baldwin Wallce (30-9) vs Wartburg (26-15) | 11 a.m.
Game 2: Millikin (35-8) vs Wis.-La Crosse (32-12) | 2:30 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 16 | Decatur, Ill. | Host: Millikin University
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2 (Elimination Game) | 11 a.m.
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2 | 2:30 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs Loser Game 4 (Elimination Game) | 6 p.m.
 
Sunday, May 17 | Decatur, Ill. | Host: Millikin University
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs Winner Game 5 | 11 a.m.
Game 7: If Necessary | 45 minutes following conclusion of Game 6
 
The Wartburg College baseball team will open NCAA Division III Tournament play for the first time since 2017, competing at Workman Family Baseball Field from May 15–17 in Decatur, Ill.

The Knights face Baldwin Wallace University in the opening round at 11 a.m. on Friday, followed by Millikin University and the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse at 2:30 p.m.

Wartburg, Baldwin Wallace, and Millikin each earned automatic bids by winning their respective conference tournaments, while UW–La Crosse received an at-large selection.

A total of 64 teams were selected for the 2026 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship, with 16 regional sites hosting four-team pods.

The 16 teams advancing from regionals will compete in a two-team, best-of-three tournament at eight super regional sites on Friday-Saturday, May 22-23. 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 28-June 4, 2026.

The final two teams will compete in a best-of-three series to determine the national champion.

Forty-one conference champions qualified automatically while there were 23 at-large bids.
 
DECATUR REGIONAL SEEDING
1.Baldwin Wallce
2. Millikin
3. UW-La Crosse
4. Wartburg
 
Wartburg and Baldwin Wallace will meet for the first time in program history on Friday. If the Knights face Millikin, it would also mark the first-ever matchup between the two programs. Wartburg's only previous meeting with UW-La Crosse came on May 20, 1958, a 13-12 Knights victory over the Eagles.
 
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Wartburg College has earned its 15th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and first since 2017, entering postseason play with an overall record of 22-28. The Knights' best NCAA finish came in 2005, when they placed fourth nationally.

In their most recent appearance in 2017, Wartburg opened with a 3-0 win over Webster before falling to North Central, 8-3. The Knights then battled through elimination play with a 1-0, 12-inning walk-off victory over Washington University in St. Louis. Their run concluded against top-seeded Birmingham-Southern in a 6-1 defeat.

Wartburg's NCAA Tournament appearances:
1997 – Central Regional
Carthage 3, Wartburg 2
Aurora 22, Wartburg 11
1998 – Midwest Regional
Wis.-Oshkosh 7, Wartburg 0
Wartburg 7, Wis.-Stevens Point 3
St. Thomas (MN) 16, Wartburg 8

1999 – Central Regional
Simpson 6, Wartburg 4
Carthage 14, Wartburg 4

2000 – Central Regional
Wartburg 8, Aurora 7
Wartburg 8, Westminster (MO) 0
Wartburg 8, Carthage 5
Southern Maine 1, Wartburg 0 (Finals)
Allegheny 3, Wartburg 2
Montclair State 7, Wartburg 2

2001 – Central Regional
Hope 2, Wartburg 1
Wartburg 9, Anderson (IN) 1
Wartburg 6, Wisconsin-Whitewater 2
Wartburg 11, Illinois Wesleyan 10 (10 inn.)
Illinois Wesleyan 7, Wartburg 6
2002 – Monmouth Regional
Carthage 3, Wartburg 2 (10 inn.)
Aurora 10, Wartburg 2

2003 – Clinton Regional
Emory 10, Wartburg 4
Wartburg 13, Millsaps 12
Carthage 5, Wartburg 2

2005 – Bloomington, Ill. Regional (and World Series)
Wartburg 4, Washington University (St. Louis) 2
Wartburg 1, Illinois Wesleyan 0
Wartburg 11, Illinois Wesleyan 5
Wartburg 11, Edgewood 3
Chapman 8, Wartburg 1
Wartburg 4, Trinity (CT) 1
Wartburg 8, Rowan 6
SUNY Cortland 5, Wartburg 0

2008 – Moline, Ill. Regional
Augustana (IL) 6, Wartburg 5
Wartburg 2, Webster 0
Linfield 7, Wartburg 5
2009 – Moline, Ill. Regional
Millsaps 5, Wartburg 3
Wartburg 4, Fontbonne 2
Wisconsin-Whitewater 8, Wartburg 3

2013 – Moline, Ill. Regional
Adrian 5, Wartburg 4
Wartburg 10, Ripon 0
Augustana (IL) 9, Wartburg 3

2015 – Waterloo, Iowa Regional (hosted by Wartburg)
Anderson (IN) 4, #13 Wartburg 3
#13 Wartburg 4, #7 UW-Stevens Point 2
Carthage 4, #13 Wartburg 1

2016 – Sauget, Ill. Regional
Rose-Hulman 7, Wartburg 2
Wartburg 8, Westminster (MO) 0
Washington University (St. Louis) 5, Wartburg 1

2017 Sauget, Illinois Regional
Wartburg 3, Webster 0
North Central 8, Wartburg 3
Wartburg 1, WashU 0 (13 Inn.)
Birmingham Southern 6, Wartburg 1